First Samsung Android phone comes to O2

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O2 yesterday announced the first Samsung Android-powered mobile, the Galaxy i7500, will be exclusively available on the network during September. Spec-wise the handset differs little from other Android phones with a 3.2" screen, support for HSDPA, Bluetooth and USB 2.0 although it dwarfs in the member stakes, boasting 8GB of internal memory. The Galaxy appears to use the standard flavour of Android so there's none … [Read more...]

John Simm to lead new West End play

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Life on Mars and Doctor Who star John Simm returns to the stage this autumn in the highly charged thriller SPEAKING IN TONGUES, in which the seemingly random confessions of a group of strangers are pieced together by a detective investigating the disappearance of a leading psychiatrist. Simm leads a cast featuring Ian Hart (The Virgin Queen, Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone), Emmy award-winning actress … [Read more...]

What We're Playing: PS3 Gone Home?

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I've been playing home! Yep there you go i've done it. I'm out of the closet. It's true I've been playing Home on the Playstation 3 and I've been enjoying it. Regular readers might recall me questioning the value of Home only a few months back, so have I changed my mind? In part yes... I have been playing Home and I have been enjoying it. But there are caveats: I still don't think it's an effective way to launch … [Read more...]

Playstation 3 Firmware 3.00 disappoints?

I don't think I could be any more unimpressed with the Playstation 3's 3.00 Firmware update if I tried. What the heck, lets give it a shot anyway... I knew party chat wasn't going to be launched with 3.00, so it wouldn't be fair for me to grumble about that... but that's not going to stop me. Every PS3 I owner I know wants party chat and that we still don't have it is a real kick in the teeth... Xbox fans … [Read more...]