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Microsoft has released a video showing off some of the highlights of their upcoming Windows 8.1 operating system.
Microsoft shows off some of the new features coming up in Windows 8.1 [video] Read More
Once famous for its rows of independent electronic shops selling hi-fi, computer gear and other consumer electronics, London’s Tottenham Court Road looked a bleak place last Saturday afternoon, with shoppers …
The end draws near for London’s Tottenham Court Road as an electronics centre [photo] Read More
I’m afraid our seemingly never-ending quest for a reliable back-up service has hit the buffers again. Seduced by its hugely competitive $10/month charges for “infinite” storage, good mobile support and promised …
Bitcasa: we tried, they tried, but it’s still been a disaster Read More
Scheduled to be arriving in Q3 is the Transformer Book Trio, a dockable tablet that can run no less than two operating systems: Windows and Android.
ASUS Transformer Book Trio hybrid tablet/ultrabook runs Android *and* Windows Read More
Belkin has announced its new Grip Power Battery Case for iPhone 5, which promises to double the life of the iPhone 5’s battery.
Belkin’s Grip Power battery case promises to double iPhone 5 battery life Read More
Asus has announced the latest update to its rather fabulous Android tablet/laptop Transformer range, in the shape of a new Transformer Pad Infinity sporting a mightily beefed up spec sheet.
Asus Transformer Pad Infinity packs Retina-beating display, Tegra 4 CPU, USB 3.0 Read More
Google is in the process of updating its GMail interface, with new inbox groups that automatically sort your mail into categories which appear as different tabs.
Google adds some clever stuff to GMail with new inbox groups and tabs Read More
Microsoft has decided to take the battle to Apple, launching a full-on assault on the iPad, with a thirty second advert (below) suggesting that Apple’s massively-selling tablet is only really good …
Microsoft goes on the offensive and attacks the iPad’s ‘limited abilities’ Read More
Yesterday’s Google I/O 2013 saw a ton of Google geeks doing what comes naturally to them, with some fascinating new technology being introduced – read on for the highlights, and …
Google shows off Spotify-threatening new music service, enhanced search, amazing photo editing and Apple-crushing maps Read More
It’s great to see the don of model railways, the legendary Frank Hornby, being celebrated in Google doodle today. Born in Liverpool 150 years ago in 1863, Hornby was one of …
Model railway icon Frank Hornby celebrated in Google doodle Read More
Tinkering techie types who are loving the hands-on appeal of the diminutive Raspberry Pi mini-computer may be stoked to learn that a new camera module is available.
Raspberry Pi camera module released offering 5MP still photos and 1080p video Read More
With cloud storage rivals like Dropbox dishing out free space like it was going out of fashion, Google has announced that it will unify the storage between the Gmail and Drive services.
Google unifies Drive, Gmail, and Google+ Photos cloud storage to offer users15GB free Read More
Things don’t get much cooler than playing a guitar in space, and Commander Chris Hadfield cuts a dash recording a revised version of David Bowie’s Space Oddity on board the International Space Station.
New Space Oddity video recorded onboard the International Space Station Read More
We can’t even imagine how dedicated you’d have to be to put this five minute animated film together, but we’re definitely enjoying the results – and learning a lot about type faces along the way.
Learn all about typography with this superb, hand-crafted animated short film Read More
With Apple’s App Store cruising past the incredible landmark figure of 50 billion apps downloaded, the company has released updated lists of its all-time top iPhone and iPad apps.
Apple reveals top 50 apps of all time as App Store hits 50 billion downloads Read More