TomTom collars Mr Burns and Marge Simpson to tell you the way

TomTom collars Mr Burns and Marge Simpson to tell you the way Marge Simpson and Mr Burns join the likes of John Cleese and Brian Blessed in TomTom’s celebrity satnav voice line-up “Simpson, eh? Well you’d better turn right or I’ll set the dogs on you.” What more pleasant voice to guide you home than the miserable Mr Burns from The Simpsons? Perhaps you’d rather the granite-edged rasp of Marge Simpson to tell you what to do at the next roundabout?...

September 13, 2021 · 2 min · 337 words · Matthew Faulkner

Touchscreen-focused BlackBerry 10 OS leaked

Touchscreen-focused BlackBerry 10 OS leaked Is this what we can expect from BlackBerry’s dive into the world of touchscreen-focused-OS devices later this year? Want to see whatBlackBerry 10 OSwill look like when it arrives later in the year? Those BlackBerry addicts over at CrackBerry have taken the wraps off RIM’s new operating system, and the touchscreen-focused OS is looking promising. A BlackBerry OS without a QWERTY focus is like Steve Jobs without a turtleneck, but things change....

September 13, 2021 · 2 min · 325 words · Angela Navarro

US$99 Xbox 360 hits the US

US$99 Xbox 360 hits the US Microsoft’s console bundle available for US$99 up front and a US$15 monthly fee Microsoft has released a subscription-based Xbox 360 bundle that delivers HD gaming thrills at a cheaper price. Well, sort of. Available at 21 US-based Microsoft Stores, the 4GB Xbox/Kinect bundle costs US$99 (around £60) up front. Customers must also commit to a 24-month Xbox Live Gold subscription at US$15 (around £10) per month....

September 13, 2021 · 2 min · 266 words · Austin Yates

Vertu Constellation Ti ditches Symbian for Android

Vertu Constellation Ti ditches Symbian for Android Luxury smartphone maker finally offers an up-to-date OS to oligarchs Ultra-luxury phone maker Vertu is only going to release a phone with a reasonably up-to-date version of Android on it. Sadly, it still costs more than your average second hand car. While previous Vertu devices ranSymbian– a dying operating system even by Nokia’s own admission – the Vertu Constellation Ti smartphone breaks the trend with Android 4....

September 13, 2021 · 2 min · 319 words · Kristen Allen

Wacom Bamboo Stylus duo draws on tablets and paper

Wacom Bamboo Stylus duo draws on tablets and paper When your gadgets run out of juice, this hero stylus-pen will save the day with real ink Wacom has stuck a ball-point pen on the end of its Bamboo Stylus for iPad and Android tablets and made it miles more useful in the process. The makers of the fiendishly cleverInkling smart penhave realised that most of us are still quite attached to paper, despite thelatest shiny rectanglesthat want to do away with the medium altogether....

September 13, 2021 · 2 min · 356 words · David Kennedy

Wacom outs Bamboo Splash graphics tablet

Wacom outs Bamboo Splash graphics tablet Tablets aren’t just for swiping between good-looking apps and browsing the web – this budget graphics tab is serious creative kit We loveWacom’s Inkling smart penandBamboo stylus for the iPadso we’re always keeping one eye on what the art gadget specialists are doing with their clever tech. This time, Wacom has brought out an US$80 budget graphics tab which comes with a 5.8in by 3....

September 13, 2021 · 2 min · 326 words · Vincent Hughes

Wacom teases its first mobile HD tablet – is this the end for the Galaxy Note?

Wacom teases its first mobile HD tablet – is this the end for the Galaxy Note? The stylus specialist and purveyor of professional digital drawing kit for most of Hollywood is unveiling a tablet soon While Samsung has made a valiant effort with the Galaxy Note’s S Pen, it doesn’t quite deliver enough sensitivity for processional use. Now that Wacom is unleashing a professional HD tablet, that may be about to change....

September 13, 2021 · 2 min · 312 words · Michael Hall
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