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Pentax’s K-01 K-mount APS-C mirrorless camera struts a designer look

February 2nd, 2012 2:54pm No comments

Pentax announces K-01 K-mount APS-C mirrorless camera with designer look

Pentax has announced its new K-mount mirrorless interchangable lens camera, the PentaxK-01, which can mount just about every lens the company has ever made.

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

January 31st, 2012 2:10pm No comments

A year's worth of Facebook updates add up to 1.5 billion pages of paper [infographic]

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 needed to print a year’s worth of Facebook statuses.

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

January 25th, 2012 4:45pm No comments

Google Chromebooks catching on in US schools

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 a keen interest in the debate, we have to admit we’d forgotten all about Google’s Chromebooks as a tool for classrooms- yet it seems they are quietly gaining (some) traction in US schools.

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

January 24th, 2012 12:38pm No comments

Intelligent assistant Evi takes on Apple's Siri on Android and iOS

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 app called Evi is shaping up to be a worthwhile competitor.

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

January 20th, 2012 12:52pm 1 comment

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

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 on a full charge.

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Google intros speedier, sleekier Google Search for Android app

January 12th, 2012 11:30am No comments

Google intros speedier, sleekier Google Search for Android

On a roll after the recent release of Android 4.0, Ice Cream Sandwich, Google have whipped out an updated version of Google Search for Android, sporting a rather splendid new look.

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Nokia Lumia 900 hits AT&T, 4.3-inch AMOLED, 4G LTE on Windows Phone 7.5 (Mango)

January 10th, 2012 9:49am No comments

Nokia Lumia 900 - 4.3-inch AMOLED, 4G LTE running Windows Phone 7.5 (Mango)

Nokia have announced their new Nokia Lumia 900 smartphone, and it sure does look a mighty purdy thing, packing a 4.3-inch ClearBlack AMOLED 800 x 480 capacitive touchscreen and 512MB RAM, all running on Windows Mobile Mango.

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Canon PowerShot G1 X compact packs in a beefy 14MP sensor for enthusiast snappers

January 9th, 2012 3:31pm No comments

Canon PowerShot G1 X compact packs in a beefy 14MP sensor for enthusiast snappers

Canon has announced its high end PowerShot G1 X compact camera, sporting a large 14.3-megapixel CMOS sensor packed in a chunky, black metal body.

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Netflix movie streaming service launches in the UK, undercuts Lovefilm

January 9th, 2012 10:33am No comments

Netflix movie streaming service launches in the UK, undercuts Lovefilm

The long-established US movie streaming service Netflix has finally launched in the UK, and will be serving up unlimited film streaming for just £5.99 a month.

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LG Z330 and Z430 Super Ultrabooks claim the world’s skinniest laptop crown

January 5th, 2012 4:20pm 1 comment

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With CES 2012 just around the corner we expect there’ll soon be more competition for the ‘world’s thinnest laptop’ accolade, but right now LG’s new 13.3″ Xnote Z330 Super Ultrabook can claim the prize.

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Android 4.0 coming to Asus Eee Pad Transformer Prime on Jan 12th, BootloaderGate resolved

January 3rd, 2012 5:59pm No comments

Asus Eee Pad Transformer Prime tablet packs immense quad-core power

Asus has announced that the Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich OS upgrade for their Asus Eee Pad Transformer Prime tablet will start being distributed worldwide from Jan 12th, 2012.

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Lenovo Ideapad S110 netbook, sorry, *mini notebook*, shown off in slick video teaser

December 30th, 2011 12:32pm No comments

Lenovo Ideapad S110 netbook, sorry, mini notebook, shown off in slick video teaser

Lenovo have slipped out a slick promo trailer for their upcoming Lenovo Ideapad S110 ‘mini notebook.’

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Google throws down some swishy Galaxy Nexus video ads, shows off some natty features

December 15th, 2011 6:44pm No comments

Google throws down some swishy Galaxy Nexus video ads, shows off some natty features

Keen to show off the prowess of the new Android Ice Cream Sandwich-powered Samsung Galaxy Nexus handset, Google have released two videos showing folks having a whole load of fun with their shiny new devices.

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LG Prada 3.0 Android smartphone goes for the designer set

December 14th, 2011 3:15pm No comments

LG Prada 3.0 Android smartphone goes for the designer set

A collaboration between LG and Italian fashion label Prada, the hoity toity LG Prada 3.0 has strutted its way down the new product catwalk and is looking to tempt the wallets of fashionistas.

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WordPress 3.3 runs wild across Internet pastures into the arms of grateful bloggers

December 13th, 2011 10:43am No comments

Wordpress 3.3 runs wild across the green pastures of the web into the arms of bloggers

WordPress – the very same software that powers this ‘umble site – has just enjoyed an upgrade to version 3.3, with the latest update including useful features like iPad Optimisation, a new drag-and-drop uploader and a Tumblr Importer.

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