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Daily Tech Deal: Swatch's You.Automatic watches
Money saving deals, offers and innovations 14 September 2009 13:00 GMT
The Swiss watch maker, Swatch, has introduced a brand new range of automatic chronograph watches, the cost of which is touted as the "most competitive price on the market".

There are five to choose from in the You.Automatic range with each having a self-winding...
VIDEO: Sony Pictures and Gracenote bring movieIQ to BD-Live
IFA 2009: Movie trivia at your fingertips 4 September 2009 14:26 GMT
Fresh from IFA 2009 is the announcement that Sony Pictures Home Entertainment has announced the European launch of movieIQ, a new Blu-ray disc feature powered by Gracenote.

The thinking behind the new feature is to allow users to access a real-time movie database...
Daily Tech Deal: Nikon Coolpix S225 under £100
Money saving deals, offers and innovations 4 September 2009 13:00 GMT
As part of the Jessops bank holiday deals (obviously a follow on from last month) the Nikon Coolpix S225 is being offered up for £99.

It appears that the price is pretty competitive, sweetened further by the option of bundled deals which might save you a couple...
GEAR4 launches the SoundOrb Aurora
IFA 2009: Shedding light in your living room 4 September 2009 12:45 GMT
As IFA gets under way in Berlin, the news that Pocket-lint brought you earlier becomes official as GEAR4 announces its flagship launch for 2009, the SoundOrb Aurora, which is the first made for iPod and works with iPhone speaker system to feature a separate wireless sub-woofer,...
Win a limited edition InMotion MAX with portable carry bag
Outdoor action 4 September 2009 11:02 GMT
Pocket-lint has teamed up with Altec Lansing to bring one lucky reader the chance of winning a Limited Edition InMotion MAX along with a very smart specially designed portable carry bag worth £149.99.

This ultra-portable, lightweight docking speaker system from...
Toshiba launches S20, H30 and X100 Camileo camcorders
IFA 2009: Full HD 3 September 2009 17:54 GMT
Toshiba has launched a trio of camcorders at IFA 2009 in the form of the Camileo S20, H30 and X100 models - all of which offer full HD (1920 x 1080p).

The Camileo S20 launches as one of the slimmest HD camcorders in the world at just 17mm, whilst claims for...
Toshiba BDX2000 Blu-ray player launched
IFA 2009: "This product does not play HD DVD discs" 3 September 2009 17:10 GMT
Amongst the many announcements at IFA 2009 is the release of Toshiba's first Blu-ray player, significant in that the company had previously only supported HD DVD, the standard that lost out to Blu-ray.

According to the company the BDX2000 "delivers high image...
Zippo lighter app reaches 5 million downloads
It's no smoke 3 September 2009 16:24 GMT
Zippo, the "iconic" lighter brand, has announced that it has become one of the most popular branded iPhone apps of all time with the "Virtual Zippo Lighter" app being downloaded 5 million times.

The app was launched in September 2008 and since then has managed...
ViewSonic VNB100 and 101 netbooks now available
IFA 2009: Ventures into netbook territory 3 September 2009 16:14 GMT
As previously reported by Pocket-lint, Viewsonic, perhaps better known for its display products, is venturing into the netbook realm and the company has just announced that the VNB100 and VNB101 netbooks are now available to buy.

The VNB100 is the budget model...
Daily Tech Deal: Samsung ES15 with free case
Money saving deals, offers and innovations 3 September 2009 13:00 GMT
Compact cameras appear to coming down in price all the time so we thought for today's tech deal we'd cover the Samsung ES15, available from Dabs for £62.96.

Now we did see this a couple of pounds cheaper on Amazon but for the extra cash you also get a free...
Nokia N900 and Nokia N97 mini available on pre-order
Nseries devices to be shipped this year 3 September 2009 10:39 GMT
Nokia has announced that its latest Nseries devices, the Nokia N900 and Nokia N97 Mini, are now available to pre-order online from the Nokia shop.

Pricing stands at £429 for the Nokia N97 Mini and £499 for the Nokia N900 internet tablet, SIM-free, whilst shipping...
Music videos make a return to YouTube
6-month UK block comes to an end 3 September 2009 9:43 GMT
The block created by YouTube in March this year has finally come to an end, once more enabling thousands of music videos to be viewed by UK users.

