June 2012 Archive

30th June

• Samsung Galaxy S3: camera tips and tricks
• Ritual Suicide and Nikolai Tesla: Digital Voices 30/06/2012

29th June

• BT announces 98 new fibre locales, connects 4,500: Broadband Rollout Roundup 29/06/2012
• Dark Knight Rises app launches exclusively to Nokia Lumia phones
• Three: Guide to MiFi
• App Friday: Lookout Security & Antivirus
• UK Government adult filter debate leaks personal details
• BBC Sport app comes to Samsung Smart TVs
• TalkTalk’s HomeSafe adult filter workarounds exposed
• Samsung Galaxy S3 Review: One Month In
• Video: T-Mobile guide to SIM-only deals
• BBC Sport launches Facebook live stream app
• iPad dual-screen gaming in the works
• Channel 4 4seven: 7-day catch-up is Channel 4’s BBC iPlayer
• RIM announces BB10 delayed until 2013
• Google TV and Google Nexus Q: What this means for Smart TV
• Google Drive and Google Chrome land on iOS
• Samsung Galaxy Note 2 specs revealed?

28th June

• Jaguar XF Sportbrake estate pricing confirmed
• London taxi driver turns cab into hotel room during Olympics
• TomTom Map Share updates now free on all devices
• Mercedes-Benz A-Class price and specs confirmed
• Huawei Ascend Y 100 Review
• Google Nexus 7 Jelly Bean tablet hands-on
• Google Nexus 7 VS Amazon Kindle Fire VS BlackBerry PlayBook
• Hyperoptic Speed Test: We go hands on with 1Gbps broadband
• Interview with Raules Davies: Star of Virgin Media and CBS Action’s Star Trek app
• UK Government wants to hear from you about adult content filters
• Nokia Lumia 610 Review: In Depth
• BT, Sky, TalkTalk and Everything Everywhere sign up for password-free Wi-Fi trial
• Google Nexus 7 launching in July for £159
• Samsung Galaxy S Advance Review: In Depth
• Android 4.1 Jelly Bean easter egg spotted
• Power Ethernet T1000 powerline Ethernet socket: on test

27th June

• Android 4.1 Jelly Bean features revealed
• Android 4.1 Jelly Bean, iOS 6 and Windows Phone 8 compared
• Google Nexus Q: Apple TV for Android
• Sony Xperia S ICS update problems confirmed
• TalkTalk tops Ofcom complaints league table again
• Apple Podcasts app launches
• Virgin Media launches Star Trek TiVo app
• Samsung Galaxy S3 VS US Samsung Galaxy S3 video emerges
• BT Wi-fi: The new name of BT Openzone and BT Fon
• BT announces locations for 330Mbps FTTP on demand
• CyanogenMod 9 RC1 now available for 37 phones
• UK Floods: BT deploys 700 new engineers to help restore lost broadband
• Google I/O starts today: Android Jelly Bean confirmed
• Lord Sugar to announce YouView next week
• HTC Connect: Wireless AV kite mark promises compatibility with HTC devices
• Firefox for Android updated: Now supports Flash

26th June

• HTC One X VS HTC One S
• Hyperoptic interview with Managing Director Dana Pressman Tobak
• Samsung Olympic Games 2012 volunteer phone: hands-on photos
• Fiat Punto TwinAir Review
• iPhone 5 to have NFC
• Website collects and publishes publicly available Facebook info
• Everything Everywhere 4G LTE live trial brings 20Mbps to businesses
• BT, Sky and Virgin Media could be required to snoop for piracy under draft Ofcom proposals
• Windows Phone 7.8 demonstration video appears
• Nokia 808 PureView pricing and availability
• Brits lose £1.3 billion a year by leaving TVs and gadgets on standby
• BlackBerry L and N-Series BB10 devices revealed
• Samsung Galaxy S Advance VS Samsung Galaxy S2
• Fiat 550 is a Ferrari 458-powered Fiat 500
• Cummins Hedgehog: World’s ‘most powerful’ engine hits Goodwood
• Mazda MX-5 GT Concept makes Goodwood debut

