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Google celebrates 25 billion Android app downloads

Wednesday, Sep 26, 2012 - by Lee J.

Google have announced that there has now been no less than 25 billion downloads from Google Play, and to celebrate they’re dishing out some big discounts on selected apps for the …

Google: there's no Maps for iPhone iOS6 coming soon

Apple / Google / iPhone / mobile apps / mobiles

Google: there’s no Google Maps for iPhone iOS6 coming any time soon

Tuesday, Sep 25, 2012Tuesday, Sep 25, 2012 - by Pete Railton

There’s bad news for Apple iPhone users struggling with the seriously shonky new Apple Maps app that has been foisted on them in the iOS6 update, with Reuters reporting that Google has made …

Apple's catastrophic iOS6 mapping app causes frustration and mirth

Apple / iPhone / mobile apps / mobiles

Apple’s catastrophically bad iOS6 mapping app causes frustration and mirth

Thursday, Sep 20, 2012Thursday, Sep 20, 2012 - by Lee J. - 1 Comment

The woefully inept new mapping app included in Apple’s iOS6 upgrade has been causing frustration and laughter in equal measure as the full extent of its hopelessness is revealed by users.

Android / Apple / iPhone / mobiles

Samsung has a laugh at the iPhone 5 crowd [video]

Wednesday, Sep 19, 2012 - by Lee J.

Seemingly brushing off their recent crushing defeat by Apple in the US courts, Samsung has decided to poke fun at the Apple-obsessed fanatics queuing outside stores in preparation for the forthcoming launch of …

Google / web

A visit to the Google Web Lab at the Science Museum, London Sept 2012

Wednesday, Sep 19, 2012Wednesday, Sep 19, 2012 - by mike s

Billed as a ‘series of interactive experiments made by Google,’ Web Lab was a fascinating way to spend an hour or so – especially as they were handing out free booze at a rare …

Fetchnotes embark on spectacularly ill advised video promo campaign

mobile apps / mobiles / video

Fetchnotes fail with spectacularly ill advised video promo campaign

Tuesday, Sep 18, 2012 - by Tony Fletcher

You know when a video is so bad, it actually puts you off the product? Well, rarely have we seen a video as unbelievably awful as this one for the …

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Run! The all-scampering DARPA LS3 robo-dog is scuttling through the woods!

Thursday, Sep 13, 2012Thursday, Sep 13, 2012 - by mike s

We’re not saying we’d like to encounter on in a dark alleyway after five pints, do we do rather love these fabulously weird and scary robot dog creations powered by …

Apple / iPhone / mobiles

Apple launches taller, thinner iPhone 5 with world’s worst strap line

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

After what’s seemed like an eternity of wild speculation, leaks and half-baked rumours, the new iPhone 5 has launched and this time around, it’s turned out pretty much as the leaks suggested.

Android / Google / iPhone / mobile apps / mobiles / web

Google lobs in new features as Google Drive for iOS and Android gets updated

Tuesday, Sep 11, 2012Tuesday, Sep 11, 2012 - by Tony Fletcher

We’re slowly becoming rather big fans of Google’s cloud-based Google Drive service, and the company has just announced updates for the iOS and Android apps.

Google / web

Google shows off its best ever doodle – a wonderful Star Trek themed number

Friday, Sep 7, 2012 - by Pete Railton

Google has unleashed an absolutely superb interactive ‘doodle’ to commemorate the 46th anniversary of the long running science fiction series/franchise, Star Trek.

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Production of Raspberry Pi moves to Wales. Iechyd da!

Friday, Sep 7, 2012 - by mike s

They’ll be giving an extra warm welcome to the folks behind the Raspberry Pi mini-computer up the Valleys, with the news that production will be moving to Wales.

Android / computing / portable

Kindle Fire HD 7 inch tablet arrives in the UK on Oct 25th: details, specs, pricing

Friday, Sep 7, 2012Monday, Sep 10, 2012 - by mike s

Amazon has now released full details of the Kindle Fire HD tablet that is set to arrive in the UK in October. Initially, it looks like us Brits are only …

Amazon announces a bigger screen Kindle Fire HD to take on the Nexus 7

Android / computing

Amazon announces a faster, bigger Kindle Fire HD tablet

Thursday, Sep 6, 2012Thursday, Sep 6, 2012 - by Lee J.

Amazon has announced the follow-up to its successful US-only Kindle Fire colour tablet, with the Kindle Fire HD packing a bigger screen and Tegra trouncing speeds.