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Nokia Lumia 610 NFC now official (video)
UPDATE: Following early leak 11 April 2012 10:34 GMT TweetWhat looks like an NFC version of the Nokia Lumia 610 was inadvertently leaked yesterday in a video released on the company's own site. The video showed a white model, touted as the Nokia Lumia 610 NFC, being used in the normal way NFC devices are,...
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iPhone 5 searched for more than iPhone 4S - Kindle beats them both
BlackBerry too 11 April 2012 9:55 GMT TweetMore people are searching Google for the iPhone 5 than the iPhone 4S, but "Kindle" and "BlackBerry" are far more popular than either. A study on the most-important search terms in the brown goods sector has been published by Greenlight, a company specialising...
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Nokia goes all humble and promises fix for Lumia 900 memory management issue
Update on 16 April 11 April 2012 9:17 GMT TweetNokia has admitted that there's a fault with the Lumia 900 and has promised a fix on 16 April or thereabouts. The phone - which will be fixed before release in the UK on 27 April - was launched in the US with a massive light show and concert in Times...
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APP OF THE DAY: Football Manager Handheld 2012 review (iPad / iPhone / iPod touch / Android)
UPDATED: Android version out today 10 April 2012 22:42 GMT TweetThere are a few things that you simply can't rely on in life: bus timetables, the freshness of mince when it's been in your fridge for a couple of days, regardless of it's use-by date, British sitcoms that last more than three series, or Jeremy Clarkson.
So,...
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Prometheus eyes-on... Preview of 13 minutes of glorious 3D footage
HANDS-ON Pocket-lint one of first in world to see it 10 April 2012 16:23 GMT TweetRidley Scott's sort-of prequel to Alien, Prometheus, is coming to UK cinemas on 1 June, and Pocket-lint was invited to be one of the first outside of 20th Century Fox itself to see actual footage from the movie. Not the trailer. Not small clips shown...
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Prometheus: Android inspired by Blade Runner not Alien
Says Michael Fassbender 10 April 2012 14:39 GMT TweetPrometheus, Ridley Scott's 3D pseudo-prequel to Alien, features an android character called David, played by Michael Fassbender. And, considering the new film's heritage, you would think that the German-born actor would have used fellow franchise androids...
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Ridley Scott: 3D isn't brain surgery, it's dead simple
Prometheus director explains to Pocket-lint 10 April 2012 12:38 GMT TweetIt may surprise some but Prometheus, Ridley Scott's prequel to Alien, has been shot in 3D - his first film to be so. Indeed, some might have even believed the English director was not be a fan of the technology. They'd be wrong.
And having...
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Pocket-lint Podcast #79 - RIM's consumer focus, Google Project Glass and Harrods gadgets
Favourite April Fool's Jokes revealed 6 April 2012 8:30 GMT TweetRIM has had an eventful week, so the Pocket-lint team explains why the rest of the press presumed it was withdrawing from the consumer market, while we though otherwise.
Plus, the team discusses the potential for the sci-fi-style augmented...
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Football Manager Handheld for Android coming on 11 April
SI Games finds way to make it work 5 April 2012 13:55 GMT TweetFootball Manager Handheld for Android will be released on 11 April, marking the debut of the extremely popular coaching simulation game for devices outside of iPhone, iPod touch and iPad.
It also comes as somewhat of a shock, as Sports Interactive's...
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Move over Google Project Glass, BAE System's AR HUD already aids Tornado pilots
Augmented reality a reality 5 April 2012 13:29 GMT TweetGoogle may well be working on its Google Project Glass augmented reality visors, but British defence company BAE Systems has delivered its Tornado Helmet Mounted Cueing System to the Royal Air Force, proving that heads-up displays are already fully...
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Samsung Galaxy S III appears in leaked 'invite'
Seems unlikely 5 April 2012 9:40 GMT TweetThis will probably keep happening until Samsung announces the phone itself, but another leaked image has appeared online of what is, purportedly, the Samsung Galaxy S III.
Taking the form of an "invite" sent to press (which we haven't received),...
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SIM-free Samsung Galaxy S II last to get Ice Cream Sandwich
Waiting on all network providers 4 April 2012 16:30 GMT TweetSamsung has confirmed that the last group of Samsung Galaxy S II owners to get the Ice Cream Sandwich (Android 4.0) update will be those who bought their devices SIM free. The explanation given by the manufacturer is that it has to wait until all of...