25th June

• 16 rugby players squeeze into a Chevy Aveo
• Xbox 360 SmartGlass SDK released, Smart TV second screens coming in autumn
• Seat Toledo returns
• Samsung Galaxy S3 running Ubuntu OS
• Nissan Leaf to attempt Goodwood lap record in reverse
• BlackBerry 10 concept with physical keyboard revealed
• £120 million for superfast broadband in Scotland’s Highlands and Islands
• Google Nexus 7 tablet: more specifications revealed
• LoveFilm gets Twentieth Century Fox TV next month, movies exclusively in 2013
• Asus Transformer Pad Infinity launching in the US in July
• Samsung Galaxy S3 sales expected to hit 10 million in July
• Virgin Media to rent out London Underground Wi-Fi post Olympics
• Samsung Galaxy S3 Pebble Blue back in stock
• Sony Google TV UK release date: 16th of July
• Virgin Media launches Premiere tariff with all-you-can-eat data

24th June

• Alonso wins spectacular European grand prix as Schumacher gets podium result
• Smart responds to Twitter haters with brilliant bird crap infographic
• McLaren and Aston Martin store opens in London
• BBC prepares iPlayer for Olympics and Wimbledon with chunky streaming

23rd June

• Frankenstein ‘truckcar’ redefines ugly
• Red cars attract most bird poo
• 4G Fails, Faux Poetry and More Pirates: Digital Voices 23/06/2012
• Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT Review

22nd June

• Sussex, Kent and Sketty: Broadband Rollout Roundup 22/06/2012
• Best Asus Transformer Prime games
• Foul weather plays havoc with BT’s engineering plans
• App Friday: SwiftKey 3 for Android
• BBC Radiophonic Workshop brought back to life online with The Space
• The Pirate Bay, Vimeo and DailyMotion unblocked in India
• Wireless HDMI DVDO Air: Wireless 1080p, 3D and 7.1 surround sound
• UltraViolet adding UK disc-to-digital conversion in 2012
• Motorola DROID RAZR and RAZR MAXX ICS update coming soon
• Samsung Galaxy customers can transfer content from iOS for free
• Ultra HD Olympics: Bradford tickets available, London and Glasgow going fast
• BlackBerry Curve 9320 Tips and Tricks
• Copper cable thieves kick Shetland Islands when they’re down

21st June

• Nokia 808 Pureview: Unboxing Video and Gallery
• 1 in 4 road rage motorists ready to fight
• Nokia 808 Pureview Accessories: Hands-on and first impressions
• Jaguar F-Type to be tested at Goodwood Festival of Speed
• Nissan Leaf electric taxis to roam London
• Vauxhall Corsa Black Edition brings sporty back
• Bad driving instructors face ban
• Virgin and BT: broadband competition preventing US-style net neutrality wars
• BT Pirate Bay block already breached by proxy sites says Pirate Party
• Sony Xperia S Ice Cream Sandwich update arrives
• ‘Semi-skimmed’ Sky Now TV will target 13.5m non-Sky viewers
• AT&T Samsung Galaxy S2 to receive Android ICS update
• iPhone 5 to put Samsung Galaxy S3 “to shame” says Hon Hai chairman
• Ed Vaizey 4G delay accusations anger UK mobile operators
• Sky predicts ‘M25 effect’ 4G bottleneck, Wi-Fi still needed
• Windows Phone 8 confirmed hardware partners
• EON Smart Plus Monitor: Control your heating from your phone
• Powerline and power control combine in myStrom’s ECO LAN: Digital Home
• Vettel to drive for Ferrari in 2014?
• Lexus GS 250 Review
• Windows Phone 8’s top eight new features
• Brits revealed as nation of Facebook friend cullers

20th June

• Veo is Flipboard for on demand TV and video (proof of concept)
• Jeremy Hunt proposes The Space to become a permanent free art channel
• Windows Phone 8 not coming to Windows Phone 7.5 smartphones
• 4G auction delays – Ed Vaizey blames the mobile operators
• Amazon Android Appstore launching in the UK
• BT trials hint at future of BT Vision: Multiroom set-top boxes?
• BT blocks the Pirate Bay
• Sony Xperia S Ice Cream Sandwich update certified for release
• Google Asus Nexus 7 tablet camera appears on Picasa
• Samsung Galaxy Note 2 to launch in October to take on the iPhone 5?
• What to expect from the Windows Phone 8 launch tonight
• Bentley Continental GT Speed is the fastest Bentley ever
• Citroen C-Elysee and C4 L mid-sized saloons imminent
• Aston Martin Vanquish official specs confirmed
• Aston Martin’s new Vanquish AM310 pictures emerge
• Half a million homes losing 4Mbps of broadband speed, says TalkTalk

