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  • Android: Music store incoming

    Android: Music store incoming

    More news flying out of I/O in San Francisco 21 May 2010 14:27 GMT

    It's impossible to keep a lid on all of the news bursting out of the Google I/O conference that's currently going on in San Francisco. Obviously, the Google TV announcement is going to get most of the headlines, and rightly so as it looks absolutely...

  • SpinVox is dead - we look at the alternatives

    SpinVox is dead - we look at the alternatives

    With SpinVox out of the picture, we look at where users can turn next 21 May 2010 12:07 GMT

    From today, SpinVox is no longer available in the UK. If you're a SpinVox user then you would have received a text message stating the service was coming to an end. Well, the end is nigh.

    It's disappointing news if you relied on the service...

  • VIDEO: Google's Gundotra slams Apple

    VIDEO: Google's Gundotra slams Apple

    Engineering VP has very obvious dig at Apple during I/O keynote 21 May 2010 11:49 GMT

    Apple is losing friends by the day. We all know about its very public spat with Adobe regarding Flash, but now Google has weighed in, via engineering VP Vic Gundotra, having a huge pop at Jobs and co during one of the keynote speeches at its I/O conference.

    Gundotra...

  • No More Heroes 2 lingerie range revealed...literally

    No More Heroes 2 lingerie range revealed...literally

    NSFW Warning: This post contains pictures of ladies with not much on 21 May 2010 10:55 GMT

    Sometimes the process of writing posts for Pocket-lint is an arduous task. Take this post for example. It's got 15 pictures included in it. That's 15 pictures that we have to carefully consider before including. That involves studying the pictures...

  • The Samsung Champ: A budget conscious handset

    The Samsung Champ: A budget conscious handset

    Another day, another Samsung handset launch 21 May 2010 10:00 GMT

    Yesterday we brought you news from Google's I/O conference in San Francisco where Samsung's budget friendly Android handset, the Galaxy 5, had been snapped in the wild. Well, Samsung isn't content with just one cheapy new handset it seems, as it has...

  • Samsung predicts huge AMOLED boom

    Samsung predicts huge AMOLED boom

    It forecasts 30 times more AMOLED screens by 2015 21 May 2010 9:35 GMT

    Samsung marketing vp Lee Woo-jong has told the Reuters Global Technology Summit that he expects the smartphone market to continue expanding, and with it, the demand for AMOLED screens to grow rapidly. Good news for Samsung who, last week, said it was...

  • Superfast broadband could be funded by licence fee

    Superfast broadband could be funded by licence fee

    50p broadband tax to be scrapped in our Con-Dem-nation 20 May 2010 16:57 GMT

    The 50p broadband tax that Labour wanted to introduce has been scrapped by the new coalition government. Instead the money to fund the superfast network, which isn't really superfast at all, will be raised by skimming money off of the top of the licence...

  • SeeSaw adds premium content to its service

    SeeSaw adds premium content to its service

    There's still plenty of free stuff, so put your toys back in the pram 20 May 2010 16:10 GMT

    SeeSaw, the video on demand service that was born out the ashes of Project Kangaroo, has added a wealth of premium content to its existing free programmes.

    A deal has been struck with MTV Networks, a subsidiary of Viacom, who own MTV, obviously,...

  • Philips HDT8520 - the first UK Freeview HD recorder

    Philips HDT8520 - the first UK Freeview HD recorder

    Freeview recording, just in time for the World Cup 20 May 2010 15:25 GMT

    We've covered this Freeview recorder a fair bit over the last few weeks, so we won't keep you for too long. We just wanted to let you know that it's available now, thus becoming the UK's first ever Freeview HD recorder. It just beat the Humax HDR-FOX...

  • Google's plans for new web video standard. Software, Internet, html5, Google, vp8, webm 0

    Google's plans for new web video standard

    VP8 to take on H.264 for web supremacy 20 May 2010 14:51 GMT

    It's all go over in San Francisco at the Google I/O conference with plenty of tech news breaking by the minute. One of the most interesting stories though, is one that might not make the most headlines. It involves the introduction of WebM, a Google-powered...

  • Samsung budget Android handset to get Galaxy 5 title?

    Samsung budget Android handset to get Galaxy 5 title?

    I5500 model that came up yesterday could be the Galaxy 5 20 May 2010 14:19 GMT

    Yesterday we told you how GSM Arena was reporting on a budget Android device, apparently called the I5500 Corby. Because the Corby range is known by the Genio title in the UK, it was suggested the I5500 could become the next Genio handset. However,...

  • Nvidia shows off Tegra 2 Android tablet

    Nvidia shows off Tegra 2 Android tablet

    Next-gen processor on board for the potential iPad botherer 20 May 2010 13:58 GMT

    Netbook News has come up with this video footage of an Android tablet powered by Nvidia's Tegra 2 processor. The video only shows off footage of Gridiron game BackBreaker, but there are enough details to grab our attention.

    The Tegra 2 is a...

  • Plantronics reveals entry level Bluetooth headset

    Plantronics reveals entry level Bluetooth headset

    Explorer 395 designed with new users in mind 20 May 2010 12:31 GMT

    Plantronics has released a Bluetooth headset that is designed for ease of use for new headset users. The Explorer 395 features three simple buttons, for less confusion, a compact design and a high-quality audio performance.

    The three buttons...

