Week In Review: Xperia Arc S, Slider And Sharks


Sony’s Xperia Arc S and Asus’ Eee Slider failed to impress, but we were taken with ICS running on a G1 and a flying shark. Welcome to week in review; the stories that were the highlights of the week from November 21st to November 25th.

Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc S Review

Sony Ericsson’s Xperia Arc S offers a small upgrade over the existing Xperia Arc, as well as a somewhat disappointing 3D panorama mode.
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Asus Eee Pad Slider Review

The Eee Pad Slider’s unique included keyboard should have been a massive plus — but sadly it wasn’t. Maybe next time. Read More

New Kinect Hardware For Windows Gets Up-Close And Personal

Kinect won’t just be for Xbox — and it won’t be a rushed port job, but hardware that takes unique opportunity of what Windows can offer. Read More

Samsung’s Anti-iPhone Ad Is A Fanboy Nuke

Samsung’s not pulling any punches — either in the court where they must fight Apple, or in its advertising, where it’s also fighting — and poking fun at — Apple fans. Read More

Original Googlephone HTC G1 Gets Ice Cream Sandwich Update

If you ever thought that old Android phones couldn’t be updated to run the cutting edge Android OS, you were technically wrong. Only technically, because ‘run’ totally isn’t the right word to use here.
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Most Entertaining Story

Giz Tests A Remote Controlled Flying Shark [Video]

There was really no other choice, but then again, it’s not every day that you’re sitting at your desk and a shark flies past. The world would be a wildly different place if that were commonplace.
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The Cheapest NBN 50 Plans

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