So all the rumours were unfounded. O2 have kept their exclusivity deal with Apple for the newly announced iPhone 3G S with the network quick to announce prices ahead of the pre-order date this Wednesday.   The iPhone 3G S is officially on sale on 19th June and will cost £184.98 (16GB) and £274.23 for the new 32GB size if you chose the cheapest tarrifs. That doesn't seem too outlandish, given past form.   However, those great new features you heard about in Software Update 3.0? They're the ones that are going to cost you. The new tethering service which allows you...Read More »

Apple wasn't totally clear about this earlier, but it turns out all the unibody MacBook models are now MacBook Pros -- the only remaining "MacBook" is the white plastic number. That's definitely a big change from Cupertino's usual rigidly-maintained product matrix -- and we'd say that the lower-end Pros with GeForce 9400M integrated graphics definitely blur the line between consumer and professional machines. Still, it's not hard to tell one from the other on the outside, at least: MacBooks are plastic and MacBook Pros are aluminum. We all straight?Filed under: LaptopsWhite MacBook last...Read More »

It may not seem quite as impressive now that Microsoft and Sony have shown off their visions of a motion-controlled future, but Nintendo's Wii MotionPlus is still as good as it gets when it comes to consoles today and, as promised, it's now finally shipping alongside the latest Tiger Woods game. That may not be exactly what Nintendo had in mind when it first unveiled MotionPlus way back at last year's E3, but the first-party wares won't be too far behind, with its own Wii Sports Resort title (and requisite bundle)...Read More »

News from the keynote of Apple's worldwide developer conference in San Francisco as it happens. Full published article at: Read More »

Email-IM hybrid 'too complicated' Microsoft's chief software architect has branded Google's Wave collaboration effort as "anti-web".… Full published article at: Read More »

As of late Sunday, the new Palm Pre became the fastest starter ever for Sprint, setting records both for best first day sales and best first weekend sales, according to a Sprint press release. Unfortunately, Sprint doesn't mention a specific number of devices sold (the best estimate so far is around 50,000), or what device the Pre knocked off the top spot -- we'd say the Instinct, if we had to guess. The rest of the effusive PR is spent on extensive self praise, with CEO Dan Hesse calling the launch "the coming out party for the...Read More »

Sachs survey shines on Cisco Are the big companies that Cisco Systems is targeting ready to seriously consider the networking giant as a server provider for their data centers? Apparently so, if you believe the results of a recent survey of Fortune 1000 customers done by investment bank Goldman Sachs.… Full published article at: Read More »

Today at WWDC Apple introduced a brand new iPhone, the iPhone 3G S. Mirroring the last model in aesthetics, it has the brand new OS 3.0 crammed full with over 100 new features.   The iPhone 3G S features a digital compass, to aid Google Maps usage, but it will be particularly interesting to see what developers build using this technology. There are many amazing apps available on the Android platform that use the compass technology, so we imagine the developers sitting in the audience at WWDC are already cooking up firm ideas.   The camera has been boosted from 2.0-megapixels to 3.2-megapixels, and...Read More »

WWDC is still kicking off with iPhone updates a-plenty, but one of the best things we've seen for software update 3.0 is the TomTom app, coming this summer with international and European maps. Once it hits our handsets, you'll be able to buy an accessory pack including a cradle and car charger, to safely keep the phone charged and in perfect view.   The car kit will allow landscape and portrait hold, and contains a loudspeaker for extra-loud voice directions, and microphone for hands-free calling. Thanks to the 3.0 accessory framework, the app will feature accurate step-by-step GPS, and the...Read More »

Sure, you think you've learned all there is to know about Apple's new iPhone 3G S, but have you had its every feature explained and demonstrated for you by an unrealistically calm, factory-fresh ApplePerson over the course of 14 minutes in one of the company's trademark guided tours? Trust us, it's like taking a bubble bath in technology. Hit the read link for video.Filed under: Cellphones, HandheldsVideo: iPhone 3G S gets a guided tour originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 08 Jun 2009 18:01:00 EST. Please see our Read More »