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  • iPhone 5 may sport 8-megapixel Sony sensor. iPhone 5, phones, Mobile phones, Apple, Apple iPhone 5, Sony, Rumours 0

    iPhone 5 may sport 8-megapixel Sony sensor

    Apple to swap supplier? 5 April 2011 15:17 GMT

    Reports from WSJ seem to suggest that the iPhone 5 could be getting an 8-megapixel sensor when it launches this summer - and a Sony one at that.

    The report comes after Walt Mossberg spoke with Sony’s CEO, Sir Howard Stringer at the...

  • Motorola Xoom price drops before hitting shop shelves. Tablets, Motorola, Motorola Xoom, Shopping,  0

    Motorola Xoom price drops before hitting shop shelves

    What happened to reassuringly expensive? 5 April 2011 14:36 GMT

    PC World has seen fit to drop the price of the Xoom before it hits shop shelves, hinting that retailers could have doubts of how well the  Android 3.0 tablet will sell on launch; the site has dropped the price from £499 to £479.

    The...

  • Jerusalem Apple store to contain world's first Apple digital library?. Apple, Online, Shopping, Hardware, Apple Store 0

    Jerusalem Apple store to contain world's first Apple digital library?

    Opening for "symbolic reasons" 29 March 2011 13:22 GMT

    A report by the Jerusalem Post is stating that Apple is looking to open a giant Apple Store which would be placed at the entrance of Jerusalem and hold the world's first Apple digital library.

    We're not exactly sure what guise the digital...

  • Formay disk-on-chip SSD holds 64GB on size of a quarter. Chipsets, Gadgets, Hardware, Formay,  0

    Formay disk-on-chip SSD holds 64GB on size of a quarter

    Brings greater flexibility as well as anti-shock 29 March 2011 10:42 GMT

    As a rule it pays if the gubbins that goes into powering consumer technology gets smaller, leaving more space for big screens and thinner form factors; which is why Formay's announcement of its new disk-on-chip (DOC) solid state hard drive is good...

  • APP OF THE DAY: Doodle Jump Hop The Movie review (iPhone). Mobile phone apps, iPhone apps, Hop The Movie, App of the day 0

    APP OF THE DAY: Doodle Jump Hop The Movie review (iPhone)

    Classic gets Easter Bunny makeover 28 March 2011 18:00 GMT

    How do you improve on a classic? Well it's a tricky ask, not least because classics usually hold a great deal of importance to the people who have watched, listened, read or played them. Ask any fan if they should remake Star Wars and they'll probably...

  • APP OF THE DAY: IncrediBooth review (iPad 2, iPhone 4). Mobile phone apps, iPhone apps, iPad apps, App of the day 0

    APP OF THE DAY: IncrediBooth review (iPad 2, iPhone 4)

    A surprise in every shot 25 March 2011 18:04 GMT

    With the release of Apple's latest iteration of iPad we thought it only fitting to feature an app which would allow you to take advantage of one of the few new features that the iPad 2 sports over its older sibling; in this case its front-facing camera.

    Yes,...

  • Samsung Galaxy Tab under £300 at Asda. Tablets, Samsung, Samsung galaxy Tab, Asda, Daily tech Deal 0

    Samsung Galaxy Tab under £300 at Asda

    Big phone gets small price 24 March 2011 12:13 GMT

    The choice of tablets on the market at the moment is quite staggering when you think how new the form factor actually is; and with the imminent arrival of the iPad 2 in the UK choosing the right device is about to get a whole lot trickier.

  • APP OF THE DAY: Expedia Tripcompanion for Facebook review (Facebook). Mobile phone apps, Xpedia, Facebook, App of the day 0

    APP OF THE DAY: Expedia Tripcompanion for Facebook review (Facebook)

    Online travel buddy 16 March 2011 18:02 GMT

    More than ever, it seems that a trip to a far off destination isn't complete unless you've logged into Facebook everyday in order to tell all your friends and family back home of what a great time you're having without them.

