Stuart Miles News Archive 
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Nokia: Youths are fed up with iPhone, baffled by Android
EXCLUSIVE: We offer something different 13 December 2011 9:26 GMT TweetNokia has claimed that the youth of today are fed up with the iPhone and baffled by Android.
In an exclusive interview with Pocket-lint, Niels Munksgaard, director of Portfolio, Product Marketing & Sales at Nokia Entertainment Global explained...
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HP webOS goes open source, will HTC now make a webOS phone?
Who wants it? 9 December 2011 23:36 GMT TweetHP has finally made up its mind on the fate of webOS on Friday saying that it will make the mobile operating system open source in the hope that it will live on by being used by companies like HTC looking for a alternative to Android and Windows Phone...
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Pixar heads to Xbox 360 in Kinect Rush: A Disney Pixar Adventure
To Infinity and beyond 9 December 2011 23:05 GMT TweetThis Christmas Xbox 360 gamers had Disneyland Adventures for Kinect on the Xbox 360 where you could walk around Disneyland playing a range of different games, and now Microsoft has announced that it has done another deal with the computer animation...
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Doctor Who coming to PS3 and PS Vita
Voiced by Matt Smith and Alex Kingston 9 December 2011 18:04 GMT TweetDr Who is coming to a console near you says the BBC after announcing that it is launching a series of games based on the Timelord’s adventures.
Doctor Who: The Eternity Clock will be the first of a series of Doctor Who console games the...
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Nokia Lumia 710 starts shipping
UK not on the initial list 9 December 2011 17:44 GMT TweetNokia has started shipping its second Windows Phone smartphone, the Nokia Lumia 710, although it is not coming to the UK just yet.
The Nokia Lumia 710 has started shipping in Taiwan of all places with launches in Singapore, Russia, Hong Kong,...
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Motorola RAZR and Xoom promised Ice Cream Sandwich updates
Not coming to all 8 December 2011 16:42 GMT TweetMotorola has outlined its plans for adopting the latest mobile operating system from Google, its parent company, on Thursday.
“Like you, we are excited to see that Google released the source code to Android Ice Cream Sandwich (ICS)! We’d...
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Panasonic Viera TVs get Fetch TV, Vimeo and other new services
A dozen new apps 7 December 2011 12:23 GMT TweetPanasonic has announced a bevy of new apps for its Viera connected TV range, including Fetch TV and video website Vimeo.
Fetch TV offers consumers on-demand access to a wealth of movies from major studios, as well as a range of specialist...
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Robot shows Blade Runner reality edging closer (video)
Do androids dream of electric sheep? 7 December 2011 10:38 GMT TweetRemember the 1982 Sci-Fi hit Blade Runner? Remember how in the film it was getting harder and harder to tell the difference between what was an android and what wasn’t? Well judging by this video, those lines are already starting to blur and...
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WEBSITE OF THE DAY: procatinator.com
Cat music 7 December 2011 0:00 GMT TweetWhat do you get if you cross random cat videos and songs from YouTube? Procatinator of course.
Most likely the best cat music website you’ll have ever seen, the idea is that you zip over to the site when you are feeling down and need...
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Xbox 360 dashboard update delayed... slightly
UPDATE: Step away from the TV 6 December 2011 22:53 GMT TweetIf you are frantically watching your Xbox 360 hoping for the update me message to appear, then you might grab a cup of tea. Microsoft has said that the launch, scheduled for 3pm GMT on Tuesday 6 December has been delayed, slightly.
“FYI: The...
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Google hits 10,000,000,000 app downloads milestone, celebrates with 10p apps
Big number 6 December 2011 18:06 GMT TweetGoogle has just announced that Android customers around the world have downloaded more than 10 billion apps.
“One billion is a pretty big number by any measurement. However, when it’s describing the speed at which something is growing,...
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Star Wars Stormtrooper leather motorcycle suit lets you show Imperial allegiance
Yours for £740 6 December 2011 17:17 GMT TweetStar Wars fan, tick. Motorbike fan, tick. Good now that we’ve got that out of the way you are going to have to take a seat. What you see is the official Star Wars Stormtrooper motorcycle suit for you to own and ride in.
“Inspired...
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Amazon Kindle Fire UK launch January 2012 claim sources
Not long to wait 6 December 2011 16:52 GMT TweetAmazon will launch the Kindle Fire in the UK in January in the UK according to sources close to the launch.