19th June

• Microsoft Surface VS Asus Transformer Prime VS Apple New iPad 3
• Live Restart update brings iPlayer closer to a cloud PVR
• Ofcom, B4RN and William Hague nominated as Heroes by ISPA
• Skoda promotes Citigo with ‘Citihenge’ Stonehenge replica
• Skoda Rapid promises cheap, ubiquitous motoring
• Nokia 808 PureView US arrival imminent
• Sony Homestream streams media files to your TV, tablet and phone: Smart TV Tuesday
• BBC showing Wimbledon finals live in 3D
• Sony Xperia PLAY Android ICS update gets certification?
• HTC One X WiFi issues confirmed by HTC
• Only 5.5 per cent of UK can get 30Mbps broadband, says report
• Samsung bundling £50 of Acetrax movie rentals with Blu-ray players
• Microsoft Surface tablet unveiled
• Samsung Smart TVs kick off with The Football App
• Best Samsung Galaxy S3 accessories

18th June

• Volvo S60 Polestar concept set to terrify BMW M3s
• Vispa wireless broadband brings 60Mbps to Cheshire villages
• Kawashima Celica has bonkers amounts of negative camber
• Hyperoptic challenges BT to keep up with home network speeds
• Over the Air 2012: Android Facebook hackery, iOS SDK re-writing and sensor based sonatas
• Max Payne for Android review
• T-Mobile data roaming rates cut, starting at £1 for 3MB
• Best Android phone: £150-£200
• T-Mobile introduces Internet Travel Boosters to reduce holiday roaming costs
• Digital UK marks last 100 days of analogue TV in England
• Samsung Galaxy Mini 2 Review: In Depth
• iPhone 5 white renders offer more stunning realism
• Cumbria broadband scheme sends BT and Fujitsu back to drawing board
• Samsung Galaxy S3 gets CyanogenMod 9
• Ofcom may fix price of BT business fibre broadband
• Sony Xperia Active gets its Android ICS update
• Audi R18 e-tron hybrid wins Le Mans 24hrs

17th June

• Anthony Davidson crash results in broken back at Le Mans
• Nissan DeltaWing crashes at Le Mans
• New 2013 Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG is a bit faster than the old one

16th June

• Euro NCAP 5 star ratings to be reserved for cars that brake automatically
• Audi SQ5 runs on diesel-flavoured steroids
• Vilner Predator will hunt and gather your affections
• Motorola RAZR MAXX pricing and availability in India revealed
• Lovers not fighters: Digital Voices 16/06/2012
• Nissan Juke Box is the most powerful car stereo ever
• Vauxhall Astra VXR Review

15th June

• App Friday: LeKiosk for iOS
• Openreach lights up 190,000 new fibre homes: Broadband Rollout Roundup 15/06/2012
• Western Digital dual-band WiFi routers stream at up to 900Mbps
• Vodafone offer up low cost roaming EU broadband for £8
• Lord Sugar pleads for Scots to join YouView trial
• UK communications data bill will track your life online and by phone
• Sky News Android app catches up with iPhone
• Vodafone caps roaming Euro broadband at £8 a day
• Gameloft announce the Dark Knight Rises for Android, iPhone and iPad
• BBC to offer livestreaming sport over 3G
• Samsung Galaxy S3 Premium Support Stand hands-on
• Nokia to take on Android with low-end Lumias

