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Daily news roundup - 05/08/09
Links to the biggest stories of the day in one place 5 August 2009 18:26 GMTWant 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:O2 to lose iPhone exclusive on 9 October
Apple agreement's end date revealed
That O2 is to lose its exclusivity... -
Daily Tech Deal: Toshiba Satellite L300-1G8 laptop
Money saving deals, offers and innovations 5 August 2009 13:00 GMTToday we have a cut-price laptop in the form of the Toshiba Satellite L300 1G8. The lower-spec Satellite L300 version received an 8/10 score in our review back in July 2008 so we thought this might be worth a look.
Currently selling for £359.99 at Cdiscount... -
Daily Tech Deal: Mini car USB charger under £5
Money saving deals, offers and innovations 4 August 2009 13:00 GMTBeing both useful and cheap, today's tech deal ticks all the right boxes and it can be yours for under a fiver.
The Santok mini car charger is just £4.95 from e4deal.com (that's the cheap bit) and can replace you car's cigarette lighter with the plug-in USB... -
Daily news roundup - 03/08/09
Links to the biggest stories of the day in one place 3 August 2009 18:22 GMTWant 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:Snow Leopard goes to number one on Amazon.com pre-order
While UK waits
Apple has released its next operating... -
Scalextric set for Guinness World Record attempt
Small cars set to break big record 3 August 2009 16:59 GMTScalextric, we're sure, has a special place in many a gadget-lover's heart with fond memories of glorious victories over various family members.
Setting up the track could sometimes be a bit of a chore, checking the metal pins underneath for dodgy connections... -
Daily Tech Deal: Bargain MP3 player from Ebuyer
Money saving deals, offers and innovations 3 August 2009 13:00 GMTWe have a bargain MP3 player for you today in the form of the Stage 1GB MP3 player from Ebuyer.
At £12.99, this appears to be as cheap as you'll get for a 1GB player and could be ideal for gym-ers and joggers as well as keeping any children amused since it should... -
Weekly news roundup - 31/07/09
What's been hot this week? 31 July 2009 18:11 GMTIf 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.
The top stories from the last 7 days on the site are:
NEWS:PHOTOS: BlackBerry Curve 8520
RIM's latest snapped -
Win an Olympus Pen E-P1
Ace camera up for grabs 31 July 2009 17:08 GMTPocket-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: Free phone offer from Nokia
Money saving deals, offers and innovations 31 July 2009 13:15 GMTBit of a fun phone offer from Nokia today and it's a little on the random side.
Presumably in an effort to drive sales from their own site, they are offering a deal which is essentially buy one get one free on selected SIM-free mobile phones.
So... -
Daily news roundup - 30/07/09
Links to the biggest stories of the day in one place 30 July 2009 18:10 GMTWant 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: Nikon D300s DSLR camera
Hands-on the updated HD snapping model
We thought you would want to see what... -
Daily Tech Deal: Canon MP240 printer at PC World
Money saving deals, offers and innovations 30 July 2009 13:00 GMTExciting as they may be, printers are also quite useful, so when we saw this effort for under £40 we thought it might be worth a mention.
The Canon MP240 printer, copier and scanner is available from PC World for £38.99 with free delivery and promises "high-quality... -
Daily news roundup - 29/07/09
Get caught up 29 July 2009 18:22 GMTA little out of it as far as gadget and tech news and reviews? No fear - we can kick you right back into touch with our daily roundup of the ten most popular news stories on Pocket-lint. Just scan below to get caught up...
NEWS:PHOTOS: HTC Ozone mobile phone... -
Win a pair of Leyio personal sharing devices
Share and enjoy 29 July 2009 14:38 GMTPocket-lint has teamed up with Leyio to bring you the chance of winning a pair of their personal sharing devices or PSDs.
The Leyio storage device is a high speed module that transmits information between units via UWB (Ultra-wideband) rather than Wi-Fi. With... -
Daily Tech Deal: Scanero photo scanning service
Money saving deals, offers and innovations 29 July 2009 13:00 GMTI'm sure we'd all agree that photographs are the source of a great deal of pleasure and sharing them with family and friends has never been easier, since most of us snap away with a digital camera.
