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HTC Mondrian Windows Phone 7 handset looks a winner

September 30th, 2010 3:50pm No comments

HTC Mondrian Windows Phone 7 handset looks a winner

Currently leaking all over t’Internet are photos of  HTC’s new Mondrian Windows Phone 7 handset, and we’re rather impressed with what we’ve seen so far.

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Denon AH-NC800 high-end, noggin-friendly, noise cancelling headphones

September 30th, 2010 12:04pm No comments

Denon AH-NC800 high-end, noggin-friendly, noise cancelling headphones

For audiophiles with pockets deeper than a Rhondda coal mine, a pair of Denon AH-NC800 noise cancelling headphones could be the latest must-have purchase.

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Google Phone Gallery offers in-depth Android phone comparisons

September 30th, 2010 10:52am No comments

Compare Android phones with the Google Phone Gallery

With the company feeling pretty stoked about the global adoption of the Android platform, Google has decided to create a gallery to show off the best, and let users quickly compare specs and other details.

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Next UK offer Android 10.6″ tablet for just £180

September 30th, 2010 9:54am 1 comment

Next UK offer Android 10.6

If you’re looking for some discount tablet action but are being put off by the hefty price tags adorning offerings from the likes of Apple and Samsung, then UK retailer Next has got a real bargain for you: a 10.1″ touchscreen Android tablet for just £180.

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So just how popular is the iPhone? [Infographic]

September 29th, 2010 4:45pm No comments

So just how popular is the iPhone?

The media bangs on much about the iPhone you couldn’t blame folks for thinking that Apple must be the biggest phone manufacturer in the world.

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Foursquare for BlackBerry gets push notifications

September 29th, 2010 10:15am No comments

Foursquare for BlackBerry gets push notifications

Blackberry users keen to tell everyone where they are and what they’re doing will be chuffed to learn that the location and checkin app Foursquare app for Blackberry now comes with push notifications bolted on.

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Sony Ericsson LiveView: a wristwatch-size second screen for your Android

September 29th, 2010 9:45am No comments

Sony Ericsson LiveView: a wristwatch-size second screen for your Android

Sony Ericsson have slammed down an intriguing new accessory for Android phones, a wee little fella called the Sony Ericsson LiveView.

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O2 tries again for the HTC Desire Froyo Android 2.2 update

September 28th, 2010 12:10pm No comments

O2 has second stab at HTC Desire Froyo Android 2.2 update

With their first attempt to roll out the Android HTC Desire Froyo 2.2 update rapidly turning into a fiasco with the upgrade being withdrawn due to  ”potential freezing issues,” O2 are trying again.

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Xmarks browser sync service to close Jan 2011. Boo!

September 28th, 2010 11:11am 2 comments

Xmarks browser sync service to close Jan 2011. Boo!

We were a little miffed to receive an email from the Xmarks team today notifying us that they will be shutting down their free browser synchronisation services on January 10, 2011.

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Blackberry PlayBook tablet: it’s a Foleo/iPad/webOS mash-up!

September 28th, 2010 10:00am No comments

Blackberry PlayBook tablet announced and it's a Foleo/iPad/webOS mash-up!

Research In Motion have unveiled details of their new Blackberry PlayBook, a tablet device mixing up elements of Apple’s iPad, Palm’s long abandoned Foleo project and the webOS mobile interface.

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NavFree serves up free satnav for iPhone and iPad

September 28th, 2010 9:30am 2 comments

NavFree serves up free satnav for iPhone and iPad

Everyone loves free stuff, and GPS specialists Navmii hope that you’re going to break out the romantic sonnets at the news that they’re offering their Navfree iPhone satnav app  for absolutely nothing. Zero. Zilch. Nuppence.

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The London Shard rises! Europe’s tallest skyscraper climbs higer

September 27th, 2010 12:37pm 1 comment

The London Shard reaches for the sky

Originally called the ‘London Bridge Tower’, and then the ‘Shard London Bridge’ and ‘Shard of Glass’ before most people settled on describing it as ‘The Shard,’ this elegant skyscraper is set to be the tallest building in London, the United Kingdom and the European Union.

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Sharp announces crap-sounding 5.5″ and 10.8″ Galapagos Android tablets

September 27th, 2010 12:10pm No comments

Sharp announces crap-sounding 5.5

Sharp have legged it up the platform and managed to get onboard the Android tablet train in time to announce two new devices, regaling under the daft name, “Galapagos.”

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It’s official: Apple hogs disproportionate amount of media coverage

September 27th, 2010 11:13am No comments

It'a official: Apple hogs disproportionate amount of media coverage

A new study has confirmed what folks with only a passing interest in technology probably already suspected: Apple attracts a disproportionate amount of media attention.

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HP Slate 8.9″ Windows 7 tablet in action [leaked videos]

September 26th, 2010 12:03pm No comments

HP Slate 8.9

Videos of the as yet unreleased HP Slate have started to circulate, and the latest eight-minute ‘hands on’ video even comes with one of the dreaded ‘unboxing videos.’

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