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Owning a Kindle makes you read more according to UK poll

Thursday, Apr 5, 2012 - by Pete Railton - 2 Comments.

A new UK study confirms what many people already suspected – owning an e-reader makes you read more.

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Google unveils the futuristic Project Glass augmented reality glasses
computing / Google / portable

Google unveils the futuristic Project Glass augmented reality specs [video]

Thursday, Apr 5, 2012Thursday, Apr 5, 2012 - by Alex S

Google has unveiled a glimpse of how the future may look, with a video showing off their sci-fi Google Glass augmented reality concept glasses.

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Android SwiftKey 3 Beta keyboard launches, dispenses with space bar requirement
Android / mobile apps / mobiles

Android SwiftKey 3 Beta keyboard launches, dispenses with need for space bar

Wednesday, Apr 4, 2012 - by Tony Fletcher

We’re huge fans of SwiftKey, the Android virtual keyboard which appears to use some kind of mind-melding to predict what word you’re going to type, and the good news is …

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Instagram photo sharing app arrives for Android
Android / mobile apps / mobiles / photography

Instagram photo sharing app arrives for Android

Wednesday, Apr 4, 2012Wednesday, Apr 4, 2012 - by Lee J. - 1 Comment

It’s been a monster hit on the Apple iOS platform, and now the photo app Instagram has been released for Android devices.

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Google's Art Project gets big upgrade, now contains 30,000 artworks
Google / web

Google’s Art Project gets big upgrade, now contains 30,000 global artworks

Tuesday, Apr 3, 2012Tuesday, Apr 3, 2012 - by Tony Fletcher

First introduced last year, Google has now announced a major expansion of their Google Art Project, adding sculpture, street art and photographs from 151 museums in 40 countries to their online collection of paintings.

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10 million Samsung Galaxy S IIIs already pre-ordered
Android / mobiles

10 million Samsung Galaxy S IIIs already pre-ordered according to insider

Monday, Apr 2, 2012 - by Tony Fletcher

Despite not a single detail being released about Samung’s follow up to their massively successful SII phone, Mobile-Review.com’s Eldar Murtazin, has let it slip on Twitter that channel partners have already …

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Google announces Nintendo Google maps and morse-code for Gmail
Google / web

Google announces Nintendo Google maps and morse-code for Gmail

Sunday, Apr 1, 2012Sunday, Apr 1, 2012 - by Lee J.

Those cheeky wagsters at Google have certainly put some effort into their April Fools’ pranks this year, announcing a version of their Maps service for the 8-bit Nintendo Entertainment System (NES), …

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HTC's One X, One S and One V handsets invading Europe next week, prices announced
Android / mobiles

HTC’s One X, One S and One V handsets hike into Europe next week, prices announced

Friday, Mar 30, 2012Friday, Mar 30, 2012 - by Pete Railton

They’re a mighty fine-looking trio of handsets to out eyes, and it looks like the HTC One series of Android Ice Cream Sandwich phones are heading into Central Europe next Monday.

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Clear cable clutter with these crazy desktop pylons
gadgets / stuff

Clear cable clutter with these crazy but cute desktop pylons

Thursday, Mar 29, 2012 - by mike s

These desktop mini power pylons are so daft – and cute – they can’t help but cheer up any boring work area.

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Android / computing / portable

Stylus-packing Samsung Galaxy Note ships five million units in just five months

Wednesday, Mar 28, 2012 - by Lee J.

Quite a few people questioned the logic in releasing a large smartphone-cum-small tablet (AKA a ‘phablet’), but ti seems that Samsung have answered their critics by revealing the latest shipping figures for …

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computing / portable

Amazon’s Kindle Touch coming to Europe next month, ne’er a whisper about the Kindle Fire

Wednesday, Mar 28, 2012Wednesday, Mar 28, 2012 - by Tony Fletcher

Amazon has announced that the touchscreen version of its hugely popular Kindle e-reader is heading into the UK, Germany, France, Spain and Italy next month.

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The real question about the Olympus OM-D: do we get the black or the silver model?
photography

The real question about the Olympus OM-D E-M5: do we get the black or the silver model?

Tuesday, Mar 27, 2012Tuesday, Mar 27, 2012 - by mike s - 1 Comment

We’ve fallen head over heels in love with Olympus’s stunning new OM-D retro-styled Micro Four Thirds camera – so much so that we’re definitely putting one on order, and that’ll be the …

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Android / mobiles

Samsung UK torment Galaxy SII users with the ICS update that never seems to arrive

Monday, Mar 26, 2012 - by Pete Railton

Samsung UK continue to tease and torment Galaxy S2 users chomping at the bit to download the long, long-awaited upgrade to Ice Cream Sandwich (ICS).

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London Overground and Underground passengers to get free Wi-Fi
transport

London Overground and Underground passengers to get free Wi-Fi

Monday, Mar 26, 2012 - by Lee J.

Following on from the decision to install free wi-fi at 80 Underground stations, London Overground users are also set to feel the wireless love, with 56 stations on the network scheduled …

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photography

Nikon D4 and D800 UK prices soar through the roof due to calamitous company cock up

Monday, Mar 26, 2012Monday, Mar 26, 2012 - by mike s

The cameras were already well pricey to start off with, but Nikon UK has now confirmed thumping big increases to the prices of its D800, D800E and D4 SLR cameras.

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