TomTom for iPhone has finally hit the App Store at a wallet friendly £59.99 if you just want UK mapping – around £60 less than the cheapest standalone TomTom. Is it worth the money or would you rather stick to a dedicated unit? The Electricpig forum wants to know.
August, 2009
Not had your fill of lunch yet? Even if you’ve scoffed your sandwich already, we’ve got just the right thing to fill the hole in your stomach: a plate of all the latest tech news. Get it while it’s hot right here in the lunchtime lowdown!
We’ve just managed to lay our snap–happy mitts on a slick new Nikon D300s. And rather than heading straight out to hang with the paps and seek shots of Peter Andre mugging up and looking a bit sad, we’ve decided to shoot some pics of it for you lot to gawp at. Read on and see the slick Nikon D300s up close.
The case for Android on netbooks is still yet to be proved, but Google’s open source OS is looking increasingly tasty on iPod touch rivals and tablets. Don’t believe us? Have a gawp at this mystery Android slate, which looks like it could give the rumoured Apple tablet a dash for its cash.
Use Samsung Easy SpeedUp Manager
Squeezing every inch out of your Samsung N310, whether its faster performance or more battery for those achingly long train trips, is easier than you think. Fire up the on board Samsung Easy SpeedUp Manager. It allows access to three different modes: silent, which reduces voltage, ups battery life and is perfect for basic web grazing; normal. the default setting which you can tweak in the Samsung Battery Manager; and speed, which overclocks the CPU when you’re plugged in, letting you fire up loads of apps without the N310 struggling with the pace.
It may not be as bad a minefield as second hand cars, but the tech market still has its fair share of Del Boy type practices. Here’s our top ten list of thing to look out for before parting with you hard earned for a brand new tech toy.
Nokia has a bit of a rep for letting things slip about its hottest new blowers. And the next slew of mobile monsters are no exception, with a new spy shot showing no fewer than five of the blighters – including the much–hyped Nokia N97 Mini and 5900 XpressMusic. Want to know what else is in store? Keep reading.
So it looks like the rumours were bang on–the–money. Microsoft is preparing to kill off the 60GB Xbox 360, bringing the price of the Xbox 360 Elite down and possibly making the bog standard Arcade model pricier. Want to know how Microsoft is planning to counter the threat of the PS3 Slim? Then read on.