Psion special goes binary Last month, we published something unusual for us: a long feature about the consumer electronics pioneer Psion. It’s full of previously untold stories: the plucky outfit could have been the British Sony. But we know that reading long pieces on the web is a pain. So as promised, we’re making it available as a PDF download. Continued

Up 135 per cent, apparently Sony has claimed that PS3 sales in North America have jumped 135 per cent since it brought the price of the 60GB console down to $499 two weeks ago. Continued

Orange is jumping on the talent show bandwagon, but on mobiles phones with Play-Off, which claims to offer the nation s never-ending queue of wanabees a platform to pit their talents against one another. You need to submit 10-15 second videos… Continued

Come on Korea, give us a hint A Samsung representative has confirmed to Register Hardware that online rumours about its creation of a designer touch-sensitive mobile phone are correct - but the bad news is that it won’t be coming to the UK, at least for the time being. Continued

Comment All that glitters doesn’t stay sold The genius of Apple’s strategy for its iPhone is to make a defensive move look like an offensive one. Continued

Another reason to dig yourself an arse groove Samsung has raised the bar for LCD display resolutions giving square-eyed screen-addicts another reason to drool uncontrollably. It has unveiled the world s first 30in LCD display, capable of providing a 2560 x 1600 resolution through the next-generation DisplayPort video interface. Continued

While SMS traffic increases too Mobile operators have reported increased revenue from services other than SMS in the first quarter of 2007 when compared with the same period last year. Continued

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Watch out, Toshiba Samsung will launch its promised dual-format HD DVD/Blu-ray Disc player in Europe next month, the company has said, and industry insiders are already claiming the machine could be priced at just 400 ($548/ 271). Continued

Dubai Tower hits 512.1m Dubai declared on Saturday it now boasts the world’s tallest building, with the Burj Dubai (Dubai Tower) scraping the sky at 512.1m (1,680ft) a year before its slated completion. Continued

Review Slim, sleek storage Hard drive maker Seagate continues to try and persuade consumers that add-on drives aren’t just for geeks but for everyone. It’s latest attempt is the compact and eminently palm-able Go, part of its FreeAgent line up of external hard drives… er… “data movers”. Continued

Joins Channel 4 and Sony Ericsson to find UK’s best band Orange and Sony Ericsson have gotten together with Channel 4 to launch “mobileACT Unsigned”: a competition to find the best unsigned band in the UK. Continued

Elijah Page first to die in 60 years South Dakota yesterday executed its first prisoner in 60 years, 25-year-old Elijah Page, who succumbed to a “lethal combination of three drugs at the state penitentiary in Sioux Falls”, the local Argus Leader reports. Continued

32GB memory card support too The rumours were true. Research In Motion (RIM) has officially confirmed its development of the BlackBerry 8820, the first handset in its history to feature built-in Wi-Fi connectivity. It also supports Micro SDHC memory cards. Continued

Samsung has launched four digital cameras, all aluminium-clad and ranging between 7- and 8-megapixel models. Continued

Samsung’s anticipated i620 Windows Mobile smartphone - a skinny slider phone with a drop-down BlackBerry-style QWERTY keypad - is to go on sale in the UK through Vodafone. Continued