Entertainment

A Beta Tester’s Video Impressions Of Google TV And The Logitech Revue

A Google TV beta tester leaked a video of Google TV running on the Logitech Revue and it pretty much looks like what we’ve seen already but just realer. He also shows off the Logitech Revue and its keyboard.


September 4, 2010
Software

Ubuntu 10.10 Beta Adds New Photo Manager, Improves Multimedia Experience

An early look at the next release of Ubuntu’s Linux desktop hit the web late yesterday. What’s in 10.10, or “Maverick Meerkat,” for desktop users? Besides app updates, there’s a new photo manager, improved multimedia controls, better Ubuntu One syncing, and more.


Gaming

Angry Birds Lite Beta Launches On Android

Rovio dropped a few hints earlier in the week that it’d have a public beta test of Android Angry Birds ready by Friday, and it’s followed through – it’s up on the Android Market right now. The level select shows 15 locked spaces for you to power through – and a link to buy the full version. But that doesn’t work yet. This is a test. [Rovio via Techradar]


August 31, 2010
Cameras

First Look At That HUGE Beta Kinect Camera In The Wild

Beta users for the Xbox 360′s Kinect seem to have mixed feelings about the still-in-development motion-gaming device.


August 28, 2010
Gaming

Kinect Hardware Prepped And Shipping To Beta Testers

Looks like our plentiful tipsters were right earlier this month when they told us that Microsoft was offering a “limited audience” of Xbox 360 owners an opportunity to beta test Kinect.


August 13, 2010
Software

Internet Explorer 9 Beta Goes Live September 15

The beta for Internet Explorer 9, Microsoft’s HTML5-friendly fresh start, will arrive on September 15, in conjunction with a Microsoft event dubbed Beauty of the Web. Let the browser wars rage on! [Beauty of the Web]


August 12, 2010
Software

Firefox 4 Beta 3 Update Available Now For Multitouch Windows 7 Users

It’s a small update, but a good ‘un – well, for anyone using Windows 7 with a multitouch monitor. A few other minor upgrades have also been included, such as new JavaScript values for faster graphics. Get the download now. [Firefox]


August 7, 2010
Software

FaceTime Via Email Arrives In iOS 4.1 Beta 3

iPhone 4 owners will soon be smiling more, with a new option to initiate FaceTime conversations via email unlocked in the latest iOS beta. This could allow video chatting with other FaceTime-compatible devices, such as the perhaps-impending front camera iPod.


August 6, 2010
Gaming

These Are The First Screenshots Of The Lego Universe Beta

When I first saw the first screenshots of the early build of Lego Universe – Lego’s massively multiplayer online role-playing game – I got excited like a teen after finding his dad’s old Playboy stash. The final beta look just hardened the tingling sensation:


August 4, 2010
Software

iOS 4.1 Beta 3 Now Available To iPhone Developers

Looks like iOS 4.1 Beta 3 is now available for download in the iPhone Developer Centre. We’ll be taking a look and letting you know what’s new since the last beta shortly. [Apple - Thanks TJ!]