Opera 10 beta introduces a new skin, visual tabs, a new compression technology (Opera Turbo) for faster browsing on slow connections, automatic updating and BitTorrent support, among other features.
At E3 no big surprise was Sony’s unveiling of an updated portable gaming controller, the PSP Go. Big surprise was the unveiling of a motion-sensing device to combat the Ninetendo Wii and Microsoft’s new Project Natal.
Google describes Wave as “equal parts conversation and document, where people can communicate and work together with richly formatted text, photos, videos, maps, and more.”
Microsoft Research recently opened the doors to its research and development facility in Cambridge and silicon.com went along to take a look at the technology being worked on – from augmented reality and Microsoft’s Surface technology, to making disk drives more efficient.
The The National Museum of Computing’s PC Gallery in London gives a look at the 44-year history of personal computers – from the PDP-8 and Commodore PET, to the Apple Newton and iPhone.
Amazon chief Jeff Bezos says his company’s new Kindle DX will save paper, help students get better grades, reduce “evil” ink cartridges, and boost newspapers.
ZDNet UK was given a preview of the HTC Magic, which will be exclusively carried in the UK by Vodafone. The handset uses version 1.5 — also known as Cupcake — of the Android platform.
Patients at the London hospital will soon be greeted by a touchscreen computer that allows patients to notify hospital staff they have arrived and update their contact details.
