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Month: January 2012

photography

Panasonic LUMIX ZS20 point and shooter packs in GPS and 20x optical zoom

Tuesday, Jan 31, 2012 - by Lee J.

Panasonic has rolled out a shiny new  pocket-sized digital camera, the Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS20, which is being trumpeted  as the “slimmest digital camera with a 20X zoom lens”.

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web

A year’s worth of Facebook updates add up to 11.5 billion pages of paper [infographic]

Tuesday, Jan 31, 2012 - by Pete Railton

Keen to drum up a bit of support for their business, UK online cartridge retailer Cartridge Save  thought it would be a whizzo idea to calculate how much paper would be …

A year’s worth of Facebook updates add up to 11.5 billion pages of paper [infographic] Read More
Android / mobiles

Galaxy S Advance smartphone packs 4 inch curved screen with dual core CPU

Monday, Jan 30, 2012 - by Tony Fletcher

With a mid-range spec sheet seeing it nestle between the original Galaxy S and the current Galaxy S II handsets, the new Galaxy S Advance smartphone has just been announced.

Galaxy S Advance smartphone packs 4 inch curved screen with dual core CPU Read More
Android / Blackberry / iPhone / mobiles / Palm / Symbian / web / Windows Mobile

How big is that thing in your pocket? Nifty website lets you compare phone sizes

Friday, Jan 27, 2012 - by Lee J.

If you’re not sure if that latest phone is going slip discretely into your pocket or leave you with an unwanted trouser bulge, this handy new site lets you compare relative …

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computing / Windows

ASUS ET2700 All-in-One PC packs a beefy 27 inch multi-touch display

Thursday, Jan 26, 2012Wednesday, Feb 15, 2012 - by Lee J.

Packing a curious shaped sub-woofer and a big 27″ screen, the Asus ET2700 All-in-One PC is looking to woo its way into the living rooms and bedroom of the denizens …

ASUS ET2700 All-in-One PC packs a beefy 27 inch multi-touch display Read More
Android / computing / portable / Windows Mobile

Apple iPad sales double, but Android looks on course to dominate the market

Thursday, Jan 26, 2012Thursday, Jan 26, 2012 - by Tony Fletcher

Shipment figures have been released for the last quarter of 2011 revealing a healthy year’s business for Apple’s iPad,with global sales doubling, but with the haunting spectre of accelerating Android tablet sales.

Apple iPad sales double, but Android looks on course to dominate the market Read More
computing / Google / portable

It’s not all about the iPad – Google Chromebooks are also catching on in US schools

Wednesday, Jan 25, 2012 - by Pete Railton

There’s been much discussion about what kind of technology is best for students, with conflicting opinions arguing over the likes of the iPad and education-targeted machines like the Lenovo X130e. While we’ve taken …

It’s not all about the iPad – Google Chromebooks are also catching on in US schools Read More
stuff

O2 gets grovelling and issues an explanation for their privacy PR disaster

Wednesday, Jan 25, 2012 - by mike s - 1 Comment

Earlier today, Twitter lit up with comments from outraged customers who had learnt that the network was handing out their mobile telephone number to any website they visited.

O2 gets grovelling and issues an explanation for their privacy PR disaster Read More
mobiles

O2 gave out customer phone numbers to every site they visit – loophole now closed

Wednesday, Jan 25, 2012Wednesday, Jan 25, 2012 - by mike s - 1 Comment

In what appears to be a shocking breach of privacy, reports are indicating that UK British cellphone carrier O2 is sending a customer’s mobile number to every website they visit on their phone.

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Android / mobiles / video

Samsung Galaxy S II commercials continue to cock a snook at iPhone fanboys

Tuesday, Jan 24, 2012Tuesday, Jan 24, 2012 - by mike s

Samsung is continuing  its rather witty advertising campaign to highlight the advantages of the Samsung Galaxy S2 over the iPhone – and we have to say we’re still enjoying them. Scroll …

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Android / iPhone / mobile apps / mobiles

Intelligent assistant Evi takes on Apple’s Siri for Android and iOS platforms

Tuesday, Jan 24, 2012Tuesday, Jan 24, 2012 - by Pete Railton

It has to be said that Apple’s Siri voice assistant didn’t exactly impress us – there’s only so many times you can pointlessly shout into your phone and go nowhere – but a new …

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photography

CameraSize lets you compare compact and dSLR camera sizes at a glance

Tuesday, Jan 24, 2012 - by mike s

We’ve been big fans of the useful set of tools at CameraSize.com, which let you visually compare the size of cameras, so we’re chuffed to see that the site has now …

CameraSize lets you compare compact and dSLR camera sizes at a glance Read More
computing / portable / Windows

Asus B23E 12.5-inch ultraportable aims to win over cold business hearts

Monday, Jan 23, 2012 - by Tony Fletcher

Aiming directly at the ThinkPad business market is the new Asus B23E ultraportable laptop, the B23E, served up in a rather splendidly austere, none-more-black finish.

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photography

Olympus teases and tempts with talk of a new, high-end Olympus OM-D camera

Friday, Jan 20, 2012 - by mike s

If you were to ask us what our favourite camera ever was, we’d have the answer in a jiffy: the Olympus OM2n.

Olympus teases and tempts with talk of a new, high-end Olympus OM-D camera Read More
audio / portable

Walkman B170 Series MP3 player offer big bass in a tiny wee package

Friday, Jan 20, 2012Friday, Jan 20, 2012 - by Pete Railton - 1 Comment

Served up in 2GB and 4GB flavours, the diminutive Walkman B170 devices from Sony weigh in at just 28 grams, but still have enough juice to keep you rocking through 18 hours of listening …

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