Oct
28

HTC Mecha leaked on HTCSense.com

It seems that HTC may have another handset on the boil, to follow up on the Desire HD and Desire Z. This leak was spotted by Engadget, and it came about.. more
Oct
28

Thursday NewsBytes: BT says Virgin Media’s 100Mbps fibre is too costly; Firefox 4 won’t arrive before 2011; Samsung or Motorola for the Nexus Two?

BT has come out and said that Virgin Media’s freshly announced 100Mbps super-fast broadband is priced too dearly. The BBC reported that BT issued a statement saying: “Their new service is.. more
Oct
28

Switchover causes number of dumped TVs to soar

People seem to be using the digital switchover as a reason to upgrade their TVs, and recycling centres are overflowing with the unwanted equipment. In Warwickshire, which is due to switchover.. more
Oct
28

Firefox 4 held up until next year

It seems that Firefox 4 won’t be with us in 2010 as was originally planned by Mozilla. The fourth version of the web browser will now be out in early 2011, according to the updated release schedule. The final beta is planned for December. In.. more
Oct
28

Cut the Rope steams ahead to 2 million sales

Cut the Rope, the latest hit iOS game from the stable that published the original Angry Birds, continues to sell impressively. A fact Electronic Arts will be glad to hear about, as that mobile publisher, Chillingo, was bought up last week by EA for a.. more
Oct
28

Sky News HD launches on Measat

Sky News HD is to be launched on the Measat platform, which will distribute the channel across the Asia Pacific region. A fibre network provided by BT Wholesale will carry the service from the Sky News Headquarters in Osterley, London, to RRsat’s Global Network and.. more
Oct
28

Xbox Kinect ahead of PS3 Move this Christmas

In the battle of the motion control systems for the Xbox and PS3 consoles, it seems that Microsoft’s Kinect may get the better of Sony’s Move. Such is the word from a number of early studies and surveys. Firstly, we have the Duracell survey which.. more
Oct
28

Virgin Media 100Mbps widens broadband divide

We’ve long talked about the broadband haves and have-nots, the former with access to super-fast next-gen broadband connections, and the latter in rural or out of the way areas, with access to speeds still akin to dial-up. Those who live in cities can be assured.. more
Oct
28

Google Nexus Two from Samsung or Motorola?

Yesterday, rumours hit the net that Google is in fact preparing a successor to the Nexus One smartphone. Which was a big surprise to us, given that the Nexus One wasn’t exactly a stomping hit, and indeed Google has specifically said in the past that.. more
Oct
28

BT says Virgin Media’s 100Mbps service too costly

Yesterday, Virgin Media announced the launch of pre-registration for its 100Mbps fibre service, which will begin rolling out in December. The first areas to receive the service will be London, the South East, and Yorkshire, who will benefit from 100Mbps download and 10Mbps upload speeds.. more