The news means the new Android powered tablet from Amazon, that was launched in November in the US, will miss the all important UK Christmas...
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Fujifilm skincare range readies you for your closeup whatever the camera
Anti-ageing 6 December 2011 14:47 GMT TweetFujifilm, yes the camera company, has confirmed that it is to launch a beauty skincare product range in the new year.
In what might seem like a surprise move, the new Astalift skincare range will launch in France in February 2012 before rolling...
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Inside Google London: A park, a coffee lab and nightclub-style meeting rooms
An office to inspire 6 December 2011 13:44 GMT TweetChances are that your office doesn’t have a full-blown cinema, an indoor park, a blue velvet clad band rehearsal room or even a dedicated coffee lab that will let you drink over 19 different blends.
That’s because you don’t...
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HTC Flyer Honeycomb update arrives
New features inbound 6 December 2011 13:23 GMT TweetHTC has confirmed, via Facebook, that it is rolling out the much waited Honeycomb update for its tablet; the HTC Flyer.
“Ready for some ‘sweet’ news? The GSM/3G version of the HTC Flyer tablet, available here in the UK, is...
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LG Xnote Z330 Ultrabook: The thinnest Ultrabook yet
Boots in 10 seconds 6 December 2011 11:37 GMT TweetThe LG Xnote Z330 is the company’s new Ultrabook offering announced in Korean on Monday to go up against the likes of the Acer, Asus, Toshiba, and Lenovo models already vying for your cash.
The new “super thin” laptop will...
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Channel 5's other channels come to Freesat
5USA, 5* and +1 channels go live 6 December 2011 11:21 GMT TweetFreesat has announced that it is adding five more channels from Channel 5 to its service from Tuesday 6 December.
Viewers who use the service will now be able to get Channel 5 +1, 5USA, 5USA +1, 5* and 5* +1.
It means Freesat users...
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Now YOU can start your own .xxx porn website
Porn domain opens up to all 6 December 2011 9:53 GMT TweetEver thought of starting your own "Readers' Wives" website? Well now you can following the announcement that the ICM Registry, the body who looks after the top-level .xxx domain, is opening up the domain for all to get stuck in.
Up until now...
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Facebook buys Gowalla, shuts it down
Data not transferring either 5 December 2011 18:38 GMT TweetFacebook has confirmed that it has bought Foursquare competitor Gowalla on Monday, but in a surprise move doesn’t really want the site.
In a statement issued to Pocket-lint it seems that the social network was after the company’s...
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Spotify with apps pictures and hands-on
HANDS-ON App Finder tried and tested 1 December 2011 0:38 GMT TweetAccording to Spotify “There’s a new world inside Spotify” and that means apps. But do you want them, are they any good, or is the music streaming service just jumping on the apps bandwagon in an attempt to make us all believe that...
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Google: Samsung Galaxy Nexus volume bug update rolling out
Fix coming 30 November 2011 17:20 GMT TweetGoogle has confirmed to Pocket-lint that it has started rolling out a new update for the Samsung Galaxy Nexus on Wednesday.
“We're currently rolling out a fix for the volume issue which will reach everyone in the coming week," a spokesperson...
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Pocket-lint Gadget Awards 2011 winners
Who won what? 29 November 2011 21:00 GMT TweetAfter much deliberation, voting and a year of mulling and musing over every piece of consumer electronics we see, Pocket-lint is proud to announce the winners of the 8th annual Pocket-lint Gadget Awards 2011.
If you’re reading this, thank...
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APP OF THE DAY: Tinga Tinga Tales review (iPad)
Tales from Africa 29 November 2011 18:00 GMT TweetThe hit colourful BBC Cbeebies cartoon set in Africa has come to the iPad and iPhone, but should you download it and let your kids steal your iDevice for hours at a time? Does it keep the same values as the show, or is it just a mindless tie-in cash-in?...
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The Nokia N9 that has 7, yes 7, operating systems (video)
The best knock off yet? 25 November 2011 21:06 GMT TweetNot sure which operating system you want the most? Have trouble wondering in the morning whether you are an Apple iOS 5 guy or a Windows Phone 7 user?
Well one phone looks to have you covered: the Nokia N9.
Found in Shanzai, China,...
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