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Samsung Galaxy Tab – 7″ Android-powered iPad rival gets official

September 2nd, 2010 11:46am Pete Railton No comments

Samsung Galaxy Tab - 7 inch Android-powered iPad rival gets official

Everyone knows it’s been coming, but Samsung has now officially ripped away the velvet curtain surrounding its iPad rival,  the 7-inch Android based Samsung Galaxy Tab.

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Apple reveals new iPod Touch with FaceTime, HD video and Retina Display

September 1st, 2010 6:53pm mike s No comments

Apple reveals new iPod Touch with FaceTime, HD video and Retina Display

As expected, Apple’s iPod touch has received a sprinkling of fairy dust, with Steve Jobs announcing a shiner, all-new, revamped version today.

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Sony slaps its pink PRS-350 eBook reader in the face of Kindle

September 1st, 2010 4:17pm mike s No comments

Sony slaps its PRS-350 eBook reader in the face of Kindle

With its last two eBook readers failing to capture the enthusiastic wolf whistles that greeted the Kindle’s strut down Consumer Avenue, Sony are hoping that its new PRS-350 eBook reader while gets eyelashes a-fluttering.

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Amazon Kindle arrives in UK – first impressions, hands on report

August 28th, 2010 1:09pm mike s No comments

Kindle UK arrives - first impressions, hands on reportOne of our readers managed to collect his Amazon Kindle 3G today, and has kindly forwarded his first impressions of the innovative eBook reader.

We’re hoping to get our hands on the device later and post up some photos and our own impressions, but here’s ‘Memespring’s’ hands on report:

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Garmin touchscreen Edge 800 GPS for cyclists “rocks”

August 27th, 2010 11:31am mike s No comments

Garmin touchscreen Edge 800 GPS for cyclists looks a winner

Back in the day, cyclists keen to keep a record of their travels had to employ a map for directions and listen to the relentless click of a metal wheel clip nudging against a mechanical device for recording the miles travelled, but Garmin’s touchscreen Edge 800 cycling GPS unit cuts a far more modern dash.

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Acer LumiRead eBook reader set for October Europe release

August 26th, 2010 10:59am Lee J. No comments

Acer LumiRead eBook reader set for October Europe release

With Amazon’s Kindle eReader proving a hugely desirable item, it’s not surprising that other manufacturers are keen to bag themselves some of the action, and charging over the horizon at a rate of knots is Acer’s LumiRead eBook reader.

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WH Smith go for Kindle with Samsung Slide eReader E60. We say ‘meh’

August 25th, 2010 11:56am mike s 1 comment

WH Smith go for Kindle with Samsung Slide eReader E60
Samsung has teamed up with UK book, stationery, magazine and newspaper retailer WH Smith to promote its new S60 ebook reader.

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Samsung Galaxy Tab Android tablet gets teaser video

August 24th, 2010 9:04pm mike s No comments

Samsung Galaxy Tab Android tablet gets teaser video

Hurtling along so fast that if you blink you’ll miss a detail or two, this new new teaser video from Samsung gives a fleeting glimpse into their new Galaxy Tab Android powered tablet.

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JVC’s Picsio GC-WP10 and GC-FM2 offer pint-sized 1080p pocket camcording

August 24th, 2010 11:14am Lee J. No comments

JVC's Picsio GC-WP10 and GC-FM2 offer pint sized 1080p pocket camcording

If you’re in the market for a bijou video recorder, JVC is hoping to set your wallet into paroxysms of delight with its new Picsio GC-WP10 and GC-FM2 1080p pocket camcorders.

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Apple releases snappy iPad video, parody follows swiftly in its wake

August 19th, 2010 9:15am Lee J. No comments

Apple releases snappy iPad video, parody follows swifty in its wake

Apple has knocked out another of their slick adverts, this time bestowing fresh superlatives in its iPad device, only for a parody version to appear within hours of its release.
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Olympus LS-5 voice recorder promises pocket-sized hi-fi

August 18th, 2010 3:54pm Tony Fletcher 1 comment

Olympus LS-5 voice recorder promises pocket-sized hi-fi

Only spotty intern reporters from the Lower Grimthrope Weekly Gazette still use tape recorders for interviews because digital is where it’s at baby- and to underscore that point, Olympus have just shunted out their latest voice recording gizmo, the LS-5.

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Philips GoGear Connect media player rocks into the UK with Android, Wi-Fi, GPS

August 17th, 2010 10:40am mike s No comments

Philips GoGear Connect media player rocks into the UK with Android, Wi-Fi, GPS

Just spotted strutting into the UK Argos catalogue is Philips’ new GoGear Connect portable media player, a fully-featured Android-powered device available in 8GB and 16GB flavours.

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Toshiba’s dual-screen Libretto W100 laptop ready to order in the US

August 17th, 2010 9:35am Lee J. No comments

Toshiba's dual-screen Libretto W100 laptop on sale in the US

Unlike Microsoft’s much-desired Courier project, Toshiba’s twin screen concept laptop has actually made the jump into the real world, with  the innovative Libretto W100 twin screen device now available for order in the US.

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Apple keeps the iPad nipple free as Playboy magazine app is launched

August 14th, 2010 11:30am mike s 1 comment

Apple keeps the iPad nipple free as Playboy magazine launched

Buckling under Apple’s relentless puritanical mission to keep their products free of titillation, Playboy magazine has agreed to remove all saucy content from its iPad app.

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Amazon launches UK Kindle Store, daily newspapers, magazines available

August 5th, 2010 5:01pm Lee J. No comments

Amazon launches UK Kindle Store, daily newspapers available

With the release of the eagerly anticipated Kindle 3 eReader coming up at the end of the month, Amazon has today launched its UK Kindle Store, offering books, magazines and newspapers for wireless downloading to the device.

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