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Toshiba Qosmio F750 is the world’s first glasses-free laptop

 

The LG Optimus 3D went on sale today as the world’s first glasses-free 3D mobile. Now Toshiba has announced another world first in the form of the Qosmio F750 3D glasses-free laptop. Even as a normal Core i7-toting lappie, you'd notice its imposing 15.6in screen and 2.8kg bulk. The Tosh flagship is not without power – it packs a hefty 6GB RAM and a Blu-ray XL drive that let’s you write up to 100GB on a single disc. Now to the important part – 3D – coming in the form of 2D to 3D upscaling on DVDs as well as full 3D video playback. It works using a camera that tracks your face to deliver images at the best angle with clearest depth. Initial murmours don’t sound too promising on how good it actually looks but stay tuned for our full review soon.

 

Facebook launches Skype video calling

 

From today, Facebook chat users can see how boring their mates’ nights in are too. Skype video calling for Facebook is going live, in beta, as well as a few other changes that will make Google’s new social media contender Google Plus pretty mad. As well as being able to video call in chat, Facebook also announced Group Chats and a sidebar that lists the friends you message most. Now it makes sense why Microsoft recently paid billions to buy Skype.

 

New video! HTC Wildfire S review

 

HTC went back to the drawing board with its baby Desire, otherwise known as the Wildfire. The result has seen an S slapped onto the end of its moniker, a much better screen, a more up to date OS and a more alluring design. It's still too small for people with gigantic hands, and it may not have all the high end thrills of its siblings like the Desire S, Sensation and the newly announced Evo 3D, but if you're on the look out for low-cost Android phone you might want to take a peek at the Wildfire S. Watch video...

 

Rumour Mill – Sony PlayStation 4 to get Kinect-style controls

 

After the PlayStation Network hack and now Apple and Fox News being hacked, it’s all starting to get more mundane and the fear associated with picking up a PS3 controller grows weaker. If grabbing a Sony controller is still too much for you, the PS4 has you covered with manufacturers leaking plans for a body-motion Kinect-style controller. The console, which will compete with the Nintendo Wii U, will go into production at the end of 2011 for a 2012 release of 20 million PS4 consoles. Although we're taking that date with a pinch of salt bearing in mind Japan's recent natural disaster.

 

Android 3.1 update hits Acer’s Iconia Tab A500

 

If you’re the proud owner of an Iconia Tab A500 then you can look forward to upgrading your rectangular best friend to Android 3.1. The latest update brings a slew of tweaks including the ability to resize widgets and a host of improvements in the web browser, contacts, calendar and navigation. So what are you waiting for? Give your trusty touchscreen-toting workhorse a sweet updated Honeycomb treat – it deserves it.

 

New video! LG Optimus Pad review

 

3D video recording isn't exactly the most sought after tablet feature, but LG is convinced that taking tablets to the third dimension by donning a pair of blue and red specs is the next best thing in tablet computing. We're not so sure. Watch video...

 

Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 to have TouchWiz Honeycomb update

 

Samsung’s 10.1in Galaxy Tab is due to hit our shores on August 4 and those of you looking for a purely clean Android experience may wish to mull over the news that their TouchWiz skin will be loaded into the Honeycomb OS, straight out of the box. Read more...

 

Amazon’s cloud player arrives on the iPad with unlimited track storage

 

Amazon has announced its cloud music player will now not only work via the iPad’s safari browser, but it will also offer unlimited storage for all of your tracks for the staggering price of only US$20 a year – the same price that previously only nabbed you 20GB of space.  Read more...