Personal Tech

Mirror Football iPhone app improved and FREE for new season
MirrorFootball.co.uk has announced that it is launching an updated version of its popular iPhone football app, packed with new features to coincide with the start of the 2011/2012 football season.

Protect your novels and Kindle this summer with a funky case
Protect your favourite paperback or Kindle while you're soaking up the sun this summer, with a funky, but robust, reusable cover, in a range of cute splashproof fabrics and Italian leather by velvetmutineer.

New Facebook game for wannabe fashionistas
Dynamo Games have launched Beauty Town, a Facebook game where people can open and manage their own virtual fashion boutique.

vouchercloud hots up as summer holidays kick in
Money-saving app vouchercloud has seen a dramatic 40% increase in voucher downloads since schools broke up for summer at the end of July.

Stay connected with style: UK’s first designer tablet PC
Pierre Cardin, one of the world's most famous fashion empires has launched a tablet computer that combines elegant design with user-friendly technology.
Almost £500 million worth of gadgets thrown in the bin
Britain is turning into a mass ‘digital dump', with £468 million worth of gadgets having been thrown in the bin in the past five years, according to online home insurer swiftcover.com.

Volkswagen puts the Scirocco R-Cup live on the iPhone
Ahead of Round Six of the Scirocco R-Cup at the Nürburgring this weekend, 5-6 August, Volkswagen Motorsport has launched an exciting new live-streaming application, ‘R-Cup mobile’, which allows motorsport fans to catch every wheel-to-wheel battle throughout the season, no matter where they are.

2011 Michelin France map now available for iPad
Following the success of the ViaMichelin Traffic application for iPad, Michelin has extended its offering with the launch of the first edition of the 2011 Michelin France map for iPad. The application can be downloaded from the iTunes App Store.

Xero launches new mobile app - Xero Touch
Xero accounting software has released its new mobile application that’s now available worldwide from Apple’s App Store.

Panasonic Lumix LS5 - compact digital camera
Taking pictures has never been so simple as Panasonic introduces the new 14.1-megapixel LUMIX DMC-LS5 featuring a high quality 26mm wide angle lens with 5x optical zoom (35mm camera equiv. 26-130mm) plus Optical Image Stabilizer (O.I.S) and Intelligent Auto mode.
A smarter way to search for holidays
Samsung announces Teletext Holidays as the latest partner for its Smart TV App store, Samsung Apps. The agreement between Samsung and Teletext Holidays will inspire Samsung Smart TV users’ travel choices as they browse for holidays and access destination guides and videos from the comfort of their living room.

Samsung launch range of high performance memory cards
Samsung has launched a new range of high performance SDHC/SD and micro SDHC/SD memory cards. All of the cards in Samsung's latest memory line-up provide incredible read speeds of 24MB/s and have been designed to meet the growing need for faster data transfer from a mobile device, such as smart phone or digital camera, to a PC.

Walkman goes wireless
Treat yourself to a richer, more satisfying soundtrack with this season’s Walkman line-up. From the superlative audio quality of Walkman A860 series to the colourful looks and fun features of Walkman E460 series, you’ll find the perfect MP3 or video MP3 player from Sony.

The perfect gift: easy-to-use digital photo frames by Sony
The S-Frame range of digital photo frames by Sony grows with nine stylish new models, all offering sparkling picture quality and smart features.

Sony launches new Cyber-shot digital cameras
Two new Cyber-shot digital cameras from Sony make it easy to capture the moment with DSLR-style still photos, Full HD video and amazing 3D images.