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PlayStations recently announced Move motion controller may have wowed audiences at this year’s Games Developers’ Conference, but already there seems to be limits to the peripheral. It seems that only two fully fledged Move setups (which is the motion controller and sub-controller) will be able to be connected to the PS3 at any one time. This means that you will be able to have four controllers, without nunchuck, connected which will limit the moves of the controller somewhat.

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Francis Ford Coppola has signed on the dotted line with SIM2 to help the projector manufacturer come up with the perfect solution for projectors in the home. Italian manufacturer SIM2, known for its premium range of home cinema and professional DLP projectors, is hoping that working with the director of The Godfather , and his tech team, will bring the kind of quality Hollywood producers need when viewing movies to the consumer market. Although Coppola will feature in the company’s marketing campaign, it seems the Hollwood honcho is a bit more engrained in SIM2, other than having his face plastered over promo material. Since 2008 he’s had his own SIM2 projector and has used the device to edit his latest movie Tetro on

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With 500GB disks now shipping as standard on all but entry-level PCs and 2TB disks costing less than £130, storage space has never been more abundant or affordable. So the recent proliferation of companies offering online data storage products and services might seem surprising – except when you factor in the features and benefits online storage offers that could never be met by local storage alone. Among the list of unique benefits are fully automated backups, synchronising files between different PCs and sharing files with colleagues, friends or even the whole world.

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Sony revealed more details of its Bravia Internet Video service today, which is available through its latest web-connected Blu-ray players. The service is Sony’s push into bringing web content to your TV , with the company trying to make it as easy as possible for you to enjoy internet content from your television set. TechRadar were given a demo of the service and were impressed with what we saw.

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JVC has showcased its latest camcorder range this week, highlighting the tech that makes the camcorder’s tick. Top of the range is the GZ-HM1. This is a Full HD camcorder which – deep breath – sports a 10.62MP back-illuminated CMOS, 10MP stills functionality, Optical Image Stabilisation, Advanced Image Stabilisers and ‘Super LoLux’ for brighter shooting in low light.

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In its heyday, the Comdex trade show brought in over 200,000 visitors and 2,300 exhibitors. It was the biggest baddest tech show in Vegas. In 2003, with the tech bust having run its course, the IT focused Comdex faltered and was shut down. Now UBM, which acquired the Comdex name in 2006, have announced plans to relaunch the fabled event as a virtual trade show .

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The tough times continue for those employed in the tech industry, and Big Blue in particular. According to the Alliance@IBM/CWA Local 1701, IBM has issued about 400 layoff notices . Lee Conrad, national coordinator of the Alliance, believes this is the just the first wave of more layoffs to come, though he didn’t say how many he believes will get the axe. Neither did IBM, who rarely does, saying only that this is a result of a remixing of “our skills and structure to meet the changing needs of our clients.” IBM employs about 400,000 workers around the world. According to Conrad, the latest cuts are the result of a shift to offshore work

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The news that Apple is suing HTC for patent infringement reminds us of a quote by the great Jack Handey: “Even though he was an enemy of mine, I had to admit that what he had accomplished was a brilliant piece of strategy. First, he punched me. Then, he kicked me. Then, he punched me again.” Make no mistake, Apple’s move is brilliant – and while HTC is the apparent target, the company being punched here is Google. That’s bad news for Google’s Android partners, and potentially great news for Microsoft.

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The video market is in a state of flux at the moment. Consumers want to capture footage but not necessarily by way of a dedicated video machine. Samsung’s new HMX-U20 range wants to remedy this. Adept at both taking still images and filming video footage the device is being touted as an ultra-compact camcorder.

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id Software’s John Carmack, the man who developed the tech behind some of the greatest games of the last twenty years including Doom and Quake , has scooped the Lifetime Achievement award at this year’s Games Developers Conference (GDC). The id legend has been honoured for his outstanding contributions to games and technology and will pick up his Lifetime Achievement Award at GDC this coming March for his contributions to the art and science of games. The Lifetime Achievement Award is given to a developer who’s career and achievements have made an indelible impact on the craft of game development. Legends of gaming Warren Spector will be hosting the Game Developers Choice Awards

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