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  • HTC and Dropbox bring free 5GB extra storage to 'all' Android mobiles. HTC, Phones, Dropbox, Storage, Android 0

    HTC and Dropbox bring free 5GB extra storage to 'all' Android mobiles

    Not just for new customers? 25 October 2011 6:40 GMT

    HTC has confirmed via its Twitter feed that users of all of its Android smartphones will be getting 5GB of extra memory through the Dropbox cloud storage service.

    Previously there had been doubts as to whether every Android owner would receive...

  • The death of dedicated satnav cometh as TomTom posts poor Q3 sales? . Car And GPS, GPS, TomTom, Results, Biz 0

    The death of dedicated satnav cometh as TomTom posts poor Q3 sales?

    Mobile phones taking over 24 October 2011 8:58 GMT

    TomTom has recently posted some rather unhealthy Q3 sales as the company sees further drop in demand for dedicated GPS units.

    The Dutch company, who has been at the forefront of the satnav industry for many years aims to cut 50 million euros...

  • BlackBerry BBX demo shows PlayBook running Android apps (video). Apps, Android apps, BBX, Operating Systems, BlackBerry, BlackBerry PlayBook, Video 0

    BlackBerry BBX demo shows PlayBook running Android apps (video)

    Looks pretty smooth 24 October 2011 8:21 GMT

    RIM recently showed off and detailed its new BBX OS platform at Devcon 2011, in San Francisco, but now a video has emerged of the new BlackBerry OS running Android apps - something that will bring mass appeal to the platform.

    The BBX OS is...

  • Square's iPhone credit card reader to sell in Walmart. Phones, iPhone accessories, NFC, Square, shopping, Walmart 0

    Square's iPhone credit card reader to sell in Walmart

    Viable alternative to NFC? 24 October 2011 6:33 GMT

    The Twitter co-founder's credit card service Square, has announced that it will be selling its Square credit card readers in Walmart - expanding the product outside of tech-based shopping outlets.

    Previously the Square card reader was only...

  • Angry Birds Halloween update launches with new angry bird. Apps, iPhone apps, Android apps, Angry Birds, Angry Birds Halloween, Gaming 0

    Angry Birds Halloween update launches with new angry bird

    Puffa bird takes to the skies 21 October 2011 11:06 GMT

    Rovio has been teasing all week as to the nature of the upcoming Angry Birds Seasons update - Angry Birds Halloween - as well as giving tasteful glimpses of the new Angry Bird launching (pun intended) with the Halloween addition.

    Earlier in...

  • Mary Blair Google doodle: American artist's 100th celebrated. Online, Google doodle, Mary Blair, Disney,  0

    Mary Blair Google doodle: American artist's 100th celebrated

    Disney concept artist honoured 21 October 2011 10:24 GMT

    Google is honouring the life of the late Mary Blair on her 100th birthday, by way of a Google doodle which depicts a caricature of the American artist drawing at her table. The style of the doodle is very much in keeping with Blair's own style which...

  • Study finds mobile phones don't cause cancer. Phones, Statistics, Cancer, Surveys 0

    Study finds mobile phones don't cause cancer

    Largest research ever 21 October 2011 8:58 GMT

    Latest research involving a large section of the Danish population suggests that there is no link between the long-term use of mobile phones and brain cancer.

    The study, that was originally published in the bmj.com, involved the analysis data...

  • Microsoft Research HoloDesk amazes with virtual 3D manipulation (video). Microsoft, Microsoft Research, HoloDesk, 3D, Gaming 0

    Microsoft Research HoloDesk amazes with virtual 3D manipulation (video)

    Uses Kinect camera 21 October 2011 7:54 GMT

    Microsoft Research has just posted this ace video showing off one of the latest projects to come out of its labs: a serious piece of hardware called the HoloDesk, that lets you manipulate 3D images with your hands.

    Pocket-lint remember being...

