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Microsoft / software

Microsoft Bing adds knockout new features: Street Side impresses

Thursday, Dec 3, 2009Thursday, Dec 3, 2009 - by mike s - 2 Comments.

Microsoft has been busily ramping up the features on its search engine Bing, with the showstopper being the release of Bing Maps Beta, a substantial upgrade to its online map …

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portable

iRiver Story eBook reader gets reviewed: can’t hold a candle to the Kindle

Wednesday, Dec 2, 2009Thursday, Dec 3, 2009 - by mike s - 4 Comments.

Amazon’s Kindle eBook reader may well be the soar-away success story in the States, but over here in Blighty we’re well behind the e-pack, with new models taking an eternity …

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stuff / web

Spotify serves up gift subscriptions for the hols

Wednesday, Dec 2, 2009Thursday, Dec 3, 2009 - by mike s

Hoping to tempt flapping consumers still struggling to find the perfect gift for their loved ones is Spotify, who are offering their Spotify Premium e-cards, “just in time for the …

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computing / Windows

Viewsonic unveils VOT530 and 550 mini PCs. We rather like

Tuesday, Dec 1, 2009Tuesday, Dec 1, 2009 - by mike s - 1 Comment

Stuck in an office flanked by vast desktop PCs the size of small suitcases, we’ve been looking longer and harder at the new breed of sleek miniPCs/nettops coming out, and …

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audio

Technics turntables set to continue, DJs rejoice

Tuesday, Dec 1, 2009 - by mike s - 1 Comment

DJs blubbing into their slipmats over rumours of the imminent demise of the iconic  Technics SL-1200 and SL-1210 DJ turntables can wipe away the tears, as Panasonic have stated that …

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audio / portable

Nixon Nomadic headphones threaten to unsettle stomachs

Monday, Nov 30, 2009Monday, Nov 30, 2009 - by mike s

Nixon have added some new colours to their range of Nomadic headphones, with the colour schemes suggesting that the designer might have imbibed high quality hallucinogenics before heading for the …

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Blackberry / mobiles

Blackberry Bold available in white, Marty Hopkirk well chuffed

Monday, Nov 30, 2009Monday, Nov 30, 2009 - by mike s

For Blackberry fans feeling a little fed up with the current colour options of black, black or black, then there’s good news a-stirring in Japan, where  RIM (Research In Motion) …

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Apple / iPhone / mobiles

Most iPhone users dream of a physical QWERTY keyboard

Monday, Nov 30, 2009Monday, Nov 30, 2009 - by mike s - 3 Comments.

According to a recent study by Strategy Analytics, the majority of  iPhone users want their next phone to have a proper hardware QWERTY keyboard. Their findings were based on a …

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mobiles / Palm

Palm Pixi gets picks up another review

Saturday, Nov 28, 2009Friday, Nov 27, 2009 - by mike s - 3 Comments.

It hasn’t made it to the UK yet, but Palm’s low cost Pixi smartphone has been on sale in the States for a few weeks now and we’ve been keeping …

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iPhone / mobile apps / mobiles

Dragon NaturallySpeaking for the iPhone: “mind blowing”

Friday, Nov 27, 2009Friday, Nov 27, 2009 - by mike s - 1 Comment

Geardiary have got their hands on an early iPhone version of the voice to text transcription software, Dragon NaturallySpeaking, and they seem more than chuffed with its capabilities. How well …

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photography / reviews

Ricoh GR Digital camera – long term review

Thursday, Nov 26, 2009Thursday, Nov 26, 2009 - by mike s

Ricoh’s GR range of compact, high-end street shooting cameras is now up to version III, but we fell in love with the camera back in 2006 when the first model …

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photography

Ricoh updates GR Digital III camera firmware

Thursday, Nov 26, 2009 - by mike s

Ricoh has whisked out a firmware update for its high end ‘street shooting’ GR Digital III digital compact. A lovely – if pricey –  little camera, the GR Digital comes …

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photography / stuff

Nikon vs Canon rap music video

Wednesday, Nov 25, 2009 - by mike s

Moderately amusing and perhaps worth a few moments of your time is this music video documenting a doomed love affair based on the couple’s choice of dSLR. Here’s the chorus …

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Apple / iPhone

Apple iPhone headed for Tesco’s supermarket shelves

Wednesday, Nov 25, 2009Wednesday, Nov 25, 2009 - by mike s - 5 Comments.

Apple’s plans to take over the entire known smartphone universe continue with the news that Tesco will soon be carrying the iconic iPhone handset.

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iPhone / mobile apps / mobiles

iPhone iLingual translation app – daft, but fun

Wednesday, Nov 25, 2009Wednesday, Nov 25, 2009 - by mike s

Apple’s App Store may well be stuffed to over-flowing with pointless, daft and just plain rubbish apps, but sometimes we spot something that brings a smile to our faces – …

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