We heard a rumor earlier in the week that the BBC were working on their own paid download TV service called Project Barcelona, and now the BBC's Director General Mark Thompson has confirmed the existence of the new service. The service is called Project Barcelona, and when launched it will see the … [Read more...] about BBC’s Paid Download TV Service Confirmed
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16GB NOOK Storage Can Now Officially Be Repartitioned
Barnes & Noble has today announced that owners of their NOOK 16GB tablets will now be able to change their storage configurations and repartition the tablet's 16GB of storage. The new configuration support comes after Barnes & Noble originally shipped their 16GB NOOK with just 1GB of the … [Read more...] about 16GB NOOK Storage Can Now Officially Be Repartitioned
RIM Confirms Blackberry 10 Landing On PlayBook Soon
RIM's Rob Orr, RIM's VP of product management, has confirmed to the Tech Radar technology website that when the new Blackberry 10 is ready, the latest operating system will be arriving on their Playbook tablet. The new Blackberry 10 operating system is based on the same QNX platform which is … [Read more...] about RIM Confirms Blackberry 10 Landing On PlayBook Soon
Virgin Media To Offer Free WiFi On London Underground During Olympics
UK broadband provider Virgin Media has secured a significant contract to provide free broadband on the London Underground during the 2012 Olympics, with the service set to commence in July. This initiative is part of a broader effort to enhance connectivity and convenience for the millions of … [Read more...] about Virgin Media To Offer Free WiFi On London Underground During Olympics
Is This The Samsung Galaxy S III?
The guys over at Phone Arena have received a render of what is reported to be the final design of the new Samsung Galaxy S III, and if this turns out to be real, then the device could be announced on March 22nd. Of course, this could be a Photoshop and not an official Samsung render of the new … [Read more...] about Is This The Samsung Galaxy S III?
Archos Teases G10 XS Android Tablet (Video)
It looks like Archos is about to unveil a new Android tablet, the Archos G10 XS, which as you can see from the photo below, it looks like it will come with some sort of keyboard dock similar to the Asus Transformer range. We don't have many details on the new Archos G10 XS, although we do know that … [Read more...] about Archos Teases G10 XS Android Tablet (Video)
Three UK To Offer Subsidized New iPad 3
UK mobile carrier Three just dropped us an email to let us know that they will be offering the new iPad 3 on their 24-month data contracts and also on their month-to-month plans. This is for the WiFi and 4G model of Apple's new iPad, and the cheapest version is the new 16GB iPad 3 which is … [Read more...] about Three UK To Offer Subsidized New iPad 3
Apple’s New iPad 3 Gets Reviewed
The new iPad 3 will go on sale this Friday, and it comes with a range of new features over the iPad 2, which include the new Retina display with a 2048 x 1536 resolution. The latest iPad also comes with 4G LTE, a larger capacity battery, and a new Apple A5x processor which features quad-core … [Read more...] about Apple’s New iPad 3 Gets Reviewed
Elecom Launches New TK-PBL042BK Projection Keyboard
We have featured a few of these projection keyboards previously on Geeky Gadgets, and the latest one is from Elecom, who have announced the new Elecom TK-PBL042BK Projection Keyboard. The Elecom TK-PBL042BK Projection Keyboard will work with both iOS and Android devices via Bluetooth, and it can … [Read more...] about Elecom Launches New TK-PBL042BK Projection Keyboard
Chromium OS Aura Shell Brings Desktop And Window Manager Support (video)
Chromium OS has been designed to be used without the need for a desktop or windows manager, running through Google's Chrome web browser. However, over the last few months, developers have been working on a new system called the Aura Shell that will bring a desktop and window manager to the Chromium … [Read more...] about Chromium OS Aura Shell Brings Desktop And Window Manager Support (video)
Cashier Live Launches POS Application For iPhone
Today Cashier Live have launched a new iPhone application for their POS system that in a similar way to PayPal could be looking to encroach in Square's payment service territory. There are differences though between to the two companies as Cashier Live is firmly targeted at retails, specifically … [Read more...] about Cashier Live Launches POS Application For iPhone
Scientists Use Lego Robots To Create Artificial Bone (Video)
Scientists and students at the Cambridge University department of engineering are working on a way to create artificial bone, which they hope one day will be used in implants. The artificial bone is created by dipping a sample into a variety of different substances. This process is repeated … [Read more...] about Scientists Use Lego Robots To Create Artificial Bone (Video)
