Samsung Europe executive Thomas Richter said the device will offer users "a new galaxy of possibilities" with features such as mobile video conferencing and a video chat function. The thin tablet device weighs 13.4oz and has a seven-inch touch screen.

In a rare victory for Sony over arch-rival Apple, the Walkman portable music player outsold the iPod in Japan in monthly sales for the first time in August, a survey showed Thursday.

If it is true that the enemy of your enemy is your friend, then Apple and Facebook ought to be friends. Their common enemy, of course, is Google. But Apple's entry into social networking with the iTunes music social network Ping on Wednesday, has made them frenemies (or friend-enemies). And like with all frenemies, issues need to be worked out.

Sony unveiled a prototype of a 3D-enabled Vaio laptop at the IFA consumer electronics conference in Berlin this week, which it said will be available in the spring of 2011. The 16-inch screen laptop will use similar technology to Sony's Bravia TVs, company officials said. Users will be able to switch between 2D and 3D with the touch of a button.

The influence that Google's browser has had on the market is broader than its actual use. On Chrome's second anniversary, Google releases the sixth stable version

The source code powering a USB modchip for the Playstation 3 has been released onto the web so that anyone can download and use it, making it now near-impossible to ban.

After the event yesterday we got some hands-on time with the new iPods. We'll be sharing our thoughts on the new devices, and the other announcements, later today. In the meantime, here are our hands-on shots of all the new iPods.

Angry Birds, the best selling game for iPhone, is finally coming to Android – but if you want in then you'll need to sign up for the beta trial.

The opaque visor of one of Britain's most famous helmets has been lifted. Shortly after, publishers HarperCollins said in a statement that a 33-year-old racing driver named Ben Collins "has a great story to tell about his seven years as The Stig, which will appeal to a wide audience beyond just motoring enthusiasts."

With the first month of StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty behind us, millions of gamers around the globe have purchased Blizzard's latest blockbuster. In a brief sales update, the company said it's shipped over three million copies in the initial month of availability in North America, Europe, South Korea, Australia, Russia and many other regions.

While Intel is busy trying to gather momentum behind its Wireless Display (WiDi) technology, HP has decided to jump-in with its own offering. Called Wireless TV Connect, the new solution should allow content to be seamlessly streamed from any computer to an HDTV.

Microsoft just received confirmation of a patent that hands the company the intellectual property of shutting an operating system down.

Sony has officially unveiled three new e-readers, the Reader Pocket Edition PRS-350, Reader Touch Edition PRS-650, and an updated Reader Daily Edition. They all feature next-generation touch-screen E-ink technology.

I've always thought that a StarCraft movie would be awesome if it was done right, and it seems I'm not alone in my opinion. StarCraft publisher Blizzard has said they'd love to make the movie, as long as the creative minds behind the flick are the perfect fit.

Alongside Arcade Fire song "We Used To Wait," lots of pop-up windows and videos incorporating real street scenes from Google Street View are among the highlights of this crafty Chrome demo.

An IT engineer who attempted to dispatch a spider with an improvised flamethrower ended up on the wrong end of his own can of deodorant, the Sun reports.

Woman in suburban Detroit was very excited to share her views about a trial. The defendant, she believed, was guilty of resisting arrest. So she posted her view to her friends and, depending on her privacy settings, quite a few other people too.

New photos gleaned by the Mars Express spacecraft in orbit about the red planet have failed to shed any light on the origins of an "enigmatic" elongated crater named Orcus Patera.

Remember a few years back when Gail Porter did a photo shoot for FHM? Well.. a few years have passed and … she's.. decided to do it again…

A Freedom of Information request to the BBC has revealed that streaming to Apple's mobile devices is currently significantly more popular than iPlayer on Google Android devices.