Dan Sung News Archive 
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What is So.cl?
FEATURE Should you be signing up? 21 May 2012 12:22 GMT TweetMicrosoft has broadened its palate of services with another foray into the social scene with the appropriately named web application So.cl. While this is neither the first time that the Ballmer gang has taken some steps down this avenue nor a big shock...
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APP OF THE DAY: ubiCabs review (Android & iPhone)
Minicab? 17 May 2012 18:21 GMT TweetTravel apps are all the rage, especially when it comes to getting around in the Big Smoke. There are bus checkers and train finders coming out of our app store ears, but the most recent trend has been for getting about in the privacy of a car hired...
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Somerset House venue map marked on Bing as Microsoft’s mobile search focus goes local
FEATURE INTERVIEW: Bing UK talks to Pocket-lint 16 May 2012 11:59 GMT TweetYou’ll be able to get a much closer look at Somerset House from today without even needing to set foot in London, thanks to Microsoft and its increasingly popular Bing Maps. Head over to the service on either desktop or mobile and you’ll...
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APP OF THE DAY: Bantr review (iPhone)
Do you have faith in your manager? 9 May 2012 18:19 GMT TweetThe end of the football season is nearly upon us but before we hear the last squeaks of the bums the country over, we wanted to bring you just one more app for lovers of the beautiful game. It’s an iPhone-only affair at the moment but it should...
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GetTaxi: the smartphone app that brings the cabs to you
FEATURE INTERVIEW: Neal Fullman talks to Pocket-lint 8 May 2012 11:46 GMT TweetTaking a black taxi in London is not cheap but now it can at least be convenient, thanks to good old technology. The app revolution has hit one of the oldest professions and one of the company’s that’s causing the biggest disturbances in...
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APP OF THE DAY: Scrambls review (browser)
Social security 7 May 2012 18:00 GMT TweetToday is a bit of a first on App of the Day on Pocket-lint. While the bread and butter of our 6pm slot is most often applications for mobile phones, it does include any kind of application whatsoever. So, we've had the odd web app, some computer desktop...
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Samsung Galaxy S III: TouchWiz UI explored
HANDS-ON Nature UX at work 4 May 2012 13:32 GMT TweetThe Samsung Galaxy S III has turned up with just as much a media storm as has followed it since we first got wind back in May 2011. Finally, we know what this Android superphone is all about.
While a rundown of the hardware and specs is useful...
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Samsung Galaxy S III: the phone is actually watching you
FEATURE INTERVIEW: Min Cho talks to Pocket-lint 3 May 2012 19:00 GMT TweetThe Samsung Galaxy S III is watching you. That’s what it does. It watches and it listens. It knows your face and it listens to your voice. And if that sounds creepy, wait until you hear what the latest Android superphone will do to your friends.
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Samsung Galaxy S III: Review of rumours, features, pictures and specs
FEATURE UPDATED: Including video 3 May 2012 13:57 GMT TweetThe Samsung Galaxy S 3 is one of the biggest gadgets of 2012. With its predecessor topping the Android charts in the previous year and pretty much sweeping up all the best mobile phone awards it could find, it’s of little surprise that the world...
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Best iPhone games: driving
FEATURE Gentlemen, start your iPhones... 3 May 2012 10:03 GMT TweetThe best iPhone apps are often the games. It's probably the largest category in the App Store and they're the one's that seem to come and go on our handsets more frequently than any others as in turn each is downloaded, mastered and discarded. The...
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APP OF THE DAY: Namco Arcade review (iPad and iOS)
Insert Coin 2 May 2012 18:00 GMT TweetThe Xbox Live Arcade isn’t the only arcade still kicking around these days. In fact, with today’s App of the Day on Pocket-lint, you can download an arcade all of you own.
Namco Arcade PlatformiPad and iOS
PriceFree(ish)
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Samsung Galaxy S III: 21 leaked pictures and concepts, but are any the real deal?
Gallery of the just what might be 2 May 2012 13:49 GMT TweetThe Samsung Galaxy S III is set to be unveiled in what is now more a matter of hours than days. As ever, it's been one hell of a run in the build up, with rumours specs and supposed details flying around on an almost daily basis.
One of our...
