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Google's AutoDraw turns your crappy drawings into high quality icons and clip art
computing / hardware / mobiles

Google’s AutoDraw turns your crappy drawings into high quality icons and clip art

Monday, Jun 10, 2019Monday, Jun 10, 2019 - by Lee J.

To the collective sigh of millions of artists and illustrators, Google’s cunningly clever AutoDraw app manages to translate the crappiest attempt at drawing into high quality artwork. Look below to …

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Samsung slips out Chromebook 3 with beefy 11-hour battery life
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Samsung slips out Chromebook 3 with beefy 11-hour battery life

Wednesday, Jan 6, 2016Wednesday, Jan 6, 2016 - by Lee J. - 1 Comment

For writers, students and folks who like to spend long hours tippety-tapping on their mains-untethered laptops, the new Samsung Chromebook 3 looks to be a perfect machine, with the budget laptop …

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Panasonic Lumix DMC-GX8 camera packs a 20.3MP sensor
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Panasonic Lumix DMC-GX8 camera packs a 20.3MP sensor and 4k video

Thursday, Jul 16, 2015Thursday, Jul 16, 2015 - by Lee J.

Panasonic have pushed the limits of the Micro Four Thirds camera system with the introduction of a 20.3-megapixel sensor in its new Lumix DMC-GX8 compact system camera.

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Olympus Stylus SH-2 - a neat, retro styled travel compact with 24x zoom
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Olympus Stylus SH-2 – a neat, retro styled travel compact with 24x zoom

Wednesday, Mar 11, 2015 - by Lee J.

Olympus certainly played their part in the current trend for retro-styled cameras, with the success of their OM-D EM-5 proving that the public just love those 1960s lines.

Olympus Stylus SH-2 – a neat, retro styled travel compact with 24x zoom Read More
The most popular passwords of last year are unbelievably easy to crack
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The most popular passwords of last year are unbelievably easy to crack

Tuesday, Jan 20, 2015 - by Lee J.

Every year, SplashData takes a look at the millions of stolen passwords made public throughout the twelve months, and puts them together in order of popularity. And boy oh boy are …

The most popular passwords of last year are unbelievably easy to crack Read More
Add tons of storage to your Android phone with the SanDisk Dual USB Drive 3.0
Android / computing / mobiles / portable

Swiftly add a shedload of storage to your Android phone with the SanDisk Dual USB Drive 3.0

Wednesday, Jan 7, 2015 - by Lee J.

Add a half ton of storage to your Android device in an instant with the new SanDisk Ultra Dual USB Drive 3.0, a USB flash drive that comes with both a micro-USB …

Swiftly add a shedload of storage to your Android phone with the SanDisk Dual USB Drive 3.0 Read More
Huawei Ascend G7 mid-range smartphone coming in November - and it looks to be a good 'un
Android / mobiles

Huawei Ascend G7 mid-range smartphone coming in November – and it looks to be a good ‘un

Monday, Sep 8, 2014Monday, Sep 8, 2014 - by Lee J. - 1 Comment

Chinese tech giants Huawei have announced the November release of their new Ascend G7 mid-range Android 4.4 smartphone, and it’s looking like a decent enough offering.

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Wordpress version 4.0 serves up a redesigned interface and improved writing experience
computing / software / web

WordPress version 4.0 serves up a redesigned interface and improved writing experience

Thursday, Sep 4, 2014 - by Lee J.

WordPress has today announced the release of WordPress 4.0, a new update to the popular blogging software which adds a load of handy new features designed to give authors a “smoother writing …

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Google looks to power NASA space robots with Project Tango
computing / Google / hardware

Google looks to power hovering NASA space robots with Project Tango smartphones

Tuesday, Jul 8, 2014 - by Lee J.

Google has teamed up with NASA to create football-ball sized robots that can zip around the International Space Station and assist astronauts – and they’re launching into space next week.

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Cheapo Nokia Lumia 630 Windows Phone available in the UK next week
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Super cheap Nokia Lumia 630 Windows Phone available in the UK next week

Tuesday, May 20, 2014Tuesday, May 20, 2014 - by Lee J. - 1 Comment

Priced at a wallet friendly £89.95, the Nokia Lumia 630 is the cheapest Windows phone money can buy, and it will be available in the UK from the 29th May.

Super cheap Nokia Lumia 630 Windows Phone available in the UK next week Read More
Nikon announces the wallet draining D4S 'ultimate imaging machine'
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Nikon announces their wallet-draining D4S ‘ultimate imaging machine’

Tuesday, Feb 25, 2014 - by Lee J. - 1 Comment

Ready to drain your bank balance deep into the minus from 6th March is the new Nikon D4S full frame camera.

Nikon announces their wallet-draining D4S ‘ultimate imaging machine’ Read More
WhatsApp rival Telegram picks up 5m users on one day and throws down a $200k challenge to hackers
Android / iPhone / mobile apps / mobiles

WhatsApp rival Telegram picks up 5m users in one day and throws down a $200k challenge to hackers

Monday, Feb 24, 2014Monday, Feb 24, 2014 - by Lee J.

It seems that the combination of Facebook taking over WhatsApp for $19bn swiftly followed by the service crashing for several hours over the weekend has seen millions of users rushing …

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Sony Xperia Z1 Compact looks to be the perfect small size Android smartphone
Android / mobiles

Sony Xperia Z1 Compact looks to be the perfect petite Android powerhouse

Tuesday, Jan 7, 2014Tuesday, Jan 7, 2014 - by Lee J.

Sony has unveiled at CES 2014 the Xperia Z1 Compact (aka the Xperia Z1 Mini or Honami Mini) which packs in some big features despite its diminutive size. 

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Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon update packs longer battery life and cunning Adaptive Keyboard
computing / hardware / Windows

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon update packs longer battery life and cunning Adaptive Keyboard

Monday, Jan 6, 2014Monday, Jan 6, 2014 - by Lee J.

Billed as the lightest 14-inch ultrabook on the market, the new ThinkPad X1 Carbon certainly looks a mean machine, weighing 2.8 pounds and claimed to be “virtually indestructible.”

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Samsung launches the Android powered Galaxy Camera 2
Android / photography

Android 4.3 powered Samsung Galaxy Camera 2 announced – faster CPU, NFC and bigger battery

Friday, Jan 3, 2014Friday, Jan 3, 2014 - by Lee J.

Samsung have released an update to their innovative hybrid camera/smartphone from 2012, with the new Galaxy Camera 2 packing a speedier processor and upgraded internal gubbins.

Android 4.3 powered Samsung Galaxy Camera 2 announced – faster CPU, NFC and bigger battery Read More

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