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  • Sonos Sub ups the bass, now you really can create that wireless home cinema setup  . Audio, Sonos, Sonos Sub 0

    Sonos Sub ups the bass, now you really can create that wireless home cinema setup

    Boom, boom 22 May 2012 14:00 GMT

    Sonos has announced the launch of the Sonos Sub, a new a wireless subwoofer that will be available from 19 June to add plenty of bass to your Sonos music experience and opening up the possibility of turning your Sonos music system into a fully fledged...

  • Text your plug: Energenie GSM power socket pictures and hands-on. Gadgets 0

    Text your plug: Energenie GSM power socket pictures and hands-on

    HANDS-ON Text your plug 22 May 2012 12:36 GMT

    We know what you are thinking, it's a big plug, and what the devil is Pocket-lint doing covering plugs now. That's just so boring. You are right, plugs are boring, but this plug has a hidden secret, it comes with its own SIM card slot so you can text...

  • Running blind: How Simon Wheatcroft uses his iPhone to see  . Sports Fitness, RunKeeper, Apple, Phones, iPhone, Interviews, Features 0

    Running blind: How Simon Wheatcroft uses his iPhone to see

    FEATURE Runkeeper and more let this man run solo 22 May 2012 10:08 GMT

    When Simon Wheatcroft says to his wife that he is going for a run, it's not the kind of run that you or I would take lightly. Blind by the age of 17, the 29-year-old student who classes himself an ultra-runner, trains solo with only the help of his...

  • Facebook sets IPO share price, now worth $104 billion. Social networking, Online, Facebook 0

    Facebook sets IPO share price, now worth $104 billion

    Are you going to buy? 17 May 2012 22:05 GMT

    Facebook has set its share price for its stock market launch on Friday, valuing the company at $104 billion.

    The shares, priced at $38 (£24) a pop, will go on sale on the Nasdaq exchange, giving you a chance to own a piece of the social network.

    The...

  • Apple rumoured to be buying German TV manufacturer Loewe . Home Cinema, Television, Loewe, Apple, Apple iTV 0

    Apple rumoured to be buying German TV manufacturer Loewe

    UPDATED: Apple iTV? 13 May 2012 11:01 GMT

    News that Apple is about to buy German TV maker Loewe has appeared on the internet over the weekend, with unnamed sources claiming the deal will happen as early as next week.

    According to AppleInsider.com: "Word of the negotiations was exclusively...

  • Apple updates OS X Lion, fixes FileVault password issue. Software, Mac software, Operating Systems, Apple 0

    Apple updates OS X Lion, fixes FileVault password issue

    10.7.4 now available 9 May 2012 23:20 GMT

    Apple has released a software update for Mac OS X Lion on Wednesday night, bringing the OS up to version 10.7.4.

    The 10.7.4 update is recommended for all OS X Lion users and includes general operating system fixes that improve the stability,...

  • Samsung Galaxy S3: The best deals from O2, Vodafone, Three, Orange, T-Mobile and retailers. Phones, Samsung, Samsung Galaxy S III, Android, Vodafone, T-Mobile, Orange, O2, three, Phones 4u, Carphone Warehouse 0

    Samsung Galaxy S3: The best deals from O2, Vodafone, Three, Orange, T-Mobile and retailers

    UPDATED: Now Virgin Media in on the act 9 May 2012 11:10 GMT

    The Samsung Galaxy S III is due in the shops on 30 May, but where is the best place to buy it, who has the best deals, and what's the best way to get hold of what many believe will be the Android phone to have this year?

    Here is where you can...

  • BlackBerry Curve 9320 official, on sale in UK soon. Phones, RIM, BlackBerry, BlackBerry Curve 0

    BlackBerry Curve 9320 official, on sale in UK soon

    UPDATED: Operators reveal prices 8 May 2012 23:18 GMT

    Research In Motion has revealed the BlackBerry Curve 9320 - a new device it claims is a "stylish new smartphone for the socially connected".

    The new handset, which was previously revealed in the UK by T-Mobile by mistake, has befallen a second...

