Officially, Sony's PSPgo is only clocking in at 333MHz like the rest of its brothers and sisters, but as the gang at Sony Insider found out in the FCC filing, the internal processor actually maxes out at 480MHz. What that means for gamers is probably nothing in the near future, since the firmware'll underclock it to standard speeds and we've seen absolutely no sign Sony's interested in releasing software exclusively for the UMD-less iteration at this point. Of course, the opportunity to capitalize on the upped hardware is gonna be there, and we still remember...Read More »

Looks like the Archos 9 Windows 7 tablet has made it out of the labs (and controlled show floor settings) and into the hands of Crave UK, where that seemingly-amazing resistive touchscreen continues to impress -- so much so that they initially thought it was a capacitive unit. We actually pinged Crave ed Nate Lanxon to find out what was up, and the real story appears to be a mystery -- either Archos PR is mistaken in telling everyone that it's a resistive screen, or the company has somehow improved the tech to the point...Read More »

Sitting pretty as the number three cell maker in the world would make many of the bigger names happy -- not to mention the usurped Sony Ericsson and Motorola a bit green -- but not LG, as it's now gunning for spot number two. In an interview with Yonhap, LG's president of its mobile business, Ahn Seung-kwon, stated that the company hoped to bump Samsung to the wayside by 2012 with the help of a serious new set and a premium brand. While the gaudiness of really expensive handsets disturbs us at times, we'll admit that mention that...Read More »

'Best-ever sales day' An internal AT&T memo leaked to MacDailyNews crows that "iLaunch day 2009" - yes, you read that correctly, "iLaunch" - set multiple Big Phone sales records.… Full published article at: Read More »

App Engine stalls Google App Engine - the development and hosting cloud that serves up third-party apps and websites - was on the fritz for a good six hours this morning.… Full published article at: Read More »

SpyPhone 3GS If you own an iPhone, security researcher Charlie Miller can take control of it, and short of turning off the device, it appears there isn't much you can do to stop him. Not until Apple fixes the flaw, anyway.…The power of collaboration within unified communications Full published article at: Read More »

Rockstar Games has moved swiftly to deny that the Grand Theft Auto juggernaut is heading to the iPhone after a  teaser website appeared online showing game footage on Apple's smartphone kingpin.   The nifty-looking one-page site claims "You have no idea what's coming on iPhone" before showing GTA footage presumably plastered onto the iPhone's screen.   - 20 Games that changed it all - Banned video games that corrupted our minds   Initial prangs of excitement were almost instantly shelved after noticing the site's url, www.coming-on-iphone.com. We soon realised there was no way the cool cats at Apple or Rockstar would...Read More »

Having lost out to O2 on the Palm Pre, failing to break the same network's stranglehold on the iPhone and having to share a half-exclusive with T-Mobile on the HTC Hero, Orange has stolen a march on it's rivals by snaring the Toshiba TG01.   Orange splashed the long-awaited smartphone across its website and are the first network to confirm they'll be carrying the Windows Mobile-loaded Tosh handset.   - See where the Toshiba TG01 finished in T3's Hot 100 - Video: Hands-on with the TG01 - Vote now and win big in the 2009 T3 Gadget Awards - Read More »

Lovers of pyrotechnics everywhere have always struggled with the quandary: what to do on a rainy day? Well, firebugs, get a load of this: Sega Toys Japan has heard your prayers and answered 'em in the form of the Uchiage Hanabi. This is essentially a projector that displays "fireworks" on the walls and ceilings, with realistic movement and sound. And if that weren't enough, you can create your own fireworks and program your own shows. Now you can have Bastille Day, every day, in the privacy of your apartment! Out August 1, with a...Read More »

Researchers at the Fraunhofer Research Institution for Electronic Nano Systems ENAS in Chemnitz led by Prof. Dr. Reinhard Baumann have unveiled tiny, printable batteries that they hope to put into production for pennies apiece. The new battery prototype is primarily composed of a zinc anode and a manganese cathode that can be screen printed and covered with a non-printed template cover. Each mercury-free battery weighs less than one gram, and can individually produce about 1.5 volts of electricity. By placing several batteries side by side, however, up to 6 volts can be generated. The institute...Read More »