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  • Olympus OM-D brings retro style to your Micro Four Thirds life. Cameras, Compact system cameras, Olympus, Micro Four Thirds, Olympus OM-D 0

    Olympus OM-D brings retro style to your Micro Four Thirds life

    A classic reborn 8 February 2012 2:00 GMT

    The Olympus OM-D, the digital remastering of a classic SLR camera, has now been announced by Olympus following weeks of leaks and rumours. So now the Olympus OM-D, or E-M5 as it is marked, is official, let's run down what you get.

    Adopting...

  • Pentax Optio WG2-GPS: The adventure proof camera. Cameras, Compact cameras, Pentax, Pentax Optio WG2, Pentax Optio WG2-GPS, 16 megapixels 0

    Pentax Optio WG2-GPS: The adventure proof camera

    Shockproof, waterproof, dustproof 7 February 2012 22:00 GMT

    Pentax has announced a brace of new tough cameras, the Pentax Optio WG2 and the Optio WG2-GPS, which pack in a host of features for those that like to abuse their pocket camera.

    Not only does the WG2 look like it has been designed for Batman,...

  • Kinect Star Wars detailed, coming in April. Gaming, Star Wars, Kinect Star Wars, LucasArts, Microsoft, Xbox 360 0

    Kinect Star Wars detailed, coming in April

    Dance, battle, race 7 February 2012 17:08 GMT

    We played Kinect Star Wars back at E3 in 2011 and now LucasArts and Microsoft have given us a launch date and lined up what you can expect from the latest Star Wars game.

    Launching on 3 April 2012, Kinect Star Wars will cost you £39.99 and...

  • Kinect Star Wars Xbox 360 Limited Edition pictures, video and hands-on. Gaming, Xbox 360, Star Wars, Photos, Video, Kinect Star Wars 0

    Kinect Star Wars Xbox 360 Limited Edition pictures, video and hands-on

    EXCLUSIVE: Use the Kinect, Luke 7 February 2012 16:02 GMT

    When it comes of Special Edition Xbox 360 consoles, the Star Wars version has to sit at the top of the tree. Gears of War and Call of Duty have pretty much passed into gaming folklore, but Star Wars is a different beast altogether.

    The Star...

  • BlackBerry PlayBook 2.0 demoed, Bridge 2.0 gives remote control  . Tablets, BlackBerry, BlackBerry PlayBook, RIM 0

    BlackBerry PlayBook 2.0 demoed, Bridge 2.0 gives remote control

    Coming in February 7 February 2012 10:21 GMT

    RIM has demoed some of the updates coming to PlayBook 2.0, which is scheduled to arrive on your PlayBook in February, at the BlackBerry DevCon Europe event in Amsterdam.

    Along with headline features like Runtime for Android, which will see...

  • What is the Nikon D800E?. Cameras, DSLR cameras, Nikon, Nikon D800, Nikon D800E, 36 megapixels 0

    What is the Nikon D800E?

    AA free alternative 7 February 2012 4:05 GMT

    Nikon has actually launched two DLSR cameras today. The first is the Nikon D800, the second is the D800E, "the ultimate alternative", the "special edition", as Nikon refers to it.

    The D800E is based on the D800. Actually, it's the same camera,...

  • Nikon D800 pictures and hands-on. Cameras, DSLR cameras, Nikon, Nikon D800, 36 megapixels, Photos 0

    Nikon D800 pictures and hands-on

    HANDS-ON Full frame camera in the flesh 7 February 2012 4:01 GMT

    The Nikon D800 is a new enthusiast or semi-professional full-frame model. Pocket-lint was on hand to grab the new camera as soon as it was announced, to have a quick play and show you what the camera looks like in the flesh.

    It has evolved...

  • Nikon D800: full frame, full HD, full of 36 megapixels  . Cameras, DSLR cameras, Nikon, Nikon D800, Nikon D800E, 36 megapixels 0

    Nikon D800: full frame, full HD, full of 36 megapixels

    Enthusiast FX camera announced 7 February 2012 4:00 GMT

    The Nikon D800 is a new full-frame DSLR in Nikon's professional line of cameras, sitting on a new 36-megapixel CMOS sensor. The model borrows much of the styling of the D700, mixing in technology from the Nikon D4.

    Top of the bill is that new...