  • ITV and ODG bring on-demand programmes to Three mobiles. Three, Phones, Video on demand, ITV 0

    ITV and ODG bring on-demand programmes to Three mobiles

    All the X-Factor you could ever want 21 October 2011 7:23 GMT

    Three has announced a deal with On Demand Group - a video-on-demand aggregator - which will allow Three customers to watch the latest ITV shows on their smartphones.

    The upshot of this deal is that Three subscribers will be able to watch...

  • APP OF THE DAY: Whale Trail review (iPhone). iPhone apps, Apps, Whale Trail, App of the day 0

    APP OF THE DAY: Whale Trail review (iPhone)

    A visual treat 20 October 2011 18:00 GMT

    Pocket-lint has to admit - or rather this particular Pocket-linter - to not having heard of ustwo before. And looking at the company's work to date, it doesn't appear there's been a great deal of commercial success.

    And on first glance, Whale...

  • New bird coming to Angry Birds this Halloween. Gaming, Apps, Angry Birds, Statistics 0

    New bird coming to Angry Birds this Halloween

    Movie also confirmed 20 October 2011 8:57 GMT

    Angry Birds fans rejoice as it has been confirmed, by Rovio’s North American general manager, Andrew Stalbow, that Angry Birds will be receiving a new bird this Halloween.

    Stalbow made the announcement on stage at the Web 2.0 conference,...

  • Nokia dabbles with NFC gaming. Nokia, NFC, Phones, Gaming 0

    Nokia dabbles with NFC gaming

    A bit of a way to go still 20 October 2011 8:12 GMT

    Nokia has posted a YouTube video that highlights some of the gaming possibilities that Near Field Communication (NFC) can bring to a Nokia handset, or any mobile for that matter.

    Shot at the Nokia offices in Palo Alto, California - see Nokia...

  • Andy Lees talks Windows Phone 7 hardware for 2012 and NFC. Phones, Microsoft, Windows Phone 7, Andy Lees, Operating Systems, NFC,  0

    Andy Lees talks Windows Phone 7 hardware for 2012 and NFC

    Wants to avoid fragmentation 20 October 2011 7:37 GMT

    Talking at Asia D, Andy Lees spoke of the possibility that 2012 will see the introduction of NFC and the and a way that hardware manufactures can "add value" and extend and vary hardware on Windows Phone 7.

    This comes on the back of a feeling...

  • Ice Cream Sandwich brings Android Beam to Galaxy Nexus. Phones, Operating Systems, NFC, Ice Cream Sandwich, Android Beam 0

    Ice Cream Sandwich brings Android Beam to Galaxy Nexus

    NFC tech for close proximity sharing 19 October 2011 8:41 GMT

    Android Beam is just one of the little tweaks to come out of Google's Ice Cream Sandwich update, and with it comes the ability to nudge data across phones - essentially, tap-to-share functionality.

    Admittedly this is nothing new as it was a...

  • HTC responds to Ice Cream Sandwich Android update. Phones, Operating Systems, Android, Ice Cream Sandwich, HTC, Updates 0

    HTC responds to Ice Cream Sandwich Android update

    Sits firmly on the fence 19 October 2011 7:44 GMT

    HTC has responded to Google's launch of Android 4.0, Ice Cream Sandwich, with an official statement, which gives very little away in terms of its plans to update future HTC handsets.

    And it's fair enough really considering the reaction of HTC...

  • APP OF THE DAY: Anthill: Tactical Trail Defense review (iPhone). iPhone apps, Apps, iPad apps, App of the day, Gaming 0

    APP OF THE DAY: Anthill: Tactical Trail Defense review (iPhone)

    RTS on your iDevice 18 October 2011 18:00 GMT

    What did the Pink Panther say when he trod on an ant? Dead-ant, dead-ant, dead-ant, dedant, dedant, dedant....

    It's probably a while since you heard that classic playground joke, and, to be honest, we're not sure how well it translates to the...

  • Bedphones boast improved performance in the sack. Audio, Headphones, Gadgets 0

    Bedphones boast improved performance in the sack

    Headphones you can wear to sleep 18 October 2011 9:05 GMT

    Pocket-lint has been waiting its entire life for these bad boys to become a reality, as listening to music, a podcast or perhaps even an audio book is one of the few pleasures we have left.

