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Google Calendar ready for free download on Google Play
Android / mobile apps / mobiles

Google Calendar ready for free download on Google Play

Thursday, Oct 18, 2012 - by Lee J.

Google has made its rather splendid Calendar app available for downloading on the Play Store. The free app has a pleasingly clean and straightforward interface and will almost certainly be an upgrade …

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Macworld plumb the depths with an unboxing feature. On a cable
Apple / computing

Macworld plumb the depths with an unboxing feature. On an iPhone cable

Friday, Oct 12, 2012Friday, Oct 12, 2012 - by Lee J.

It can be tough for journalists, who have to constantly trawl through news stories, blogs, Twitter feeds and bulletin boards looking for interesting new products and tech developments to comment on.

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Samsung officially launches Galaxy S III Mini - full specs and press release here
Android / mobiles

Samsung officially launches Galaxy S III Mini – full specs and details here

Thursday, Oct 11, 2012 - by Lee J. - 3 Comments.

As expected, Samsung has officially announced Galaxy S III Mini, a mid-range Android handset that bears little resemblance to the high-flying and award-winning flagship Galaxy S3 smartphone.

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Foursquare lets you check in with God in south London
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Foursquare lets you check in with God in south London

Thursday, Oct 11, 2012Thursday, Oct 11, 2012 - by Lee J.

While walking around the mainly abandoned Heygate housing estate in Elephant & Castle, south London, we were surprised to come across a closed shopfront with a sign above declaring it to be the Foursquare …

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Lenovo IdeaTab Lynx Windows 8 tablet packs additional keyboard dock
computing / portable / Windows

Lenovo IdeaTab Lynx Windows 8 tablet packs Transformer-like keyboard dock

Wednesday, Oct 10, 2012Wednesday, Oct 10, 2012 - by Lee J.

Proof of how good an idea the Asus Transfomer concept is can be seen in the veritable stampede of Windows 8 tablets currently thundering over them thar hills which can also be …

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Samsung Galaxy S3, Asus Google Nexus 7 and Transformer Prime scoop up T3 Awards
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Samsung Galaxy S3, Asus Google Nexus 7 and Transformer Prime scoop up T3 Awards

Tuesday, Oct 9, 2012Tuesday, Oct 9, 2012 - by Lee J.

The prestigious  T3 Awards took place last night, and the Taiwanese company Asus managed to steal the show, picking up no less than five awards.

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Android tablet market share set to leapfrog over Apple iPads in the US
Android / Apple

Android tablet market share set to leapfrog over Apple iPads in the US

Wednesday, Oct 3, 2012Tuesday, Oct 2, 2012 - by Lee J.

According to a new report by the Pew Research Center, nearly a quarter (22 per cent) of US adults now own a tablet of some kind, and the figures show …

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Experiments in Bicycle Flow Animation - 5m bike journeys visualised in rave-style animation
computing / transport

Experiments in Bicycle Flow Animation – 5m bike journeys visualised in rave-style animation

Friday, Sep 28, 2012Friday, Sep 28, 2012 - by Lee J.

It may look like the kind of visuals you’ll be enjoying when you’re deep in a ketamine hole, but the fabulously psychedelic animation below actually shows a summary of five million bicycle …

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Google celebrates 25 billion Android app downloads
Android / Google / mobile apps / mobiles

Google celebrates 25 billion Android app downloads

Wednesday, Sep 26, 2012 - by Lee J.

Google have announced that there has now been no less than 25 billion downloads from Google Play, and to celebrate they’re dishing out some big discounts on selected apps for the …

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Olympus OM-D E-M5 firmware v1.6 released and ready for download
photography / reviews

Olympus OM-D E-M5 – the best Micro 4:3 camera, on a par with Canon EOS 60D

Tuesday, Sep 25, 2012Tuesday, Sep 25, 2012 - by Lee J.

We’re huge fans of the Olympus OM-D E-M5 Micro Four Thirds compact system camera – so much so that it’s replaced our long serving Nikon D300 for most jobs, and a new …

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Apple's catastrophic iOS6 mapping app causes frustration and mirth
Apple / iPhone / mobile apps / mobiles

Apple’s catastrophically bad iOS6 mapping app causes frustration and mirth

Thursday, Sep 20, 2012Thursday, Sep 20, 2012 - by Lee J. - 1 Comment

The woefully inept new mapping app included in Apple’s iOS6 upgrade has been causing frustration and laughter in equal measure as the full extent of its hopelessness is revealed by users.

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Wacom launches Bamboo Stylus Pocket for scribbling on smartphones and tablets
Android / iPhone / mobile apps / mobiles / portable

Wacom launches Bamboo Stylus Pocket for scribbling on smartphones and tablets

Thursday, Sep 20, 2012Thursday, Sep 20, 2012 - by Lee J.

Esteemed graphics tablet manufacturer Wacom has launched the Bamboo Stylus pocket, a rather neat little stylus designed for use with smartphones, iPads and Android tablets.

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Samsung has a laugh at the iPhone 5 crowd
Android / Apple / iPhone / mobiles

Samsung has a laugh at the iPhone 5 crowd [video]

Wednesday, Sep 19, 2012 - by Lee J.

Seemingly brushing off their recent crushing defeat by Apple in the US courts, Samsung has decided to poke fun at the Apple-obsessed fanatics queuing outside stores in preparation for the forthcoming launch of …

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Fujifilm XF1 compact camera ratchets up the retro style
photography

Fujifilm XF1 compact camera ratchets up the retro style

Tuesday, Sep 18, 2012 - by Lee J.

With the Photokina exhibition currently going on at Cologne, a lot of the this week’s stories are photo-related, with various manufacturers unveiling their forthcoming models.

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Nikon D600 24MP becomes Nikon's smallest, lightest, cheapest full-frame DSLR ever
photography

Nikon D600 24MP becomes Nikon’s smallest, lightest, cheapest full-frame DSLR ever

Thursday, Sep 13, 2012 - by Lee J.

Nikon is hoping to jiggle the wallets of enthusiast photographers, with the release of the D600, the smallest, lightest and cheapest full frame format DSLR camera ever offered by Nikon.

Nikon D600 24MP becomes Nikon’s smallest, lightest, cheapest full-frame DSLR ever Read More

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