The Frankfurt Motor Show is going down in Germany this week, and in betwixt all the new cars on show is this little beaut: Ford’s e-Bike concept, made from carbon and aluminium. With a lithium-ion battery tucked away in the back, the 350W motor can go a full 85km on a charge at up to 25km/h, with a frame that weighs just 2.5kg.
Street Fighter IV hadoukened its way on the iPhone a full year and a half ago, but Capcom’s classic beat’em up is still conspicuously absent on the world’s most popular smartphone platform, Android. The sad thing is, that’s not likely to change with the announcement that Street Fighter IV is coming to Android – it’s set to be an LG exclusive.
The iPhone 5 cometh. The rumour mill has been grinding with increased intensity lately, and while we’re still waiting for a firm release date, we’re now 99% certain we’ve seen the design of the iPhone 5. As usual, case manufacturers are the ones spilling the beans, and this latest one leaves very little to the imagination.
The Sony Tablet S hits shelves today. It’s priced exactly the same as a similarly-specced iPad 2. Our question then, is why bother to choose Android over iPad?
Zombie games are everywhere. From Dead Island to bonus missions in COD: Black Ops and the all-conquering Plants vs Zombies. But how about Runners vs Zombies? Here’s one that’s more exciting than any of the aforementioned moaning, groaning shuffle-a-thons put together, and it’s not even released yet.
Zombies, Run! is an iOS game which gets you out on the street, pounding the pavement and running real-life challenges to comple missions and battle zombies you can only hear through your headphones. It uses GPS to track your exercise, and hordes of the virtual undead to keep you moving. Sounds creepy, doesn’t it? And you can help make it a reality.
Over the years, Facebook has half-heartedly tried to incorporate elements of Twitter into its social network, from @mentions to controversially making users’ updates and profiles public. With its latest feature, Facebook Subscribe, its efforts have become a bit more sincere: this provides an efficient way to “follow” people you aren’t friends with, and see what they’re up to.
Here’s the HTC Sensation XE, HTC’s newest Android phone, in the flesh. We got hands on with it at Carphone Warehouse’s press event, held in conjunction with Best Buy, in London, and had a chance to try out its new Beats Audio sonic skills. Read on for our thoughts.
