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Energizer Energi To Go range launches to power your gadgets
From phones to laptops the company says it has the juice for you 26 June 2009 19:53 GMT
Energizer has launched a new range of portable batteries for gadgets of all shapes and sizes, as it continues its move away from traditional AA and AAA batteries.

The new range called Energizer Energi To Go has just had a US launch with the promise of making...
VIDEO: Tech Week in View - 26-06-09
The biggest stories of the week dissected 26 June 2009 19:44 GMT
This week I get feisty about T-Mobile's G1 touch, get dreaming about power options for my gadgets, and moan about whether or not we really need a UK top 40 chart. Plus there's why I think that we will all be downloading apps for our printers next year.

Press...
Weekly news roundup - 26/06/09
Batteries not included 26 June 2009 18:06 GMT
The biggest, unofficial, news of the week has been the large number of comments (over 60) that Pocket-lint has received relating to the iPhone's reduced battery life, that users experienced after downloading the 3.0 update. Get this story and more via the links below...
Comment: Emails from America: Watching TV
Or should I say watching adverts 26 June 2009 17:49 GMT
This week I've found myself watching the television quite a bit. Perhaps it's the excitement of getting cable or maybe just a way to interact with another culture.

Of course I say watching television, but in reality it really should be called watching adverts....
Flip Ultra and UltraHD hit the UK
On sale this month 26 June 2009 17:35 GMT
The second generation of Pure Digital's Flip Ultra line has been announced for the UK with the new Flip Ultra and Flip UltraHD going on sale from 29 June.

Featuring 2 hours of recording time, a high-res 2-inch screen, and battery recharging through the built-in...
Philips launches PowerSensor LCD monitor
Built-in sensor detects whether're you're there or not 26 June 2009 17:17 GMT
Philips has launched a monitor with a built-in infrared presence sensor. The Philips Brilliance LCD monitor contains "PowerSensor" technology, which can detect whether you're sat in front of it or not and adjust brightness accordingly.

If you get up and move...
Dyson launches DC31 and the DC31 Animal vacuums
Complete with super-efficient motor 26 June 2009 16:48 GMT
Anyone still using their DustBuster? Thought not, but if you were in love with the concept but not with the performance, this new release from Dyson could be the very thing to brush - sorry, suck - your cleaning related cares away.

The DC31 and the DC31 Animal...
Comment: Amazon's "See a Kindle in Your City" scheme is genius
Online giant sees US public volunteering to show Kindles to strangers 26 June 2009 16:47 GMT
In one of the most astonishing grass roots marketing campaigns I've ever seen, Kindle owners in the US are voluntarily mobilising in their thousands to promote Amazon's ebook reader.

The promotion takes the form of a mutually convenient meet up with an informal...
PHOTOS: Airvana's femtocell demonstration
Samantha's boyfriend is in the house! 26 June 2009 16:45 GMT
Airvana is a company from Boston that makes femtocells - tiny mobile phone masts that are designed for homes that don't get particularly great mobile reception.

But the technology can be used for more than that. In a bizarre demonstration to Pocket-lint, the...
Five things you might not know about femtocells
Including "What the hell are they?" 26 June 2009 16:02 GMT
Vodafone recently launched its "Access Gateway" product, which is a plug-in box called a femtocell. This morning, Pocket-lint was invited to a demonstration of one in action from a company called Airvana that makes the devices.

But you might be a bit confused...
Intel, Apple up stakes in Imagination Technologies
UK chip maker sees more investment 26 June 2009 15:44 GMT
Both Intel and Apple have further upped their stakes in UK-based chip maker Imagination Technologies.

Last December Apple took a 3.6% stake in the company that owns the Pure Digital brand, a move that saw Intel up its existing stake to just over 3%.
SanDisk announces world's fastest 32GB SDHC card
Class 10 speeds 26 June 2009 14:55 GMT
SanDisk has introduced what it says is the fastest 32GB SDHC card on the market.

The 32GB SanDisk Extreme SDHC card offers Class 10, up to 30 megabytes per second read and write speeds, and aimed particularly at digital photography enthusiasts with high-end...
HP first with Windows 7 upgrade info
"Get ready to experience the innovation and simplification that Windows 7 delivers" 26 June 2009 14:14 GMT
Although Dell beat everyone with a kind of pre-announcement, HP is the first PC company to get in touch with Pocket-lint, detailing its participation in the Windows 7 Upgrade Option Program.

