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Author: Pete Railton

Apple / computing

Apple’s new iMacs pack next-gen Quad-Core goodness and Thunderbolt tech

Tuesday, May 3, 2011 - by Pete Railton

Apple has announced an upgraded range of iMacs which add beefier CPUs and faster Thunderbolt connections while dispensing with miniDisplay port duties.

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Google / web

Great GMail power user email tips from a Google main man

Tuesday, May 3, 2011Monday, May 2, 2011 - by Pete Railton

We deal with a ton of email every day, and with GMail being our client of choice, we’re grateful to hear any new tips to make dealing with the daily …

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Android / mobiles

HTC Sensation slips closer to UK release

Tuesday, Apr 26, 2011Tuesday, Apr 26, 2011 - by Pete Railton

We recently compared the two hottest up and coming Android handsets – the HTC Sensation and the Samsung Galaxy S II – and for us, the Sensation looked to just …

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web

Freaking Facebook infuriates further with more flipping flaky errors

Wednesday, Apr 20, 2011Wednesday, Apr 20, 2011 - by Pete Railton

Man oh man, are we getting more and more fed up with freaking Facebook, which is throwing up so many random errors these days that it’s beginning to rival MySpace …

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Android / mobile apps / mobiles

Facebook for Android updated to v1.5.3 with friend tagging

Tuesday, Apr 19, 2011Tuesday, Apr 19, 2011 - by Pete Railton

Facebook has just slammed down an an update to its official application for Android devices, with the shiny new version 1.5.3 serving up a rather small side salad of newness, …

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Android / mobiles

Motorola Atrix gets UK pricing on Orange exclusive

Monday, Apr 18, 2011Monday, Apr 18, 2011 - by Pete Railton

Motorola’s intriguing new high end ATRIX smartphone is set to cartwheel into the UK in early May, and will be exclusively available on the Orange network.

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Android / computing

Dell delivers the WiFi-only Streak 7 for the UK market

Thursday, Apr 14, 2011Thursday, Apr 14, 2011 - by Pete Railton

The hot news from the Bracknell massive is that Dell is unleashing its seven-inch Wi-Fi only Android tablet, the Streak 7, on to the UK market, with the bijou tablet-ette sporting a …

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computing / hardware

Soldering is Easy comic book is the perfect tutor

Thursday, Apr 14, 2011Wednesday, Apr 13, 2011 - by Pete Railton - 1 Comment

If you’re soldering skills are anything as bad as ours, you probably spend more time shouting at the red hot pointy bit and dropping hot blobs of solder on your …

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mobiles / Symbian

Nokia announces E6, X7 smartphones running new Symbian Anna OS

Tuesday, Apr 12, 2011 - by Pete Railton

We have to admit that we’re finding it pretty difficult to get worked up over any Nokia phone these days, but the company are still ploughing on with the release …

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Android / mobiles

Samsung Galaxy S II swoops into the UK on May 1st

Monday, Apr 11, 2011 - by Pete Railton

Samsung has announced that its spanking new flagship Android handset, the Galaxy S II, will be rocking into the UK on May 1st.

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iPhone / mobile apps / mobiles

Milton Keynes has slowest 3G connectivity. How does your town fare?

Wednesday, Apr 6, 2011 - by Pete Railton

As if living in Milton Keynes wasn’t bad enough, it turns out that it’s also got the slowest 3G broadband mobile speeds in the UK, according to a recent UK-wide …

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business / mobiles

Carphone Warehouse offers unlimited data phone deals for £12/month

Wednesday, Apr 6, 2011Wednesday, Apr 6, 2011 - by Pete Railton - 3 Comments.

UK mobile retailer the Carphone Warehouse has served up an unlimited mobile internet package, with the cheapest tariff offering unlimited internet access a range of smartphones from just £12 a …

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Android / Google / mobiles

Google Maps 5.3 for Android adds location history dashboard

Tuesday, Apr 5, 2011Tuesday, Apr 5, 2011 - by Pete Railton

The team at Google have just released Google Maps 5.3 for Android, which lets you see your Google Location History dashboard, check in at ‘home,’ and add your own aspects …

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gaming

Fitness First jogs up with a Wii Motion Controller with pedometer

Monday, Apr 4, 2011Monday, Apr 4, 2011 - by Pete Railton

As the evil LibDem/Tories series of ruthless cuts continue to bite into Brits’ threadbare wallets, more folks are abandoning expensive gym memberships and choosing to fire up the Wii instead.

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Android / mobile apps / mobiles

Firefox for Android: ‘three times faster than stock Android browser’

Thursday, Mar 31, 2011Thursday, Mar 31, 2011 - by Pete Railton

Mozilla has launched the final version of Firefox 4 for Android and is promising high speed downloading jinx for all.

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