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Month: May 2011

computing / portable

ASUS’s UX21 ultra-thin, all-metal laptop screams ‘bling it on!’

Tuesday, May 31, 2011 - by Tony Fletcher

Shinier than a well-waxed shiny bauble and thinner than an anorexic whippet on a cocaine diet is ASUS’s stunning new UX21 ultra-thin laptop.

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Android / mobiles / reviews

Samsung Galaxy Mini Android-powered budget smartphone – review

Tuesday, May 31, 2011Tuesday, May 31, 2011 - by mike s

Elbowing its way into the space currently occupied by the likes of HTC’s budget priced Wildfire handset, the Samsung is wolf-whistling cash-strapped folks looking to move up to a  smartphone.

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Android / computing / mobiles / portable

Viewsonic ViewPad 7x serves up seven inches of Honeycomb tablet goodness

Monday, May 30, 2011 - by mike s

And the Android tablets keep on a-coming, with Viewsonic shouting loudly about having the first 7-inch Honeycomb tablet in the known universe.

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Android / computing / portable

Asus PadFone tablet includes docking bay for companion smartphone

Monday, May 30, 2011Monday, May 30, 2011 - by Pete Railton

Apparently hovering in a ‘semi-concept’ stage is this curious smartphone-in-a-tablet offering from ASUS, known as the PadFone.

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photography

Say hello to the world’s most expensive camera: a €1.3m Leica from 1923

Sunday, May 29, 2011Sunday, May 29, 2011 - by Tony Fletcher

A Leica 0-Serie Nr.107 (1923) camera went up up for auction yesterday and made a new world record price by selling for a staggering €1 .3 million ($1.9 million).

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Android / Google / mobile apps

Google Wallet: game-changing tech bids goodbye to paper and plastic money

Friday, May 27, 2011Friday, May 27, 2011 - by Pete Railton - 1 Comment

There’s some parts of your everyday life that you just know that the right technology could do better, and Google’s new Mobile Wallet looks to be a real game changer.

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Google / web

GMail People Widget makes us love email all over again

Friday, May 27, 2011 - by Lee J.

Heading to your GMail account any minute now is Google’s rather fab People Widget. We know it’s pretty hard to get excited about email but this looks to be a …

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Android / audio / mobile apps

Hound for Android app lets you voice search your favourite acts

Thursday, May 26, 2011Thursday, May 26, 2011 - by Lee J.

We’re big fans of the Soundhound app which lets you hold your phone up in front of a speaker and then have the app recognise the song for you. The …

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photography

Leica announces wallet-depleting D-Lux 30 superzoom compact

Thursday, May 26, 2011 - by Lee J.

Offered with an optional leather case that tells the world, “I am considerably richer than you, ” Leica has announced its V-Lux 30 superzoom – basically a rebadged Panasonic Lumix …

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business / mobiles

02 crowned as fastest mobile broadband, Orange squashed

Thursday, May 26, 2011 - by Pete Railton

O2 has romped home to bag the glory of being the fastest network for mobile broadband, according to the results of a new study by telecoms regulator Ofcom.

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Android / mobile apps

Beeb finally breaks out a slick BBC News app for Android

Wednesday, May 25, 2011 - by Pete Railton

It’s long overdue, but the folks at the BBC have finally got around to spreading the love Android’s way with the release of their  BBC News for Android app.

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Android / computing / portable

Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 with Android 3.1 a ‘few days away’

Wednesday, May 25, 2011Wednesday, May 25, 2011 - by Lee J.

According to Samsung USA, the eagerly anticipated new Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 is a mere,”few days away” from hitting the streets.

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ACDSee Pro 4 image editing suite for photo pros released
photography / software / Windows

ACDSee Pro 4 image editing suite for photo pros released

Wednesday, May 25, 2011Tuesday, Sep 25, 2012 - by Tony Fletcher

After a long session in beta, ACD Systems has slammed down the latest version of its popular ACDSee Pro 4 image editing, browsing and organisation software.

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Microsoft / mobiles / Windows Mobile

Microsoft shows off ‘Mango,’ the swishy, next-gen Windows phone

Wednesday, May 25, 2011Wednesday, May 25, 2011 - by Tony Fletcher

Microsoft has served up a well stuffed platter o’facts about the forthcoming major update to its mobile OS, with the upcoming Windows Phone 7.1 update set to regale under the …

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portable

Barnes & Noble unveil their Simple Touch Reader

Tuesday, May 24, 2011Tuesday, May 24, 2011 - by Tony Fletcher

Barnes & Noble have just taken the wraps off their new Nook Simple Touch Reader reading device at a NYC launch event, unveiling a rather stripped down, pint sized device.

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