It’s been quite a morning in gadgetry and gaming, with news breaking from every direction. Want to know what you’ve missed? Read on and find out in our round up of all the stories, here in the lunchtime lowdown!
May, 2010
Heads up Apple fans! There was no mention of a BBC iPlayer iPad app at today’s preview of the all new iPlayer, but we hear Auntie’s prepping a specific iPad-friendly version of its on-demand TV site in time for this Friday’s iPad launch in the UK.
The latest iPlayer info nugget comes via the Evening Standard’s tech correspondent, Mark Prigg. He just received word from BBC technology chief Erik Huggers himself. Would-be iPad owners, rejoice!
GTA: Chinatown Wars is now available in a free version for your iPhone. The full game has been on the iTunes Store for a while now but will set you back £5.99. Read on to find out what you’ll get gratis in GTA: Chinatown Wars Lite…
Guitar Hero 6 is due to be announced at E3 in June but it seems Amazon may have jumped the gun listing a new gamed called Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock. Is this the next full fat installment of the plastic guitar rocking series or another game entirely?
The BlackBerry Pearl 3G is a curious addition to RIM’s popular slim smartphone line: it’s got the design looks and feel of the new Bolds and Curves, but it’s only packing an old school 0-9 keyboard. Is it a step backwards, or an essential change to welcome dumbphone upgraders into the fold? Read on and we’ll tell all in our full BlackBerry Pearl 3G review.
The BlackBerry Pearl 3G is an impressive engineering trick from RIM, with just about every feature of the powerful Bold 9700 squeezed inside a much smaller case. Is it one you’ll want to hold though? And can it cut the pocket clutter even more by replacing your iPod too? Read our BlackBerry Pearl 3G review and we’ll tell you.
The BlackBerry Pearl 3G is a huge step up from the original trio of Pearl phones that helped spread the word of RIM beyond the corporate sphere, boasting as it does all of the specs of a much wider, chunkier smartphone, and seemingly without compromise. Should current Pearl owners be pestering their networks and office IT overlords for an upgrade? Read on and find out what’s new in this part of our BlackBerry Pearl 3G review.