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Daily Tech Deal: Acer M900 Tempo smartphone deal
Money saving deals, offers and innovations 20 July 2009 13:00 GMTIf you've woken up this morning with the sudden urge to invest in a new smartphone, then today's tech deal may be able to help.
The Acer M900 Tempo has recently been reduced in price, now available from Expansys SIM-free for £369.99.
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Weekly news roundup - 17/07/09
The week is not complete without it 17 July 2009 18:23 GMTOur Olympus Pen review tops the list this week, with a whole host of stories following closely behind. Catch up on all these with Pocket-lint's very own daily news roundup.
REVIEW:Olympus Pen E-P1 digital camera
The sexiest camera of 2009?
Olympus’... -
Win a 42-inch HD Panasonic plasma
£1k Freesat TX-P42G10B up for grabs 17 July 2009 16:34 GMTPocket-lint has teamed up with Panasonic to offer you the fantastic chance to own a whopping 42-inch Viera plasma television.
And this your last chance to enter as the comp will be closing on Monday 20 July.
The TX-P42G10B offers 42 inches of 2,000,000:1... -
Daily Tech Deal: Pixmania offers discounts on camcorders
Money saving deals, offers and innovations 17 July 2009 13:00 GMTPocket-lint has been covering a whole host of camcorder releases this week, so we thought it a good idea to point you the direction of some cut-price efforts available from Pixmania.
All the offers appear to be ending soon, with handy timers counting down presumably... -
Daily news roundup - 16/07/09
For your convenience 16 July 2009 18:54 GMTFor the latest gadget and tech stories from around the Web look no further than Pocket-lint's daily news roundup.
NEWS: T-Mobile and Orange to get iPhone 3G
O2 "furious" as rivals plan to undercut pricing
Multiple reports are suggesting that O2's... -
Daily Tech Deal: Panasonic DMR-BS850EBK Freesat Blu-ray recorder
Money saving deals, offers and innovations 16 July 2009 13:00 GMTIf you're in the market for a Blu-ray player today's tech deal could be right up your street, since there has been another price drop of the Panasonic's DMR range.
The Pocket-lint review of the 500GB model was posted on the 4 June and received our Hot Product... -
Daily news roundup - 15/07/09
The top stories of the day in one handy list 15 July 2009 18:31 GMTIf you want up-to-date news and reviews from around the Web then look no further than Pocket-lint's daily news roundup. The most-read stories from the last 24 hours are...
NEWS:Windows 7 pre-order goes live
Promotional pre-sales of Microsoft's next operating... -
Daily news roundup - 14/07/09
Links to the biggest stories of the day in one place 14 July 2009 19:47 GMTWant to know what's been hot in the world of technology and gadgets today? Read on to see what you should be reading on the site. Here are the top stories from the last 24 hours:
NEWS: No Microsoft Office 2010 for Mac users
New version unlikely to come... -
Daily Tech Deal: Extra value PC from Ebuyer
Money saving deals, offers and innovations 14 July 2009 13:37 GMTFor today's tech deal we have an "extra value" desktop PC from Ebuyer.com selling for £219.86.
Coming with an Intel Dual Core E5300 processor, 4GB DDR2 800Mhz RAM and 500GB hard drive, what it doesn't come with is an operating system.
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Daily Tech Deal: Jessops' online deals
Money saving deals offers and innovations 13 July 2009 13:00 GMTJessops' online shop appears to have had a makeover and to drum up some publicity they're offering some special offers.
Focusing - pardon the pun - on the prints and posters end, as opposed to the hardware, offers include prints for 5p when you order 200-plus... -
Weekly news roundup - 10/07/09
Don't miss out 10 July 2009 18:32 GMTCatch up on the most-read news and reviews from the last 7 days with Pocket-lint's weekly news roundup.
NEWS: Medion Akoya Mini E1312 announced
11.6-inch netbook offers HD display and HDMI
Medion has announced the launch of a "next-gen" netbook,... -
Win a copy of The Sims 3
Play God 10 July 2009 16:25 GMTPocket-lint has teamed up with EA to bring you the chance of winning one of three copies of the The Sims 3.
Featuring "endless creative possibilities" the new game gives you the ability to customise your Sim's appearance, personality and their home before sending... -
Daily Tech Deal: Garmin Nuvi 5000 for £168.99
Money saving deals, offers and innovations 10 July 2009 13:04 GMTSatnav bargains seem to be coming thick and fast at the moment as we featured the TomTom ONE IQ Routes edition just a couple of days ago.