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Next Issue, the Netflix for magazines, launches in US - Android-only initially
iPad coming... And maybe UK too 4 April 2012 15:33 GMT TweetNext Issue, the long-awaited collaboration between publishers Conde Nast, News Corp, Hearst Corp, Meredith and Time Inc, has finally launched for Android tablets in the US. It offers the latest and back issues of some the State's biggest magazines,...
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Have Goofy visit your house - thanks to Google Street View
To celebrate 20 years of Disneyland Paris 4 April 2012 14:18 GMT TweetDisneyland Paris is 20 years-old this year and to celebrate it's created a magical website that shows Goofy visiting you at your actual home. This is done using a combination of Google Maps and Google Street View.
First, you enter your post...
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0800 numbers to be free to UK mobile users
Under new Ofcom proposals 4 April 2012 11:07 GMT TweetCharges for calling 0800 numbers on a mobile phone could soon be a thing of the past. Ofcom, the independent regulator and competition authority for the UK's communications industries, has outlined a proposal to make the number group, as well as 116...
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London Digital Switchover starts today
Analogue BBC Two goes first 4 April 2012 10:16 GMT TweetThe UK's TV Digital Switchover process has reached London at last, with the analogue version of BBC Two being the first to cease broadcast. Owners of televisions housing digital TV tuners, digital TV set-top-boxes and digital video recorders are advised...
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Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 delayed
Waiting for Ice Cream Sandwich 4 April 2012 9:35 GMT TweetThe more keen-eyed Samsung fans might have spotted that neither the 10.1 nor the 7-inch Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 Android tablets was released in March, as previously promised by the company. We were officially told that they would be out last month and...
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APP OF THE DAY: Monty Python The Holy Book of Days review (iPad)
Your mother was a hamster... 3 April 2012 18:00 GMT TweetSince we started App of the Day on Pocket-lint, we've published 457 (now 458) individual reviews of applications for a wide range of smartphones, tablets, games consoles and, even, connected TVs.
There's plenty of games among them, quite a...
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Google Maps adds London Underground real time alerts
For desktop, mobile and Android 3 April 2012 15:04 GMT TweetApparently, get this, there's some big sporting shindig happening in London this summer (why are we always the last to be told this sort of thing?) and Google has added live transit updates to its Google Maps service in anticipation.
Yep, the...
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Google hasn't made just $544 million from Android in four years
Updated: Guardian report wrong 3 April 2012 14:53 GMT TweetLast week, UK newspaper the Guardian reported that Google’s business model had been called into question. Additionally, research published online went as far as to speculate that the internet giant makes as little as $3.5 on every phone it sells...
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Sound Sofa: Lounge around with 2.1 sound - iPhone dock and Bluetooth built in
SD card slot and USB port too 3 April 2012 13:52 GMT TweetBritish furniture retailer CSL has launched a sofa combination set that features an iPhone dock, Bluetooth connectivity, a USB port, SD card slot, stereo speakers and a subwoofer. Called the Sound Sofa, it's a fabric corner group that seats up to five...
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BBC to broadcast every single minute of London Olympics across 24 HD channels
Update: Sky, Virgin Media and Freesat on board 3 April 2012 11:11 GMT TweetThe BBC is making its 24 separate HD-quality live video streams of the London Olympics available to cable and satellite broadcasters for the duration of the Games. That means the broadcaster is offering both Virgin Media and Sky the option to show...
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Canon EOS 60Da: For the Brian Cox in all of us
DSLR tuned for astrophotographers 3 April 2012 10:27 GMT TweetCanon has unveiled a new version of its EOS 60D DSLR camera designed specifically for astrophotographers. The Canon EOS 60Da replaces the 20Da in the company's line-up and has a modified low pass filter that makes the camera more sensitive to hydrogen-alpha...
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iPhone beats Android in Wi-Fi vs 3G/4G debate
Says comScore report 3 April 2012 9:39 GMT TweetA comScore report has found that iPhone owners are more likely to use Wi-Fi to connect to the internet than their Android smartphone-sporting chums. Analysing the markets in both the US and UK, the study states that of 71 per cent of iPhone users in...
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WIN: Sony Vegas Pro 11 up for grabs!
£600 worth of PC editing software 2 April 2012 16:42 GMT TweetWe've teamed up with the folks at Sony Creative Software to offer a lucky reader the chance to win a copy of its latest professional video and audio editing software; Vegas Pro 11 for Windows.
Vegas Pro 11 is the perfect production software...
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