January, 2011

Suddenly finding the best Windows Phone 7 apps is more of a chore than it was even a couple of weeks ago – and we’re only threee months from launch. That’s namely because, despite disparaging headlines surrounding the platform’s sales, the growth of Windows Marketplace has actually been fairly steady – topping 5,000 apps at the last count, and averaging out at around 50 new titles a day.

Given the App Store is already more than 300,000 apps strong, it’s unlikely Apple is exactly quaking in its boots, but should those at its Cupertino HQ gaze over Electricpig’s monthly rundown of the top apps to hit the platform, they just might indulge in a wee shiver or two when they think no-one else is looking. Have a look at our picks here.

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DeskPet iPhone robot revealed

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The DeskPet iPhone robot is rolling out this summer and it looks awesome. The rolling robot is set to join the Parrot AR.Drone as the next recruit in our iOS robot army. The DeskPet iPhone robot is the Tankbot which can be controlled by any iOS device as well as gestures thanks to built-in IR sensors. It’ll also trundle around on its own with autonomous maze navigation and free roaming modes. No pricing has been outed for the DeskPet Tankbot yet but it’s going to be “under $20″ with four colours on offer. Click the headline and let us know: do you want an iOS robot?

Out June | £TBC | DeskPet (via iLounge)

US Update: Nokia C7 BMW, Galaxy S movie, iPad 2The work week has come to a close and now it’s time to jump start your weekend with a morning jolt of tech news. In today’s US Update we show you a video of a Nokia C7 being used to control a BMW, the first professional-film recorded with a Galaxy S smart phone, the latest details on the iPad 2 display and more.

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Kevin Rose says no Retina display on iPad 2The debate over the screen resolution of the upcoming iPad 2 has taken a turn for the worse today. Digg founder, Kevin Rose has joined Daring Fireball’s John Gruber, in the belief that the iPad 2 will not feature a Retina display. Here’s the latest on the Apple iPad 2 display saga.

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Sony Ericsson profits climb as handset shipments fall in Q4 2010Sony Ericsson, the joint venture between Japan’s Sony and Sweden’s Ericsson, has just reported its fourth quarter 2010 financial results. On the recovery were profits, reportedly $10.7 million — a significant improvement to the $225 million net loss reported in the year-ago period. On the decline were handset shipments, falling to 11.2 units — down 23 percent from the 14.6 million units posted in the fourth quarter of 2009.

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Meg Whitman joins HP board of directorsWe just broke news on the shake up currently underway at Google, now it’s time to talk HP. Hewlett Packard has announced a move to shake up its board of directors following the resignation of CEO Mark Hurd. Chairman Ray Lane has added five new directors including from eBay CEO Meg Whitman, here’s what you need to know.

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Gilette’s new 80 blade razor

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It had to happen. One razor manufacturer has gone completely loopy and crammed so many blades into their new razor that the others can’t compete. How are Wilkinson Sword going to fight back against this? Gillette’s new MagmaCore Extreme packs in 80 blades! 80! Thankfully, every single one of them is fictional, but this is still a genuine Gillette creation. Confused? Read on, see the ad, and we’ll explain.

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The Nintendo 3DS launch games (or at least the ones that its deigned to show so far) are a pretty impressive bunch of titles with gameplay that makes the punch of that extra-dimension really worth having. But we can’t show you that. We can’t even show you the Nintendo 3DS screen in its conventional 2D mode. Around the vast warehouse on the outskirts of Amsterdam which Nintendo transmogrified into Nintendo 3DS launch world for the day, there were signs declaring ABSOLUTELY NO PHOTOGRAPHY OF SCREENS ALLOWED. Lucky we got our Nintendo 3DS hands on last year.

Now, trust us, we tried to snatch some snaps of the screen but Nintendo PR were quick to pounce and had hired in a veritable army of Nintendo 3DS t-shirt wearing goons to keep folk from taking snaps of the 3DS screen in action. So it is then that we bring you this preview of the Nintendo 3DS games lacking the visual evidence we’d usually love to give you of what the game will be like. Instead, here’s our run down of the 5 best games we saw, the one we wanted to play and the one you really shouldn’t bother with…

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