Tweetdeck has released a second public beta of its Android app, adding some much needed features. The company also claimed that the Android version is proving surprisingly popular.
August, 2010
Manufacturers have cracked how to make fairly low-cost 3D TV sets that use Active Shutter glasses to deliver the appropriate frames to each eye and simulate the desired 3D effect. Trouble is, every maufacturer has their own idea about how this should work and the glasses are not compatible with each other. What to do?
The best SLR camera for you has never been more difficult to choose from, with more and more cracking shooters hitting shop shelves every day, at cheaper prices, and with more features we’d ever thought possible just a few years ago. Luckily, we’re here to solve the camera conundrum for you: check out our best SLR camera Top 5 here, to the right of the full post, and find the one for you.
Hurrah! Call of Duty: Black Ops will be getting a full complement of mod tools when it arrives on the PC. Fantastic news for players itching to create their own multiplayer maps for Treyarch’s latest Call of Duty outing. There was much wailing and gnashing of teeth when Modern Warfare 2 went without mod tools so it’s likely to be a popular move.
Details on the third Doctor Who game in the Adventure Games series have been revealed by the BBC and it’s good news for kids and big kids alike. The episode, called TARDIS, will put players at the controls of the famous police box and there’s good news for Amy Pond fans – she’s getting an even more central role in this one…
BioShock Infinite will put the ‘mystery’ back into the game franchise, according to lead designer Ken Levine. Responding to questions at Gamescom about why Irrational Games had shifted the game into the skies rather than the undersea world of Rapture, Levine said that he thought the mystery element of the series had proven difficult to maintain in the second game, as players already knew what Rapture was.
You heard it. The HTC Desire Froyo update rolls out over the air to Vodafone users from this Monday, 23 August, so you’ll soon be able to join your unlocked brothers and sisters indulging in mobile Flash video chomping and impromptu Wi-Fi hotspot creation. You can check out our full HTC Desire Froyo review here, and yes, Vodafone promises this is the Froyo update this time, not bloatware like we saw earlier this month. Let us know how you get on, won’t you?
There are just hours to go before weekend wrap up time, so to steer you thorugh the final stretch, we’ve got a healthy roundup of all the morning’s tech headlines for you. Read on for them all here in the lunchtime lowdown!