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Credit Crunch Christmas: ActionAid charity donation and e-card
Pocket-lint's Advent calendar of gift ideas: Just one day to go! 24 December 2008 10:20 GMT TweetToday we thought we would do something a little different for our Christmas Credit Crunch gift idea on Christmas Eve.
In view of the fact it is quite late to be traipsing around the shops looking for presents and all online deliveries have... -
Win New Year's Eve tickets for Matter at The O2
We have five pairs of tickets to give away for the sold out event 23 December 2008 12:43 GMT TweetPocket-lint has teamed up with O2 to offer you the chance to win tickets for Matter at The O2 this New Years Eve, where 2 Many DJ's will be headlining the party.
The event is now sold out, so tickets are like the proverbial, but we have... -
Credit Crunch Christmas: £30 off an ION USB turntable
Pocket-lint's Advent calendar of gift ideas: 2 days to go 23 December 2008 10:43 GMT TweetFor today's Credit Crunch Christmas suggestion we have an idea for those of you who are struggling to think of what to get a parent, PC-ed up grandparent, or anyone for that matter with a large vinyl collection.
It is the ION iTT 05 XL USB... -
Credit Crunch Christmas: Freesat
Pocket-lint's Advent calendar of gift ideas: 4 days to go 22 December 2008 11:09 GMT TweetToday's Credit Crunch Christmas suggestion of Freesat is for those who are buying for someone trying to save some pennies, or are themselves tightening the purse strings.
There are various options available, including standard definition... -
Credit Crunch Christmas: Oral-B Vitality
Pocket-lint's Advent calendar of gift ideas: 6 days to go 20 December 2008 10:00 GMT TweetGetting this close to Christmas it's possible you won't want to chance the post, so we have a deal that is worth traipsing to the shops for.
Last week Pocket-lint did a review of the Oral-B Vitality Colour Edition. Not only did we give it... -
Microsoft to headline Royal Institution's Christmas Lectures
To be broadcast on Channel Five 19 December 2008 15:55 GMT TweetThe Christmas Lectures have come a long way since Michael Faraday first started performing live experiments to young audiences at the Royal Institution in the 19th century.
This year's Royal Institution Christmas Lectures are presented by... -
Credit Crunch Christmas: Wharfedale 160GB PVR
Pocket-lint's Advent calendar of gift ideas: 7 days to go 19 December 2008 10:21 GMT TweetToday's Credit Crunch Christmas offer takes the form of the Wharfedale 160GB DVD player and recorder with HDMI.
An especially nice piece of kit considering that eXpansys are offering it to you for £69.99, this is £60 off the normal price,... -
Credit Crunch Christmas: Solar keychain
Pocket-lint's Advent calendar of gift ideas: 8 days to go 18 December 2008 11:09 GMT TweetToday's Credit Crunch Christmas idea is a handy little eco solution for when your mobile phone power's down, leaving you offline and alone.
Never fear because the solar keychain is here. Available from Firebox for £14.95, as the name suggests... -
Credit Crunch Christmas: Vodafone pre-pay modem
Pocket-lint's Advent calendar of gift ideas: 9 days to go 17 December 2008 10:23 GMT TweetFor our Credit Crunch Christmas suggestion today we have a fantastic mobile broadband offer from Vodafone.
The "TopUP and Go" modem gives you 1GB of data, costs £39 and comes with £15 worth of credit. And if you want to store files for use... -
Credit Crunch Christmas: Xbox 360 Arcade for £99
Pocket-lint's Advent calendar of gift ideas: 10 days to go 16 December 2008 10:28 GMT TweetToday for our Credit Crunch Christmas gift guide suggestion, we have for you the cheapest Xbox 360 ever.
Zavvi has dropped its prices and is selling the Xbox 360 Arcade for just £99.
The Arcade is the entry-level model in the... -
Credit Crunch Christmas: Motorola W180 for £2.88
Pocket-lint's Advent calendar of gift ideas: 11 days to go 15 December 2008 10:44 GMT TweetToday we have some breaking news for you in our Credit Crunch Christmas gift guide.
Our suggestion this Monday is the UK's first ever mobile phone for under £3, courtesy of the Carphone Warehouse.
The Motorola W180 - on sale... -
Credit Crunch Christmas: Toshiba XD-E500 with a year's free LOVEFiLM
Pocket-lint's Advent calendar of gift ideas: 12 days to go 14 December 2008 10:00 GMT TweetToday in our countdown to Christmas gift guide we have for you a DVD player - but - no ordinary DVD player as it is the Toshiba XD-E500.