The block started after the Google-owned company had a disagreement over licensing with the PRS, who collects royalties...
Daily news roundup - 02/09/09
Techshowtastic 2 September 2009 18:22 GMT
There's plenty going on at the moment with Pocket-lint's Nokia World coverage coming in thick and fast as well as all the news from IFA 2009 coming in over the next few days.

Catch up on all the top stories from the last 24 hours with the daily news roundup.
VIDEO: BBC updates Eastenders intro
3D tweaking 2 September 2009 14:26 GMT
For the first time in 10 years, EastEnders has received an update to its classic title sequence.

The update revamp includes satellite photography along with 3D mapping, with a nice touch coming in the form of cloud cover.

Executive producer Diederick...
Daily Tech Deal: "Everything" under a fiver at Play.com
Money saving deals, offers and innovations 2 September 2009 13:00 GMT
Play.com is offering a variety of goods that retail for under £5 which include categories such as DVDs, music, books, technology, toys, mobile and clothing.

In the tech category you'll get the usual fare of dongles, headsets and mice, whilst the mobile section...
Android games console revealed
ODROID handheld coming soon? 2 September 2009 9:31 GMT
A company called Hardkernal has released info on a new handheld console that will be running Google's Android OS.

Called the ODROID, it appears a little cluttered in that it features three sets of buttons, although it is powered by the same CPU as the iPhone...
Win a Plustek TVcam VD100
Two in one 28 August 2009 14:09 GMT
Pocket-lint has teamed up with Plustek to bring you the chance of winning a Plustek TVcam VD100.

The product is a little unusual as it combines the ability to tune into global DVB-T television - allowing your laptop to pick up TV signals - with a webcam.
Daily news roundup - 24/08/09
Get a great start on the week 24 August 2009 18:51 GMT
Want to know what's been hot in the world of technology and gadgets today? Scroll down to see what you should be reading on the site.

NEWS:PHOTOS: Zune HD
Hands-on with the yet to be released MP3 player
We don't do Mr Blurrycam here at Pocket-lint,...
Daily Tech Deal: Sony Walkman NWZX1050 16GB
Money saving deals, offers and innovations 24 August 2009 13:00 GMT
For today's tech deal we have the Sony Wallkman NWZX1050 which is on sale at Amazon for £164.98, down from its RRP of £214. We have just posted a review where it received an 8/10 score so if you're in the market this might well be worth a look.

Specs include...
Weekly news roundup - 07/08/09
What's been hot this week? 7 August 2009 18:10 GMT
If you haven't had a chance to read all the news and reviews we've posted on the site this week here are just some of the highlights.

NEWS:Snow Leopard goes to number one on Amazon.com pre-order
While UK waits
Apple has released its next operating...
Win an Olympus Pen E-P1
Ace camera up for grabs 7 August 2009 15:51 GMT
Pocket-lint has teamed up with Olympus to bring you the chance of winning its new Pen E-P1 camera. On offer is the white twin lens outfit consisting of a superb 17mm F/2.8 prime lens, VF-1 viewfinder and 14-42 F/3.5-5.6 zoom.

The lightweight Micro Four Thirds...
Daily Tech Deal: Woodstock anniversary deals at Play.com
Money saving deals, offers and innovations 7 August 2009 13:00 GMT
Woodstock is celebrating its 40th anniversary this August and Play.com is jumping on the bandwagon by offering deals on some albums of artists that performed.

Priced from just under a fiver up to around £10, Artists include Jimi Hendrix, The Who and Jefferson...
Win a TomTom XL Live IQ Routes Europe
Just comment on a story for a chance to win 7 August 2009 12:20 GMT
First off, congratulations to DJC for his winning comment on the "Three in five don't think musicians should profit from downloads" story.

For those who didn't win, don't fret, because the kind folk at TomTom have sent another TomTom XL Live IQ Routes Europe...
Daily news roundup - 06/08/09
Links to the biggest stories of the day in one place 6 August 2009 18:23 GMT
Want to know what's been hot in the world of technology and gadgets today? Scroll down to see what you should be reading on the site.

NEWS:TomTom for iPhone priced by retailer
Cost for new car kit leaked early
A UK-based retailer has leaked pricing...
Daily Tech Deal: Skullcandy Full Metal Jacket earphones
Money saving deals, offers and innovations 6 August 2009 13:00 GMT
We are pointing you in the direction of some in-ear headphones for our tech deal today, something which may appeal to music lovers in need of some portable ear appendages.

Available from Play.com at the bargain price of £17.99 these headphones have an 11mm driver,...