The super shiny Asus NX90 is finally going on sale. We caught the polished alumininium bad boy at CES earlier this year, when we, along with everyone else, left mucky fingerprints all over its mirrored body. Inside the NX90 has Bang & Olufsen sound technology and two speakers than run down the side of the laptop that can pump out 108cc. Click through for full gallery and teaser video…
Apple has been granted a patent for a feature that screens objectionable text messages, whether you’re sending or receiving them. The snappily titled Apple patent is officially called “Text-based communication control for personal communication device”. Which translates to sext message screening. Whether it’ll also cut out Jobs’ other bugbear, gambling, isn’t clear.
The Edifier Breathe iF600 iPod dock claims to have the ability to “fill your room” with sound, but at £169, it costs almost as much as an iPod Touch or 160GB iPod Classic. Is this dock, which looks a little like the top bit of a giant, black egg, really at home in the big leagues? Read our Edifier Breathe iF600 iPod dock review to find out.
After colossal success in the first-person shooter genre with the Modern Warfare series, Activision is hoping for more success in the war flight sim space, with Apache: Air Assault. Apache: Air Assault is no regular flight sim though, it’s a missiles an’ all military helicopter blast ‘em up aiming to deliver the most realistic war-going flight experience, with help from a former real-life Apache pilot. Earlier on we were dropped straight into the cockpit for our first play. This way for our impressions so far.
Exclusive: Lovefilm PS3 movie streaming is on the way, that much is now public knowledge – though a release date was missing from both company’s official announcements. Not to fear though: we’ve just got off the phone with Lovefilm’s group digital officer, who’s given us the lowdown on launch plans and more details on how it’ll work – and what else might be in the pipeline. Read on for the full skinny.
The HTC Desire HD and HTC HD7 are cousins in the smartphone world. Both look remarkably similar, with big broad screens and sleek designs, but the HTC HD7 runs Windows Phone 7, whereas the HTC Desire HD is running Android Froyo. With two phones that are so similar, the devil is in the detail here. Click through for a run down of where the big differentiators lie between the HTC HD7 and the HTC Desire HD…
UPDATE: We’ve got more details on the Lovefilm PS3 movie streaming plans in our exclusive interview. Check it out!
Lovefilm will soon be landing on the Sony PS3, the DVD rental service has confirmed – though it has yet to set a precise date. This should come as no surprise since the service is already available on Sony Bravia internet connected TVs, but the more the merrier, we say.
As with previous IPTV offerings, it appears Lovefilm on the PS3 will only let you stream films that are free for subscribers, and not Pay Per View movies available to stream on a desktop PC, but we’ve asked for clarification, and it’s a welcome move nonetheless. Now, where’s that Lovefilm Wii version it’s been testing?
Apple is still beavering away with the iTunes Ping social network but we’re not sure it’s new rules for artists creating profiles will encourage them to jump on board. While rockstars are used to getting their way, Apple has outlined its own very specific and strict rider in the Ping guidelines. As usual, Apple is saying: it’s our way or the highway…
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