Vectrex Regeneration iOS app takes us back to the 80s Producers of retro apps have clearly exhausted all the successes of yesteryear – this app harks back to the failed 80s games console In case theCRT monitor-replicating Blinky appand ourbest retro gadgets for Christmashaven’t sated your appetite for things from the past, you can now glide back to the early 80s with the Vectrex Regeneration gaming console app. Vectrex who, you say?...
Vertu Ti sports Android and £7,000 price tag No longer owned by Nokia, the luxury phone brand outs its latest insanely expensive handset Vertu, the luxury mobile phone brandonce owned by Nokia, has announced its first Android smartphone. Called simply the Vertu Ti, it costs US$10,000 (about £7,000) – and yet for all that dosh you only get Android 4.0, which is now well over a year old. Still, Vertu phones have never really been about the specs, and the Ti (made in England, no less) is more notable for its titanium body and sapphire crystal display than its Snapdragon S4 processor or 3....
Viral of the Week – Quantic Dream’s Kara: behind the scenes Remember that awesome PlayStation 3 tech demo from the makers of Heavy Rain? Here’s how they did it… Remember Kara,the awesome PlayStation 3 tech demofrom the makers of Heavy Rain? Here’s a look at how it was created… You may also like Google Play store added to navigation bar London Overground to offer free Wi-Fi Skype for iPad plays nice with Apple’s Retina Display...
Virgin TV Anywhere service and app give you on-the-go telly Now you can watch live TV and on demand videos anywhere online or with this new iOS app and online service If you’re a Virgin Media customer who’s been gazing with envious eyes at the Sky Go service, your moment has come – Virgin TV Anywhere is a new online service that lets you, well… watch TV anywhere. The Virgin TV Anywhere app – in iOS format only for now – will stream around 30 channels live plus about 2000 hours of on demand videos – all for free....
Vodafone Booster Brolly boosts your smartphone’s 3G signal This brilliant prototype can charge your phone too – as long as there’s enough sunshine around This is exactly our kind of gadget: a handsewn umbrella with a battery, 12 silicon solar panels, a built-in 3G signal booster and an LED flashlight. Where and when we’d use this contraption – the Vodafone Booster Brolly – is still up for debate. But anything that keeps us dry, picks up the smallest hint of sun peeping through British clouds and keeps our phone juiced up and connected definitely goes straight to the wish-they’d-release-it list....
Walmart bringing iTunes rival Vudu to Europe Streaming movie service set to hit Latin America in June, with Europe and Asia to follow. But is it enough to pry you away from Netflix? Walmart’s streaming video service Vudu is packing its bags for an overseas trip – it’s launching in Mexico in June, with a European launch set to follow later in the year. Vudu’s more of a rival to Apple’s iTunes than anything else, serving up new releases on a pay-per-view basis....
Want a Samsung Galaxy S3 now? Fly to Dubai Middle East retailers put Samsung’s new superphone on the shelves a week early If you just can’t wait to get your hands on the newSamsung Galaxy S3– which launches in the UK on May 29th – you might want to book a flight to Dubai. Sammy’s new superphone appears to have been let out of the gate early in the Middle East, with oneReddituser spotting the phone onsale in Dubai....