    However, as Mrs Pocket-lint grows ever weary of our...

  • Adobe demos future Photoshop technology. Software, Adobe, Adobe Photoshop, Video And Editing 0

    Adobe demos future Photoshop technology

    With impressive deblur feature 18 October 2011 8:32 GMT

    Adobe has just posted a load of videos of the technology "sneak peeks" that were showcased recently at the company’s annual MAX user conference in Los Angeles. There was plenty of interest, however amongst the bunch the future image deblurring...

  • Motorola Droid RAZR breaks cover. Phones, Mobile phones, Rumours, Motorola, Motorola Droid RAZR 0

    Motorola Droid RAZR breaks cover

    Pre-launch spoiler 18 October 2011 7:33 GMT

    Previously known as the Motorola Spyder, new pics of the, now, Droid RAZR have been revealed on Motorola's teaser website ahead of its launch today (18 October).

    The phone looks to be super-thin and is rumoured to be packing a dual-core 1.2GHz...

  • Canon EOS-1D X unveiled, coming March 2012 . Cameras, DSLR cameras, Canon, Canon EOS-1D X 0

    Canon EOS-1D X unveiled, coming March 2012

    $6,800 powerhouse 18 October 2011 7:28 GMT

    The rumours have been flying around, and only yesterday was it almost certain that Canon would be launching its followup to the 1D Mark IV today (18 October). Needless to say the new Canon EOS-1D X looks like a beast, and if specs are anything to go...

  • Tech deals: Pure Lounge iPhone app now free. Apps, iPhone apps, Internet radio, Pure, Pure Lounge, Daily Tech Deal 0

    Tech deals: Pure Lounge iPhone app now free

    Until 2012 17 October 2011 13:14 GMT

    The Pure Lounge iPhone App will now be made available free-of-charge until the end of the year, as Pure celebrates the Pure Lounge services' third birthday.

    If you've not heard of the Pure Lounge app before, it's an iPhone app which enables...

  • RIM leaks Bellagio and Curve Touch via BlackBerry developer blog. BlackBerry, Phones, RIM, BlackBerry Curve Touch, BlackBerry Bellagio, Mobile phones 0

    RIM leaks Bellagio and Curve Touch via BlackBerry developer blog

    At last, some good news 17 October 2011 9:31 GMT

    Two new smartphones have been posted on the BlackBerry devblog for all to see, whether it was RIM's intention for all to to see, rather than just developers, remains to be seen; what is highly likely, however, is that we're about to see the imminent...

  • iPhone 4S Siri ported onto iPhone 4. iPhone 4S, iPhone, Phones, Siri, iPhone 4, Apple 0

    iPhone 4S Siri ported onto iPhone 4

    Looks a little sluggish 17 October 2011 8:40 GMT

    Developer Steven Troughton-Smith seems to have made a bit of a breakthrough in porting the Siri voice-recognition system onto the iPhone 4 - showing that there's no good reason why Siri couldn't run on the iPhone 4S predecessor.

    The developer...

  • Find My Friends finds wife 'cheating', raises questions over privacy. Apps, iOS 5, Find My Friends, Apple, Privacy, iPhone apps, iPad apps 0

    Find My Friends finds wife 'cheating', raises questions over privacy

    Location, Location, location 17 October 2011 8:13 GMT

    The Apple iOS 5 Find My Friends app seems to have been instrumental in catching a cheating wife, as the app was activated by a suspicious husband hoping to catch her in the act.

    We say in the act, although Find My Friends doesn't utilise the...

  • Nvidia 3D Vision 2 brings better visability to your gaming. Gaming, Nvidia, 3D, Nvidia 3D Vision 0

    Nvidia 3D Vision 2 brings better visability to your gaming

    With LightBoost tech 17 October 2011 7:33 GMT

    Nvidia 3D Vision 2 has just been announced, the update to its stereoscopic 3D Vision system hopefully bringing further improvements in the glasses and display department.

    Nvidia 3D Vision 2 not only adds larger-lensed glasses but also brings...

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