  • Re:route: The app that rewards Londoners for walking to work. Apps, iPhone apps, Recyclebank, TFL 0

    Re:route: The app that rewards Londoners for walking to work

    Recyclebank and TfL backed app 8 May 2012 0:01 GMT

    If you could earn points to spend at the cinema, or in your local Marks & Spencer store, if you opted to walk to work rather than take the train, would you?

    That's the carrot that Transport for London and Recyclebank is planning to dangle in...

  • Personalised Superhero Action Figures: We become Batman. Toys, Dad, Firebox, Batman 0

    Personalised Superhero Action Figures: We become Batman

    HANDS-ON Play thing 4 May 2012 15:44 GMT

    How do you fancy becoming a superhero? Batman for instance? That was the question put to Pocket-lint and of course we couldn't turn down such an offer.

    Firebox, the UK's favourite online gadget shop, is offering customers the chance to become...

  • Angry Birds now playable on any website. Gaming, Angry Birds, Facebook, Rovio 0

    Angry Birds now playable on any website

    No escape now 4 May 2012 14:41 GMT

    Angry Birds is everywhere, including... dum, dum, sum... Pocket-lint.

    That's right, following a new trick from Angry Birds creator Rovio, Facebook users can now embed and play any level in their site, allowing them to challenge friends to see...

  • iPad dominates tablet sales, latest figures show it's unstoppable. Tablets, iPad, Asus, Lenovo, Amazon, IDC, Amazon Kindle Fire, Samsung 0

    iPad dominates tablet sales, latest figures show it's unstoppable

    68 per cent market share in Q1 3 May 2012 15:07 GMT

    We know that Apple sold a lot of iPads in the first quarter but according to IDC, an analyst firm in America, it means that Apple grew its worldwide share from 54.7 per cent in 4Q11 to 68 per cent in 1Q12 beating off competitors like Samsung, Asus,...

  • iPhone 5 to feature different sized screen, new dock connector, and different resolution claim sources. iPhone 5, iPhone, Apple, Phones 0

    iPhone 5 to feature different sized screen, new dock connector, and different resolution claim sources

    All change 3 May 2012 14:52 GMT

    As you might expect when a big phone manufacturer is about to launch a serious competitor to the iPhone, the iPhone 5 rumours start to appear again allowing Apple to stay in the back of our minds.

    The latest is from iLounge, which has been...

  • Spotify student discount lets pupils listen while they learn. Audio, Spotify, Online 0

    Spotify student discount lets pupils listen while they learn

    Back to school 3 May 2012 14:14 GMT

    Students listen up. Spotify has just announced that if you've got an NUS extra card you can get the Premium Spotify subscription for half price.

    "NUS has teamed up with leading digital music service Spotify to offer students a whopping 50 per...

  • TomTom speed camera app hands-on and pictures. Apps, iPhone apps, TomTom, Car And GPS, GPS 0

    TomTom speed camera app hands-on and pictures

    HANDS-ON Driving fast 3 May 2012 14:00 GMT

    Fess up, you like to drive fast don't you? Perhaps fast enough to break the speed limit from time to time? Naughty.

    Helping you try to avoid speeding tickets and points on your licence, TomTom has launched the TomTom Speed Cameras app, that...

  • Logitech Solar Keyboard Folio for iPad lets you type day and night. iPad, iPad accessories, Logitech, logitech solar keybarod folio for ipad 0

    Logitech Solar Keyboard Folio for iPad lets you type day and night

    Look no batteries 3 May 2012 13:23 GMT

    Logitech has created a new keyboard for iPad users that is powered by the sun or that light blub above your head.

    Called the Logitech Solar Keyboard Folio the new solar-powered keyboard is designed for the new iPad and the iPad 2  and promises...

  • BlackBerry 7.1 update hits the UK for Bold, Curve, and Torch users. Phones, BlackBerry Torch, BlackBerry Curve, BlackBerry Bold, BlackBerry, RIM, BlackBerry 10 0

    BlackBerry 7.1 update hits the UK for Bold, Curve, and Torch users

    BlackBerry tag and more 3 May 2012 13:05 GMT

    BlackBerry 10 might have just been announced, but that doesn't mean Research In Motion has forgotten about current BlackBerry users announcing that BB 7.1 is now available for customers in the UK.

