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  • Exploding iPhone prompts technical examination. iPhone 4, Apple, Phones 0

    Exploding iPhone prompts technical examination

    "fumes, smoke, fire" 30 November 2011 7:47 GMT

    An Australian domestic airline has reported that there was a case of an in-flight exploding iPhone during a flight to Sydney; this, prompting a technical investigation of the product.

    According to the aviation company, Regional Express Airlines,...

  • Government aims for video games dominance with ICT reform. Science, Government, Schools, Online 0

    Government aims for video games dominance with ICT reform

    Computer science in the classroom 29 November 2011 8:51 GMT

    UK schools may be getting widespread reform in computer science lessons, in the hope it'll provide a foundation to take advantage of the multi-billion video games and visual effects industry.

    The decision to target computer science comes in...

  • LG Ice Cream Sandwich lineup confirmed: Is yours in the list?. LG, Phones, Operating Systems, Updates, Ice Cream Sandwich, Android 0

    LG Ice Cream Sandwich lineup confirmed: Is yours in the list?

    Optimus 2X gets company 29 November 2011 7:37 GMT

    LG has confirmed which of its mobiles will be getting the upgrade to the Android Ice Cream Sandwich operating system, and, as expected, the list mainly consists of LG's higher-end handsets.

    Pocket-lint brought confirmation at the beginning...

  • 7 days living with... some decent headphones. Audio, Headphones, Grado, Grado SR80i, 7 days, Features 0

    7 days living with... some decent headphones

    FEATURE High-end audio on a budget 28 November 2011 15:31 GMT

    It has to be said that in general I use rubbish headphones. It's been, well, forever, since I used a decent pair.

    As a rule I've rarely strayed from the bundled earphones dished out in MP3 players and mobile phones. Yes, I know I work for a...

  • Best Buy UK to cease trading 15 January 2012: Closing down sale begins. Online, shopping, Best Buy, Biz 0

    Best Buy UK to cease trading 15 January 2012: Closing down sale begins

    US retailer shutting UK doors 28 November 2011 8:50 GMT

    We brought you news on the imminent closure of UK Best Buy at the beginning of November and now the company has posted a letter saying that Best Buy UK stores and website will close on 15 January 2012.

    The UK venture was a teamup between Best...

  • Cyber Monday infographic details rise of online shopping. Online, infographics, shopping, Biz 0

    Cyber Monday infographic details rise of online shopping

    US-centric online event 28 November 2011 8:20 GMT

    Cyber Monday, the online shopping fest that comes after the Black Friday sales in the US, is becoming ever more present in the UK; similar to our boxing day sales this is, in part, thanks to big-name companies like Amazon.co.uk and Apple.

    However,...

  • PlayStation Vita Remote Play: Total control on all PS3 games. PlayStation 3, Sony, Sony PlayStation Vita, Consoles, Handhelds, Updates, Gaming 0

    PlayStation Vita Remote Play: Total control on all PS3 games

    High-res also incoming 28 November 2011 7:39 GMT

    We've known for some time now that the PlayStation Vita would be able to function as both a controller for the PS3 and display PS3 content via its screen, however we weren't sure of  the extent to which this new functionality would be implemented.

    The...

  • APP OF THE DAY: Poynt review (Windows Phone 7). Windows Phone 7 apps, Apps, Poynt 0

    APP OF THE DAY: Poynt review (Windows Phone 7)

    All you need to know 26 November 2011 17:29 GMT

    Some of the apps you download you may well find to be completely useless, they promise the world only to be a total let down. This can be for a variety of reasons: poor user interface, sluggish loading times, a complete lack of any decent content.

    And...

  • Sony Kinect TV on the cards?. Televisions, Home Cinema, Microsoft, Kinect, Microsoft Kinect, Rumours 0

    Sony Kinect TV on the cards?

    A bite back at Apple, perhaps 25 November 2011 9:18 GMT

    Microsoft Kinect, the hugely successful motion control gaming accessory, might just get TV integration as reports suggest Microsoft has approached TV companies about licensing the Kinect tech.

    The Daily has suggested that both Sony and Vizio...

  • Best tech Black Friday/Cyber Monday deals in UK and US. Online, shopping, Black Friday 0

    Best tech Black Friday/Cyber Monday deals in UK and US

    Who's flogging what? 25 November 2011 8:11 GMT

    Like it or loath it, Black Friday shopping (traditionally something celebrated by those across the pond) has come to the UK - in large part thanks to Amazon and Apple. However, many UK companies tend to focus on the Cyber Monday angle - the Monday...

  • Gameloft in-flight iPad games take to the skies. iPad apps, Apps, Gaming, Gameloft 0

    Gameloft in-flight iPad games take to the skies

    12 pre-loaded titles on Jetstar 25 November 2011 7:45 GMT

    Gameloft has announced plans to bring 12 of its iPad games to aircraft carrier Jetstar, in a move that will enable passengers to play games on their own device or loan iPads from the company.

    There will be five titles available from December:...

  • Prada and LG renew vows with third phone for 2012. Mobile phones, Phones, Prada, LG, LG Prada 3 0

    Prada and LG renew vows with third phone for 2012

    Style with substance? 24 November 2011 9:20 GMT

    Prada and LG have been chums for quite a while now, having launched both the LG Prada and LG Prada 2 in 2007 and 2008 respectively, and now it seems that the two companies are to reaffirm their commitment to each other with the launch of another mobile...

  • Sony PS4 launch aims to keep pace with next-gen Xbox. Gaming, Sony, Sony PS4, Rumours, Xbox 720, Wii U, Consoles 0

    Sony PS4 launch aims to keep pace with next-gen Xbox

    "undesirable" to launch later 24 November 2011 8:15 GMT

    Sony is aiming for the launch of the PlayStation 4 to keep up with rivals after Jim Ryan, PlayStation Europe big cheese, said that it would be "undesirable" for the PS4 launch to lag too far behind the competition (next-gen Xbox, Wii U).

