Slimmer iPhone 5 cases start showing up in AT&T stores

Say what you will about the iPhone 5 rumour mill butit never is uninteresting. After having gone back and forth over how many models of iPhone Apple is releasing on Tuesday, the appearance of cases for a teardrop-shaped iPhone 5 in AT&T retail stores may mean that the company is planning on releasing two new handsets after all. We received word yesterdayof an iPhone 4S having surfaced in Apple’s inventoryand an iPhone 5 showed upon China Unicom’s website, advertised as supporting the speedier HSPA+ network....

2 min · 245 words · Sandra Rowe

Slingbox Debuts in India

Starting May 2011, Indian households can proudly showcase their shiny new gadget, a Slingbox. For those not familiar with the iconic device,Slingboxmakes it simple to watch and control live TV content from a cable box, satellite receiver, DVR or video camera on any remote device such as a mobile phone, PC, laptop or tablet located anywhere in the world via a broadband Internet connection. To cash in on the ongoing IPL Cricket tournament, the company is offering its products at introductory prices....

3 min · 438 words · Dawn Irwin

Slitherine announces a plethora of new wargames at ‘Home of Wargamers 2021’

It’s a great day to be a fan of simulated carnage! Slitherine today held its “Home of Wargamers Live” event on Twitch. There are more announcements than you could shake a WWI-era saber at, so let’s skip morning muster and get right into the action. Slitherine revealed four new games today, but before doing so it gave us some juicy updates. Previously-announced titles First up, we saw live gameplay footage ofWarhammerBattlesector,and good golly this turn-based tactics game looks great:...

5 min · 965 words · Kathy Rogers

Slow Gmail? Google says you’re not alone.

If you’ve been having some trouble accessing your Gmail account today, Google is on the case. Our own Zee has been riddled with slowness and “503” errors when trying to access his Gmail, whilereports on Twitterare pretty rampant. We got in touch with Google and found out that the team has been investigating the problems. On theApps Status Dashboard, Google describes the scenario: We are aware that less than 0.002% of Gmail users experienced difficulties accessing their accounts beginning 8:15 PDT....

2 min · 216 words · Wayne Wright

Small iPad? Big iPod Touch? Neither. It’s Apple’s dedicated reader.

Ever since the iPad was announced, there has beena lot of talkabout its size. While Apple surely spent countless hours toiling over exactly the right proportions, the 9.7-inch form factor (call it 10, for argument’s sake) proved to be a good choice. I’ll be the first to admit that when it launched, I was a skeptic. A bigger iPod Touch? No thanks. But after having used one for a while, I’m now also quick to admit that it’s quite nice....

4 min · 755 words · Phyllis Gibson
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