September 7, 2010
Google has confirmed that it will be integrating mobile phone control for forthcoming GoogleTV, and not just using Android phones.
Britney Bohnet, product marketing manager for Google said: "You'll be able to use your Android phone or iPhone as remote control and will be able to control [Google TV] using just your voice.
"Can you imagine searching for a...
The LG Town is the follow up to the KS360, which we reviewed way back in October 2008. The KS360 was available for the same price as the new Town, which has a small slide-out keyboard like its predecessor.
Things have moved on a long way in the intervening months...
Sony believes that the regulation of products by television platforms needs to be eased back, in order for consumers to understand why it's worth paying for premium products.
Speaking at the Westminster eForum, Sony's UK head of corporate affairs, Adrian Northover-Smith, insisted that big companies deserved an advantage because of the amount they invested in...
Sony's head of corporate affairs in the UK has questioned the relevance of the Digital Tick – used to indicate to consumers what equipment in a shop is ready for the digital switchover.
Adrian Northover-Smith, speaking at the Westminster eForum, explained that a recent shopping trip has left him questioning the point of having Digital UK's tick when nearly all equipment is ready for digital.
"I...
The SD Association has announced that it has increased the speed of its latest edition of SD memory cards, by creating a new, dual-row pin memory card design.
The new system is fully backwards compatible with readers, in that it doesn't alter the shape or size of the cards and it has been designed for use with both full-size and micro versions of SD.
No new system is complete without a...
Freeview's managing director Ilse Howling has questioned the need for lots of HD channels, insisting that the planned five HD channels already contained the programmes most people watched.
At the Westminster eForum to discuss the future of digital terrestrial television, the problem of Freeview's limited bandwidth as data-hungry HD channels proliferated was an issue that arose...
14 European countries were raided by police this week, in a bid to sniff out suspected illegal file sharers.
The raids were apparently part of a two-year investigation prompted by Belgium police and have taken place in countries such as Hungary, the Netherlands and Sweden.
The UK is also said to be a target, although this is still to be confirmed.
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When AMD first rolled out a triple-core chip, it smelt like a desperate move by a company struggling to stay relevant in the face of Intel running rampant. What, therefore, should you make of the latest cut-price tripler, the AMD Athlon II X3 435?
In practice, it doesn't really matter what AMD's motivations are. All that counts is whether the Athlon II X3...
Remember when a quad-core PC processor seemed exotic, if not downright decadent? We can. It was only a couple of years ago. Today, the AMD Athlon II X4 620 is yours for under £70. By Grapthar's Hammer, what a savings.
The startlingly low price is possible because AMD has cooked up a special new quad-core die for all Athlon II X4s. Instead of taking the...
Is £50 enough to buy adequate PC processor performance? One way to find out is to take a punt on the AMD Athlon II X2 250. On paper, it looks promising enough thanks to specifications that would have qualified as high end just a few years ago.
For starters, you get two processor cores benefiting from AMD's latest architectural refinements. OK, the main...