News round-up: 7 November
The end of a momentous week in American history

BlackBerry Storm fails due to lack of Wi-Fi, says TechRadar’s Dan Grabham

A momentous week for America, with Barack Obama finally dispatching the much-unloved George ‘Dubya’ Bush at the White House, much to the joy of pretty much the entire free world, as well as [...]

Video: RIM BlackBerry Storm touchscreen phone hands-on
There’s a Storm brewing down Vodafone way… Check out our video report.

While our colleagues were off interviewing Lewis Hamilton, the multimedia team were getting hands-on with perhaps the most impressive BlackBerry ever.

The BlackBerry Storm’s one key failing
And it’s a dealbreaker…

The BlackBerry Storm: is it hobbled by a lack of Wi-Fi?

First, let me say the new BlackBerry Storm looks incredible. The addition of touches such as the ‘clickable’ screen and even the ‘bedside mode’ make it a serious competitor to the iPhone. It also has a whole [...]

New iPod app puts a turntable in your pocket for £2.99
We look at the new ‘Virtual Deck’ app which puts the turntable onto the iPod and into the palm of your hands

Budding DJs (assuming they have an iPhone or iPod Touch) are one step closer to being able to ditch those pesky flight cases full [...]

News round-up: 5 November 2008
Like a fireworks display exploding in your mind

A whole Blu-ray on the disc the size of a CD… oh, wait…

Happy new fireworks night! Merry Bonfire evening! Whatever you want to call it, let’s set things on fire and burn an effigy of a falsely imprisoned man to celebrate!
(Don’t set random things [...]

Blackberry Storm 9500 smartphone
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Despite starting life as a corportate-aimed smartphone, RIM’s BlackBerry has become more multimedia-friendly with each iteration, and the latest model – the BlackBerry Storm 9500 – is the most radical yet.
Unlike previous incarnations, there’s no hardware keypad, and the front is dominated by a [...]

News round-up: 31 October 2008
It’s Hallowe’en, so TechRadar goes bump in the night