Nokia N8 is no run-of-the-mill talk tool. It’s also an essential piece of HD video armoury, with the ability to take stunning mobile movies in 720p high definition. Who needs a camcorder, when you’ve got an N8. Learn how to get the very best from the N8 with our guides to making Hollywood-grade home movies, video editing tricks and sharing your mobile movie masterpieces with the world, right here.
September, 2010
Microsoft has launched Internet Explorer 9 in beta tonight, and we’ve had an advanced preview. We’ve already heard about the back end of Internet Explorer 9 - its performance speed due to it leaning on hardware capabilities and the like, so tonight’s all about the UI. We’ve had a full tour around the beta, so read on for all you need to know about the new Internet Explorer 9.
Today we got a look at some of the silliest, weirdest toys and gadgets that’ll be filling your stockings this Christmas, and by far the best thing we saw, that stood heads above silly putty and remote control helicopters, was the range of Lego storage boxes which took the form of giant Lego heads, and mini wall lights, plus, lunchbox type Lego storage boxes for the kids (or yourself, obviously).
Today HTC announced it is launching HTCSense.com, a series of connected HTC services, which will “provide the capability to manage, control and customise the customer experience,” according to John Wang, the chief marketing officer at HTC.
Translation? HTC just put itself squarely head to head with the iPhone and Mobile Me, Windows Phone and its remote lockdown, and even certain Symbian apps. The gameplan? In all likelihood making HTC phones the defacto device for businesses and security-conscious laymen alike
We would have skipped over the Imagin colour eReader as yet another me too eInk digital book reader, were it not for a curious USP: it’s sporting a colour screen. We’ve been waiting patiently for someone like Mirasol to get something like this to market: has a small British company beat them to the punch?
If the PlayStation Move is on your gadget wish-list, you can be among the first people in the UK to grab one if you’re willing to head to Toys R Us at midnight. The flagship branch of the toy warehouse in Brent and branches in Oldbury and Warrington are flinging open their doors at midnight on Thursday to allow PS3 fans to grab the PlayStation Move. If you get yourself in the late night queue you’ll also be in line to win a 40in Sony Bravia 3D TV. Is that enough to lure you out for some gadget shopping under cover of darkness? Check out our PlayStation Move review to find out if it’s worth the effort.
Out 17 September | £varies | Sony/Toys R Us
Well, it’s one use for your old phone anyway. Nokia’s crafted a couple of benches for tired phone obsessives to sit on here at Nokia World, and they’re made entirely out of recycled handsets. Would you rather do this than sell yours on?
Nokia has got a little aggressive with its marketing, and has gone guerrilla outside the HTC Desire HD launch we’re at today, with a small cluster of people clutching red balloons, that read: “I know where I’m going with Nokia’s Ovi Maps”. In return, we’ve heard that HTC has parked a van outside Nokia World, which goes into its second day today. Is this going too far? Has Nokia shown its vulnerability here, is this schoolyard tactics, or is it a welcome bit of aggression?