3D on demand arriving on BT Vision

BT has announced that it is finally jumping aboard the 3Dbandwagon - with the company signing deals with NBC Universal and Vertigo thatwill bring 3D content to its BT Vision IPTV service. With Sky offering Europe'sfirst 3D channel, and Virgin Media offering a small amount of 3D content ondemand, BT Vision has finally managed to get in on the latest tech trend. A12-month deal with NBC Universal Television Distribution means that it can showall 3D movie titles on its On Demand service, including the forthcoming StreetDance 3D and the excellent Despicable Me.
TechRadar

250m music downloads for TDC
TDC's music subscription service was launched in Denmark inApril 2008 in conjunction with 24-7 Entertainment. It was an early pioneer of the'free music bundled with other subscription' concept, being bundled with amobile/broadband sub. Consumers have access to a library of 8.6 million tracks,and a streaming component was incorporated last December. This has been aparticularly successful move with 2.5 million tracks streamed in October alone.
Mobile Entertainment

Apple Buys Wireless Headphone Company
It seems that instead of developing its own wirelessheadphones, Apple has dipped into its seriously large coffers and bought acompany that does it already. Reports circulating last night suggest that Applehas acquired wireless headphone maestros Wi-Gear, a company that specialises inmaking Bluetooth audio accessories. Now, we here at TrustedReviews don’t liketo speculate wildly about the future of technology, but we’ll make an exceptionthis time, so here goes. "TrustedReviews believes that Apple, in the nearfuture, will look to bring out some form of wireless audio accessory for theiPhone and iPod." There it is. We could be way off the mark but sometimesyou just have to go with your instincts.
TrustedReviews

Google Instant Previews Make Searches Visual
In its official blog, Google today unveiled the nextadvancement in its on-going search for well, the perfect search. Not contentwith Google Instant, which it rolled out in August, the internet giant nowallows users to get a visual representation of their search results. “Instant Previewsprovides a graphic overview of a search result and highlights the most relevantsections, making finding the right page as quick and easy as flipping through amagazine,” Google said in its blog today. To use Instant Previews, click onceon the little magnifying glass icon next to the title of any search result anda visual overview of the page will appear on the right-hand side of the searchpage. From there, hover your cursor over any other result to see a preview. Ifusing your mouse is just a too far for you, fear not as you can hit the rightarrow key to get the preview pane to appear and a quick tap of the down arrowwill scroll though the various search results.
TrustedReviews

Vodafone UK recovery continues
Vodafone UK saw revenue jump to £2.593 billion in the firstsix months of 2010, from £2.513 billion in the same period a year ago. UKEBITDA was also up, from £583 million in the year-ago period to £599 million inthe six months to September 30. Vodafone’s UK adjusted profit increased by £62million to £137 million. Vodafone said UK customer numbers reached 18.976million at the end of its second financial quarter, up by 122,000 in the threemonths to September 30. Vodafone said it increased contract customers by281,000 during Q2, and shed 159,000 prepay numbers.
Mobile News

ICO accused of sending 'non-technical' staff to investigateGoogle data breach
The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) is facingrenewed criticism for sending two 'non-technical' members of staff toinvestigate Google's illegal collection of data from Wi-Fi connections in July.Two senior members of ICO staff with "considerable experience" of dataprotection law cleared Google of any wrongdoing earlier this year afterexamining a sample of so-called "payload" data at Google's Londonheadquarters. Conservative MP Rob Halfon said it was "astonishing"that the ICO "did not send technical people" to investigate thebreach, which the ICO later ruled was a "significant breach" of theData Protection Act.
The Guardian

Billions at stake in the smartphone patent wars
When a dauntingly technical lawsuit thumped onto the tablesof a small district court in Wisconsin today, the global mobile phone industrysat up and took notice. The suit, in which Spansion, a maker of flash memorychips, alleged that Samsung smartphones infringe one of its patents, was notjust a local spat but the latest battle in the smartphone wars that have drawnin the industry's biggest players. Billions of dollars are at stake forcompanies including Apple, Google, BlackBerry maker RIM, Nokia and Microsoft.The legal struggle could even lead to the iPhone being banned from sale in theUS – if Nokia gets its way in one dispute that has gone to the InternationalTrade Commission (ITC).
Guardian.co.uk

Taptu takes a turn into social news aggregation
A few months ago, mobile startup Taptu described itself inpress releases as a 'search and discovery engine'. Now, post Mitch Lazarassuming the CEO role, the firm says it's a 'social media and technologycompany' - indicating a shift in its approach. That shift can also be seen inthe company's latest app for iPhone and Android: My Taptu. It's a social newsaggregator, launching today, which blends traditional RSS feeds with links fromusers' friends on Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn.
Mobile Entertainment 

Sharp unveils projector phone
Much is expected of the projector as the next new phonefeature, after camera, satnav, clock etc. The Japanese appear to be ahead inthis, with firms like Toshiba also in the race to own the space. Sharp's newSH-05C has a built-in projector that’s usable for up to 120 minutes on a fullbattery charge.
Mobile Entertainment

Texting and Facebook leads to sex, drugs and rock-n-roll
Too much texting and spending time on Facebook is leadingkids into a life of sex, drugs, drinking and mental health problems. A studyreleased at the American Public Health Association's annual meeting testedstudents on their texting and social networking habits and also tested forrisky behaviour. Apparently the heavy texters and networkers were much morelikely to have higher rates of substance use and thoughts about suicide. Theywere also fatter and more stressed out than those who reported more moderateuse or abstained completely.
The Inquirer