BT has opened up a lawsuit against Google in the US over several patents that it claims Android is infringing. The nature of the patents in question means that BT’s unlikely to stop there, however, and that Apple could be next in line. Read more
December, 2011
Virgin Media’s episode programme guide is on the warpath with anything even remotely resembling a swear word. The autocensor problem seems to have sprung up over night on Twitter and forums, with hilarious results. Read more
While we’ve heard plenty of rumours around a new Apple TV that’s, you know, actually a TV, it’s always good to hear the info straight from “people familiar with the matter” themselves, via the pages of the trusty Wall Street Journal. And today, they’re saying that the new Apple TV will not only offer voice control, Siri style, but motion control too. Apple Kinect, anyone?
Today’s roundup of the finest tech writing on the web includes all sorts of delicious morsels, including a look at gender in tech, the importance of gaming trilogies, and an illuminating trip inside a nuclear reactor. Kick back, get your Instapaper at the ready and read on for it all.
Another week, another batch of fanciful designs. Industrial designers produce the kind of tech you can only dream of, largely because they don’t often concern themselves with problems like current tech limitations and physics. …But that doesn’t mean we can’t look at the week’s top designs and hope for the best. Read more
A few months ago, we revealed that Street Fighter 4 is coming to Android, as an LG exclusive. It’s still not available yet, but its launch date can’t be far off: this mobile version of the epic button basher will have its own section in Capcom’s upcoming Street Fighter Global Championship, taking place next month.
Fans of slightly-too-expensive Android tablets, rejoice! The ASUS Eee Transformer Prime is nearly here. The tablet-cum-notebook won’t actually ship until January, but Asus has opened up pre-orders today if you have an extra £500 kicking around this close to Christmas. Read more
A pair of muggers targetting a university campus in New York have very fixed ideas about what consitutes decent tech.
Not content with robbing students bind, the thieves have been sneeringly disdainfully at non-Apple smartphones, turning their noses up at Androids and BlackBerrys alike. Read more