January, 2009

UPDATE: Yup, it looks like the Myka BitTorrent box is too good to be true. Dan Lovy, the man behind it, has been in touch with TorrentFreak to say that he was unable to raise funds for the P2P player.


The Myka BitTorrent set top box, which downloads P2P content right to your TV, seemed like a great idea to us when we first heard about it a year ago, but it’s remained that way – just an idea – for far too long now… but that could be about to change.

Myka’s just announced it’s going into production at last, but beware: we’re poised to write this one off as vapourware. Find out why after the jump.

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Steve Jobs isn’t just the CEO of Apple, he also holds a place on the board of directors at Disney, after selling Pixar to the animation powerhouse in 2006 and unlike Apple, he’s not stepping down from his role there due to ill health.

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UPDATE: We thought it was too good to be true – just minutes after it appeared Pixmania has pulled the iPhone from its site. Is it a sign of things to come though? £499 sounds expensive enough for a SIM-free offer in the UK


The unlocked iPhone 3G is on sale in the UK! Pixmania just put the handset on its site with no strings attached, albeit in exchange for £499 of your hard-earned. Find out more after the jump.

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One of our most hotly-anticipated new handsets, the Nokia N97 has been slated for release in ‘early 2009′ but no firm date has been given. If Play.com’s pre-orders are to be believed however, you will be able to get you hands on one at the end of March.

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15 inch MacBook Air incoming?

Rumours of a 15 inch MacBook Air are doing the rounds, with whispers that Apple’s about to upgrade its ultraportable to the same size as the MacBook Pro, but packing much less weight.

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Best of CES in pictures

You read the stories, you were with us minute by minute with our live blogs, now relive the world’s biggest electronics show, CES, in our image gallery. We’ve got the best of CES in pictures, after the jump!

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No anonymity for Chinese gamers

The Chinese government is worried about videogame addiction and the fact that young people are logging in anonymously and racking up huge amounts of unsupervised play time. Under a scheme aimed at tackling the problem, anyone wanting to play online games must register using their real identity.

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The first Samsung Android phone will launch this year, the company has admitted, promising a touchscreen handset with all the bells and whistles you’d expect from a full-blown Google phone.

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