    However, thanks...

  • iPhone 5 images show larger edge-to-edge display. Phones, mobile phones, rumours, iPhone 5, Apple iPhone 5 0

    iPhone 5 images show larger edge-to-edge display

    Though keeps core design 11 March 2011 16:49 GMT

    More iPhone 5 speculation, in the form of "mold engineering drawings", has emerged, this time hinting at a larger edge-to-edge screen, and strengthening previous news gleaned from a digitiser panel of a possible fifth gen iPhone - showing a markedly...

  • iPad under £100 on Three contract

    iPad under £100 on Three contract

    With 15GB data 11 March 2011 13:12 GMT

    Three is on a bit of a roll at the moment when it comes to dishing out the deals, and the latest is its £100 price drop of the upfront cost its 16GB Wi-Fi and 3G iPad contract - down to £99.

    Coming on the back of the launch of the iPad 2, the...

  • APP OF THE DAY: Liqua Pop review (iPhone). Gaming, Mobile phone apps, iPhone apps, iPad apps, Liqua Pop, App of the day 0

    APP OF THE DAY: Liqua Pop review (iPhone)

    A game full of bugs 10 March 2011 18:00 GMT

    Puzzle games can be a funny breed, and trying to balance the cognitive elements along with the absorbing visuals, nice sound and decent playability can be a challenge in itself.

    Originality is also a key, and it appears, during our afternoon's...

  • Logitech Z906 speakers all set to annoy your neighbours

    Logitech Z906 speakers all set to annoy your neighbours

    Boom, shake, shake, shake the... 9 March 2011 16:04 GMT

    The Logitech Surround Sound Speakers Z906 have just been announced by Logitech - and should, with their THX certificate, be a worthy successor to the award-winning Logitech Z-5500.

    Ideal for any sociopaths or those in detached houses, these...

  • O2 gives green light to Alcatel One Touch Mobiles. Phones, Mobile phones, O2, Alcatel, Alcatel OT-708, Alcatel OT-355,  0

    O2 gives green light to Alcatel One Touch Mobiles

    Affordable Android 9 March 2011 14:04 GMT

    Alcatel One Touch has announced its first handsets to be available on O2, including the Alcatel One Touch 355 QWERTY and One Touch 708 touchscreen effort. 

    Both devices come running Android 2.2 and offer a thin overlay to the vanilla Android...

  • International Women's Day 100th anniversary gets the Google Doodle treatment. Online, Google doodles, International Womens Day,  0

    International Women's Day 100th anniversary gets the Google Doodle treatment

    Has that much changed? 8 March 2011 16:28 GMT

    A Google Doodle has just been posted celebrating the 100th anniversary of International Women's Day.

    Clicking on the doodle will takes you through to the website, which gives information on how you can get involved by joining, "tens of thousands...

  • VIDEO: Angry Birds Seasons goes green for St Patrick's Day . Mobile phone apps, gaming, angry birds, Rovio, Video 0

    VIDEO: Angry Birds Seasons goes green for St Patrick's Day

    17 March release? 8 March 2011 12:01 GMT

    A trailer has gone live on YouTube showing off the next Angry Birds seasons update in all its green glory, as this time around it looks like an Irish-themed bird bustup.

    Covering pretty much every Irish stereotype going: clover, gold and stupid...

  • UK loses its way as dangerously dependent on GPS. Car And GPS, gps, satnavs,  0

    UK loses its way as dangerously dependent on GPS

    Due to lack of independent backup 8 March 2011 11:37 GMT

    A report from the Royal Academy of Engineering has stated that the UK is "dangerously dependent" on GPS satellite navigation.

    And although for many GPS systems are mostly familiar on the dashboards of their cars in the form of a satnav,...

  • App Of The Day: Lego Minifigures (iPhone). Toys, Lego, Mobile phone apps, Lego Minifigures, iPhone apps,  0

    App Of The Day: Lego Minifigures (iPhone)

    For the seriously hardcore fan 7 March 2011 18:00 GMT

    There are many pursuits that appear to be completely futile and void of any true value; watching day-time TV being just one of them.

