Windows Phone 7 updates are on the cards and a new report says the first major software update won’t arrive until August or September 2011. A tweak in January will execute minor changes and a second limited Windows Phone 7 update in February. The first full-on Windows Phone 7 update (codenamed Mango) will apparently bring Silverlight and HTML5 support to Windows Phone 7 handsets…
December, 2010
The LG Optimus 2X (formerly the LG Star) has been officially outed – the first handset to pack a dualcore 1GHz Tegra 2 processor – which promises super-speedy smartphone skills. The added power means the LG Optimus 2X should be able to handle 1080p video without lag on the 4in 800×480 screen. Read on for more details…
The Nintendo 3DS handheld console’s launch date in the West is a mystery, but it may not be for much longer. We just received a brief invite from Nintendo inviting us to a media event in Amsterdam on 19 January, 2pm UK time. No mention of the Nintendo 3DS is made, but given that the stereoscopic gadget is due to go on sale in Japan on 26 February 2011, the timing for an announcement makes sense. Pencil it in to your calendars and stay tuned. Even if it’s just the launch date for a launch date, we’re desperate to know.
Glance around. The Sony Ericsson LiveView is all over Electricpig. Literally! We’ve been exploring its super-speedy wristwatch-shaped abilities, and it’s amazingly sprightly. Check out our videos, and see what we crammed into 10 seconds worth of entertainment shortcuts time, social messaging and internet access with the LiveView strapped to our personage!
We’ve made it through the midpoint of the week, but that isn’t stopping the onslaught of tech news from barging through the front door. In today’s morning round up, the recap we like to call the US Update, we break down the latest and greatest.
The official Google Voice app for the iPad and iPod touch was updated today to include support for SMS, but what about voice? Luckily, our friends at GearDiary have put together a solution to turn your iPad into a phone using GV Connect and Talkatone. Ready to make some free calls on that iPad?
Copying your games to your Playstation 3 has long been the solution for reducing game load times. Today, that all changes with a simple SSD upgrade for your original (fat) Playstation 3. Using Gran Turismo 5 as a test and a Corsair F120 SSD, a user on the Beyond3d forums has slashed their track load times by as much as 50 percent.