Google+ Opens It Doors To Teenagers, Adds Additional Safety Features
Google has today opened its Google+ social networking site up to users aged 13 years and over, dropping the signup age from 18 years an over. Google+ is now available to anyone that is old enough to have a Google Account, which is 13+ in most countries. In opening the Google+ doors to younger users [...]
Lenovo ThinkPad X130e Now Available
Lenovo announced its latest notebook, the Lenovo X130e back in December, and now this budget friendly notebook has gone on sale an is available for $429 for the entry level model. As a reminder, the Lenovo X130e comes with an 11.6 inch HD LED display with a resolution of 1366 x 768 pixels, and is [...]
Motorola Sold Just 1 Million Tablets In 2011
Motorola has released their latest financial information for the last quarter of 2011, and along with the figures we get some information on how many devices the company has sold. Motorola sold a total of 200,000 tablets in the last quarter of 2011, for comparison Apple sold a who sold a total of 15.43 million [...]
Google Earth 6.2 Update Adds Smooth Seamless Scrolling
Yesterday Google started rolling out a new update for its Google Earth software, which takes it to version 6.2. The new Google Earth update has now removed the “patchwork effect” normally seen when viewing images in Google Earth. Google has now replaced the images with a seamless smooth scrolling action. The new Google Earth update [...]
Sony Xperia S To Feature Anti-Stain Shell
Sony recently announced their latest Android smartphone, the Sony Xperia S, and now we have some more details on the device, it will apparently come with some sort of special anti-stain shell. According to a recent report, the anti-stain shell on the Xperia S is some sort of special nano coating that will be dirt [...]
Google Music Manager Update Enables Downloads
Google has this week expanded the functionality of their Music Manager for Google Music to allow users to download tunes directly from their cloud. In the past users have only been able to upload their tunes, but the new features now enables you to retrieve your entire library with one easy click of a button. [...]
BlackBerry Bold 9790 Lands On Vodafone UK
The guys over at Vodafone just dropped us an email to let us know that the BlackBerry Bold 9790 is now available on their network here in the UK, the device has been available SIM free from a number of retailer for a couple of weeks. Vodafone are offering the BlackBerry Bold 9790 for free [...]
Nintendo Wii U Will Be Equipped With NFC Support
Nintendo has today announced that when their new Wii U console arrives later this year, it will come fitted with support for near field communication (NFC). Nintendo’s president Satoru Iwata explained that the company has added NFC technology to enable their new gaming console to interact with cards and gaming figurines. Other possibilities for using [...]
Samsung ‘Reviewing’ Galaxy S III Launch Dates
Yesterday we heard that the Samsung Galaxy S III, which was expected to launch at Mobile World Congress 2012 in Barcelona next month, would be launched at a later time. Now we have some information direct from Samsung, and the company has said they they are still reviewing when the Galaxy S III will be [...]
YouTube Rolls Out Updated Video Editor, Browser And Manager
YouTube has today rolled out new updates to a number of its services including a refresh to its browse page, to help users easily find more Channels on YouTube. Together with top lists like Most Viewed Today, you can now discover and subscribe to more YouTube Channels on browse pages, which will then regularly update [...]
Western Digital My Book Thunderbolt Duo Drive Announced
Western Digital has added another external hard drive to their range with the launch of the WD My Book Thunderbolt DUO, which is one of Western Digital’s first HDD to use Intel’s new Thunderbolt technology. The WD My Book Thunderbolt DUO comes with two 3.5 inch hard drives in a RAID O stripped array, and [...]
Amazon Offers Verizon Galaxy Nexus For $99
The Samsung Galaxy Nexus is currently available in the US with mobile carrier Verizon Wireless, the handset will set you back $299 when you sign up to a new two year contract with Verizon. Amazon is now offering the Samsung Galaxy Nexus for $99, when you sign up to a new two year contract with [...]
