iOS 4.1: What’s new, detailed and explained

All you need to know about the iPhone software update

For a 0.1 increase, the iPhone/iPod touch iOS 4.1 soft...

Royal Mail’s stamps can be read by iPhones, Androids

Royal Mail has come out with what it calls the world's first "intelligent" stamp. A stamp that shows online content when a smartphone is used to read it has been released by Royal Mail. A smartphone that has the free image recognition application - Junaio - can view the stamp,...

Sony Vaio computers to get BBC iPlayer desktop widget

Sony and the BBC have struck up a deal that will see the Beeb’s on-demand catch-up service, BBC iPlayer appear on all new Vaio laptops in the form of a desktop widget.

 

Available as a pre-install this month, the new Vaio bound BBC widget will allow Sony’s deskt...

ViewSonic ViewPad 100 with Android and Windows

The ViewSonic ViewPad 100 is the first tablet to feature a dual-boot capability in which it can run both Android 1.6 and Windows 7 Home Premium.

 

The tablet is probably the most powerful we've seen at IFA so far with a Intel Atom 1.6GHz processor, 1GB RAM and a 10-inch 102...

Windows Phone 7 Could Bring a New Look to the Smartphone Show

Microsoft has released the code for its latest mobile operating system to manufacturers. That means U.S. consumers should be able to purchase smartphones running Windows Phone 7 during the upcoming holiday shopping season, ...

Truphone reduces mobile VoIP prices

Competition in the consumer VoIP market is heating up. With all the new players in the consumer VoIP market offering free/cheap calls, price wars are bound to happen. Truphone offers mobile VoIP calls from the iPhone, iPod, iPad, Nokia and Android phones has reduced the cost of if calling...

Sony Reader range all set to get new touchscreens

Sony has decided to refresh its eBook reader range bringing touch functionality to all editions and a host of other new features.

 

Facing stiff competition from the new Amazon Kindle, and the popul...

ViewSonic ViewPad 7 to rival Samsung Galaxy Tab?

ViewSonic has today unveiled the ViewPad 7 which will be debuting at the IFA tech show this week.

 

Essentially a rebadge of the earlier released OlivePad, the ViewPad will boast a 7-inch capactitive touchscreen and Android 2.1. Couple that with a front and rear facing came...

Toshiba ships 24nm flash, 8GB on a single chip

Toshiba has announced that it has begun mass production of NAND flash components constructed using 24 nanometer technology. The manufacturing process is said to be used for 2 bit-per-cell 64-gigabit components, which are claimed to reach the highest density (8GB) on a single chip....

Samsung ships 1 million Galaxy US phones in US over 45 days

Samsung started the week by confirming that it had shipped one million Galaxy S phones in the US. The tally includes the combined numbers for AT&T's Captivate and T-Mobile's Vibrant and took 45 days to reach. It doesn't yet include the Epic 4G, which reaches Sprint tomorrow, or the Fascinat...