Today we have the Garmin Nuvi 5000 on sale at dabs.com for £168.99. Having looked around, most retailers are selling this... -
Daily news roundup - 09/07/09
Quality news and reviews 9 July 2009 18:32 GMTCatch up on the most-read stories from the last 24 hours with Pocket-lint's daily news roundup.
NEWS: Microsoft planning major news for Monday
Google Chrome OS announcement related to rival's
Google's surprise decision to take its Apps package... -
Daily Tech Deal: Pure ONE Mini £24.99 from Argos
Money saving deals, offers and innovations 9 July 2009 13:00 GMTTelevisions seem to dominate the home entertainment arena these days with ever bigger and brighter efforts hitting the market on a regular basis.
Spare a thought however, for its often forgotten, poorer cousin, the radio. So for today's tech deal we have a bargain... -
Daily news roundup - 08/07/09
News and more with your regular roundup 8 July 2009 20:59 GMTFind out which operator gives you the best 3G coverage in the UK, and catch up on the rest of the top stories from the last 24 hours with Pocket-lint's daily news roundup.
NEWS: Ofcom publishes 3G coverage maps for UK operators
Orange looking good, O2... -
Daily Tech Deal: TomTom ONE IQ Routes edition
Money saving deals, offers and innovations 8 July 2009 13:00 GMTThese days more and more people are turning to the wonders of satellite navigation to enable them to find their way around the country, and like many an innovation once you jump on board and start using it you'll wonder how you ever managed without it.
If you're... -
Daily news roundup - 07/07/09
Read all about it 7 July 2009 18:06 GMTCatch up on the most-read stories from the last 24 hours with Pocket-lint's daily news roundup.
NEWS: PHOTOS: LG Chocolate teaser shots
Abstract snaps of next-gen Black Label handset
As well as announcing its next-gen Chocolate handset, LG has released... -
Daily Tech Deal: Ebuyer's LCD TV deals
Money saving deals, offers and innovations 7 July 2009 13:00 GMTToday's tech deal brings you news of budget LCD televisions that are currently reduced and get you a free HDMI cable and free delivery too.
Ebuyer is selling a range of Foehn & Hirsch LCDs, including a 32-inch F&H "HD Ready" widescreen LCD TV for £279.97, a... -
Daily news roundup - 06/07/09
Setting you up for the week 6 July 2009 18:17 GMTCatch up on all the most-read stories from the last 24 hours with Pocket-lint's daily news roundup.
NEWS: Apple places "massive" order of camera modules
Destined for the iPod touch?
It's being reported that Apple has placed a "massive" order of... -
Daily Tech Deal: TomTom's "Ticket 2 Drive" promotion
Money saving deals, offers and innovations 6 July 2009 13:00 GMTToday's tech deal brings you news of TomTom's "Ticket 2 Drive" promotion across the UK and Ireland.
Running through the summer until the end of September, the promo gives people both instant and advanced-booking discounts on a variety of sports and leisure... -
Weekly news roundup - 03/07/09
Not to be missed 3 July 2009 17:50 GMTAs America prepares to celebrate its independence, here at Pocket-lint we are celebrating a full week of fantastic gadget and tech news and reviews. See below for the top ten.
NEWS: Motorola offers moon-themed Aura "Celestial Edition"
Not made of cheese... -
Win a TomTom XL Live IQ Routes Europe
Just comment on a story for a chance to win 3 July 2009 17:37 GMTPocket -lint has teamed up with TomTom to bring you the chance of winning this top-of-the-range satnav.
The rules of the competition are simple, you can enter as many times as you like by simply commenting on any story. It doesn't have to be in depth, detailed... -
Daily Tech Deal: Maxtor 500GB external hard drive £43.99
Money saving deals, offers and innovations 3 July 2009 13:09 GMTAlthough we're sure nothing gets your tech-pulses racing like an external hard drive, some people can find the subject a little dull. Therefore, in order to lead them to light and enlightenment, we thought we'd cover this effort from Maxtor.
Ebuyer is currently... -
Daily news roundup - 02/07/09
Simply the best 2 July 2009 18:07 GMTCatch up on the most-read stories from the last 24 hours with Pocket-lint's daily news roundup.
NEWS: PHOTOS: Archos 9 tablet PC
Hands-on with the touchy tablet
Archos are expanding beyond the internet media tablet for which they are traditionally...
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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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Vodafone Pocket-lint Gadget Awards date confirmed and tickets on sale Get your tickets today
