24th September 2008 Archive

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Sony Ericsson presses play on Play Now music services

We have a music store too you know... two of them

Sony Ericsson has updated its music, and content, offering with a piecemeal service direct from the manufacturer, and a subscription service that will only be available via network operators. Both variations on the service will initially be available on the Walkman W902 handset, with support for the full range of SE handsets …

Phones 24 Sep 2008, 06:36
Hands on with the T-Mobile G1

First Look An in-depth and hands-on look at the phone everyone's talking about

The G1’s looks, specifications and, crucially, launch date have already been widely reported. So, that just leaves one question on everyone’s lips: what’s the Android-based talker actually like to use? The home screen on T-Mobile's G1 At yesterday’s launch, Register Hardware tested the phone and we quickly found ourselves …

Phones 24 Sep 2008, 09:08
BBFC bite back at ELSPA

KAPOW! OOMPH! WACK!

The British Board of Film Classification has bitten back at recent negative comments made by the Director General of the European Leisure Software Publishers Association, which claimed that the Board isn’t fit for purpose. The British Board of Film Classification (BBFC) said that the the European Leisure Software Publishers …

Gaming 24 Sep 2008, 09:37
Dell debuts 'world's first' electronic privacy filter for laptops

No more plastic tape-on screens

Dell has introduced what it claims is the world's first fully electronic screen filter - digital version of the clip-on sheets offered by the likes of 3M to shield screens from prying eyes. Implemented in software and hardware, the electronic filter effectively reduces the viewing angle of the display, ensuring, Dell claimed, …

PCs 24 Sep 2008, 10:01
HTC Touch Pro smartphone

Review HTC's best handset yet?

HTC brought out its iPod-bothering Touch Diamond back in May, but four months can sometimes seem like a lifetime in mobile phone terms. We've been promised the Pro since then, but while the newest kid on the HTC block has many similarities to its predecessor, there have also been several improvements, all of which go to make …

Phones 24 Sep 2008, 10:02
World's largest digital photo frame displayed

Super size scenery

Digital photo frames are nice to look at in the corner of your room, but Smartpart’s latest frame will need more space than that because it’s claimed to be the world’s largest. Smartpart's digital photo frame measures 32in At 32in the frame will likely be best displayed on a wall, making it look like an LCD telly. The …

HD 24 Sep 2008, 10:35
Dell launches monster quad-core notebook

Big and bigger

Dell today introduced its stylish Precision M6400 quad-core "mobile workstation", the beefy specced desktop replacement it first talked about back in August. It also debut a variant, the M6400 Covet, which is the one with the blazing orange aluminium cover. Dell Precision M6400: covetable? Both models are based on a 17in, …

PCs 24 Sep 2008, 12:53
Blockbuster: DVD to Blu-ray shift slower than VHS to DVD

Consumer adoption still slow

Film rental firm Blockbuster has said that consumers will be slow at swapping their DVD libraries over to Blu-ray. According to a report by Home Media magazine, Thomas Casey, CFO of Blockbuster said at a recent investor conference in New York that he doesn’t think Blu-ray’s replacement of DVD is “going to be nearly like DVD …

HD 24 Sep 2008, 13:02
iPhone users get BBC radio downloads

On demand radio shows

The BBC has confirmed that its radio programmes can now be accessed on-demand through the iPhone and iPod Touch. Radio fans can listen to radio shows up to seven days after they were broadcast. Shows come in MP3 format and are compressed to 128kb/s. Mark Friend of the BBC said in offcial blog that punters must download the …

Media players 24 Sep 2008, 13:21
Dell intros compact DLP projector

It fits in your pocket, and it throws your laptop's screen output up onto the wall. It's Dell's M109S "on-the-go" projector. Dell's M109S projector: connect The compact unit weighs just 360g. The resolution's 858 x 600 and the mercury-free LED light source is capable of projecting the image up to 2.4m. One-port box The …

Gadgets and Gizmos 24 Sep 2008, 13:49
Official Tube shot leaked?

Polished Nokia talker shows up online

Nokia has teased consumers with a blurred picture of the Tube handset already. But what’s believed to be the world’s first official shot of the upcoming phone has been leaked online. Is this Nokia's Tube handset? Image courtesy of Idnes.cz The image, which comes from sources unknown, shows the talker in a very different …

PCs 24 Sep 2008, 13:53
Ryanair dial into mid-air mobile calls

Flight firm to launch in-plane mobile calls

Ryanair is just weeks away from letting its passengers make in-flight calls using mobile phones. Although the company’s yet to make a formal announcement, a spokesman for OnAir – the firm providing the technology behind Ryanair’s service - told Register Hardware that the operator will initially equip 14 Dublin-based planes …

Phones 24 Sep 2008, 15:31