Apple Should Kill Off the iPod Touch
VintageZen:
First, if the low end iPhone sold, without a contract, for around
$200-300, it would be in the same price range as the iPod Touch,
and would draw the same buyers. However, it could potentially draw
in many more buyers with the fact it could also be used as a phone
by simply putting in a sim card. It [...]
Sony Tablet S hands-on
IFA 2011: Designed to be different?
They may be arriving at the Honeycomb tablet game a little late, but you can never underestimate a company like Sony. Howard Stringer, Sony president and CEO, took to the stage at IFA 2011 to kick off a run of new product launches saying that it’s “not who makes it [...]
Sony goes on and in-ear with new noise cancelling headphones
IFA 2011: MDR-NC100D and MDR-NC200D launched
It’s been a busy day for Sony over in Germany at IFA with tablets, Blu-ray players, speakers and 3D goggles all getting official releases but the Japanese giant hasn’t forgotten its personal audio arm.
And whilst there were no new Walkman devices announced, there were a couple of nice sounding headphones [...]
APP OF THE DAY – My First Trainz Set (Android)
Choo choo
Some apps are cool, they carry with them a sort of social edge that gets you noticed when you mention you play them. Others are not cool, they are guilty pleasures that rapidly descend you into the world of app addiction, never to return. My First Trainz Set is definitely one of those.?
If you [...]
Google enables offline Gmail, Docs and Calendar
HTML5-powered app
Google has announced its offline Gmail, Docs and Calendar, meaning you’ll now be able to access a whole host of content when a connection is proving hard to come by.
Offline access for web apps was mentioned at Google’s I/O 2011, and now it seems functionality has at last made it to the masses. Although [...]
Epson ditches wires for Apple AirPrint and Google Cloud Print
Web printing added to line-up
Epson has jumped feet first into the cloud printing revolution (oh, it is happening baby, believe it) by announcing that it’ll be playing nicely with both Google and Apple for wireless printing.
The printing giant has announced compatibility with Apple AirPrint for iOS devices and Google Cloud Print for all of its [...]
Sony Vaio L series wants your PS3 3D action
IFA 2011: 3D AIO and new Vaio S series laptop too
Sony has revamped both the Vaio L series all-in-one machine, as well as the S series notebooks – two ranges that Pocket-lint originally got hands-on with back in February.
The big news with the L series AIO is that it brings 3D action into the equation, [...]
Spotify opens up for iOS developers
An ipad app please…
Some pretty cool Spotify-powered apps could be coming the way of your iPhone or ipad, thanks to the music streaming giant opening its doors to iOS developers.
Libspotify for iOS will allow clever app makers to include Spotify features within their apps. In the long term, this could mean band specific apps with [...]
Sony Reader Wi-Fi (PRS-T1) announced at IFA, Harry Potter edition promised
IFA 2011: Wi-Fi and touchscreen reading
Sony has announced the Sony Reader Wi-Fi (PRS-T1) at this year’s IFA in Berlin; following a leak earlier in the week, this release has been expected.
Hoping that the lure of Harry Potter can do wonders for business, a limited edition version of the new Reader will come with a voucher [...]
Sony BDP-S185 Blu-ray player and SMP-N200 3D network player stream in
IFA 2011: Sony home entertainment launches
Sony has detailed a couple of new shiny black boxes over at IFA that it wants to see in your living room – the BDP-S185 Blu-ray player and SMP-N200 3D network player.
Starting with the Blu-ray and Sony is describing it as “an affordable way to enjoy the latest home entertainment” [...]