    In...

  • Starbucks One Touch iPhone payments app comes to UK. iPhone apps, Apps, Starbucks, shopping 0

    Starbucks One Touch iPhone payments app comes to UK

    Swipe and slurp 24 November 2011 7:39 GMT

    Starbucks has announced that it will be bringing it's mobile payment app already available Stateside to the UK in the new year. The one-touch mobile app will allow you to enter any one of 700 Starbucks coffee shops and pay through the tech. The app...

  • Spotify responds to iTunes and Google Music with

    Spotify responds to iTunes and Google Music with "what's next" event

    Movies on the cards? 23 November 2011 8:44 GMT

    Spotify has announced a "what's next" event to be held in New York on 30 November, just 4 months since the launch of Spotify in the States.

    We've been enjoying Spotify for some time here in the UK, but Spotify decided to take its time with...

  • Kinect for Windows PCs moves tech to new level in 2012. Microsoft, Gaming, Kinect, Windows, Operating Systems 0

    Kinect for Windows PCs moves tech to new level in 2012

    Optimised hardware 23 November 2011 8:06 GMT

    Microsoft Kinect, the no-hands gaming peripheral for Xbox 360, is to see a move over to Windows PCs come early 2012, and in the process it'll be gaining new hardware improvements.

    We've seen the Kinect on a PC many times before with hackers...

  • Augmented reality contact lenses almost here: focus on emails and gaming. Augmented Reality, Science, Hardware 0

    Augmented reality contact lenses almost here: focus on emails and gaming

    Nano-tech projection 22 November 2011 9:42 GMT

    A leap in augmented reality could be just around the corner as developments in nano-projection have enabled scientists at the University of Washington to say that such tech would be not only feasible, but...

  • Self-deleting text app MyDestructibleText arrives on iPhone. iPhone apps, Apps, SMS, Spy gadgets 0

    Self-deleting text app MyDestructibleText arrives on iPhone

    Good for spies and seducers 22 November 2011 8:15 GMT

    Many will feel this self-deleting text service that has just launched on iPhone is a little dodgy; however it doesn't contain adult content or malware, so how is it dodgy?

    Well it's clear as day that rather than being used, as the example on...

  • Official Facebook phone incoming: Just a novelty?. Mobile phones, Phones, HTC, Facebook, Facebook Phone 0

    Official Facebook phone incoming: Just a novelty?

    HTC in the mix 22 November 2011 7:30 GMT

    Facebook is going into partnership with HTC in order to produce an official Facebook phone; nicknamed Buffy, after the vampire slayer, it will run a modified version of the Android operating system.

    According to sources close to AllThingsD...

  • Android worst OS for malware attacks according to Q3 report. Android, Google, Operating Systems, Viruses And Malware 0

    Android worst OS for malware attacks according to Q3 report

    Google platform targeted 21 November 2011 8:39 GMT

    Android has been outed as the worst OS for malware attacks according to McAfee's third quarter threat reports, highlighting some of the difficulties associated with the Google's "open source" mobile operating system.

    Although the Q3 report...

  • Nokia Lumia 601 leaked image: High-end snapper on budget handset. Nokia, Nokia Lumia 601, Nokia Lumia 900, Phones, Rumours, Mobile phones 0

    Nokia Lumia 601 leaked image: High-end snapper on budget handset

    Camera on shaky ground? 21 November 2011 7:49 GMT

    A leaked Nokia Lumia image has presented itself, with the moniker Nokia 601 emblazoned across its bottom. However we have to say the pic doesn't look terribly convincing, and certain aspects just don't quite fit.

    The Nokia 601 shot comes from...

  • APP OF THE DAY: Orbital review (WP7). Windows Phone 7 apps, Apps, Gaming, App of the day, Orbital 0

    APP OF THE DAY: Orbital review (WP7)

    The best game on Windows Phone 7? 19 November 2011 12:53 GMT

    There's no doubt that Windows Phone 7 titles, especially games, seem a little on the pricey side compared to their iPhone counterparts, so when you do purchase a game you want to make sure it's for you; this is taken care of, to an extent, with the...

  • Google Doodle honours physicist Louis Daguerre. Google, Google doodle, Louise Daguerre, Photography 0

    Google Doodle honours physicist Louis Daguerre

    Beautiful permanent images 18 November 2011 10:05 GMT

    Google has produced another Google doodle which pays tribute to Louis Daguerre on his 224th birthday; inventor of the daguerreotype his process enabled the fixing of a permanent image to a silver coated copper plate.

    Although his invention...

  • Gmail for iPhone flop returns to App Store. Gmail, Google, iPhone apps, Apps, Email 0

    Gmail for iPhone flop returns to App Store

    Has Google now got it right? 18 November 2011 8:22 GMT

    Pocket-lint covered the rise and fall of the Gmail app for iPhone, so it seems only right that we report on its, eh... rise again - this relaunch coming after its first iteration failure.

    The reason for the failure was a bug that broke notifications...

  • SwiftKey X 2.2 app powers up: Speed boost, new keyboards and more languages. Android apps, Apps, Software, Swiftkey, Swiftkey X, SwiftKey Tablet X 0

    SwiftKey X 2.2 app powers up: Speed boost, new keyboards and more languages

    The type of app you'll love 18 November 2011 8:01 GMT

    The SwiftKey X predictive keyboard app has had a spit and polish, bringing updates to its keyboard selection, UI and improvements to its efficiency, creating an even better app that should have you bashing out messages even faster than before.

    SwiftKey...


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