It’s iPhone 4 launch day folks! Chances are though, if you’re reading this, you’re not out and about queueing for one right now – and if you’ve nabbed one already or are an Android fan through and through, then we’ve got just what you need: all the rest of the gadget news from around the globe, rounded up in one place.
June, 2010
We’re getting reports of queues all over Britain, not just at Apple’s flagship stores. With just five minutes until the doors are flung open, here’s a snap from reader Paul Cutler showing the iPhone 4 faithful lining up outside an O2 store in Brentford Brentwood. We hear most of London’s shoping centres have lines of eager buyers too, from Bluewater to Oxford Street and beyond. But where are you queueing up? Let us know in the comments section, or e-mail editor@electricpig.co.uk
Internet Explorer 9: Microsoft's next gen browser revealed!
Internet Explorer 9 announced new features today, to “break the glass ceiling of browsing” in the words of Windows 7 head honcho Leila Martine, by using your computer’s GPU to improve IE9′s performance.
I was more than a tad surprised to see Toshiba bringing back the smart-book at its recent press conference with the Toshiba AC100. With previous power sipping liliputers failing to capture hearts and minds, and the iPad conjuring up a market for tablets overnight, I’d started to think gadget giants had given up on the category before it ever really existed.
From my brief play with the skinny AC100, it’s clear it has serious potential, but the category as a whole still needs a different approach if it’s to truly compete against the iPad – or at least find a place in the market alongside it. Here’s my wishlist for my dream machine.
Sick of vuvuzela buzz blighting World Cup games? Elgato to the rescue! The TV tuner-makers has just updated its EyeTV software letting Mac owners filter the hum of the South African horns from broadcasts.
UPDATE: And our Samsung Galaxy S review is here, as promised. Check out what we made of it, and find the answers to your questions.
Our Samsung Galaxy S review is in the pipeline, but to tailor it to your satisfaction, now’s the time to tell us. What do you want to know about it?