Crashing GDC is a bold move for Apple, a company that has been eating the lunch of the establishment game industry as of late. Research presented at the recent DICE Summit indicates that many hard-core gamers are spending more time playing cheaper, faster mobile and tablet games.

The PlayStation 2 will always hold a special place in my heart, but the portable version seems to be a really bad idea. It does have the analogue and digital controls, with all the necessary shoulder buttons on the back. The game discs are also put in on the back, but this whole system is almost a little too bulky to be called portable. It's easy to pull out a phone or a DS and play away seeing as they don't take up as much space or look so awkward.

Starting Sunday, the nearly two and a half-year-old PSP-3000 will get a $40 price cut to just $130—but is it a bargain worth scooping up, given that Sony's next-generation gaming handheld is waiting in the wings?

Slowly but surely, the venerable establishment that is the British Broadcasting Corporation is bringing itself up to speed on modern technology. Its ground-breaking iPlayer service has proven to be extremely successful online, and it has since been ported to other delivery methods, such as the Nintendo Wii and Sony's PS3.

Motorola chief executive Sanjay Jha has confirmed the price of the Motorola Xoom, and it's far less than expected. The Motorola Xoom, which was unveiled at the Consumer Electronics Show in January, will cost $799, unsubsidized, via Verizon Wireless.

Scientists at Stanford University have made a breakthrough that could double the speed of Wi-Fi and other wireless networks. This boost comes courtesy of a new radio design capable of sending and receiving on one frequency at the same time.

A mini iPhone is looking more and more likely, as a report has just been posted by the WSJ suggesting that a less-expensive iPhone will launch in an attempt to increase sales of smartphones, due to growing competition.

The South Korean electronic company's Optimus 3D drew large crowds eager to give it a test run on Monday at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. The screen produces the illusion of depth without the need for special glasses, and includes a pair of five-megapixel lenses for taking 3D photos and video.

A little bird has told us that the iPad 2, which is set to be released within weeks now, is going to have a little brother launched later this year, one which might turn up in a 7-inch form factor.

As Valentine's Day approaches, we turn to thoughts of delicate romance, extended courtships, chaste cheek-pecks under a blossoming apple tree" - oh come on, who are we kidding? Let's talk about sex, baby.