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Android / Apple / Blackberry / iPhone / Symbian / Windows Mobile

Android hold on to dominant share, HTC and Samsung creeping up on Apple: Millennial research

Tuesday, Nov 22, 2011 - by Pete Railton

New figures from mobile ad analysts Millennial Media show Android remaining king of the smartphone OSs, hogging a hefty 56 per cent global share – double the share of its nearest rival, …

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iPhone / photography

Turn your iPhone into a clunky, unwieldy zoom camera with this $249 Lens Dial attachment

Tuesday, Nov 22, 2011Wednesday, Oct 17, 2012 - by Pete Railton

We hoped that this might have been a very late April Fool’s gag, but sadly it seems that the Lens Dial three lens attachment for the iPhone is real.

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Google

Google Artist Hub empowers indie bands, fills some of the MySpace-sized hole

Thursday, Nov 17, 2011Thursday, Nov 17, 2011 - by Pete Railton

Although we’re not so convinced about the new Google Music‘s prospects for taking on the all-conquering iTunes, we think Google could be on to a winner with its new Artist Hub …

Google Artist Hub empowers indie bands, fills some of the MySpace-sized hole Read More
Microsoft / web

Bing search now comes with a pointlessly perambulating video frog

Wednesday, Nov 16, 2011 - by Pete Railton

In an attempt to make its search engine more appealing to users, Microsoft’s UK Bing search page now comes with a green frog scrambling along a branch.

Bing search now comes with a pointlessly perambulating video frog Read More
photography

Ricoh CX6 superzoom compact packs in a monster zoom

Tuesday, Nov 15, 2011Thursday, Feb 23, 2012 - by Pete Railton

Ricoh has announced the latest update to its compact superzoom range in the shape of the CX6. Packing a 10MP back-lit CMOS sensor and the same almighty 10.7x optical zoom …

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Android / computing / portable

Asus Eee Pad Transformer Prime tablet packs immense quad-core power

Wednesday, Nov 9, 2011Wednesday, Nov 9, 2011 - by Pete Railton

The hugely powerful Eee Pad Transformer Prime is readying itself for release, packing a beefy, ‘blazing fast’ quad-core Tegra mobile chip and a sleek add-on keyboard which turns it into …

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audio / photography

Urbanista say it’s hip to be square with their Copenhagen funky foldable headphones

Thursday, Nov 3, 2011Wednesday, Nov 2, 2011 - by Pete Railton

Looking to differentiate their product in the fast-growing fashion headphone market is the Stockholm-based design concept shop Urbanista, whose new Copenhagen foldable headphones come in a kerrrrazy square shape.

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Google / iPhone / mobile apps / mobiles

Google throws up a Gmail app for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch – cock ups follow

Wednesday, Nov 2, 2011Wednesday, Nov 2, 2011 - by Pete Railton

It’s been a long time coming, but Google has taken the wraps off their new dedicated Gmail app for the iPhone, iPad and iPod touch.

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Android / audio / mobile apps / mobiles

FL Studio music app gets ready for loop-loving Android fans

Tuesday, Nov 1, 2011Tuesday, Nov 1, 2011 - by Pete Railton

Android fans fed up with looking over their shoulders to hear the iOS crowd making sweet, sweet music on their devices can start to turn up the BPM with the …

FL Studio music app gets ready for loop-loving Android fans Read More
Android / Apple / Blackberry / iPhone / mobiles / Symbian / Windows Mobile

Brits go crazy for Android as iPhone market share crashes

Monday, Oct 31, 2011Monday, Oct 31, 2011 - by Pete Railton

New research has revealed that the UK is feeling the Google Android love, with the OS running on over half of all smartphones sold – a hefty 100% increase in …

Brits go crazy for Android as iPhone market share crashes Read More
mobiles

What’s the most used data service in the world? You might find the answer surprising

Friday, Oct 28, 2011 - by Pete Railton - 1 Comment

No, it’s not email, Facebook or even Twitter. It’s actually good ol’ SMS text messaging. There’s over 4.2 billion people texting worldwide, with 6.1 trillion SMS messages sent in 2010 – working …

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Android / computing / hardware / portable

Samsung Galaxy Note coming to the UK next week, also available in white

Friday, Oct 28, 2011Friday, Oct 28, 2011 - by Pete Railton

Samsung has confirmed that their innovative 5.3″ tablet-cum-smartphone, the Samsung Galaxy Note, will be released  in the UK on 3rd November.

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Blackberry / mobiles

Porsche Design P’9981 BlackBerry Por Homme – a beastly macho design stuck on a Blackberry

Thursday, Oct 27, 2011Thursday, Oct 27, 2011 - by Pete Railton

Cover your eyes! It’s the new Porsche Design P’9981 Smartphone from BlackBerry, a hideous slab of Top Gear-esque macho design that truly is a beast to behold.

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mobiles / Windows Mobile

Nokia’s Lumia 710 Windows Phone announced

Wednesday, Oct 26, 2011Wednesday, Oct 26, 2011 - by Pete Railton

Following hot on the heels of the top of the range Lumia 800 comes the new Nokia Lumia 710. Employing the same 1.4GHz processor as seen in the Lumia 800, …

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Android / business / computing / portable

Apple iPad market share crashes as Android tablets soar in popularity

Monday, Oct 24, 2011Monday, Oct 24, 2011 - by Pete Railton

It seems that the iPad’s near-total dominance of the tablet market is fading fast, with a new report showing that sales of Android slates soared in the last quarter at the …

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