Tech on wheels thanks to Drivers Support Pack

It’s not even in dealerships yet, however that didn’t stop Pocket-lint flying up to the Scottish Highlands to test out the new Volvo S60?and grab a plethora of hands-on shots of the new car that has to be the safest car on the road, full stop.
Pictured here is the Volvo S60 5D and 3D. We know what you are thinking, it looks like a regular car. But hidden within the shell is a range of tech that will have a gadget hound like …

Android powered tablet coming our way shortly

We already know that Samsung?has plans for a 7-inch tablet called the sPad thanks to a first sighting of Samsung sPad?in June, but now we are getting word of a few more details, officially and unofficially.
On the official side of things, Reuters is reporting that it has Samsung on record that it “plans to introduce tablet computers this quarter based on Google’s Android operating system,” to take on the iPad?and every other internet tablet about to be released in the run up to Christmas.
Unofficially …

9.7-inch screen, November release date and more…

First it was the news that BlackBerry?maker RIM had bought the domain name?Blackpad.com, now rumours are surfacing that Research in Motion plans to launch a tablet computer in November under the same name.
According to Bloomberg, two people familiar with the company’s plans say BlackBerry will launch theBlackPad?to take on the iPad later this year.
Although details are still thin on the ground, and nothing is of course confirmed by RIM, the sources believe that the device will sport a 9.7-inch screen (the same size as …

You chance to follow even more people

Twitter?has announced that it is following Facebook’s lead by suggesting people you should follow on the micro-blogging social networking life recording site.
“With more than a hundred million users on Twitter, there are sure to be at least dozens of accounts out there that will reflect your interests. The trouble is finding all of them,” Twitter admits on its blog.
The answer, it believes, it to roll out a new feature called “Suggestions for You” that suggests people you don’t currently follow that you may find …

Photos inside the factory of the rock god machine

While at the launch of the Pure Evoke 1S Marshall DAB/FM radio, Pocket-lint was also privy to a tour of the Marshall Amplifier factory. If you’re an rock/audio junky you can arrange a visit of your own by appointment too but, just in case you happen to live rather a long distance from Bletchley, we made sure we took our cameras out and got snap happy while we were there.
The story begins with Jim Marshall as a drum shop owner and teacher …