Sick of Internet Explorer being the default browser on Windows? That could soon change if the busy bods in Brussels have their way: to keep them on its side, Microsoft’s proposing to allow you to choose a different web surfing program from the very start instead, including arch rivals like Firefox.
July, 2009
Let’s get the Nathan Barley references out of the way first: the Samsung Beat DJ is the spitting image of the Wasp T12 music deck mobile the east London media lout sports in the spoof TV show. Totally coincimental, yeah? But can this scratching, sampling phone rise above pretentious gimmick, or is it just well brown?
Mealtime’s rolled around once more, but before you pull out your soggy sandwich or head out for something a bit more filling, have a bite of the sustenance we’ve got for you right here first: all the latest tech stories, stuffed on to one plate in the lunchtime lowdown.
Having already been christened on the other side of the pond due to some scurrilous leaks, the BlackBerry Curve 8520 has just been blessed with an official UK release by RIM. Offering in–built email addiction and a slew of basics for burgeoning BlackBerry addicts, the Curve 8520 is set to land in your palms by next month. Keep reading to get all the juicy facts.
UPDATE: We’ve snagged the first official peep at the Spotify iPhone app. Get a look at the first screenshots of it in action and see what the future of mobile music looks like!
The spiffy Spotify iPhone app has finally broken cover, and looks simply astounding. It’s set to revolutionise the way iPhone owners listen to music on the go, but here are ten things you might not know about the hottest iPhone app yet.
Let’s be honest here: hands-up of you’ve ever bothered to leaf through the iTunes CD artwork bundled with any albums you scoop from the music service. Anybody? No? Listen up then: Word on the digital grapevine is that Apple’s cooking up a deal with the major record labels to provide a whole new CD sleeve that’s interactive. But will it thrive, or is it just another BD-Live?
Google Android is not in line for a multitouch makeover. That’s the official word from a Google insider, who says the next bump to its OS, Donut, will not support those gestures iPhone owners are oh–so fond of. So what’s the deal? Keep reading to see just what the Big G has to say for itself.
It’s the Apple rumour that just won’t die. Chatter about an Apple tablet is getting louder and even harder to ignore, with the Financial Times now throwing its hat into the ring and claiming that Jobs and co are plotting a “tablet–sized computer” in time for Christmas. Keep reading to get your mitts on all the latest gossip.