The XD-E500 is what is known as an upscaler. Such players have the ability to extend the image resolution... -
Credit Crunch Christmas: GelaSkins
Pocket-lint's Advent calendar of gift ideas: 14 days to go 12 December 2008 10:46 GMT TweetToday's bargain bucket Christmas present idea is ideal for those of you have to buy for someone with an iPod, PSP or laptop.
GelaSkins are a smart and affordable way to pimp a tech device, available from Urban Retro (among others) prices... -
Credit Crunch Christmas: TomTom ONE Assist
Pocket-lint's Advent calendar of gift ideas: 15 days to go 11 December 2008 11:36 GMT TweetToday we have a travel related Christmas bargain in the form of the TomTom ONE Assist.
Not only is it a good GPS offering (winning the Pocket-lint Award for Best Car Gadget) but it is currently available from Amazon.co.uk at the competitive... -
Credit Crunch Christmas: Fujifilm Finepix A850
Pocket-lint's Advent calendar of gift ideas: 17 days to go 9 December 2008 11:36 GMT TweetToday we have a real cracking Christmas money saver for you.
The Fujifilm Finepix A850 digital camera seems to tick all the right boxes, since it's a great price, boasts decent specs and has pocketable dimensions of 92.9 x 60.4 x 30.1mm. -
Credit Crunch Christmas: Fujitsu Siemens' LIFEBOOK4LIFE
Pocket-lint's Advent calendar of gift ideas: 18 days to go 8 December 2008 11:32 GMT TweetToday's Credit Crunch Christmas gift idea has a bit of a twist. There are no discounts or free add-ons, just one very interesting proposition.
Buy a Fujitsu Siemens' Lifebook and every 3 years they will replace it with a brand new one for... -
Credit Crunch Christmas: Buy iPod nano, get half price JBL speaker
Pocket-lint's Advent calendar of gift ideas: 20 days to go 6 December 2008 10:01 GMT TweetYesterday for our Credit Crunch Christmas bargain we told you about a one-day-only discounted iPod nano offer. Today we're carrying on the Apple theme with another iPod offering.
Rather than any discounts, Currys is offering a 4th gen iPod... -
Credit Crunch Christmas: 8GB iPod nano 3G for £70
Pocket-lint's Advent calendar of gift ideas: 20 days to go 5 December 2008 10:23 GMT TweetToday's Christmas bargain takes the form of an 8GB iPod nano that's offered for a shade under £70.
One of eXpansys' one-day special offers, the price drop is only available between 11am and 4pm today - and only via the links below - so you'll...
APP OF THE DAY: Tom Daley Dive 2012 review (iPad / iPhone / iPod touch) Splooosh!
Sony Vaio E Series pictures and hands-on Everyday laptops
APP OF THE DAY: The Weather Channel review (iPhone / iPod touch) Tonight for the first time, just about half-past ten...
Canon EOS 650D coming in June - specs leaked About time and all
Diablo III collector's edition pictures and hands-on
Want to transfer Android apps to a Windows Phone? Microsoft would like to help Showing App-titude
Samsung Galaxy S III receives 9 million pre-orders Are you one of the crowd?
ICANN and the dot anything: do we care about domain names? The web is changing
WIN: Tickets to Ibiza Rocks to see Maverick Sabre and Labrinth live Epic prize courtesy of Sony
Olympic diving hope Tom Daley gets own iOS game Tom Daley Dive 2012
Cisco Linksys X3000 One for basic users
APP OF THE DAY: WhatsApp review (Android) Instant message, cross platform
Steve Jobs dreamt of creating an iCar What might have been
Twitter suggests who to follow according to your web history Separate the 'tweet' from the chaff
Pentax K-30: 16-megapixel weather-proofed mid-level DSLR 81 seals makes this one tough cam
Olympus OM-D E-M5 review
The compact system camera to beat all others?
Nokia Lumia 900 review
Is big beautiful?
HTC One V review
V for victory?
Huawei Ascend G300 review
Big bang for your hundred quid
FIFA 12: UEFA Euro 2012 review
Lacks polish, if not the Polish
Asus Transformer Pad TF300T review
Transforms your money in to a great tablet
BlackBerry Mini Keyboard for PlayBook review
Will this make working on the go easier?
Fujifilm X-Pro1 review
Like a Leica
Nikon Coolpix P510 review
Does the P510 zoom beyond expectations?
Volkswagen Beetle Design 1.2TSi DSG review
The bug is back. Again.
The Walking Dead: The Game review
Fleshed out zombie bonanza
HP Envy 14 Spectre review
The Ultrabook that isn't an Ultrabook
Fujifilm FinePix HS30EXR review
Can Fujifilm’s latest put the ‘super’ in superzoom?
Nikon Coolpix S6300 review
Point, shoot and scoot