April, 2011

Woot! Android Honeycomb tablets with Intel inside are coming. We’d heard a rumour that Intel would go with Google’s OS but now Paul Otellini, Intel’s president and chief executive, has confirmed that the firm is working on porting Android Honeycomb to run on Intel chips…

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It’s been a while since we saw a Kinect hack that suprised us (alright, a week or so) but this one is great: 3D Tetris!

Created by YouTube user Keysosaurus as part of his Computer Science course work at Trinity College, Dublin, it combines a Wiimote with Kinect to create augmented reality Tetris. The Wiimote rotates the pieces while you use your hands to move them around the grid. Check it out on video after the break. We want a full on Kinect Tetris game now!

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The official Samsung Galaxy S 2 launch date may be 1 May, but that’s a bank holiday weekend. What if you’re at a royal wedding street party that’s still going? That’s a possibility. The good news is you can grab a Galaxy S 2 well before then – Phones 4u has nabbed an early exclusive.

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The iMac was refreshed back in June 2010 and it seems it’s time for a new one. Whispers from stores says current iMac supplies are running low.

With Intel’s Sandy Bridge chips out and Thunderbolt nestled happily in the latest MacBook Pro, it definitely seems like the right time for a new model. Fingers-crossed we’ll see some movement in the next few weeks.

In the meantime click the headline and jump into the comments to let us know what you want from the next generation iMac.

Out TBC | £TBC | Apple (via Crunchgear)

Samsung’s PSP, Apple earnings, BlackBerry Storm 3: US UpdateBreaking tech news and taking names, it’s that time for your US Update. We kick things off this morning with a look at a fresh render of a Samsung portable gaming console that could challenge Sony’s NGP. We recap Apple’s second quarter earning and then show off the latest BlackBerry Storm 3 hands-on video. Ready, set, go.

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Playstation 4 is still several years away: will Nintendo Wii HD dominate 2012?The PSP Go might have been nixed, but Sony’s flagship console is still alive and kicking, with a fourth generation Playstation planned for 2014. The Playstation 4 or PS4, looks to be several years away, but with games just beginning to tap into its 3D capabilities, is anyone waiting to upgrade their PS3?

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BlackBerry Storm 3 caught on video: pure touchscreen goodnessThe BlackBerry die-hards over at driphter.com have managed to lock down a video of the upcoming Storm 3 running OS 6.1 beta. The purported handset is believe to sport a 1.2 GHz processor, but judging by the video it looks like the software still needs a touch of optimization.

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Apple second quarter results crush expectations, iPad sales withstandingWhen you’re ontop the only place to go is down, that is unless you’re a tech outfit from Cupertino, California, better known as Apple Inc. With analysts forecasting $5.37 earnings per share and $23.4 billion in revenue, yesterday’s leaked iOS device sales had odds favoring the analysts. This afternoon Apple pulled a hail mary.

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