Available now, the program will mean customers who purchase qualifying...
Truphone adds support for 11 Nokia handsets
Now available through the Ovi Store 26 June 2009 13:14 GMT
Truphone has announced it has added 11 additional Nokia handsets to the list of devices compatible with the Truphone VoIP service.

"We first introduced Truphone on a Nokia device so we are pleased to be able to increase the range of compatible Nokia devices...
Orange Amplification relaunches Crush PiX range
Iconic British amps get upgraded 26 June 2009 13:13 GMT
Orange Amplification, not to be confused with the phone network, has upgraded and relaunched its iconic range of Crush PiX guitar amplifiers. Eight models will be available in the new range, from 12W to 100W, putting them firmly in the hands of home users.

Most...
Daily Tech Deal: D-Link unveils power-saving 8-port network switch
Money saving deals, offers and innovations 26 June 2009 13:00 GMT
Don't you just love that big green band-wagon that everyone's jumping on?

This recent eco innovation comes from D-link - the DGS-1008D 8-port gigabit desktop switch - which is supposed to give a reduced power consumption of up to 84% (please read small print)...
Brando offers Super Tiny Multimedia Keyboard
Media buttons added to minuscule tapper 26 June 2009 12:48 GMT
Brando has unveiled an update to its Super Tiny Keyboard, dubbed the Super Tiny Multimedia Keyboard. As you might imagine, the upgrade brings multimedia keys to the wee device.

12 to be precise - WWW, Email, Media, Play/Pause, Stop, Vol-, Vol+, Word, Excel,...
Samsung C6625 announced
Windows Mobile handset for Vodafone 26 June 2009 12:40 GMT
Samsung, Microsoft and Vodafone have teamed up to launch the Samsung C6625.

Claiming the new phone offers a "new stylish way for today's business users to get more done on the move", it's apparently a keenly priced handset aimed at the enterprise market.
VIDEO OF THE DAY – Michael Jackson
A tribute to Michael Jackson 26 June 2009 12:00 GMT
Love him or loathe him, he was something a bit different.

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First iPhone porn app sells out
Or was it pulled after all? 26 June 2009 11:53 GMT
The iPhone's first porn application, thought to be okayed thanks to the new 17+ rating and parental controls, went live this week in Apple's App Store, only to be yanked 24-hours later due to the fact that it "sold out".

Hottest Girls, a $2 widget that essentially...
Bing Travel under fire for Kayak copy
Sincerest form of flattery could lead to lawsuit 26 June 2009 11:00 GMT
The travel off-shoot of Microsoft's new search engine Bing, is coming under fire for being a little too similar to established airfare and travel site Kayak.

The similarities of certain areas of Bing to Kayak's look, feel and functionality is so much so that...
VIDEO: Google Voice
Invites going out to those that registered 26 June 2009 10:14 GMT
The hottest invite in town is set to be one to join up to Google's "Voice" service. The online giant has revealed it is now sending out invites to those that registered interest in the service, beyond the initial set of original GrandCentral users that were the beta testers...
YouTube mobile uploads up 400% since iPhone 3GS
And up 1700% in last 6 months 26 June 2009 9:45 GMT
YouTube is reporting an astonishing fact - since the iPhone 3GS launched on Friday 19 June, uploads from mobile phones have increased by 400%.

This statistic is likely a blip, as those with the new handset are keen try out its video capture and upload to web...
Panasonic Blu-ray recorders hit the shops
DMR-BS850, DMR-BS750, and DMR-XS350 arrive 26 June 2009 9:24 GMT
Panasonic's DMR-BS850, DMR-BS750, and DMR-XS350 Blu-ray recorders, which the company teased earlier this year, have hit the shops.

As previously reported on Pocket-lint, the DMR-BS850, packs a 500GB hard disc drive, a Blu-ray disc writer and twin Freesat tuners....
VIDEO: iPhone 3GS dropped in a pool
"Still works fine" 26 June 2009 9:05 GMT
We brought you footage of the Nokia N97 getting "stress tested" by being dropped in cereal and then rinsed off, and it seems the new iPhone 3GS has suffered a similar fate, albeit by accident. Butter-fingered YouTube user KhenaKara dipped his iPhone in a pool, and not only...