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Marantz offers slim NR1501 AV amp

Marantz has unveiled a slimline AV amplifier that's aimed at the "entry-level" sector of the market. The NR1501 amp measures just 10cm from top to bottom - around half the size of normal surround sound designs. Despite this, Marantz claims that it still "packs a full...

VIDEO: Apple fanboy hits back with "iDon't care" clip

An Apple fanboy has hit back at Verizon's Droid Does teaser campaign, created to promote the soon to be officially revealed Motorola Droid handset by bashing the iPhone, with a home-made 'iDon't care" response.

The video, that's currently racked up over 100,000...

Settlers of Catan comes to iPhone

Settlers of Catan is a board game that was once memorably described as "perfect". It's based on a tropical island that you and up to three other players have landed on and are exploring. The objective is to accrue 10 victory points by capturing settlements and building...

Google "Similar Images" becomes permanent feature

Google has announced that its Similar Images feature "is graduating from Google Labs" and becoming a permanent feature in Google Images.

Designed to help narrow down image search results for more successful searches, one example given for how Similar Images...

VIDEO: EyeMags launches iPhone functionality

Eyemags has announced that it's launching new functionality that'll allow users to "install" its pages onto their iPhones and iPod touches. The app will let users save pages from the Eyemags mobile website onto their homescreens, like they were applications, and then...

VIDEO OF THE DAY - PS3 ad

We like the new PS3 ads. They're short, to the point, slightly irreverent and a great showcase for the product itself.

We particularly like this one. It's a bit edgier and we like edgy.

If you've seen a video online that you want to tell us about...

Roxy phone spotted

Phones and the world of fashion are meeting on an increasingly regular basis. It seems female fashion brand Roxy are the latest to enter the mobile phone market.

The "Roxy phone" is a Sagem-made device and offers acceptable specs of HSDPA, a 3.2-megapixel camera...

MailTones iPhone app launches

Electric Pocket’s new MailTones iPhone app offers the ability to set a different email alert for each friend, family member or colleague in their address book.

In the words of the developer: "MailTones helps to distinguish high priority emails your boss...

The Who: Rock Band on the way

Roger Daltrey, the lead singer in The Who, has revealed that his band will be the stars of the next edition of the plastic-controller music series Rock Band. The singer confirmed the move to the Republican in an interview.

Daltrey, when asked about Beatles: Rock...

Google Wave users get more invites

It looks like Google is rolling out a second set of invites to Google Wave users. When logging in, users that have burnt through their initial five invites are finding that they've now been granted an additional twelve to dole out to whoever they like.

The invites...

VIDEO: ThinkGeek's Electronic Rock Guitar Shirt

You can now be a guitar hero away from the console with ThinkGeek's Electronic Guitar Shirt. $29.99 and four AAA batteries will see you rocking all over the world using just the shirt on your back.

Described as a "real instrument", the Electronic Guitar Shirt...

Spotify expands Premium discount programme

Spotify, following a good deal of public experimentation with price points, has decided to lower the price of its premium subscriptions in a sponsorship deal with insurance company Swiftcover.

Billboard is reporting that until 2 November, you'll be able to get...

Four in ten choose internet over television

Four in ten UK internet users would hand over their TV if they had to choose between that and their internet connection, in what's being said is a sign that the Internet has become "an integral part of life today".

The stats, from research agency, GfK NOP's...

VIDEO: Stalqer iPhone location app released

iPhone location games like Foursquare and Gowalla have one big drawback - you can't run them in the background. To "check in" at a location, you have to pull your phone out, connect to the Web, and then let the app do its thing.

But a new entrant to the space,...

Samsung and Handmark offer $250k for games for next-gen phones

Samsung and Handmark, a mobile apps and service company, have announced the launch of a new Global Venture Fund to invest in companies or individuals with "innovative, market-changing game ideas for next generation Samsung mobile phones".

Unlike rival manufacturer's...

Denon launches "state-of-the-art" DBP-4010UD Blu-ray player

While you can now get a Blu-ray player for under £100, Denon is forging onward at the high end of the market with the introduction of the new £1900 DBP-4010UD, a "state-of-the-art" effort that's said to offer tech found in the reference-class DVD-A1UD model.

Sky Player on Xbox 360 goes for second time lucky

Sky and Microsoft will attempt to launch the new Sky Player for Xbox 360 for a second time after the companies had to pull the service on the official launch day on Tuesday.

"The service has been suspended due to an unforeseen technical issue". Sky said in a statement....

WEBSITE OF THE DAY – Classic Cinema

Free movies? Whole, completely free movies? Movies you've actually heard of, too?

Seems so, and if you like your flicks to be vintage, this is definitely for you. Classic movies streamed for nothing.

They don’t make ‘em like this any more 

www.classiccinemaonline.com

If...

HTC Touch Diamond2 goes Windows Mobile 6.5

HTC has released the all important firmware update for its HTC Touch Diamond2 mobile phone taking it from Windows Mobile 6.1 to Windows Mobile 6.5.

The new ROM upgrade, which is available from the HTC website, will upgrade the phone to the new OS launched earlier...

New Apple tablet rumours surface down under

Earlier in the week it was the New York Times supposedly spilling the beans, now it's the Sydney Morning Herald.

According to the paper in Australia, Apple is uncharacteristically talking to a number of media companies in preparation for the launch of an Apple...

Daily news roundup: Storm 2, Sky Player on Xbox 360 and Sony Ericsson's leaked Rachael

We know, you're busy people and you haven't managed to catch every article we've posted today but if you still want to know what's been hot in the world of technology and gadgets today, well, our daily news round up will have you up-to-speed in no time.

While...

Android 2.0 rolls out to developers

So, Eclair has arrived, pretty much as we predicted. The SDK is now available to developers who want to build the next version - version 2.0 - of Android into their devices, as well as people who want to create apps for the platform.

Among the improvements will...

VIDEO: Dell Latitude XT2 XFR rugged tablet PC launches

This Dell infomercial would make a great drinking game if you had to down a shandy every time voice-over man says "XT2 XFR", but for those of you of a more sober frame of mind, it gives you a quick overview of Dell's new rugged tablet PC.

The Dell Latitude XT2...

NHS gives Wii Fit stamp of approval

It's official, video games are good for you. The NHS says so. Well, one videogame, anyway. Nintendo's hyper-successful Wii Fit has been granted the health service's "Change4Life" logo.

The scheme aims to try and get families to be healthy, and stop eating so many...

i.Tech Dynamic SolarVoice 908 solar-powered Bluetooth headset launches

Apparently launching as the first solar-powered Bluetooth headset to feature noise reduction, i.Tech Dynamic has introed the SolarVoice 908 Bluetooth headset.

The eco-friendly SolarVoice 908 offers background noise reduction with digital signal processing software...