14th June

• Nokia selling luxury phone brand, Vertu
• Asus Transformer Prime software update adds Face Unlock
• Samsung Galaxy S3: Samsung made three prototypes
• Free O2 WiFi gives Debenhams an alternative shopping experience
• Olympics in Ultra HD: BBC releases free tickets for every day of the games
• Toyota Yaris Hybrid Review
• Sony Xperia Z and new NXT handsets revealed next week?
• How Sky and BT Vision carve up English Premier League football coverage
• Samsung Galaxy S3 and Eurosport team up to offer Olympic livestream
• Lexus GS 450h Review
• Virgin TiVo Living The Dream app teaches you how to dance: video
• Samsung Galaxy S Advance: What’s in the box?
• Stunning new Apple iPhone 5 renders appear online
• HTC confirms it won’t move towards low-end mobile phones
• Video reveals Apple iOS apps running on the BlackBerry PlayBook
• Nokia 808 PureView launches in India
• BMW i Pedelec electric bike to assist at 2012 Olympics

13th June

• Masterplug’s built-in USB ports free your sockets from phone chargers
• Sony Xperia Miro and Xperia Tipo confirmed with Ice Cream Sandwich
• Anti-trolling laws: online censorship or the price of freedom?
• Samsung Galaxy S3 US launch confirmed, Apple denied again
• Three offers £5 All-you-can-eat data across Europe
• Transparent solar tech turns tinted tower blocks into power blocks
• Wednesday Deals: Nokia Lumia 610, Orange SIM only, HTC One X and more
• BT and TalkTalk will launch their own YouView boxes
• HTC One S to get a new processor
• The Cloud adds free headlines, sports news and travel info at hotspots
• Samsung Galaxy S3 receives minor OTA update
• Three adds unlimited Euro roaming broadband for £5/day

12th June

• Apple iOS 6: 10 things you didn’t learn from the launch
• Renault Twizy tested on high-speed circuit in video
• 4G Freeview interference tackled by Televes indoor antenna
• BMW M3 and M5 M Performance Editions in pictures
• BT Vision 2 adds National Geographic channels, but what is it?
• BlackBerry Curve 9320 video review
• iOS 6 video reveals new features
• External iPhone batteries round-up: Mophie Powerstation, Powerstation Pro and more
• Belfast cross-city WiFi bid needs citizen support
• Vodafone lets you take your UK tariff on holiday
• Samsung Galaxy S3 teardown video, looks painful
• Top Gear Live promises ‘deadly’ 720 double loop
• Samsung Galaxy S3 VS Apple iPhone 4S
• 80Mbps fibre broadband arrives on Uno and Xilo
• Apple iOS 6: Old Siri vs New Siri
• Buffalo lands first UK WiFi AC dual-band 1.75Gbps system
• BBC Sport app on Panasonic TVs for Olympics and Wimbledon
• HTC One X WiFi issues plaguing devices

11th June

• Android Ice Cream Sandwich VS Apple iOS 6
• iOS 6 Maps vs Android Maps vs Google Maps for iOS
• Apple iOS 6 features revealed
• Which devices will get iOS 6?
• Apple iOS 6 confirmed for Autumn: iPhone 5 launch?
• TalkTalk blockades The Pirate Bay, just BT to go
• BT calls in the marines to fix undersea fibre link hit by cable thieves
• The Cloud WiFi: surf up to 300Mbps at 5GHz but no WiFi AC yet
• Lamborghini phones and tablets pictured
• Chevy Volt Review
• Sapphire EDGE-HD3 Mini PC: Hands-on and first impressions video
• Sony Mobile fan? Help bring forward the next Xperia phone release
• Sony Xperia U Tips and Tricks (with video)
• iOS 6 Maps application creates privacy concerns
• £1,000 reward to catch cable thieves who cut links to more than 10,000 Scottish homes
• iOS 6 rumour round-up: What we can expect at the WWDC

9th June

• Habitents is a tent for your Toyota Prius
• Samsung brings TV motion control to life with bouncy lady parts
• New wide angle wing mirror eliminates blind spots
• Jubilee Blues and WiFi issues: Digital Voices 09/06/12

8th June

• Texas to let motorists pay to drive at 85mph
• Dual SIM HTC Desire V announced for Europe (read: Ukraine)
• Vauxhall Mokka price and specs confirmed
• Diamond broadband geezers: Broadband Rollout Roundup 08/06/2012
• App Friday: IAM Konki for iOS
• Years of driving in the sun causes man’s face to wrinkle like a prune
• Motorola RAZR MAXX Review
• Samsung Galaxy S3 pentile screen – what is it?
• Freesat poaches Sony SAB from pay-TV
• Cumbria residents get satellite broadband installed free by Bentley Walker
• Samsung and LG threaten Xbox and Playstation with cloud gaming
• Communications Bill snoopers charter delayed until after Olympics
• Joyride: How to steal fuel in broad daylight
• Samsung Galaxy Beam UK arrival announced
• Scotland superfast broadband gets £32 million extra cash boost
• Apple iPhone 5 leak: rendered in video
• Samsung Galaxy S3 US launch: Apple wants ban

