Panasonic plans to launch an OLED TV within the next 18 months to two years, according to reports. Smarthouse.au claims that senior Panasonic executives yesterday told an assembly of Australian journalists that the firm is currently researching HD OLED TV tech able to offer a larger screen and longer lifespan than the XEL-1 TVs currently being sold by Sony.
April, 2009
Google I/O is the Android developer’s equivalent of the Nokia Developer Summit – a forum and expo for Android programmers and software vendors to get together, talk shop and swap ideas. At the Android developer’s blog, Google’s Android Developer Advocate Dan Morrill has been talking up the event and some of the special things Google has planned.
Farewell, PSP 2 – you’re old news now; instead it’s the PSP Go! which looks set to be the true successor to Sony’s handheld. The congealing glob of PSP rumour has finally settled and, though still unofficial, we’re beginning to get a clear picture of what the new console will look like and what it’s bringing to the table. Read on to find out.
Twitter and Facebook are about to get some fresh competition in the social networking field. Microsoft Vine has just peeped its head above the parapet, and it’s a wee bit different from its rivals – it’s primarily designed to help you keep in touch with family and friends in any situation, whether it be the organisation of your five-a-side football team or a national disaster.
With the new Star Trek movie about to hit cinemas, it’s only right that a ton of tie-in gadgets start to beam down to the surface of Earth. First up is the Nokia 5800 Star Trek Edition, a futuristic re-imagining of the XpressMusic touchscreen mobile.
Is Apple finally gearing up to launch its long-rumoured “MacBook Mini” netbook? While the company has made no new announcements recently, Apple rumour sites are buzzing with talk of an incoming small laptop. Read on for the juicy gossip.
Last week we got our first glimpse of the SkyTone Alpha-680, one of the first commercial netbooks to come equipped with an Android operating system. Well, now the manufacturers have released a couple of videos showing off the Google OS – read on to see how Android will work on a netbook.
T-Mobile has announced that sales of the Android-powered T-Mobile G1 are set to hit the 100,000 mark six months after launch, and revealed that it will be releasing the Android 1.5 update (aka “Cupcake”) to customers in May.