Europe’s biggest tech fest kicks off tomorrow in Berlin (well, the press conferences do, anyway). We’ll be bringing you all the news as it breaks, but what can we expect to see among the bratwursts and the mullets?
We’ve got a raft of predictions right here, so if you want the scoop ahead of the rest of Europe, click through for more tablets you can shake an HTC stylus at, videos of the best kit in action, new operating systems and the craziest desktop accessory of the year.
The Amazon Tablet will be far cheaper than the iPad – that’s the latest rumour to emerge from an anonymous source. We’ve added it to the pile, which made us think: what else is on there?
For everything we know so far about the Amazon Tablet, take a look after the jump.
Jobs has resigned as Apple’s CEO, so it’s time to take a look back over his phenomenal career. But it hasn’t all been hits. The Apple Hi-Fi? The Motorola ROKR E1? Apple Lisa? MobileMe? For every success there’s a flop lurking in the shadows of Apple’s history.
We’ve got the highs and the lows of the products and services that form Jobs’ output, as well as the full speech he gave to Stanford in 2005 that explains his recipe for success.
Facebook has revamped its privacy options, and the good news is you’ll get more control than ever over what’s said about you, which pictures you’re tagged in, as well as who sees your posts, thanks to a system of categorising acquaintances like on Google+.
It’s a major overhaul, and while the company won’t admit it, tantamount to admitting its previous privacy controls were confusing, especially in the face of fresh competition from Google+. So even if you’re not using Google+ all that much, it’s proof competition is a very good thing.
Google needs the television industry. That’s expected to be the gist of chairman Eric Schmidt’s MacTaggart lecture at the MediaGuardian Edinburgh international television festival on Friday. After the disaster that is Google TV’s US launch, you’d be a fool to disagree.
So just what does Google TV need to do to succeed in the UK? We’ve come up with a few things.
A new PSP, PS3 price cuts, new Xbox LIVE features for WP7, trailers galore, and a 100,000 player multiplayer game – if you’re a gamer, it’s a very good day indeed.
Gamescom is happening right now over in Cologne. But don’t worry, there’s no need to go site hopping to pick the best news morsels from the mound of fanboy gushings; we’ve got all the news fit to print right here. Let’s dive in.
The recession means tough times for us all, and it seems the MoD is no different: it’s auctioning off gear formerly issued to spies to raise funds to fill a £36 billion black hole in its finances. Ouch.
But that’s good news for the rest of us, as we can get our hands on all the gear you need to be Bond for a fraction of the price – just stop by the MoD’s Disposal Services Authority site and have a look around. Read on to see how you can get yourself a bomb-proof Jag, an armoured personnel carrier, and a watch fit for Daniel Craig.
Google has added games to its Google+ social network, meaning just like Facebook you can use it to play online when you’re not conversing with friends. And some of the titles are from big name developers who’ve made games for Facebook, such as PopCap, Playdom, Rovio, Kabam, Wooga, GameHouse, EA, Funzio, and Digital Chocolate.
Want the lowdown on all 16 launch titles to hit Google+ Games? Head right this way. But be prepared to lose a lot of hours…
