iPod nano review Expert’s Rating Our Verdict With the sixth-generation Apple iPod nano, Apple has proved to us that less is not best. Key features that we loved on previous models like the camera, video recording and integrated speaker have disappeared. The new nano remains a solid device for listening to music, and comes with some handy fitness features, but Apple has substituted features for looks. The Apple iPod nano, now in its sixth generation, has received a hefty facelift....

Amazon Kindle Touch not available in the UK Amazon’s newest eReader, the Kindle Touch, hasn’t been made available in the UK. The 6in device, which Amazon claims is the smallest and lightest eReader it has produced to date, was one of three unveiled today at an event in New York, which also saw the launch of the Amazon Kindle Fire tablet PC. Unlike other versions of the Kindle, which have a keyboard, the Kindle Touch uses an infrared touch system that allows users tap the screen in specific places to access menus, while pages can be turned forwards or backwards by tapping the screen on the left or the right-hand side....

The Sony RDP-V20iP Circle Sound iPhone speaker This unusual circular Apple iPhone and iPod dock/speaker from Sony offers more than just a quirky design. It features Circle Sound technology, enabling it to deliver balanced audio to every corner of the room. Featuring a 5.6cm woofer and a 2cm tweeter, the Sony also has a bass-boost function to ensure beats aren’t be drowned out by the crowd at your Christmas party....

Sony Tablet S gets Android 3.2 update Sony Tablet S owners who bought the 9.4in screenAndroid slateover the last few days will find an update is ready for download. The Sony Tablet S went onsale in the UK on 16 September and is already proving popular with technology fans. However, Sony launched the Tablet S as an Android 3.1 Honeycomb device, promising an update to 3.2 sometime afterwards. Often, such promises disappear almost as soon as they’re made....

How Google, Facebook and Amazon run the internet These powerful (and sometimes creepy) tools help Google, Facebook, Amazon and others stay one step ahead of us online. Google helps us think, Facebook finds us friends and Spotify plays our own personalised soundtrack. It’s hard to say whether the computer algorithms that these services use to anticipate our needs and wants are turning us into puppets or geniuses. But algorithms have a huge impact on our tastes, buying habits and decisions about our digital lives....