GADGETS

Sony has unveiled its B170, an ultra slick and highly portable USB Walkman player for music buffs.

Sony's new gaming console, Playstation Vita, is one of the most anticipated gadgets due in the UK on February 22. Here is a first look at the handheld gaming gizmo.

Game developer Capcom has announced Resident Evil 6, giving the game a 20 November, 2012 release date and treating fans of the zombie-shooter to a three minute trailer of the new game.

The new iPad app allows students to explore the topics easily and effectively. It enables the users to highlight important sections, search, review lessons and study cards.

Following the announcement of iBooks 2 and iBooks Author on Thursday, Apple saw its stock price hit a new company record of $431 (£278) per share.

Apple has launched a new version of iTunes U - the popular database of online education for college and university students - with an iPad application.

Apple is set to reinvent the textbook industry with the launch of iBooks 2, featuring interactive textbooks for the iPad sold at a fraction of the price of printed books.

As the long and eventful year 2011 ended, the expectations over the upcoming gadgets have hit the pinnacle, particularly after the grand display at the CES. It's time to look at the most anticipated gadgets for the year 2012.

Looking to reverse its ailing financial fortunes, LG has officially announced its Optimus Pad LTE tablet.

The unveiling of the world's thinnest notebook, the 13-inch Acer Aspire S5 at CES 2012, has sparked a comparison with the better known Macbook Air.

Infinity Ward has added to the convoy of Xbox 720 and PS4 rumours circling the cyber highways, posting a job advert for a new project working on "next-generation" hardware.

The presence of a mysterious new smartphone in a Samsung promotional video has once again sent cyber tongues a'wagging about the company's, currently unconfirmed, Galaxy S3 smartphone.

Reports suggest that a number of Asian smartphone makers have taken an interest in buying ailing BlackBerry maker RIM.

Apple is tipped to be holding a media event next month where it will announce the hotly anticipated iPad 3, just under a year after the iPad 2 broke cover.

An untethered jailbreak for the iPhone 4S running iOS 5.0.1 is just around the corner, as a hacker has posted a video online demonstrating that it works.

Apple is expected to enter the digital textbook business on January 19 at a media event focused on education.

Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak says that he wishes the iPhone did as much as his Android smartphone, claiming that Google does voice commands better than iOS.

Is Nokia Lumia 900 Ready to Counter iPhone 4S and Android Phones?

Upcoming HTC Ville and Motorola Droid 4 Are Expected Rise the Bars in 2012

Motorola Droid 4 and HTC Ville will vie for top slot soon with rich specifications and features.

Japanese carmaker announces first self-healing iPhone case, which it claims can repair itself when scratched.

Watching the BBC iPlayer on smart, internet connected TVs increased by more than 1000 percent through 2011, signalling a dramatic shift away from watching live television.

The Samsung RV720 is powerful yet affordable laptop with large screen that could easily act as desktop replacement.

Festival-goers will soon have to wear microchipped wristbands in an attempt to wipe out ticket fraud and touting, but the technology has gained criticism from Glasonbury promoter Michael Eavis.

Super-fast 4G wireless technology and high-resolution retina display highlights of Apple iPad 3.

The iPhone 5 will have a new, thinner design, a quad-core processor and be able to operate on 3G and 4G LTE networks across the world.

The path-breaking PowerVR Series6 GPU core has unraveled new dimensions in the world of parallel computing. Expect tiny gadgets wielding the power of your PC in the years to come.

Steve Job's dream of an integrated television with internet connection and simple user interface is "nothing new" according to Samsung, who already has similar products on the market.

AMD has unveiled the next generation APUs codenamed Trinity at CES 2012. The new APU technology is expected to deliver higher power efficiency at peak loads and reduce heat dissipation, which should immensely benefit gamers.