Google and Arcade Fire have teamed up on an HTML5-powered music video for the We Used To Wait from the band’s new album, The Suburbs. The curious partnership is entitled The Wilderness Downtown and taps into Google Maps to make your childhood home the star of the show…
August, 2010
Google is rolling out Gmail Priority Inbox to all Gmail users this week, but it’s causing a (mildly entertaining) problem in Google Chrome already, which has meant that we, along with countless others, have opened our inboxes to the jaunty sound of some old ragtime type jazz. If this is you too, don’t worry, it’s not a virus, and yes, it is real.
New iPod touch? New iPod nano? New Apple TV? They’re all primed for launch tomorrow, at least they are if you believe the web’s frantic rumour-mongering. In case you hadn’t noticed, there’s an Apple launch event tomorrow and we’ll be on the front row. The question is, what do you really want El Jobso to unveil as he struts on stage a little over 24 hours from now? Anything from the rumour mill? Or something completely new.
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Xbox Live Gold subscription is getting a price hike as of the beginning of November. For the UK, this means a hike of £1 on the Xbox Live subscription package per month, from £4.99, to £5.99. The UK yearly subscription price is not affected, but the US 12 month Xbox Live Gold subscription will be increasing by $10. Head over to renew your subscription now though, and you can lock-in your price before it goes up in just over a month. Full details here.
The Samsung Galaxy S Froyo update isn’t rolling out just yet, but it’s not far off: test builds have already leaked out onto the web, where one kind gentleman-tinkerer has filmed an in-depth walkthrough of Android 2.2 on the super smartphone. Want to know what the headline new features are? Read on and we’ll break them down for you.
We knew a Samsung Galaxy S Froyo update was on the horizon in the not too distant future, but owners of Samsung’s epic Android smartphone can stop looking over at HTC Desire owners with envy right now: the first video of Samsung’s Android 2.2 build is up online, and well, it looks great.
Could iTunes streaming could be one of those wildcard inclusions at tomorrow’s Apple event? Reports last week suggested Apple has yet to ink the necessary deals with labels to create an iTunes cloud service and is going to make iTunes social first. But a newly uncovered survey hints at iTunes video streaming plans. Let’s take a look at the evidence…
Pity the Samsung YP-Q3. The new micro media player has just one day in the sun before a brand new iPod nano, complete with a touchscreen, is expected to be announced at Apple’s special event tomorrow. Did it ever even stand a chance?