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Best iPhone games: shooters
FEATURE State of the art bang bang 2 May 2012 10:50 GMT TweetThe best iPhone apps are often the games. It's probably the largest category in the App Store and they're the one's that seem to come and go on our handsets more frequently than any others as each in turn is downloaded, mastered and discarded. The...
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APP OF THE DAY: StumbleUpon review (Android and iOS)
Time-sapper mobile 30 April 2012 18:00 GMT TweetThe internet is a vast and cavernous place. In fact, it’s often so very big that it’s impossible to find anything of interest at all. With absolutely anything you can think of available to read about online, it’s sometimes difficult...
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APP OF THE DAY: Basket Buddy by HUKD review (Android and iPhone)
Bargains on the go 26 April 2012 18:00 GMT TweetA double-dip recession isn’t the best news the British public has had of late, but we can help you out with a silver lining here on App of the Day at Pocket-lint. Technology is on hand to stretch your pounds as far as they’ll go but, even...
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Apple iCloud vs Google vs Amazon Cloud Drive vs Dropbox vs Microsoft SkyDrive
FEATURE UPDATED: Where to keep your content 26 April 2012 10:23 GMT TweetIt’s been a busy time for cloud storage and music services and Apple’s launch onto the scene with Apple iCloud has officially declared it global war. The lines have begun to blur as to what you own, where you own it and just how much you...
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Game of Thrones RPG screens and in-depth preview
A Game of Ice and Fire 25 April 2012 11:34 GMT TweetAny thought that developer Cyanide has jumped on the bandwagon with the Game of Thrones video game should be left at the full stop of this sentence. It’s been in production for over three years - long before HBO ever got the rights to make the...
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Hands-on: Samsung Galaxy S II Ice Cream Sandwich review
HANDS-ON Android 4 meets TouchWiz 23 April 2012 17:58 GMT TweetSeemingly years in the coming, the Ice Cream Sandwich update for the Samsung Galaxy S II has arrived for just about everyone. You can check here to see if it’s possible for you yet.
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Behind the scenes at the ESPN studios
FEATURE Inside the Technical Area 20 April 2012 10:49 GMT TweetAt ESPN, a game of football begins 10 days before anyone even kicks the ball.
Coverage, for most of us, is a 90-minute affair; with that convenient break in the middle to get the next round in or arrange yourself some tea and biscuits, depending...
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APP OF THE DAY: Khan Academy review (iPad)
iPaducation 5 April 2012 18:00 GMT TweetYou can play finger-flicking games on an iPad, you can watch movies and listen to music. In fact, you can consume until your pleasure-struck brain spongifies into blissful submission.
Or you can learn something instead.
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WiFi Hotspots from The Cloud brings 10,000 access points to paying Sky Broadband customers
Coming to a cafe near you 4 April 2012 11:13 GMT TweetSky is set to launch its public Wi-Fi hotspot service from The Cloud called - yes - WiFi Hotspots from The Cloud
The company announced its intentions to provide the free and unlimited access to paying broadband customers nationwide at more... -
HTCSense.com alternatives: where to back-up and sync your Android next
FEATURE Change it or lose it 3 April 2012 9:53 GMT TweetHTC has announced, in a something of a surprise, that it's about to delete customers' data in an overhaul that the company has planned for its online backup service, HTCSense.com. Everything will still work up until 30 April 2012 but if you haven't...
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Best Android utilities apps
FEATURE Smartphone essentials 29 March 2012 18:20 GMT TweetThese are the apps that should be the bread and butter of your smartphone. They speed up the day-to-day happenings of your mobile and aid you in going about your business. Everything from list-making to money management and 3G monitoring is here.
Most...
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APP OF THE DAY: Popcorn Horror review (iPhone/Android)
Be afraid... 29 March 2012 18:00 GMT TweetWith big-screen smartphones comes the possibility of big-screen entertainment and today’s App of the Day on Pocket-lint is an example of just that. There’s even the popcorn to prove it. So, if you like a bit of horror or grindhouse is your...
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Assassin's Creed III screens and in-depth preview
Ubisoft unveils the details 26 March 2012 17:00 GMT TweetUbisoft has officially unveiled the details of Assassin’s Creed III and what promises to be one of the huge hits of 2012. Tommy Francois, director of IP Development at Ubisoft, took Pocket-lint and the assembled crowd of UK press through the...
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
Pentax K-30: 16-megapixel weather-proofed mid-level DSLR 81 seals makes this one tough cam
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
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