We’ve known Android 2.0 was headed to several new Google blowers for some time, but the big G’s just shown off what it can do for the first time. Want to see Eclair up close in the official video? Read on for that magic play button.
October, 2009
We’re fast approaching the midway point of the week already, so to celebrate, we’ve bundled up all the latest tech news for you in one place. Want to know what you’ve missed? Catch all the breaking stories in techie breakie right here!
Archos isn’t just about internet tablets running Android or touchscreen PCs that gazump its fruit-infused rival. Nope, the French PMP maker is also making waves at the budget end, with the Archos 2 and Archos 3 Vision already squaring up to the iPod nano. So can its new Archos Clipper see off Apple’s other tiny jukebox, the iPod Shuffle? Read our full Archos Clipper review now and we’ll reveal all.
Toshiba‘s about to up the mobile megapixels once more, announcing it’s conjured up a 14.6 megapixel camera sensor destined for handsets next year. It’s official: 12MP phones are already old hat.
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The latest Sonos software has just hit the web, letting anyone with the multi-room streaming rig add new menus and Twitter support to their remotes. Want to microblog what you’re listening to? Here’s how to get it.
We’ve been on the floor at the Symbian Exchange and Exposition tradeshow at Earls Court, London all morning, checking out what’s new with Nokia as well as Sony Ericsson and Samsung’s experiments with the mobile operating system.
The answer though, is a depressing one: not a lot. The show is much smaller than last year, but that’s not all: we’ve heard a lot of grumbling from attendees about Symbian’s failings and inability to keep up, while smartphone software on rival platforms explodes. Is Symbian beginning to stagger? That’s what some developers have told us.
Queen Rock Band is already being lined up. But for those who prefer to go a bit more, well, mental, then how about The Who Rock Band? Well, Roger Daltry has as good as confirmed there’ll be one featuring his huge hair and Pete Townshend’s windmilling guitars next year.