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ASUS’s UX21 ultra-thin, all-metal laptop screams ‘bling it on!’

Tuesday, May 31, 2011 - by Tony Fletcher

Shinier than a well-waxed shiny bauble and thinner than an anorexic whippet on a cocaine diet is ASUS’s stunning new UX21 ultra-thin laptop.

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Android / computing / mobiles / portable

Viewsonic ViewPad 7x serves up seven inches of Honeycomb tablet goodness

Monday, May 30, 2011 - by mike s

And the Android tablets keep on a-coming, with Viewsonic shouting loudly about having the first 7-inch Honeycomb tablet in the known universe.

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Android / computing / portable

Asus PadFone tablet includes docking bay for companion smartphone

Monday, May 30, 2011Monday, May 30, 2011 - by Pete Railton

Apparently hovering in a ‘semi-concept’ stage is this curious smartphone-in-a-tablet offering from ASUS, known as the PadFone.

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Android / computing / portable

Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 with Android 3.1 a ‘few days away’

Wednesday, May 25, 2011Wednesday, May 25, 2011 - by Lee J.

According to Samsung USA, the eagerly anticipated new Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 is a mere,”few days away” from hitting the streets.

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Barnes & Noble unveil their Simple Touch Reader

Tuesday, May 24, 2011Tuesday, May 24, 2011 - by Tony Fletcher

Barnes & Noble have just taken the wraps off their new Nook Simple Touch Reader reading device at a NYC launch event, unveiling a rather stripped down, pint sized device.

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computing / hardware / portable

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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audio / portable / reviews

Jabra Rhythm in-ear headphones review – well worth a tenner

Friday, May 13, 2011Tuesday, Mar 19, 2013 - by mike s

Aimed at perambulating music fans who like to stay just one click from their next call, the Jabra rhythm headset is a budget priced ‘premium’ headset fitted with a built- in mic and answer/end …

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audio / portable

Olympus LS-20 PCM digital recorder packs dual mics and HD movie recording – full specs

Wednesday, May 4, 2011Wednesday, May 4, 2011 - by Pete Railton

Looking rugged and tough enough to survive gruelling field trips and repeated trips into the mosh pit is Olympus’s new LS-20 Linear PCM digital recorder recorder, offering  HD movie recording and “recording …

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Android / computing / portable

Sony S1, S2 Android tablets coming, shiny video ready to roll

Tuesday, Apr 26, 2011Tuesday, Apr 26, 2011 - by Lee J.

Sony is ready to shoulder barge its way into an already crowded tablet market, with the official announcement of two Honeycomb Android tablets, the Sony Tablet S1 and S2.

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Android / computing / portable

Motorola Xoom 3G goes off-road and on a horse in daft promo video

Thursday, Apr 21, 2011Thursday, Apr 21, 2011 - by mike s

It’s as daft as a brush, but we rather like this slightly unhinged video showing a Motorola Xoom 3G Android tablet hurtling around the UK on a motorobike, Segway, motor …

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Android / computing / portable

HTC Flyer priced for the UK – and its too damn pricey

Monday, Apr 11, 2011 - by mike s

We’ve been really excited by the HTC Flyer – an intriguing Android-powered number coming with an innovative HTC Scribe active digital stylus which lets users draw, sketch and make notes …

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Apple / computing / Google / portable

Tablets: mainly used at home for gaming and searching for info

Friday, Apr 8, 2011 - by Tony Fletcher

A new survey by Google’s AdMob subsidiary has found that tablet owners are using the devices primarily for games. The research discovered that 84 per cent of tablet owners were …

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audio / portable

Goodbye music cassettes – you served us well

Wednesday, Apr 6, 2011 - by mike s - 3 Comments.

It’s rather a sad day here at Chez Wirefresh, as large boxes are being filled with vast piles of music cassettes ready for throwing out. Unused, unwanted and – for …

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Android / computing / portable

Acer offers dual core 7″ A100 Honeycomb tablet A100 for just £299

Monday, Apr 4, 2011 - by Lee J.

Just arrived on Amazon is Acer’s new Aspire ICONIA TAB A100 7 inch tablet, a fully spec’d dual core Android 3.0 Wi-Fi only tablet retailing for a very reasonable £299.

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