  • Branson to get Virgin back into gaming

    Branson to get Virgin back into gaming

    Market leader of the 1990s wants back in on the action 20 May 2010 12:02 GMT

    MCV is reporting that the most famous goatee in the world, the one belonging to Virgin supremo Richard Branson, will be making an appearance at E3 next month. The man attached to the goatee will also be there obviously, as the beard doesn't like venturing...

  • BlackBerry revamps its Twitter app

    BlackBerry revamps its Twitter app

    Launched last month, RIM releases first major upgrade 20 May 2010 11:17 GMT

    After yesterday's coverage of the official Twitter iPhone app, we thought it only fair that we bring you the latest with all things BlackBerry and Twitter. You may recall, that RIM released its own Twitter app last month - check out our first look...

  • Google Wave open to all

    Google Wave open to all

    Invitation scheme scrapped, now everyone can join in 20 May 2010 10:37 GMT

    Google Wave, the community creative collaboration site, has now been opened for public use. There were some rumours circulating around the Web that the service may never get a public airing, but this open invite should dispel the myth.

    Originally...

  • iPad App Store goes live in the UK

    iPad App Store goes live in the UK

    Apple rolls out service worldwide in preparation for next week's launch 20 May 2010 10:02 GMT

    Early iPad adopters, who ordered their iPads directly from the States rather than waiting for its official launch here in Blighty, are now able to access the App Store directly from their new favourite toy.

    Up until now, UK iPad users had to...

  • Official Twitter app finally hits the iPhone. Software, Twitter for iPhone, Twitter, Tweetie 2, iPhone, App Store, Apple 0

    Official Twitter app finally hits the iPhone

    Tweetie becomes Twitter and gets official status 19 May 2010 18:34 GMT

    Popular iPhone app Tweetie 2 has received a major relaunch, and has become the first official Twitter app for the iPhone. Still dubbed version 3.0, with a nod to its Tweetie origins, the new app will hope to convince people to switch from rival apps...

  • Acer unveils tablet inspired Aspire Timeline 1825PT. Hardware, Notebooks, Laptops, Tablets, Acer, Acer Aspire Timeline 1825PT 0

    Acer unveils tablet inspired Aspire Timeline 1825PT

    Touchscreen and twistable, this is a Transformers style notebook 19 May 2010 17:49 GMT

    The Acer Aspire Timeline 1825PT is a cross between a conventional notebook and a tablet. In fact it's not really a cross, it's more of a notebook that can act a bit like a tablet.

    First up, on the notebook side, it's got some fairly decent...

  • LG Viewty GT launches on 3. Phones, LG Viewty, LG, 3 0

    LG Viewty GT launches on 3

    Budget touch screen phone with strong photo elements 19 May 2010 17:17 GMT

    LG has announced that its latest Viewty handset, the LG Viewty GT (GT405) will be sold exclusively by 3.

    Featuring a 3-inch resistive touchscreen and a 5-megapixel camera, the GT405 is a cheap little handset that will appeal to users looking...

  • AVerMedia plans to keep families talking this summer. Hardware, Freeview, TV tuners, AverMedia 0

    AVerMedia plans to keep families talking this summer

    Four USB TV tuners announced so everybody gets to watch what they want 19 May 2010 17:14 GMT

    The World Cup this summer means that ITV and the Beeb are going to be pretty football heavy. Take a look at our guide to see just how many games are being shown. AVerMedia has realised that this may bring families to breaking point as arguments about...

  • HANNspree gets in the World Cup mood with the HANNSsoccer 28 TV. Home Cinema, TVs, HANNspree, Novelties, World Cup 2010 0

    HANNspree gets in the World Cup mood with the HANNSsoccer 28 TV

    A football shaped TV, it's just not cricket 19 May 2010 16:20 GMT

    HANNspree is a sucker for a novelty. If it's not launching a digital photo frame shaped like a giraffe, it's launching a polar bear TV. And it's at it again with the HANNSsoccer 28 TV, which is a 28-inch full HD television, in the form of a football.

    Luckily...

  • Bill Gates predicts the iPad back in 2007. Hardware, iPad, Apple, Steve Jobs, Bill Gates 0

    Bill Gates predicts the iPad back in 2007

    Microsoft supremo talks of the rise of the tablet, with Steve Jobs looking on 19 May 2010 15:41 GMT

    It's May 2007, and Bill Gates and Steve Jobs are being interviewed during The Wall Street Journal's D: All Things Digital conference. A question is put to the bosses of the two biggest home computer giants about their ideas for the future of personal...

  • Is Samsung's new Genio the next budget Android device?. Phones, Android 2.1, Android, Samsung Genio, Samsung 0

    Is Samsung's new Genio the next budget Android device?

    HTC Wildfire budget rival possibly coming soon 19 May 2010 14:50 GMT

    Looking for an entry level Android powered smartphone and realised that the HTC Wildfire's not rocking your world? Well, mobile phone specialist GSM Arena has stumbled across a Samsung handset on an Italian website that it is stating could be the next...

  • iPod touch to include 2-megapixel camera?. Audio, MP3 players, iPod, iPod Touch, Apple 0

    iPod touch to include 2-megapixel camera?

    Video footage released that shows off iPod touch with camera capabilities 19 May 2010 14:08 GMT

    Up until very recently, the best thing to come out of Vietnam was its delicious goi cuon, or summer rolls to the non Vietnamese speaking readers. That was until Vietnamese website Tinhte announced its presence to the world by releasing a video of an...

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