Free Wi-Fi Trial by Nokia Begins in London

Nokia along with Spectrum Interactive has begun testing free Wi-Fi in London in the UK. The new trial sees 26 Wi-Fi hotspots being put in the city each capable of handling up to 20Mbps of data. Fortunately, Nokia is restricting each user to 1Mbps to prevent power users from hogging all of the available connections.

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Sony Devices get Google TV 2.0 Update

Yesterday we mentioned that Google was about to roll out a new update for Google TV. The rollout has now begun with Sony Google TVs getting the 2.0 update.

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DropBox for Teams Launches

Dropbox has announced a new services called Dropbox for Teams. The new version is aimed at businesses that want to share files amongst a team of staff. The main difference is that with the business version, Dropbox provides an admin account that can be used to provide access to various folders.

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iMessage and AirPlay Mirroring Could Arrive on OS X

Rumours are suggesting that Mac OS X Lion could be getting AirPlay Mirroring as well as an iMessage app. Although these new features are not confirmed yet, and could therefore not make it to a full release, we are hearing that users will soon be able to get access to more iOS features on the Mac.

AirPlay Mirroring was introduced with iOS 5 and lets users of an iPad or iPhone wirelessly transfer the contents of a device to a TV or projector connected up to an Apple TV.

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Google TV Update Coming This Week

Google [GOOG] has announced that it will be rolling out a new update this week to bring more features to Google TV.

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iOS Maps Could Move to the Next Level with C3 Technologies Company

iOS devices use Google Maps by default for mapping purposes. The interface and usability has been almost the same since the launch of the iPhone in 2007. Apple [AAPL] could be looking at stepping up the mapping game though by introducing 3D graphics. Apple purchased a company called C3 Technologies that provides 3D maps. This is the second mapping company that was acquired by Apple.

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Netflix Streaming Coming to the UK and Ireland in 2012

Netflix is bringing streaming to the UK and Ireland. In an announcement made recently, the company has said that streaming of movies will be available early 2012 in the countries mentioned.

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Siri Co-founder Leaves Apple

The co-founder of Siri has left Apple [AAPL] from what we hear today. The departure from the company has been on the cards for a while and according to a report it seems that it was an amicable move.

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Steve Jobs Biography Now Available

The biography of Steve Jobs is now available to download. It is available in the iBooks store as well as on the Kindle store over at Amazon.

Currently the book is showing in the number 1 spot in the charts on the iBooks store.

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Celebrating Steve Memorial Now Available Online

Apple held a memorial event last week on the Cupertino Apple campus. The event was for all Apple campus staff as well for all other staff in retail locations around the world. Apple stores shut down for a few hours so that staff could watch it.

Apple has now posted the video online for all to watch.

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Streaming Film Rentals Now Available in the UK Android Market

Users of Android in the UK have just been given the ability to stream movies in the UK from the Android Market. This feature has been available to the US for a while now. A work around was available in the form of a quick hack, but now that hack isn’t needed as Google [GOOG] made it official and switched on the service this morning.

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Android Ice Cream Sandwich to get Stylus Support Built In

Details have been revealed today showing that Ice Cream Sandwich (Android 4.0) will have native Stylus input available. At the moment, any support for a stylus has been added by a 3rd party such as on the Samsung Galaxy Note pictured below.

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