As Star Wars tie-ins go, this is a geek’s dream come true: Currys and PC World have secured the services of R2D2 and C3PO to promote their stores. George Lucas’s mechanical cash cows turned shop dummies? You saw it here first. Read on, and see the TV ad in full.
October, 2010
With recent new phone launches such as the HTC Desire HD, HTC HD7 and, away from handsets, Apple’s much-awaited launch event that brought with it a new MacBook Air, it’s been a busy week. However this week hasn’t been all about HTC and Apple. We got hands-on with plenty more kit. Read on for photos of the gadgets we got close enough to deliver our first impressions and thought of this week.
It’s once again time to catch up on all the top tech stories you may have missed this week. With lots of launches and release date announcements for phones, tablets, media streamers and more. Read on to catch up with it all.
Vodafone UK customers can now slap down some cash and take their choice of two of the biggest new smartphone releases – the HTC Desire HD and the Nokia N8.
Yesterday the new MacBook Air submitted to our first impressions, and the scrutiny of our camera lens. This weekend we’ll be putting it through its paces proper, and finishing our MacBook Air review. Before we commit to a score though, we want to make sure we’ve answered your questions. So tell us, what do you want to know?
Click the Read More link below and drop us a comment, e-mail us at editor@electricpig.co.uk or send us a message through Twitter. We’re not fussy which you use, and we’ve got a quick MacBook Air unboxing video after the break too.
We have a Samsung Galaxy Tab, well ahead of schedule. But rather than keep it all to ourselves, we’re going to give you, our lovely readers, a chance to play with it too. On Tuesday 26th October at 1pm at a location in London’s glittering West End, we’re going to be holding our very first Reader Inquisition. In town and on your lunch hour? Read on to find out how you can come along to try it out!
Valve’s in-game store for Team Fortress 2 mods has proven to be an unexpected money spinner, and not just for the company. Some modders have made nearly $50,000 from their efforts.