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Google Nexus 7 tablet dock set for US release at the end of the month
Android / Google / portable

Google Nexus 7 tablet dock set for US release at the end of the month

Friday, Dec 21, 2012 - by Lee J.

It’s been a long time coming, and there’s still no news when us Brits will be getting them, but Asus has announced that the long awaited dock for their hugely …

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computing / gadgets

Nightmare-inducing DARPA Big Dog robot follows its master through the woods

Thursday, Dec 20, 2012Thursday, Dec 20, 2012 - by mike s

It’s the creepiest all-walkin’, all shufflin’ robo-futuristic machine we’ve ever seen, but there’s something about this half dog/half-horse mad machine that we sort of like.

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Endless backfiring sync issues mean we have to say goodbye to Simpletext
Android / mobiles / software

Simplenote and it’s endlessly backfiring sync issues – we give up for good

Thursday, Dec 13, 2012Thursday, Dec 13, 2012 - by mike s - 1 Comment

Not so long ago, we were huge fans of Simplenote. In fact, we loved the cross-platform, text syncing service so much that we wrote a gushing piece entitled, The perfect Android/Windows note taking …

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LensPen release SmartKlear, a fabulously pointless smartphone and tablet screen cleaner
computing / mobiles

LensPen release SmartKlear, a fabulously pointless smartphone and tablet screen cleaner

Wednesday, Dec 12, 2012 - by Tony Fletcher

Here’s how we clean our smartphone or tablet screen: Step 1: Blow on screen. Step 2: Rub with t-shirt/any available soft cloth. Step 3: Gaze at the shiny clean screen. That’s not good enough for LensPen who have …

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Lenovo announces the ThinkPad X1 Carbon Touch ultraportable with touchscreen for Windows 8
computing / portable / Windows

Lenovo announces ultraportable, ultra-desirable ThinkPad X1 Carbon Touch with touchscreen

Wednesday, Dec 12, 2012Wednesday, Dec 12, 2012 - by mike s

We must admit to salivating more than a tad when we first saw Lenovo’s high end ThinkPad X1 Carbon laptop, but now the company has managed to add another layer of desirability with …

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Free high speed wi-fi coming to London taxi cabs
business / computing / mobiles / transport

Free high speed wi-fi coming to London taxi cabs

Monday, Dec 10, 2012 - by mike s

Gor blimey Guv’nor. Would you Adam and Eve it?  Free wi-fi in Sherbert Dabs! Lovely jubbly! Or, in other words, a new start up is rolling out a free, advert-supported wi-fi service for passengers using the iconic London …

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Brit artist creates a pair of wonderful GPS-enabled shoes to guide you to your destination
computing / gadgets / portable

Brit artist creates a pair of wonderful GPS-enabled shoes to guide you to your destination

Thursday, Dec 6, 2012Thursday, Dec 6, 2012 - by mike s

UK artist Dominic Wilcox has created a wonderful pair of fully-functional GPS-enabled shoes that are designed to guide users to their destination just by following the lights on the footwear.

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Samsung's iPhone fanboy-taunting advert dis the top tech advert of 2012
Android / mobiles / video

Samsung’s iPhone fanboy-taunting video is the top tech advert of 2012

Wednesday, Dec 5, 2012 - by Pete Railton

Samsung’s fanboy-taunting video for its Galaxy III handset has been declared to be the top tech advert for 2012, registering over 71.8 million views according to video trackers, Visible Measures.

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Google finally brings brings pinch-to-zoom to GMail for Android 4.0 upwards
Android / Google / mobile apps / mobiles

Google GMail finally gets pinch-to-zoom and swipe-delete for Android 4.0 upwards

Tuesday, Dec 4, 2012Tuesday, Dec 4, 2012 - by Lee J.

Man oh man, this is one looooong overdue update as Google finally introduces pinch-to-zoom and automatic text resizing to their GMail app for Android 4.0 and above.

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Murdoch's iPad-only newspaper The Daily shuts down after proving a costly flop
Apple / business / mobile apps

Murdoch’s iPad-only newspaper The Daily shuts down after proving a costly flop

Monday, Dec 3, 2012 - by mike s

We thought that The Daily was a crap idea to start off with, and News Corp head honcho Rupert Murdoch has now admitted that iPad-only newspaper is destined for the bin after …

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Sharp's LL-S201A 20-inch 'BIG PAD' monitor serves up a multi-touch and stylus-friendly interaction
computing

Sharp’s LL-S201A 20-inch ‘BIG PAD’ monitor serves up a multi-touch and stylus-friendly interaction

Monday, Dec 3, 2012Monday, Dec 3, 2012 - by Lee J.

If you’re finding the current crop of tablets too small for your pinkies, Sharp is on hand to give your digits more swiping space with the release of its new LL-S201A …

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Amazon Kindle Fire tablet slashed to just £99 as the festive tablet wars commence
Android / computing

Amazon Kindle Fire tablet slashed to just £99 as the festive tablet wars commence

Friday, Nov 23, 2012 - by mike s

As competition in the budget 7″ tablet market heats up in the run up to Christmas,  Amazon have delivered a killer blow to their rivals by offering the Kindle Fire …

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BT admits to menu-freezing fault with Humax DTR-T1000 Freeview YouView box
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BT admits to menu-freezing fault with Humax DTR-T1000 Freeview YouView box

Monday, Nov 19, 2012 - by mike s - 9 Comments.

We recently switched over to BT’s Infinity broadband service, tempted by the increased speeds and the offer of a free Humax DTR-T1000 Freeview YouView box.

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Logitech K810 Bluetooth illuminated keyboard for smartphones, tablets and PCs
computing

Logitech K810 Bluetooth illuminated keyboard for smartphones, tablets and PCs

Friday, Nov 16, 2012 - by mike s

If you’re fed up battling with those pesky fiddly onscreen keyboards that come with your tablet or smartphone, it might be worth upgrading to an external Bluetooth keyboard.

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Windows 95 Tips, Tricks, and Tweaks - a lovely parody of system messages
computing / Windows

Windows 95 Tips, Tricks, and Tweaks – a lovely parody of system messages

Wednesday, Nov 14, 2012 - by Tony Fletcher

We’re rather enjoying these mischievous system messages that  have been posted up in the style of Ye Older Windows 95. Here’s a few more examples:

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