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Web collapses under Michael Jackson death reports
King of Pop's passing strains net 26 June 2009 9:00 GMT
The death of Michael Jackson on 25 June caused immense pressure on numerous websites across the Internet, and caused many to go down for extended periods of time.

The original source for the news, TMZ.com, was offline much of the night after breaking the news....
Woolworths lives in web relaunch
Pic'n'mix available online 26 June 2009 8:44 GMT
Woolsworths lives. The retailer has been given a new lease of life online, thanks to Shop Direct, that runs the Littlewoods Direct and Additions Direct chains.

The newly launched site offers four main product categories - toys, kidswear, entertainment and party....
WEBSITE OF THE DAY - Videojug
Get good at just about anything you fancy 26 June 2009 0:00 GMT
Life’s too short for regrets, so if you’ve ever wanted to be good at something, let Videojug show you the way.

The web is full of useful videos* teaching everything from how to do the breaststroke to how to rewire your iPod so it’ll make your tea (that one might...
Daily news roundup - 25/06/09
Sense, Tour, Tegra, Windows 7, Zune, Pre. All this and more... 25 June 2009 18:49 GMT
Catch up on all the most-read news and reviews from the last 24 hours with Pocket-lint's daily news roundup.

NEWS: HTC Sense interface coming to HTC Magic?
CEO hints at existing devices getting new interface
HTC has confirmed to Pocket-lint that...
Lenovo: OLED laptops if consumer demand is there...
... trouble is it's not at the moment 25 June 2009 18:47 GMT
Lenovo has confirmed to Pocket-lint that it would produce a laptop with an OLED screen if there was consumer demand.

In an open chat with a spokesperson for the company at Digital Experience in New York, Lenovo confirmed that they would love to do it eventually,...
Packard Bell dot m/a AMD-powered netbook announced
Muh ah? Em stroke Ay? Muh slash ay? 25 June 2009 18:20 GMT
Packard Bell has added the first AMD processor-based netbook to its dot range, for some reason naming it the "m/a". It's been launched as the more sensibly named Gateway LT3100 in other territories.

Apparently showing PB's "deep conviction in the key importance...
Optoma shows off 3D projector
Dimensionally extravagant 25 June 2009 18:07 GMT
Optoma has been showing off a 3D projector to allcomers at CEDIA in London, and reckons that it'll be able to bring one to market before the end of the year.

The model it's being showing off is the HD65, which is 720p. It's available right now in a non-3D version,...
Lenovo S12 goes on sale in US
HD movie watching comes to netbooks 25 June 2009 17:59 GMT
The Lenovo S12, one of the first netbooks with the new Nvidia ION graphics chip has gone on sale in the US for $500.

The new Nvidia chip, already used in Acer's AspireRevo will mean the netbook can and will offer 1080p high definition video playback as well...
Buffalo Ministation Metro portable drive announced
USB cable included in design for the forgetful 25 June 2009 17:55 GMT
Buffalo, the hard drive maker, is to launch a new range of portable hard drives as it moves to join Seagate, Western Digital and HP into offering small sized portable storage on the go.

The new Buffalo Ministation Metro will come in three colours; black, red...
Onkyo unveils TX-SR707 and TX-NR807 streaming AV receivers
Along with next-gen Blu-ray player 25 June 2009 17:36 GMT
Onkyo has announced that it's launching two home cinema receivers - TX-SR707and TX-NR807, and a next-gen Blu-ray player - DV-BD507. Both pack DLNA 1.5 Network Audio compatibility, which means that streaming audio services will play through them. That includes Last.fm, vTuner...
VIDEO: YouTube to roll out new channels
"Sweet!" 25 June 2009 17:33 GMT
YouTube has announced changes to how its channels will look - and work - in the future.

Following on from a beta that's seen some YouTubers trialling the new look channels (including The White House) the Google-owned site now plans to roll out the new look...
PHOTOS: Lenovo T400s laptop
Fingers on with the new model 25 June 2009 17:29 GMT
Mere hours after the launch of the new Lenovo T400s and Pocket-lint has got all over the new model like a bad rash.

Inspired by the ThinkPad X300, the T400 measures 0.83 of an inch and weighs in at under 1.3kg.

Specs include a 14.1-inch LED screen,...
Win an Imation Odyssey removable hard disk storage system
Smart storage solution up for grabs 25 June 2009 17:29 GMT
Pocket-lint has teamed up with Imation to bring you the chance of winning the Odyssey removable hard disk storage system.

