January, 2011

LG Optimus 2X white version arriving February

January 24, 2011 2:35 pm by Jennifer Allan

Categories: Mobile Phones Tags: LG, optimus 2x, white

The LG Optimus 2X, the first dual core smartphone to make it to market, will be arriving in white as well. The news comes from LG marketing boss Ken Hong, who said on Flickr: “World’s first dual-core smartphone – LG Optimus 2X – now available in Korea, white version coming in Feb.” This could be good news for the patient among you, who still have eyes for the elusive white iPhone 4. The LG Optimus 2X is due to hit UK shores in February.

Could the LG Optimus 2X be a decent substitute for a white iPhone 4? Click through to drop us a line in the comments!

[via Pocket-Lint]

Angry Birds on Android: would you pay to go ad-free?

January 24, 2011 2:01 pm by Jennifer Allan

Categories: Gaming, Polls Tags: Android, Angry Birds

Angry Birds on Android is free, as is Angry Birds Seasons, and Rovio makes money through in-app advertising. But would you pay to go ad-free, or will you put up with any amount of pop ups if it means games like Angry Birds stay free? Click and tell…

American Spotify time bomb: How to avoid getting blown up!

January 24, 2011 1:51 pm by Ben Sillis

Categories: Guides Tags: feature, spotify

A US Spotify launch has been on the cards for years now, and with recent rumours that at least one label has signed on to Spotify’s stateside operation, the hype around the Swedish music start up continues to grow and grow – see Gizmodo‘s rave review of it last week and you’ll understand why our American cousins are in a tizzy. But there’s a catch.

It appears plenty of folks in North America have been hunting for backdoor ways to get an early peek at Spotify’s unlimited song service, and some have succeeded, but there’s a time bomb in waiting. If you’re in the US and managed to get Spotify streaming on your PC or Mac, your juicy tunes are about to stop playing.

Help is at hand though: Here’s the source of the problem, and how to avoid it.

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Sky to buy The Cloud Wi-fi network: Murdoch in McDonald’s?

January 24, 2011 1:30 pm by Jennifer Allan

Categories: Apps & Software Tags: sky, The Cloud, wifi hotspot

BSkyB is reported to be on the brink of buying Wi-fi hotspot network The Cloud. If Sky succeeds, it will be able to offer a similar proposition to BT, who give broadband users access to BT Fon and Openzone hotspots out and about.

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Lunchtime Lowdown: LittleBigPlanet 2 review, BBC budget slash and Motorola Xoom price

January 24, 2011 12:34 pm by Ben Sillis

Categories: Gadgets Tags: BBC, LittleBigPlanet 2, lunchtime lowdown, Motorola, NVIDIA, PS3, PSP, PSP 2, xoom

Mondays are rubbish, aren’t they? At least, they are if you don’t read the lunchtime lowdown on Electricpig, stuffed full of the morning’s juiciest headlines for you in one concise read. How can you rectify that? By reading on and tucking into all the tech news, of course, right here.

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Tegra 2 3D processors arriving this year

January 24, 2011 11:24 am by Mic Wright

Categories: Mobile Phones Tags: 3D, mobile world congress, Nintendo 3DS, NVIDIA, Tegra 2, Tegra 2 3D

Wowsa. Tegra 2 3D processors are due to be unveiled at Mobile World Congress according to a Nvidia leaked presentation. The first, a 1.2Ghz Tegra 2 3D processor, designed for 3D screens in launching in Q1 2011 but will not use the same approach as the one baked in to the Nintendo 3DS…

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BBC Online budget slashed by a quarter

January 24, 2011 11:09 am by Jennifer Allan

Categories: Apps & Software Tags: BBC

The BBC is cutting the license budget for BBC online by 25 percent, which means a dive from £137m to £103m by 2013/2014. This isn’t just a budget cut though: there’ll also be up to 360 post closures, and a “re-focusing” of BBC Online content.

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NoteSlate: dream e-ink tablet or vapourware?

January 24, 2011 11:02 am by Mic Wright

Categories: Computers & Accessories, Computers & Accessories Tags: Amazon Kindle, Apple, e-ink, e-reader, iPad, Motorola Xoom, NoteSlate, stylus

Welcome the NoteSlate to the growing tablet tussle! Unlike tablets like the Motorola Xoom and, of course, the imminent iPad 2, the NoteSlate is not about having lots of features, it’s about having very few. The makers of NoteSlate are pitching it as an e-ink alternative to a traditional pad and pen. The NoteSlate has one feature – you write on the screen with a stylus in one colour and can save your notes and drawings or send them via email. Curious…

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