7th June

• 2013 McLaren MP4-12C shows off upgrades in pictures
• Netgear NeoTV ProHD: Stream YouTube and Netflix to your TV
• Freeview upgrades: HD, recording, Freesat, smart TV and YouView
• Opinion: Why HTC should make a Freeview HD box
• Google 3D Maps video takes on Apple
• Top 5 Freeview HD recorders: Freeview Upgrades
• Ford S-Max Review
• TalkTalk Essentials broadband now unlimited at £3.50/month for the first year
• Google Nexus tablet early press shots leaked?
• YouView trials opened to all discreet tech junkies
• iPhone 5 back panel hands-on video emerges
• London WiFi: King’s Cross and Warren Street stations get wireless
• Sky HD Guide update brings Anytime+ on-demand to the forefront: video
• Sony Tablet S Ice Cream Sandwich video
• O2 and Be Broadband blocking The Pirate Bay in the UK
• Sony Tablet P Ice Cream Sandwich video
• O2 and Vodafone team up for 4G UK plans

6th June

• The 2012 Meffy Awards are coming
• Batman Dark Knight Rises Nokia Lumia 900 video
• Samsung Galaxy Mini 2 UK availability
• Seat Alhambra Review
• Lexus IS 200d Review
• Microsoft release on[X] automation app for Android
• What is IPv6 and why do I need it?
• BMW 5 Series Review
• New reports of Apple iPhone 5 with 4-inch 16:9 screen?
• Weak passwords are everywhere claims online security researcher
• Peugeot 5008 Review
• Nokia Asha 305, 306 and 311 touch phones launch

5th June

• Audi A6 Review
• Audi A4 Review
• Hyundai IX35 Review
• Asus Eee Pad Slider Ice Cream Sandwich demo video
• Asus Taichi unveiled: dual-screen laptop/tablet
• Best Samsung Galaxy S3 Apps
• PlayStation Mobile coming to HTC phones
• SmartGlass breaks Xbox 360 out of the box: Smart TV Tuesday

4th June

• Mazda 6 Review
• YouView and Humax join the John Lewis line-up
• Vodafone biometric charging truck rolls out to UK festivals
• Asus Transformer Book confirmed: the Transformer gets Windows 8
• Samsung Galaxy S3 launching in the US this month
• Jubilee phishing makes Prince William ‘most dangerous royal’ online
• Recombu Exclusive Deal: HTC One X or HTC One S with £85 M&S eVoucher

3rd June

• Usain Bolt and Nissan partner for GT-R ad campaign

2nd June

• The Pirate Bay and Pavements: Digital Voices 02/06/12

1st June

• Star Wars droids appear in commercial for Toyota Prius Plug-In hybrid
• Sauber cuts an F1 car in half to show us what’s inside
• Steven Tyler’s Hennessey Venom GT Spyder, world’s fastest convertible, in pictures
• Samsung Galaxy S3 now available in India
• BT fires up more exchanges, KC unleashes 350Mbps FTTP in Hull: Broadband Rollout Roundup 01/06/12
• iPhone 5 initial hardware leaks
• BMW 6 Series Gran Coupé Review
• KC launches 350Mbps fibre broadband, KC Lightstream 350
• Virgin broadband speed record tripled by German ISP at 4.7Gbps
• App Friday: ubiCabs
• Samsung Galaxy S3 source code revealed
• N.O.V.A. 3 now on Android
• Three Value MiFi Huawei E5331 available now
• Asus Android/Windows 8 tablet coming soon?
• IKEA Uppleva TV remote and interface surfaces (video)
• HTC One X VS Samsung Galaxy S3
• Three launches Huawei E5331 Value MiFi: budget MiFi
• Hyperoptic offers to cable up Kensington and Chelsea