Catch-up time! As another week draws to a close, it’s time to recount the best stories to have hit Electricpig this week. This weekend we have the latest on the Nintendo 3DS TV service tipped to arrive soon, the latest new Xbox developments, a glimpse of the Nokia N9, a first look at Olympus’ new Pen E-P3 Micro Four Thirds range, and much more.
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July, 2011
Snapshots of an upcoming Windows Phone smartphone, dubbed the HTC Eternity, have surfaced this morning. The purported handset features a blockbuster list of specs, ready to compete with Android superstars such as the Samsung Galaxy S II and HTC Sensation. Will this be the smartphone that takes Windows Phone to the next level?
Windows Phone 7 is quietly building an app army. Reports released yesterday confirm that over the past month more than 5,000 applications have been added to the platform, bringing the grand total up to the 25,000 mark. On the application front, the case can be made that Windows Phone is at the least, a modest success.
Earlier this week, Olympus officially revealed its awesome new Pen range of Micro Four thirds cameras – a trio of record-breaking cameras kitted out with “the world’s fastest autofocus” for snappers with interchangeable lenses. The Pen E-P3, Pen Lite E-PL3 and Pen Mini E-PM1 are is part of Olympus’ grand plan to turn even the most pathetic amateur snapper into a master of the craft.
They’re ideal for those of you torn between a compact digital camera and a super-spec digital SLR. We’ve just been playing with the Pen E-P3, the flagship model, so come this way for our hands-on thoughts!
Many have tried, many have failed. According to DigiTimes, Amazon has made the bold move of ordering between 1.5 and two million touch panels for its upcoming tablet line. Allegedly, the company plans to ship four million tablets by the end of 2011. While ambitious plans are commendable, we’d be remiss if we didn’t question whether Amazon was overestimating demand?
The HP TouchPad has officially gone on sale this morning in the US. As you wait in preparation for the mid-July launch in the UK you’re probably wondering, among other things, where webOS fits into the tablet space. With the Apple iPad commanding a sizable lead in market share, and despite a seemingly endless supply of Android competitors, how exactly can webOS become relevant? Here’s our webOS blueprint for success.
Friday lunchtime: the weekend is so close we can almost taste it. But before you hit the pub/scoff a sandwich at your desk, check out what’s happened today in tech.
It’s been available on Android since last week, courtesy of GetJar, but Cut the Rope has just hit the official Android Market, as well as Amazon’s own Appstore.
So now there are more ways than ever to sate your hunger for the game.
One of the official Olympic partners has unveiled some limited edition cameras, camcorders and memory cards. But this is no tie-in tat of the kind you’d find on a stall near the stadium – this is some of the company’s finest gear, in special limited edition designs.
Read on to get yourself a piece of tech to commemorate the games.