Many people -- myself included -- have been pretty judgmental about Nokia's first WP7 phones. Rather than come out with guns ablazin' today, making the other manufacturers envious of their partnership with Microsoft, we'll have to wait for the next WP7 update, codenamed Apollo, to see the true extent of their relationship.
Like a Segway you can't ride, Murata's new power assisted, self balancing walker provides a stable support for senior citizens, allowing them to stay mobile while not tiring as quickly.
Apple is known for its ability to create products that are easy to use and even easier to understand. Too bad that ease of use doesn't translate to their latest cloud features. Instead, they've seemed to have mastered the art of confusing the hell out of everyone.
Was Steve Jobs the comeback player of the year in 2001? Was Jeff Bezos rookie of the year? Who won the batting title? What's the equivalent of winning a Golden Glove award? Who is Ted Leonsis???
The original Contract Killer was a fun game but the whole 'you are a hired killer' aspect didn't sit well with many people. Yes, the game glossed over it somewhat by claiming you were taking out 'bad' people but it lent a certain amorality to proceedings. It felt a bit...murder-y.
Some level of smartphone connectivity is standard on nearly every new car, but Toyota appears to be the first to implement the Car Connectivity Consortium's MirrorLink protocol in their iQ later this year.
We've seen Japan's magic flying ball before, but this is the demo where the fumbly bumbly spheroid finally won my heart. The device could be used for reconnaissance, search and rescue, or as the world's greatest piñata. Also: it's adorable.
Wasps, like most insects have clear roles for each member of the colony. Basically, everybody makes sure the queen is doing OK making babies. Everything works like clockwork until a Svengali-like fly larva takes over a wasp and makes it do its bidding.
The Nagoya Institute of Technology in Japan has developed a passive walking robot capable of traveling continuously under its own inertia — without exterior power. All that's required is slight downward slope and a gentle push to get started.
The high court has broken ground in the UK, with a first-of-its-kind copyright ruling ordering BT to block Newzbin2 within 14 days. The ruling follows the request of a coalition of Hollywood studios and could set a precedent leading to more filesharing clampdowns.
We've talked about the triangle of photography: Shutter Speed, Aperture, and ISO. But have you ever stopped to think what ISO means? Prepare to get nerdier than you've ever been about that elusive third dial in the exposure triumvirate.
Tsuyoshi Kikukawa, the President of Olympus who took over as CEO after Brit boss Michael Woodford was booted out for querying mysterious payments, has quit. The company lost over half its value during his short CEO stint. [Reuters]
Google has revealed a huge pile of data covering the various requests it receives from world governments to remove material, revealing that British authorities asked it to chop 135 YouTube clips over "National Security" concerns.
The Nokia Lumia 800 has just been unveiled at Nokia World and already news is trickling in about availability. According to Phones 4U, the Nokia's new flagship will hit the UK on 16th of November, but they're here now in stores to play with.
If you take just one thing away today from Nokia's announcements, it's that Microsoft has done well securing its first turn-by-turn navigation system in the form of Nokia Drive. But during my hands-on demo with the Lumia 800, I discovered something startling -- it won't ship with live traffic; offline map caching nor previous locations. Gulp.
Expensive radio maker Pure is about to step into the hotly contested online streaming service world, with the launch of Pure Music -- which comes with access to 15m tracks for a £5 monthly fee.
