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photography

Nikon Coolpix P7700 compact packs a speedy f2.0 28-200mm lens

Wednesday, Aug 22, 2012 - by mike s

Nikon has announced a new enthusiast compact, the Nikon Coolpix 7700 packing a class-leading, 7.1x zoom lens.

Amplicomms PowerTel 710, a cordless home phone designed for accessibility

mobiles / portable

Amplicomms PowerTel 710, a hi-tech cordless home phone designed for accessibility

Tuesday, Aug 21, 2012Tuesday, Aug 21, 2012 - by mike s

Billed as the “home phone that talks back,” the Amplicomms PowerTel 710 is a cordless phone that offers voice prompts for every interaction, making it useful for blind and visually impaired people.

audio

Pioneer XDJ-AERO wireless all-in-one DJ system promises cable-free fun

Thursday, Aug 9, 2012Thursday, Aug 9, 2012 - by mike s

We’re salivating oceans of pure lust here at the sight of Pioneer’s new Wi-Fi-enabled XDJ-AERO controller, a glorious-looking gizmo that frees DJs from the tyranny of cables.

computing / portable / reviews

Kingston 32GB Portable Storage Wi-Drive – review

Thursday, Aug 9, 2012Wednesday, Aug 8, 2012 - by mike s

If you’re looking for a bit of easily accessible extra storage space for your phone or tablet – or would just like to swiftly share some files with co-workers – …

computing / portable / Windows

Lenovo’s new ThinkPad Tablet 2 for Windows 8 released in October

Thursday, Aug 9, 2012Thursday, Aug 9, 2012 - by mike s

Lenovo has released details of its ThinkPad-branded Windows 8 tablet, which has been scheduled for an October release and comes with NFC and a pen stylus for handwriting and sketching.

Android / mobile apps / mobiles

Perfectly Clear image editing app now on Android, faster than iPad version

Thursday, Aug 2, 2012Thursday, Aug 2, 2012 - by mike s

The well-respected Perfectly Clear image editing technology is now available for Android devices, with developers Athentech releasing a version that manages to be significantly faster than the new iPad and iPhone4 equivalent apps.

computing / Google / hardware / portable

Google postpones its Nexus Q media streamer launch to ‘make it better’

Wednesday, Aug 1, 2012Wednesday, Aug 1, 2012 - by mike s

We’re still a little bit baffled by Google’s curious social streaming device, the Nexus Q, which offers an intriguing feature set with a rather high $299 price tag.

Android / computing

ASUS Transformer Pad Infinity to hit UK at the end of August, pricing revealed

Wednesday, Jul 25, 2012Wednesday, Jul 25, 2012 - by mike s

It seems that it was announced an eternity ago, but Asus has finally confirmed the UK release date of the eagerly awaited Transformer Pad Infinity tablet.

Android / computing / portable

ASUS confirms Jelly Bean Android update is headed to Transformer tablets

Monday, Jul 23, 2012Monday, Jul 23, 2012 - by mike s

ASUS has announced that the rather Android 4.1 update – also known as Jelly Bean – will be coming to their line of rather splendid Transformer tablets-cum-notebooks.

photography

Panasonic introduces the Lumix LX7 compact camera with faster f1.4 lens, smaller sensor

Wednesday, Jul 18, 2012Wednesday, Jul 18, 2012 - by mike s

Panasonic has announced the follow to its well received LX5 enthusiast compact camera in the shape of the Lumix DMC-LX7, which now packs a handy aperture ring around its Leica lens.

gadgets / mobiles / reviews

Review: iGo Dual USB wall charger with built in battery

Monday, Jul 16, 2012Sunday, Jul 15, 2012 - by mike s

Mobile battery chargers aren’t exactly the most exciting things in the tech world, but they’re ruddy useful things to have around at time. A neat twist on the standard external battery is the iGo Charge …

audio

40 per cent of Brits can’t remember the last time they bought a CD – study

Friday, Jul 13, 2012Friday, Jul 13, 2012 - by mike s

New research has found that 40 per cent of people in the UK can’t remember when they last bought a CD, with nearly half believing that downloading music for free was acceptable.

mobiles

O2, GiffGaff and Tesco Mobile subscribers rage at network outage

Thursday, Jul 12, 2012Thursday, Jul 12, 2012 - by mike s

There’s been much ranting and raging across the social networks today in response to major problems on the O2 mobile network in the UK.

Samsung EX2F enthusiast compact offers super fast f1/4 lens and wi-fi

photography

Samsung EX2F enthusiast compact packs a super-fast f1/4 lens and wi-fi

Friday, Jul 6, 2012 - by mike s

Samsung have rolled out the Samsung EX2F, a high end compact with a class-leading, super fast F/1.4 lens and built in wi-fi.

Logitech Squeezebox Internet streaming radio gets UK price slashed

audio / portable

Logitech Squeezebox streaming radio gets UK price slashed

Monday, Jul 2, 2012Monday, Jul 2, 2012 - by mike s

If you’re after a great Internet radio streamer, Logitech’s highly rated Wi-Fi and Ethernet Squeezebox Radio is currently available on a killer deal in the UK.