    The update is available for the BlackBerry...

  • What is Rdio and how does it compare to Spotify?. Online, Audio, Spotify, Rdio, Features 0

    What is Rdio and how does it compare to Spotify?

    FEATURE We compare the two 3 May 2012 11:20 GMT

    Rdio (pronounced arr-d-o) is now available in the UK bringing yet another music-streaming service for you to try or appraise.

    The newest player on the block, it hopes to take on the likes of Spotify, Deezer, WE7, and others to convince you...

  • BSkyB buys Acetrax video-on-demand service ahead of NOW TV launch. Home Cinema, Acetrax, Sky, BSkyB, Media streaming, NOW TV 0

    BSkyB buys Acetrax video-on-demand service ahead of NOW TV launch

    To take on Netflix and Lovefilm? 2 May 2012 17:22 GMT

    Sky's NOW TV service, which the company says is still on track to launch in the UK before the end of June, has received a major boost. The satellite broadcaster has confirmed in its latest earnings report that it has quietly acquired Acetrax, a video-on-demand...

  • Crouching Tiger, Hidden Ultrabook (video). Intel, Laptops, Ultrabooks, Adverts 0

    Crouching Tiger, Hidden Ultrabook (video)

    Ad tells of better battery life 2 May 2012 16:50 GMT

    According to Intel, if you buy an Ultrabook you won't have to go all Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon on people fighting over a power outlet ever again.

    "In an ancient Chinese temple, two martial artists face off in a battle for the power outlet,"...

  • Samsung Galaxy S III available in blue or white leaks in Carphone Warehouse internal systems. Phones, Samsung, Samsung Galaxy S III, Carphone Warehouse 0

    Samsung Galaxy S III available in blue or white leaks in Carphone Warehouse internal systems

    Spy shot reveals details 2 May 2012 16:10 GMT

    Do you like blue? Or white? Good, because those are the supposed colours the new Samsung Galaxy S III will come in when the phone launches at the Samsung Unpacked Event on Thursday.

    That's according to a leaked photo of a Carphone Warehouse...

  • Samsung Galaxy S III fans: Watch the live stream at Phones4u Oxford Street. Samsung, Phones, Samsung Galaxy S III, Phones 4u 0

    Samsung Galaxy S III fans: Watch the live stream at Phones4u Oxford Street

    Drink and nibbles too 2 May 2012 15:50 GMT

    Phones 4u will stream Samsung’s Unpacked 2012 event LIVE from its Oxford Street store on Thursday 3 May 2012 the UK retailer has announced.

    The news means if you, yes you reading this right now, are in London and fancy seeing what Samsung...

  • Pebble smartwatch adds Runkeeper app support. Phones, Sports Fitness, iPhone apps, Android apps, Pebble, RunKeeper 0

    Pebble smartwatch adds Runkeeper app support

    Run faster 2 May 2012 14:41 GMT

    Runkeeper has teamed up with overnight Kickstarter success stars Pebble, to offer a Runkeeper app for the watch when it comes out.

    In a move that will see it go head to head with the Nike+ GPS Sports Watch, users of the Runkeeper service that...

  • Draw what? Are people bored with Draw Something already?     . Apps, iPhone apps, iPad apps, Android apps, Draw Something, Zynga 0

    Draw what? Are people bored with Draw Something already?

    Losing players 2 May 2012 14:11 GMT

    Not so drawsome, that's probably what Zynga investors are currently thinking after word that Draw Something has managed to lose more than 5 million daily users in the past 30 days.

    Zynga, which suprised everyone in March by paying $210m for...

  • Gingerbread still most popular version of Android, Ice Cream Sandwich still playing catch-up. Phones, Tablets, Android, Gingerbread, Ice Cream Sandwich, Honeycomb, Google 0

    Gingerbread still most popular version of Android, Ice Cream Sandwich still playing catch-up

    ICS only has 4.4 per cent share 2 May 2012 13:31 GMT

    Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich share has grown to 4.4 per cent in Google's latest platform versions report, showing that the newest version of Android is growing in popularity, but by no means the most popular version of the mobile OS.

    That...

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