Amazon to take on Netflix with standalone video streaming service Netflix had better watch its back – Amazon wants a slice of the video streaming pie Amazon is reportedly on the cusp of announcing a video streaming deal with Viacom that would take the online retail giant a step closer to launching a standaloneNetflix-baitingon-demand video streaming service. According to reports fromReuters, Viacom – which owns MTV, Comedy Central, Paramount Pictures and Nickelodeon – has given the go ahead to license its shows and films to Amazon, with an official announcement expected to be made soon....

Android 4.0 update “coming soon” for Samsung Galaxy Note, Galaxy Tab 8.9 and 10.1 Sammy teases with promises of sweet Ice Cream Sandwich updates in the very near future Samsung has stated on its (now pulled)Facebook pagethat an Ice Cream Sandwich update for the Galaxy Note, Galaxy Tab 8.9 and 10.1 will be coming hot on the heels of theGalaxy S II’s Android 4.0 updateon March 19th. Galaxy S, Tab 7, and Galaxy W owners can also look forward to an update, albeit to Android 2....

Angry Birds Star Wars out now The game you’re looking for? Rovio’s latest slice of avian rage hits Google Play and the App Store today A few hours ago, in an App Store far, far away… (well, on the Internet)Angry Birds Star Warsappeared. Yes, the latest version of Rovio’s physics-based action puzzler is here, and it’s bringing a whole heap of Star Wars-themed stuff with it. Expect the zero gravity levels of Angry Birds Space mixed with regular planetside action, with the birds styled as Rebel Alliance members and the pigs as the wicked Imperials....

Apple iPad 3 could be called the iPad HD Could the latest version of Apple’s iSlate be ditching the numbers for a whole new moniker? The long-rumoured retina display-toting iPad 3 could in fact be called the iPad HD, if allegedly leaked accessory part listings from Griffin and Belkin dug up byGizmodoare to be believed. Apple’s next generation retina display is expected to sport a1080p-trouncing 2048×1536 resolution, which would more than justify the rumoured Apple iPad HD name change....

Apple iPad Mini to launch on October 23rd? Apple is reportedly going to rain on Microsoft’s Windows 8 parade with the release of the iPad Mini Most companies would be accused of stupidity if they decided to release a product in the same week as Microsoft, but Apple isn’t your run-of-the-mill outfit. According to sources “familiar with Apple’s plans,” the iPad Mini’s dinkier proportions will finally be revealed to the world on October 23rd and not October 10th, as previously rumoured – two days before Microsoft’s big Windows 8 event in New York, and shortly before the launch ofWindows Phone 8....

Apple iPhone 5 vs Samsung Galaxy S3 – drop test Still not sure whether to plump for an iPhone 5 or a Samsung Galaxy S3? See how they fare when flung onto the pavement If you’re wrestling over whether to pick up an iPhone 5 or a Galaxy S3 – and you’ve already pored over ourexhaustive comparisionbetween the two phones – this may be the clincher. It’s the one test we didn’t try – dropping the two phones onto a pavement to see which fares best....

Apple to axe Messages on OS X Lion from December 14th Want to carry on using iMessages on your Mac? You’ll have to upgrade to Mountain Lion if you haven’t done so already Apple has informed customers that its Messages Beta program for OS X Lion will be terminated on December 14th. Apple fans who want to carry on using the Messages service will have to fork out £14 for theOS X Mountain Lionupgrade from the App Store, although those with Macs too old to run it will be left in an iMessaging lurch....