Meal time has rolled around once more, so grab a plate, pull up a chair and settle down for a plate of all the latest, breaking tech news. It’s all here in the lunchtime lowdown!
August, 2009
Sick of unsightly mousemats cluttering up your glass-topped desk? Like working from a big slab of granite? You’ll be needing one of Logitech’s new Darkfield Laser Tracking mice then. These beauties are designed to work on surfaces that would leave an ordinary mouse tearing out its whiskers in dismay!
We knew the Archos Android tablet was due for an unveiling in the middle of next month, but in anticipation, Archos has gone and laid the ground work for its very own app store already, AppsLib. Want the specs, the where and the when? Read on.
Canon Digital IXUS 200 IS
With a touchscreen slapped on the back and plenty of clever tech under the hood, the Canon Digital IXUS 200 IS is a super sharp new snapper. It has a wide angle 24mm lens, perfect for big group shots, Tap the screen to focus on the object of your desire and take shots without having to fumble for the buttons up top. A classic Canon in the making.
When LittleBigPlanet makes it highly-anticipated debut on PSP, you’ll be able to play, create and share, just like on the PS3 version. But you’ll be doing it solo. Transferring from the powerful home console to a handheld was also going to mean compromises and senior producer Mark Green has revealed that the game’s multiplayer mode has got the sack(boy). Read on for the rest of the deets.
UPDATE: Too late! The cheeky Droidify app has already been yanked. The creator has revealed that Spotify asked him to remove it as it violates Spotify’s arrangements with the music labels. At least this episode will remind them that we’re still eager for an Android app, and sharpish.
The Official Android app has already been a long time coming. Too long for one group of enthusiastic Android developers to stomach, it seems. So they’ve whipped up a little something to make the wait easier: the new ‘Droidify’ App is available now, bringing most of Spotify’s promised features to the smartphone platform. Read on to find out how they did it.
We were more than a bit narked to hear that RIM’s BlackBerry power emailers weren’t lined up for Flash support along with most other smartphone platforms earlier this year, but now we know why the Canadian company wasn’t on Adobe’s list: it’s prepping BlackBerry Flash support itself!
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