Boxee, the classy cross platform media centre, is running a great little competition over the next few weeks. It’s urging coders to band together and come up with hacks that combine Boxee with VOIP phone calling skills, so you can chat with others without hunching over a laptop. The best idea wins a netbook, and a brand new Boxee Box media streamer before release!
March, 2010
A Sky discount could be on the cards following a ruling from the media regulator Ofcom that Sky’s parent company BSkyB must reduce the price it charges rivals for Sky Sports 1 and Sky Sports 2. That could mean firms such as Virgin Media and BT will be able to discount Sky Sports in their packages or even offer them free as part of TV and broadband bundles.
Even if it’s a wet Wednesday morning where you are, our round up of all the latest gadget news will leave you in a sunny disposition. We’ve got everything from new satnavs to human nature changing tablets, so read on for them all in techie breakie!
The iPad UK price is still MIA, despite the fact that lucky Americans will be able to take home the tablet this Saturday. We’ve heard rumours and seen few hints of what the iPad UK price might actually be when Apple sees fit to pop it up on the UK Apple Store, but there’s still no official word.
We do know just about everything else about the iPad though, so we’re keen to find out just what price you’re prepared to put on the super slim but solo-tasking slate. Read on to vote and give your two cents!
The Palm Pre Plus and Pixi Plus webOS smartphones are still only on sale in North America, but a major mobile industry body has just given Euro friendly GSM versions certification. The upshot? Versions that work with UK 3G are on the way: it looks like those rumours of an O2 launch next month just got some extra credence.