Ideal for the home or office, the system includes a docking station, 40GB storage cartridge and mobile USB adapter.

With Retrospect...
PHOTOS: Nokia E72 mobile phone
Hands on with the new email device 25 June 2009 17:14 GMT
The E72 might look virtually identical to the previous E71 but that didn't stop us getting down and dirty with the new handset in New York so you could see the differences up close.

For those paying attention, the new phone updates the camera on the back from...
Asus Eee Keyboard due in August
Media Keyboard will stream HD content 25 June 2009 17:09 GMT
Asus has confirmed that its Eee keyboard, originally shown at CES, will be arriving in August. The company's marketing executive, John Swatton, revealed the news while launching a bevy of new laptops.

As previously reported on Pocket-lint, the Eee Keyboard (KEeeboard?)...
PHOTOS: HP Mini 5101
Hands on with the new tougher more polished netbook 25 June 2009 17:01 GMT
HP announced a new netbook designed specifically for the road warrior this week and Pocket-lint has managed to get a hands-on just hours after the announcement hit the wires.

The new model will sport a number of features including built-in 3G modem and trackpad...
PHOTOS: BlackBerry Tour mobile phone
Let us take you on a tour of the handset 25 June 2009 16:32 GMT
RIM has announced that it will be creating yet another smartphone model, this time the BlackBerry Tour that sits in between the BlackBerry Curve 8900 and Bold handsets, and that's right, Pocket-lint was on hand when the new phone came to New York for the evening.
VIDEO: Twittering home automation
Tweets reveals "heart-beat of the house" 25 June 2009 16:31 GMT
We've seen tweeting plants before, but now here's the BBC's Rory Cellan-Jones chatting to Isle of Wight resident and IBM engineer Andy Stanford-Clarke who has set up his entire 16th century thatched cottage to tweet him when various sensors are triggered. Hit play now for...
PHOTOS: Asus' ultraportable UX30 laptop
Don't say the word "netbook" 25 June 2009 16:30 GMT
The torrent of laptops from Asus continues with the ultraportable UX30. This machine is very slim and light - 2cm thick - but don't go confusing it with a netbook - it has some rather impressive specs.

To be precise, it has a 13.3-inch screen, 4GB of memory...
Photo tips from the battlefield
Ben Lowry talks war photography 25 June 2009 16:25 GMT
Ben Lowy was a finalist in last year’s Photography.Book.Now competition for his work Iraq Perspectives. He now talks to Pocket-lint on his work in the field and the motivation behind it.

Why did you decide to take on projects taking photography in war zones?
PHOTOS: Logitech Guitar Hero wireless guitar
We get jammin with the new Xbox 360 accessory 25 June 2009 16:12 GMT
Logitech has just announced the ultimate Guitar Hero accessory for fans of the game and Pocket-lint was on hand to do some strumming.

Bright orange, and we mean bright, the weighty guitar (like the weight of a real Gibson) comes with a wood neck, a rosewood...
VIDEO: LG's boogie baby
Always dancing, apparently 25 June 2009 16:07 GMT
Here is a longer version of the "infamous" dancing baby video that featured in the TV advert for LG's KM900 Arena. The Korean rugrat busts some moves before answering his phone with what sounds like Stephen Hawking's voicebox. Odd, but you know what these kids are like with...
PHOTOS: Sneak peek of Asus' new UX50 laptop
Adamo-baiting looker 25 June 2009 16:02 GMT
We also got hands-on with Asus' slick new UX50 laptop at the launch event in South Kensington.

This machine has a 1.2GHz Intel Core 2 Solo processor, a GeForce G105M graphics card, 4GB of RAM, slotloading DVD burner and all the bells and whistles you normally...
PHOTOS: PSP Go console
Hands-on with the new handheld gaming gadget 25 June 2009 16:01 GMT
Announced at E3, Pocket-lint has managed to get it's blistered thumbs on the new PSP Go console to show you how small it really is.

Ditching the UMD slot on the back and placing the keys on a slide out panel underneath, has meant the new console from Sony is...
Asus launches G60 gaming laptop
"Republic of Gamers" branded 25 June 2009 15:06 GMT
In the Lamborghini showrooms in South Kensington, Asus has just launched its G60 gaming laptop. It's a 16-inch beast, with a Core 2 Quad processor.

It also packs 4GB of DDR3 RAM, from a 320GB to upto a 1TB solid state hard drive, Blu-ray, and the impressive...