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NEWS: Mobile Firefox gets its own logo

pocketlint — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 17:01:30 +0000

is that Fennec in your pocket, or are you just pleased to see me? The Mozilla Foundation has unveiled a logo for its forthcoming Firefox-based mobile phone browser. The project, also known as Fennec, is an attempt by the non-profit to build a browser for mobile handsets that’s as popular as the desktop version. Currently, the [...]

NEWS: VIDEO: Modern Warfare 3 revealed

pocketlint — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 17:01:05 +0000

In-game footage unveiled of next installment as gamers get their trigger fingers on CoD:MW2 While excited gamers across the country unwrap the packaging of Modern Warfare 2, one of the most anticipated video games of recent times, The Onion has revealed footage of the next installment in the series. Modern Warfare 3 will apparently offer the most [...]

NEWS: Disease-diagnosis iPhone app in development

pocketlint — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 17:00:50 +0000

Analyses the sound of your coughs An iPhone application is in development by Australian and American doctors which analyses the sound of your coughs to provide a diagnosis of a cold, flu, pneumonia or any other respiratory disease that might be assailing you. Different ailments have different effects on the lungs – coughs can be dry or [...]

NEWS: Klipsch updates iGroove SXT dock

pocketlint — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 17:00:31 +0000

Refresh for the pint-size iPod speaker Klipsch’s iGroove SXT launched back in 2007 and promised a horn-loaded, high-fidelity iPod dock for audiophiles. Well, it seems someone at Klipsch HQ has decided they aren’t quite happy enough with it, so the company is rolling out an updated version. The new model keeps the dual long-throw 2.5-inch woofers and [...]

NEWS: Roberts Sports DAB II announced

pocketlint — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 17:00:09 +0000

Compact, portable radio Roberts has announced the new Sports DAB II. The DAB/FM digital personal radio is angled as “perfect for when you are on the move”. Said to be lightweight, compact and easy to use, the radio offers a full screen or rolling text display and gets a rechargable battery as well as an AC adaptor. As [...]

NEWS: EA acquires Playfish

pocketlint — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 17:11:22 +0000

Social gaming co hooked for $300 million Electronic Arts has confirmed it is to acquire social games giant Playfish. Playfish will be incorporated into EA Interactive, a division of EA that produces games for the Web and mobile devices. EA will purchase the company that specialises in Facebook and casual games for approximately $275 million in [...]

NEWS: EU proposes wireless "Road Trains"

pocketlint — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 17:11:01 +0000

To get vehicles to travel in convoy An interesting EU-financed project is looking at the possibility of building “Road Trains” to carry cars in convoy over long journeys. Each road train would be comprised of up to eight vehicles (cars, buses, trucks, anything), all of which would follow a professional driver, who would monitor the train’s [...]

NEWS: Murdoch to block Google searches on News Corp content

pocketlint — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 17:10:28 +0000

“They steal our stories” News content from The Times and The Sun could soon be noticeably absent in online searches and news aggregators if News Corp’s chairman and CEO, Rupert Murdoch, has is way. Murdoch, not shy to speak out about how he feels Google has threatened the newspaper industry, has said he will consider removing [...]

NEWS: Daily Tech Deal: Samsung ES19 digital camera from Currys

pocketlint — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 17:10:00 +0000

Money saving deals, offers and innovations To get the tech deals up and running this week we have the Samsung ES19 digital camera from Currys, who has seen fit to price the product at ?69.99. For your 70 notes you get a pretty straightforward specifications list, but one that should be fine for no nonsense every day [...]

NEWS: Bowers and Wilkins announce P5 headphones

pocketlint — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 17:09:43 +0000

Hi-Fi maker builds its first pair of cans High-end Hi-Fi manufacturer Bowers & Wilkins has announced its first ever pair of headphones. The snappily-named P5 Mobile Hi-Fi Headphone (singular) offers metal and New Zealand sheep-leather earpads, noise isolation and a microphone for iPhone compatibility. Bowers & Wilkins reckons that the sound produced by these headphones is “unfatiguing”, [...]