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

Saturday, Aug 28, 2010Saturday, Aug 28, 2010 - by mike s

One 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 …

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photography / reviews

Panasonic Lumix LX5 vs Canon Powershot S95 – low light, size comparisons and other questions

Saturday, Aug 28, 2010Saturday, Aug 28, 2010 - by mike s - 29 Comments.

Our recent article comparing the new Panasonic Lumix LX5 and Canon Powershot S95 high end cameras has resulted in us getting a fair bit of email, so we thought we’d …

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Android / mobiles

Orange HTC Desire – Froyo delayed until mid-Sept, less junk included

Friday, Aug 27, 2010Friday, Aug 27, 2010 - by mike s

HTC Desire owners on the UK Orange network are likely to be disappointed at the news that they’re not going to get the eagerly anticipated Android OS update until the …

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portable / transport

Garmin touchscreen Edge 800 GPS for cyclists “rocks”

Friday, Aug 27, 2010Friday, Aug 27, 2010 - by mike s

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 …

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Google

Google GMail users make one million calls in 24 hours

Friday, Aug 27, 2010Friday, Aug 27, 2010 - by mike s - 1 Comment

We’re still cruelly starved of this feature over here in Blighty, but Google is reporting that their new integrated Gmail calling feature has proved an almighty hit in the US.

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photography

Canon EOS 60D dSLR offers fold out screen and HD video

Thursday, Aug 26, 2010Thursday, Aug 26, 2010 - by mike s - 2 Comments.

Canon has announced their  new Canon EOS 60D dSLR, a mid-priced camera offering an 18megapixel APS-C CMOS sensor and articulated LCD display.

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portable

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

Wednesday, Aug 25, 2010Wednesday, Aug 25, 2010 - by mike s - 2 Comments.

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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Android / mobiles

Dell disappoints with duff Aero Android US smartphone

Wednesday, Aug 25, 2010Thursday, Aug 26, 2010 - by mike s

Dell has released its first Android-powered smartphone in the US, following on from the recent release of its Streak Android tablet.

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gaming / mobile apps / mobiles / Palm

Angry Birds hit game flies into the Palm webOS App Catalog

Wednesday, Aug 25, 2010Wednesday, Aug 25, 2010 - by mike s

The lack of top notch apps in Palm’s webOS platform has proved to be a bitter disappointment to Palm Pre and Pixi users, with UK users being hit particularly hard …

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Android / portable

Samsung Galaxy Tab Android tablet gets teaser video

Tuesday, Aug 24, 2010 - by mike s

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 …

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photography

Sony SLT-A55V and SLT-A33 Alpha dSLRs offer ‘Translucent Mirror Technology’

Tuesday, Aug 24, 2010Tuesday, Aug 24, 2010 - by mike s

Unleashed from Sony’s ever-busy factory is their new A55 and A33 Alpha dSLR cameras sporting the intriguing sounding, “Translucent Mirror Technology.”

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Android / mobile apps / photography

Mobile phone photo tips and tricks using HTC Desire and Vignette app

Monday, Aug 23, 2010Thursday, Aug 19, 2010 - by mike s - 2 Comments.

After enthusing wildly about the photographic capabilities of the HTC Desire’s built in camera combined with the superb Vignette photo processing app, we thought we’d show you some more results …

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photography

Canon Powershot S95 vs Lumix LX5 – which is the compact top dog?

Friday, Aug 20, 2010Thursday, Dec 9, 2010 - by mike s - 25 Comments.

Its predecessor, the PowerShot S90, came a close second to the superb Panasonic Lumix LX3 in our high-end compact camera shoot-out last year, but is Canon’s freshly announced PowerShot S95 …

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photography

Canon Ixus 1000 HS 10MP compact packs beefy 10x zoom and 1080p video

Thursday, Aug 19, 2010Thursday, Aug 19, 2010 - by mike s

Canon has decided to celebrate the 10th anniversary of its Ixus range in style, with the launch of the Ixus 1000 HS compact camera. Not only is their new pocket …

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iPhone / mobiles / web

Facebook Places explained: it’s all about the check-ins and sharing

Thursday, Aug 19, 2010Thursday, Aug 19, 2010 - by mike s

Posting on the official Facebook blog,  Michael Sharon, Facebook product manager has added more detail to their new Places functionality, enthusiastically introducing it as a feature that lets you tell …

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