Moving cover of magazine Marie Claire
December 17th, 2010
Emma Watson from Harry Potter series is the first to star on the moving magazine cover. She’s on Marie Claire’s December 2010 issue. The magazine launched an iPad app which transformed her glamorous December cover shoot to a moving version. During the clip, Emma is seen posing with her hand on her shoulder in a floral white top and she is seen trying to stifle giggles as she flutters her eyelashes at the camera. The app even includes the Editor-In-Chief Joanna Coles giving addressing the readers briefly to mark the special occasion. Motion Cover created by Legs Media on
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Angry Birds flash mob on December 11 in Trafalgar Square
November 26th, 2010
Celebrating the first anniversary of Angry Birds as First Official Angry Birds Day on December 11 worldwide. Angry Birds, one of the most successful mobile games in history, will have a day dedicated to itself. Thousands of fanatics are expected to attend the 'Angry Birds day'.
Flash mob meet-up in London's Trafalgar Square, on December 11. The
official page recommends gathering at least five people to attend each meet-up, but states 'it will be fun, easy, and enjoyable for Angry Birds fans of all ages'. Given the size and centrality of Trafalgar Square, the rumour mill has been spinning out of control and many believe they will see the announcement of a console version of the iPhone favourite or possibly ...
Angry Birds coming to PS3, Xbox 360 and Wii
November 24th, 2010
The makers of the smartphone megahit, one of the most successful mobile games in history - Angry Birds have revealed that they are bringing the game to consoles, with versions for the Wii, Xbox 360 and the PS3 - as well as a sequel in Angry Birds 2. The chief executive of Rovio, the company behind the game, Peter Vesterbacka , told the BBC that the company is also working on plans for Angry Birds 2, a sequel to the original game. But he said that rather than replicating the gameplay of the original - in which you fire a variety of birds with special abilities at pigs in and effort to destroy them - Angry Birds 2 would ...
StarCraft 2 released in South Korea
July 27th, 2010
The new game’s full title is StarCraft Wings of Liberty, set in the 26th century in a galaxy far far away and sees three races - Protoss, Terran and Zerg – battle for supremacy. In future two further expansion packs will be released called Heart Of The Swarm and Legacy Of The Void. StarCraft 2 is available on PC and Mac. The hugely anticipated strategy war game StarCraft 2, made by Blizzard studios, was released today after 12 years of development. In South Korea the original StarCraft was a gigantic hit and still has a huge fan base. In fact, it had something of a religious following there. 11million of copies were sold and ...
HTC Desire launch in UK on March 26 [Video]
February 17th, 2010
Smartphone specialists HTC have unveiled three new phones at the Mobile World Congress - Super-fast HTC Desire, The HTC Legend and The HD Mini. The HTC Desire - The Desire will have one thing the Google's Nexus One lacked - HTC's Sense interface, the Taiwanese manufacturer's intuitive and widely-praised skin for Android. Desire boasts 1 GHz Snapdragon processor, a 3.7 inch AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, and a 5 megapixel camera with an LED flash.The Desire will support Flash 10.1. Sense allows users to pull information from web services like Twitter and Facebook and display them in widgets on a variety of customisable home pages. Desire will have a miniature optical track pad to give users greater control of where they're pointing. The Desire will be ...
Samsung Wave Smartphone
February 15th, 2010
Here comes the Samsung Wave with open source operating system, Bada. Samsung Wave enters the market, where already Smartphone Operating Systems like Apple's iPhone OS, Google's Android, Symbian, Microsoft's Windows Mobile, RIM's BlackBerry OS, Palm's webOS and Nokia and Intel's newly announced MeeGo are all competing for attention. The Wave was unveiled in Barcelona on Sunday ahead of Mobile World Congress - the world's largest mobile phone trade show which opened today. Samsung currently lies fifth in the smartphone market, behind HTC, with just 3% of the world market share. Wave is the first handset to run Samsung's new open source operating system, Bada, and features an iPhone-style app store for downloading games, mapping, eBook and lifestyle applications. Mark Mitchinson, vice president of ...
Launch of Apple iPad in UK
February 2nd, 2010
Apple iPad will launch in March in America and in UK, Brits would have to wait until June or July to get their hands on the 3G iPad. But Apple’s UK
website has confirmed that it will ship in April, just days after the Wi-Fi version. Price is still being kept under wraps for iPad. Rumours are it will cost around £400 mark, as the cheapest model with 16GB, which retails at £308 in the US. Apple prices are normally high in UK. Orange, O2 and Vodafone are the companies thought to be in the running for streaming the 3G data. O2 had exclusivity over the iPhone to begin with and the iPad is being offered through ...
HP Color Match turns Camera Phones into Virtual Beauty Consultant
July 13th, 2007
HP has developed a
color-matching technology for mobile phones that will assist you in buying the products that require color coordination, such as cosmetics. The technology is aimed at helping women find the right shade of make up to suit their skin tone. HP Labs, the company’s central research arm, has developed a technology that uses sophisticated imaging algorithms and mobile networking to match colors that complement one another, including makeup specific to skin coloring. Retailers, consumer goods and other companies that require a high level of color or image coordination could implement the technology to offer services that help their customers select the right products for their needs. It combines color science, imaging science and mobile networking technology to match colors that perfectly ...
For frequent travellers–Blackberry Pearl 8100
May 20th, 2007
BlackBerry Pearl is small enough to take anywhere. It’s the ultimate combination of brains and beauty. The Blackberry Pearl 8100 smart phone is one of the world’s smallest smart phones. It comes complete with digital camera, multimedia capabilities and expandable memory, Sure type keyboard technology in a QWERTY-style layout, light sensing screen that adjusts lighting levels automatically for ideal indoor and outdoor viewing, and a pearl-like trackball navigation system, plus user definable convenience keys. This device comes in three different colours Blackberry Pearl, White Blackberry Pearl & Red Blackberry Pearl. Features Available BlackBerry Maps Camera Media Player Corporate Data Access Wireless Email Organizer Wireless Calendar Phone SMS MMS Wireless Internet BlackBerry Maps, the best way to find your ...