Wednesday has rolled around once more, and with it, the promise of plenty more gadget news and gossip. Before it breaks though, take the time to catch up with everything you might have missed, rounded up for you right here in techie breakie!

Microsoft is making waves again, this time unveiling Internet Explorer 9, and we have to say, we’re impressed at its HD video chomping prowess. Elsewhere online, Facebook appears to be prepping QR barcode links to profile pages.

In home entertainment, Virgin Media rolled out a new set top box to provide cheap HDTV access and 3D future proofing, while in mobile, Three’s Sony Ericsson Vivaz Spotify bundle is missing a crucial part, and Google has gone on record to lay into the iPhone.

Finally, some tasty tablet headlines for you: iPad pre-orders have gone through the roof in the UK, while Rupert Murdoch predicts Apple’s slate and its rivals will soon the source for all media access. Speaking of rivals, Samsung confirmed that it too was working on a consumer friendly tablet device.

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  • http://www.zadling.com Zadling

    Rupert Murdoch may be right. I could see tablet devices eating into the percentage of people who get an actual newspaper or magazine. I would prefer to get everything on one device and that’s why I can’t wait for the iPad to do my morning reading over a cup of coffee.

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