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Dell XPS 15z (not so) thin notebook guns for the MacBook Air

Tuesday, May 24, 2011Wednesday, May 25, 2011 - by Pete Railton - 4 Comments.

It looks like Dell is poised and ready to have another stab at the luxury, high end notebook market, with a rival to Apple’s MacBook Air coming up over them …

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computing / portable

Amazon now selling more Kindle books than paperback and hardback combined

Thursday, May 19, 2011Thursday, May 19, 2011 - by Pete Railton

Amazon has announced that their customers are now buying more Kindle books than all print books – hardcover and paperback – combined.

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reviews / software

Xara Web Designer 7: drag and drop web design on a budget – review

Wednesday, May 18, 2011 - by mike s

Back in the early days of the web, building a site was pretty easy – you  just had to get your head around the rudimentary HTML code, lob in a …

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business / computing / mobiles

Asda Tech Trade In offers greenbacks for old gadgets

Monday, May 16, 2011 - by Pete Railton

UK supermarket Asda has unveiled a new online service that lets their customers trade in their unused and unwanted gadgets and turn them into lovely, lovely lolly.

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video

Humax PVR-9200T/9300T Duovision PVRs continue to infuriate

Monday, May 16, 2011Monday, May 16, 2011 - by mike s - 8 Comments.

It wasn’t that long ago that we were so fed up with the endless problems we were having with our Humax PVR-9200T/9300T PVR boxes that smashing the things to smithereens …

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computing / Google

Samsung Chromebook shown off in official video

Friday, May 13, 2011Friday, May 13, 2011 - by Tony Fletcher

Samsung has released a promo video for their upcoming Samsung Chromebook, which runs Google’s new Chrome OS operating system.

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computing / Google / hardware

Google explains the Chromebook with a witty video

Thursday, May 12, 2011Thursday, May 12, 2011 - by Lee J.

Figuring that a lot of folks are going to have a bit of trouble getting their heads around what the new Google Chrome-powered notebooks are all about, the search engine …

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Apple / business / computing

Are PC sales being hit by Apple’s iPad? Not at all, says research

Thursday, May 12, 2011 - by Pete Railton

It’s been commonly believed that the massive growth of the iPad has had a detrimental impact on PC sales, but a new study by market research firm NPD Group screams …

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computing / gadgets / reviews

Logitech Illuminated Keyboard lights up our desktop – review

Wednesday, May 11, 2011Wednesday, May 11, 2011 - by mike s

If you often find yourself typing away into the wee small hours as you battle against looming deadlines, then it might be worth considering shelling out for this deluxe, hoity-toity Logitech illuminated keyboard.

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computing

Adobe throws down three iPad Photoshop apps for high end designers

Wednesday, May 11, 2011Wednesday, May 11, 2011 - by mike s

Now nestling in Apple’s voluminous App Store is three shiny new Adobe iPad Photoshop apps, going under the names of Color Lava, Eazel, and Nav.

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Android / Google / mobiles

Google launches Music Beta cloud service and a one-size-fits-all OS update

Tuesday, May 10, 2011Tuesday, May 10, 2011 - by Pete Railton

At Google’s big web developer-focused conference – known as Google I/O – the Android team threw around some impressive facts about the rise of Android and announced some interesting new features.

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computing

Turn your desktop into a red snail-like creation with Lian Li

Tuesday, May 10, 2011 - by mike s - 1 Comment

Looking so delightfully bonkers that we simply couldn’t ignore it is Lian Li’s barking new PC-U6 Cowry desktop case, which takes is design cues from a seashell. Or perhaps a …

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business / Microsoft / video / web

Official: Microsoft scoops up Skype for $8.5 billion

Tuesday, May 10, 2011Tuesday, May 10, 2011 - by Pete Railton

Microsoft has dug deep into its pockets to purchase the internet voice and video chat service Skype for an eye watering $8.5 billion.

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Google / Palm / web

Finally, colour coding comes to Google Calendar events

Tuesday, May 10, 2011Tuesday, May 10, 2011 - by Lee J.

It’s a strange quirk that while the modern apps on our smartphones grow infinitely more powerful and sophisticated, when it comes to calendars, they’re all fairly rubbish in comparison what …

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Android / Apple / Blackberry / business / Google / iPhone / mobiles / Palm / Windows Mobile

Android kicks sand in Blackberry’s face as it stays #1 in the US

Monday, May 9, 2011 - by Tony Fletcher

Google’s Android mobile OS continues to outrun the RIM/Blackberry platform as the number one smartphone OS in the U.S., according to new data from ComScore.

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