    And this is a criticism made all too frequently in the area of gaming, where hours, and quite possibly days...

  • Win 1 of 5 signed Broken Sword: The Smoking Mirror comics. Mobile phone apps, apps, Revolution Software, Broken Sword: The Smoking Mirror, Competitions,  0

    Win 1 of 5 signed Broken Sword: The Smoking Mirror comics

    Follow-up to Shadow of the Templars 7 March 2011 17:24 GMT

    Pocket-lint has teamed up with Revolution Software to offer five signed (by Charles Cecil, managing director of Revolution Games, and Watchman co-creator, Dave Gibbons) comics to celebrate the recent release of Broken Sword: The Smoking Mirror - Remastered...

  • Panasonic releases Lumix GF2

    Panasonic releases Lumix GF2 "A City Exposed" galleries

    By photographer Will Cooper Mitchell 7 March 2011 16:10 GMT

    Panasonic has released images of a commission, it gave to photographer Will Cooper Mitchell, called "A City Exposed"; using the Panasonic Lumix GF2 Mr Mitchell produced five urban-themed galleries.

    The "A City Exposed" campaign showcases...

  • Three introduces unlimited data on PAYG. Phones, Online, PAYG, Three, Tariffs,  0

    Three introduces unlimited data on PAYG

    No fair-usage policy 7 March 2011 11:17 GMT

    Three has announced its all-you-can-eat data package on pay as you go, in a move which should prove popular as the data is not subject to any fair usage policies.

    Although better now than a few years ago, mobile companies are still guilty of...

  • We7 radio music app comes to Android. audio, music streaming, Internet radio, we7, android, Mobile phone apps,  0

    We7 radio music app comes to Android

    More mobiles to follow 7 March 2011 10:25 GMT

    We7 had announced the launch of its new radio service, in the form of a new mobile app, which will hit Android phones before any other.

    The new mobile service will enable you to create your own personalised radio content on your handset...

  • Wimbledon tennis finals to be fimed in 3D. 3DTV, 3d, Wimbledon, Sony, Sports Fitness,   0

    Wimbledon tennis finals to be fimed in 3D

    And shown in cinemas worldwide 7 March 2011 10:01 GMT

    The finals of the 2011 Wimbledon championship will be filmed in 3D, and streamed live in High Definition 3D to 3D capable cinemas around the world.

    Sony and the All England Tennis Club have announced the partnership, which looks to be very...

  • Gameloft: Help plummet the price of Dungeon Hunter 2. Gaming, mobile phone apps, Gameloft, Dungeon Hunter 2, iPad apps, iPhone apps,  0

    Gameloft: Help plummet the price of Dungeon Hunter 2

    Get voting now 4 March 2011 17:54 GMT

    Gameloft is spinning an interesting deal for Dungeon Hunter 2, by giving fans a chance to knock the price down by voting on Facebook.

    Called Fight the Price, the marketing team must have been working through the hours to come up with this...

  • Gears of War 3 multiplayer beta begins 25 April. Gaming, FPS, Gears of War 3, GAME, Gamestation,  0

    Gears of War 3 multiplayer beta begins 25 April

    Pre-order to book your place 4 March 2011 17:15 GMT

    If you want to get in on the public multiplayer beta of Gears of War 3 then you can now book your place by pre-ordering at Game or Gamestation.

    The test run, which will be running from the 25 April to 15 May , will mean that you can unlock...

  • VIDEO: Tron Uprising trailer released. Home Cinema, Movies, Tron, Tron Uprising, Video 0

    VIDEO: Tron Uprising trailer released

    Animated series to air on Disney XD 4 March 2011 11:44 GMT

    Tron Legacy, although rather spectacular on the visuals, was a bit of a let down in terms of the plot; something which Tron Uprising - the inevitable Disney cartoon spin-off - will no doubt mirror.

    Queue this trailer for the new Tron series,...

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