The Asus Padfone looks to be the future of smartphone-tablet hybrids. Like the Motorola Atrix 4G before it, the Padfone replaces two devices and at the same time transforms a consumption device (smartphone) into a productivity tool (tablet). Before you write the this off as just another tablet, have a look at the top five reasons the Padfone should be your next smartphone.
May, 2011
The second biggest obstacle preventing the wide-spread adoption of 3D gaming, other than the actual displays, is without a doubt wireless 3D glasses. In a move to shift the 3D gaming paradigm, Nvidia has come up with a clever plan to make 3D gaming affordable by heading back to its corded roots. Wired 3D Vision glasses, priced at £60 ($99), will deliver the same award-winning 3D quality and provide low-cost access to more than 525 full-HD 3D games, Blu-ray 3D movies, and streaming 3D video.
The Samsung Series 9 laptop turned heads at CES back in January. Here was an ultra portable that for the first time might match the second generation MacBook Air for looks, and even beat it in power. Has it lived up to those claims? Find out here in our full Samsung Series 9 laptop review.
Electricpig caught up with Something For The Weekend’s Tim Lovejoy to chat about his vast collection of gadgets, why everything should come with a built-in toaster and holographic TV…
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The next wave of BlackBerry smartphones is upon us. Captured this morning, the BlackBerry Curve Apollo (model: 9370) made its unofficial video debut, sporting a HVGA display, 5-megapixel camera and modest 800 MHz processor. Just like the Bold 9900 before it, the Curve Apollo looks to be razor-thin, a feature not too common in the BlackBerry blood line.
As the saying goes, you’ve got to pay to play. In a surprise move this morning Activision Blizzard Inc. revealed plans to launch a paid service dubbed Call of Duty Elite. The new service will launch in tandem with the November release of Modern Warfare 3 and looks to put our allegiance to the franchise to the ultimate test — our bank accounts. Will you pay the online multiplayer tax for Call of Duty Elite?
BREAKING: Apple’s come right out and confirmed iCloud will be revealed next week at a keynote on Monday 6 June at the company’s WWDC conference in San Francisco. Steve Jobs will compere as iOS 5 for iPhone and iPad is also revealed, and more details on the next version of Mac OS X, Lion, will be announced too.
It’s good to know Steve Jobs is in fit enough condition to take to the stage on Monday at 6pm UK time, but most intriguing of all in the release Apple has put out is the description of iCloud merely as a “cloud services” offering. There’s no specific mention of the music streaming it’s expected to include: perhaps the whole of MobileMe will be folded into the name. Regardless, we’ll be covering the event as it happens, so stay tuned for all the details.
It’s official: at least one Nokia Windows Phone is coming this year, in the run up to Christmas. Read on for what we know so far about this elusive handset.