Old photographs on the other hand are a different matter and... -
Daily news roundup - 28/07/09
Links to the biggest stories of the day in one place 28 July 2009 18:21 GMTWant 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:Firefox 4.0 screenshots unveiled
Mockups reveal Chrome-like design
It's been less than a month since 3.5... -
Daily Tech Deal: Free extras with iPods at Comet
Money saving deals, offers and innovations 28 July 2009 13:00 GMTToday's tech deal doesn't get you money off an Apple iPod - Apple's famously strict pricing policy means that's rarely seen - but it does get you some handy extras.
Comet is currently offering a free case and worldwide charger worth up to £39.99 when you buy... -
Daily news roundup - 27/07/09
Links to the biggest stories of the day in one place 27 July 2009 18:20 GMTWant 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:BlackBerry Curve 8520 announced
Brings "optical trackpad"
RIM has announced the BlackBerry Curve 8520, aimed... -
Daily Tech Deal: Hitachi 1TB SimpleDrive for £67.72
Money saving deals, offers and innovations 27 July 2009 13:00 GMTToday's tech deal brings you a hefty hard drive, which, although not the most exciting pieces of kit are none the less very popular.
The Hitachi 1TB SimpleDrive is available from Dabs.com for a mere £67.72 with free delivery, coming with USB 2.0 connectivity... -
Weekly news roundup - 24/07/09
That was the week that was 24 July 2009 18:00 GMTThis week's top stories include a dubious decision by Amazon to raid people's Kindles, Pocket-lint's top HTC review and a futuristic kit by Fujifilm for all those keen to try their hand at filming in 3D. All this and more...
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Daily Tech Deal: Wii Sports Resort £37.73 at Blockbuster
Money saving deals, offers and innovations 24 July 2009 13:00 GMTToday sees the release of Wii Sports Resort, the long awaited sequel to the hit bundled game Wii Sports.
Replacing baseball and tennis are the new activities of wake-boarding, canoeing, archery, cycling, swordplay, table tennis, basketball and Frisbee. Bowling... -
Daily news roundup - 23/07/09
Don't miss out, catch up 23 July 2009 18:19 GMTCatch up on the most-read stories from the last 24 hours with Pocket-lint's daily news roundup.
NEWS:Samsung takes on LG with S9110 watch phone
Dick Tracy fans to get second option for calls from the cuff
Samsung has followed LG in releasing a watch... -
Daily Tech Deal: Panasonic Lumix DMC 8-megapixel camera
Money saving deals, offers and innovations 23 July 2009 13:00 GMTWe have a smart Panasonic compact camera for you today available from Play.com for £59.99 - half the RRP.
The Lumix DMC - LS85 EB gets 8.1 megapixels, a 2.5-inch LCD screen and 4x optical and digital zoom.
Other key features come in the form of... -
Daily news roundup - 22/07/09
It's all in one place 22 July 2009 18:40 GMTCatch up on the most-read news stories from the last 24 hours with Pocket-lint's very own daily news roundup.
NEWS:O2 data services crash in UK
Smartphone users find themselves without internet or email
O2's data network in the UK has crashed leaving... -
Daily Tech Deal: Mercury Music Prize-nominated tracks on Amazon for 29p
Money saving deals, offers and innovations 22 July 2009 13:00 GMTYesterday saw the announcement of the shortlist of the Mercury Prize Albums of the year, and to follow it up Amazon has decided to sell a selection of tracks from the nominated albums cheap, available to download for just 29p.
This follows a similar Amazon offer... -
Daily news roundup - 21/07/09
All the day's top news in one place 21 July 2009 18:31 GMTCatch up on the most-read news and reviews from the last 24 hours with Pocket-lint's daily news roundup.
REVIEW:HTC Hero mobile phone
Android comes of age
The most noticeable and oft talked about feature of the HTC Hero is the "chin", so it's a...
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Nokia N900 mobile phone Will this revive Nokia's fortunes?
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PHOTOS: First ELSE hands-on Up close and personal
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