Google Chrome OS out now? No, not officially but just one day after it was announced and demoed, its apparently available as an image file for VMWare. For those not familiar, VMWare simply allows you to run different operating systems within your own Windows, Mac OS X, etc. And if you don’t like it, just click and delete, no impact on your current OS whatsoever, therefore its a great way to test new OS’s risk free.
One limitation though, VMWare isn’t free, so the solution to this is to use VirtualBox which does the exact samething and works for all three systems – Windows, Mac OS X and Linux.
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Google has announced today its plans for further world wide web domination, now looking to take over your PC. Google announced that its highly anticipated Chrome OS operating system is just a year away from invasion. Aiming to keep everything as simple as possible, Google says the operating system will feature the same swift speed, simplicity and security seen in its Chrome browser. Read the rest of this entry »
Just a few days after it was officially submitted, its now available! TomTom’s updated sat nav app is now in version 1.2 and available from the App Store. It boasts a number of much needed updates and surprisingly, TomTom has decided to support iPod Touch and the first gen GPS-less iPhone.
For those who have been waiting / undecided whether or not to get the sat nav app for your iPhone, this update is significant in that TomTom has now caught up with the others by allowing for turn-by-turn navigation. However, this still means you will need that expensive car kit to work. The Tom Tom car kit has a built-in GPS module, integrated speaker and line out. However, it’s not vital if you have the iPhone 3G or iPhone 3GS.
Stantum unveils the Slate PC, a multiouch tablet PC which has been based on the Dell Inspiron Mini 10 netbook. The Slate PC has a 10.1-inch multitouch LCD panel and boasts Stantum’s PMatrix technology. The screen has 1024×600 resolution, 500:1 contrast and 200cd/m2 brightness. The device will support both finer and stylus input.
Thanks to Tony who got in touch with us about whether we knew the Sony Ericsson Aino would be arriving the UK for this Christmas. Unfortunately having just checked, we don’t think there is any sign of this happening with any of the UK’s networks. Read the rest of this entry »
Check out the hands on video below of Sony Ericsson’s first Android phone, the XPERIA X10. It is powered by a 1GHz Snapdragon processor, the X10 boasts a 4″ WVGA capacitive touchscreen display, an 8.1 megapixel camera, Wi-Fi, GPS with GSM/GPRS/EDGE in addition to either UMTS/HSPA. The X10 unlike Motorola’s latest Android phone, the Droid, doesn’t come with Android 2.0 but instead 1.6, though this can be upgraded.
Last week, we featured the unboxing galleries of the two XMI X-mini portable speakers which we received from Singapore. After having tried and tested its features and even used it while on the road, we were overall well impressed with the X-mini II Capsule Speaker and the X-mini MAX II portable speaker. If you haven’t yet heard about them before, we strongly advise you first read about their details and see the photos here and here…
TomTom’s iPhone sat nav application hasn’t had the best of starts. As we mentioned a few weeks ago, an update could just be around the corner. It was anticipated at that time that an update to the application would include finally everything that disappointed users have requested, ie such as advanced lane guidance.
