Low-cost hybrid from Toyota and release date
By: Peter Chubb | Posted: March 26, 2009 | No CommentsTag: Toyota
After weeks of rumors and speculation, we can now tell you that a low-cost hybrid from Toyota is happening. Autoblog has reported that Toyota is preparing a hybriddrive train for use in its small Yaris platform.
Will Microsoft and Blizzard team up for next Xbox console?
By: Alan Ng | Posted: March 26, 2009 | 1 CommentTag: microsoft
When speaking at the Game Developers Conference, Rob Pardo from Blizzard confirmed that his company has already held talks with Microsoft regarding the follow up to the Xbox 360 console.
Samsung U5 DoReMi pocket audio player
By: Peter Chubb | Posted: March 26, 2009 | 1 CommentTag: samsung
The Samsung U5 DoReMi pocket audio player is the company’s latest edition into the entry-level portable digital music player market and will replace the U4, which was only launched last summer. The new U5 will still feature the USB key…
GM and Saab tech-sharing plans
By: Peter Chubb | Posted: March 26, 2009 | 1 CommentTag: gm
We know that General Motors Corporation (NYSE:GM) are selling its Swedish subsidiary Saab, but the two companies have agreed to cooperate with each other once they part. Last month Saab filed for bankruptcy protection so they can attempt to reorganize…
Samsung Haptic 8M Phone: Specs and price
By: Peter Chubb | Posted: March 26, 2009 | 1 CommentTag: samsung
Samsung already have a range of touchscreen phones, but yesterday they decided to add to that with the launch of the Haptic 8M handset. The cell phone uses the haptic feedback system on its 3.3-inch display, which has a resolution…
Microsoft updating Windows XP antipiracy technology
By: Peter Chubb | Posted: March 26, 2009 | No CommentsTag: windows xp
The launch of Windows Vista did not go as well as expected and saw many people sticking with the much-trusted Windows XP. Microsoft understand how popular the old operating system is and have now announced that they are updating the…
Dell’s new Nehalem workstations and 11G servers
By: Peter Chubb | Posted: March 26, 2009 | 1 CommentTag: dell
Dell, the second largest computer maker has unveiled a new range of enterprise computing products; these include servers and workstations and will be using the new range of Intel Nehalem-based Xeon chips and storage arrays.
School Curriculum: Taught how to use Twitter
By: Peter Chubb | Posted: March 26, 2009 | No CommentsTag: Twitter
Twitter is like the new Facebook, everyone and their friend seems to be doing it, but who would have thought that it would become part of the school curriculum. Children under the age of eleven will now be taught how…
IBM Layoffs: Latest 2009 job cuts
By: Peter Chubb | Posted: March 26, 2009 | 1 CommentTag: ibm
IBM (NYSE:IBM) has announced its latest round of job cuts for 2009, and it amounts to 4 percent of its U.S. workforce. The amount of jobs going will be 5,000; this is on top of similar cuts in recent months.
Game Developers Conference: New Nintendo DSi and Wii games
By: Peter Chubb | Posted: March 26, 2009 | No CommentsTag: nintendo
Satoru Iwata, the CEO of Nintendo took to the stage at this year’s Game Developers Conference and did his bit to try and encourage developers, he also wanted to talk a little about the upcoming release of the DSi as…
Nintendo Wii update now allows games to be run from SD cards
By: Alan Ng | Posted: March 25, 2009 | 1 CommentTag: nintendo
An update to the Nintendo Wii system software means it now has the ability to run games directly from SD cards. It also means any games downloaded from the Virtual Console or WiiWare can now be stored directly to the…
The Beatles: Rock Band website starts to give hints
By: Alan Ng | Posted: March 25, 2009 | No CommentsTag: The Beatles
It was way back in June 2008 that we first mentioned news of a Beatles video game. Fast forward to March this year and the game is very much in development and will be ready for it’s September release. The…
Mercedes-Benz F-Cell Concept Roadster is the future
By: Peter Chubb | Posted: March 25, 2009 | No CommentsTag: mercedes
If you were asked what kind of vehicles we would be driving in the future, we all seem to have the same ideas, not so with Daimler’s trainees. They were asked to design a vehicle for the future, and the…
Nokia’s N-Gage platform making a comeback?
By: Alan Ng | Posted: March 25, 2009 | No CommentsTag: nokia
Does anyone remember the words ‘Nokia N-Gage’? A few years ago, the N-Gage platform was meant to be a worthy competitor to the other handhelds on offer at the time but we all know it turned out to be a…
Unicom will be Chinese iPhone provider: G1 also possible
By: Peter Chubb | Posted: March 25, 2009 | 1 CommentTag: T-Mobile
Unicom has confirmed that they are to become the Chinese provider for the Apple 3G iPhone; they are now in the process of prepping the handset for entry into China. It is thought that the 3G iPhone will be available…
