We heard Everything Everywhere was champing at the bit to push out a 4G network in the UK before the end of 2012, but it was all subject to regulatory permission. Now it seems dear old Ofcom’s right behind EE’s plans, giving us hope we really could see a fully-fledged, proper 4G LTE network in the UK this year.
Attach a silicon Grippy Pad to your car's dash, and your phone will stick to it as if by magic. Apparently taking its cue from the design of gecko's feet, Grippy Pad sticks to gadgets without messy adhesives, velcro, or magnets.
Mike Capps, president of Epic Games, which creates the seriously hardcore likes of the Gears of War franchise, believes the iPad might replace proper home consoles. You'd think he'd have a better grasp of how things work than that.
This is one of the most impressive Hubble Space Telescope images I've ever seen. It shows a massive group of young stars called R136 in the Large Magellanic Cloud, a satellite galaxy of our own Milky Way. But that's not what makes them so special:
Sony's follow-up to its a55 has been announced, with the a57 offering 12fps continuous capture coupled with Sony's SLT "Translucent Mirror Technology" and a 16.1-megapizel APS HD CMOS sensor.
An early benchmark from the device itself has apparently confirmed what we thought – Apple’s kitted out the new iPad with 1GB of RAM, but kept the clock speed of its CPU at 1GHz.
Our Prime Minister must've been really banging on about the "Special Relationship" between the US and UK recently, as he's about to become the first non-US world leader to get a free ride aboard Air Force One with the President.
After a couple of false starts in the last few days, Samsung’s finally rolling out its Ice Cream Sandwich update to loyal Galaxy S II owners, as well as the Galaxy Note, Tab 8.9 and Tab 10.1. Our European friends in Poland, Hungary and Sweden will apparently be the first to get the tasty treat, with the UK following shortly behind.
Europe's favourite streaming music provider is now available in Germany, the 13th European country to gain access to the services of the on-demand tune provider.
Apparently Apple’s truly struggling to get its new iPad here on time; we saw pre-order delivery dates slip within days of the unveiling. Now it seems some unlucky people, who plunked down their cash before Apple started pushing things back, will be disappointed on launch day too.
The idea of using insects and other small creatures as data-gathering devices has always been hampered by the need for short-lived external batteries. But what if you used the animal's own metabolism to continuously power their sensors?
