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Samsung Galaxy S2 and Galaxy Note to get Ice Cream Sandwich update by Q1 2012

February 1st, 2012 4:24pm No comments

Samsung Galaxy S2 and Galaxy Note to get Ice Cream Sandwich update by Q1 2012

Here’s some news to warm the cockles of the hearts of  Samsung Galaxy S2 and Galaxy Note users – Samsung has confirmed that both devices will get the Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich update by Q1 2012.

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

January 30th, 2012 2:17pm No comments

Galaxy S Advance smartphone packs 4 inch curved screen

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.

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

January 26th, 2012 12:00pm No comments

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

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.

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

January 23rd, 2012 11:48am No comments

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

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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ASUS announces Transformer Prime TF700T with beefed up 1920 x 1200 screen

January 19th, 2012 3:18pm 1 comment

ASUS announces Transformer Prime TF700T with beefed up 1920 x 1200 screen

ASUS has just announced the upcoming release of an updated version of the Eee Pad Transformer Prime, the TF700T.

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Google Maps integrates with Trainline to offer rail timetables and ticket buying

January 19th, 2012 10:30am No comments

Google Maps integrates with Trainline to offer rail timetables and ticket buying

Google has teamed up with online train ticketing website thetrainline.com, with the partnership integrating  national rail travel information directly within Google Maps.

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Jessops offers in-store smartphone photos printing service

January 17th, 2012 11:45am No comments

Jessops serves up in-store smartphone snaps printing service

Now this is handy. UK High Street photo retailer Jessops has just made it easier for their customers to print out photos stored on their smartphones.

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Google shows off its Google Maps 3D maze challenge [video]

January 15th, 2012 1:44pm No comments

Google shows off its Google Maps maze challenge

Google has  slipped out a promotional video showing off a Google Maps-driven game for the Google+ Games platform.

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Apple fanboy/girl site Cupidtino releases iPhone app. Barf bags primed

January 13th, 2012 3:09pm No comments

Pass the barf bag - Apple fanboy/girl site Cupidtino releases iPhone app

A little part of us died inside when we first read about the Cupidtino dating service set up for Apple fanboys and fangirls, and now the developer has released an iPhone app.

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Corel’s $99 AfterShot Pro photo management tool runs on Linux, Mac and Windows

January 11th, 2012 12:19pm 1 comment

Corel's $99 AfterShot Pro photo management tool runs on Linux, Mac and Windows

Looking to barge into the market currently dominated by the likes of Aperture, Lightroom and ACDSee is Corel’s new AfterShot Pro software for photo management and editing.

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Wham! Lovefilm slashes unlimited streaming price to undercut Netflix

January 9th, 2012 11:23am No comments

Wham! Lovefilm slashes unlimited streaming price to undercut Netflix

With the ink on the Netflix press release barely dry, Amazon-owned Lovefilm have responded by announcing an immediate price cut to their service.

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Lenovo IdeaTab S2 10″ 1.5GHz dual-core CPU goes for the ASUS Transformer market

January 9th, 2012 10:45am No comments

Lenovo IdeaTab S2 10 inch 1.5GHz dual-core CPU goes for the ASUS Transformer market

If you like the look of the ASUS Transformer Prime then you’re going to lurve the new Lenovo IdeaTab S2 tablet-plus-keyboard combo, which teams up a wafer thin 10 inch tablet with an optional full QWERTY keyboard base.

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LG ready 3D Google TV for CES 2012 announcement

January 6th, 2012 3:30pm No comments

LG ready Google TV line up for CES 2012 announcement

When it first launched at the end of 2010,  Google TV didn’t exactly set the world on fire, but electronics giant LG has jumped onboard with their new Google TV television – and other manufacturers are expected to be announcing their own GoogleTV goggleboxes next week.

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Microsoft to sue Comet over the sale of dodgy Windows discs

January 4th, 2012 2:32pm No comments

Microsoft to sue Comet over the sale of dodgy Windows discs

Microsoft is suing the big UK electronics retailer Comet for allegedly flogging off pirated Windows discs.

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Samsung DV300F LCD DualView compact camera adds WiFi for narcissistic snappers

January 2nd, 2012 4:00pm No comments

Samsung DV300F LCD DualView compact camera adds WiFi to narcissistic snappers

Perhaps aimed at narcissistic types who want to be in every picture they take, Samsung have announced the $199 DV300F compact camera, the newest addition to their DualView range of shooters.

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