  • Mass Effect 3 hands-on  . Gaming, Xbox 360, PS3, PC games, mass effect 3, BioWare, EA 0

    Mass Effect 3 hands-on

    HANDS-ON The first 90 minutes played 6 February 2012 14:57 GMT

    Any chapter in the Mass Effect story has a responsibility to shoulder. In a time when so many games are over in a 6-hour flash and rely heavily on multiplayer for any sort of longevity, Mass Effect 3 has to deliver the thick storytelling that practically...

  • Nikon Coolpix S6300, S9200, S9300 pictures and hands-on . Cameras, Compact cameras, Nikon, Nikon Coolpix S6300, Nikon Coolpix S9200, Nikon Coolpix S9300, Photos 0

    Nikon Coolpix S6300, S9200, S9300 pictures and hands-on

    HANDS-ON Stylish zoomy compacts 2 February 2012 16:55 GMT

    At the top end of Nikon's Style range of compact cameras you find the newly announced Nikon Coolpix S6300, Coolpix S9200 and S9300. They offer a wider range of features, controls and larger lenses than cameras at the bottom end of the range.

    We...

  • Pentax K-01 pictures and hands-on. Cameras, Compact system cameras, Pentax, Pentax K-01, 16 megapixels, Photos 0

    Pentax K-01 pictures and hands-on

    HANDS-ON The Marc Newson camera 2 February 2012 13:44 GMT

    Pentax fans rejoice! You now have a compact system camera in your armoury. Actually, you can strike the "compact" part straight away, because this mirrorless camera, designed by Marc Newson, is anything but compact.

    When asked why there was...

  • Nikon Coolpix S2600, S3300, S4300 pictures and hands-on. Cameras, Compact cameras, Nikon, Nikon Coolpix S2600, Nikon Coolpix S3300, Nikon Coolpix S4300, Photos 0

    Nikon Coolpix S2600, S3300, S4300 pictures and hands-on

    HANDS-ON Affordable point and shooters 2 February 2012 0:29 GMT

    Nikon has updated its S range (S for style), bringing a host of new affordable compact cameras to the table. On offer are the Nikon Coolpix S2600, Coolpix S3300 and Coolpix S4300.

    All the new models are compact and colourful, offer loads of...

  • Nikon Coolpix P510

    Nikon Coolpix P510, L810, L310 pictures and hands-on

    HANDS-ON A trio of superzoom cameras 1 February 2012 22:25 GMT

    Nikon has announced a trio of superzoom cameras, one falling into the P (performance) series and two in the L (life) series. Although Nikon makes this division, it makes sense to look at all the superzoom models together, if that's the type of camera...

  • Nikon Coolpix P310 pictures and hands-on . Cameras, Compact cameras, Nikon, Nikon Coolpix P310, 16 megapixels, Photos 0

    Nikon Coolpix P310 pictures and hands-on

    HANDS-ON Good value high-end compact 1 February 2012 18:49 GMT

    The Nikon Coolpix P310 is an incremental upgrade of the Coolpix P300 launched in 2011. It is a compact that offers more than it's fair share of controls, pitched to photographers who know what they want from their camera.

    In the hand the compact...

  • Nikon Coolpix S30 pictures and hands-on  . Cameras, Compact cameras, Nikon, Nikon Coolpix S30, 10 megapixels, Dad, Photos 0

    Nikon Coolpix S30 pictures and hands-on

    HANDS-ON Family fun camera 1 February 2012 15:11 GMT

    With the Nikon Coolpix S30, Nikon have stepped into a new category of camera, and it's all about family. This is a camera you can put into the hands of your children without worrying about how much damage they'll do to it.

    Built like a plastic...

  • Nikon Coolpix P310: The affordable f/1.8 compact for photographers. Cameras, Compact cameras, Nikon, Nikon Coolpix P310, 16 megapixels 0

    Nikon Coolpix P310: The affordable f/1.8 compact for photographers

    Full manual controls too 1 February 2012 10:04 GMT

    The Nikon Coolpix P310 updates the excellent Coolpix P300 launched in 2011 and offers a relatively high-end, but not expensive, compact with plenty of creative controls for photographers who want a little more out of their pocketable camera.

    Headlining...

  • HTC Ville shows its Android 4, Sense 4 face (video). Phones, Mobile phones, HTC, HTC Ville, Android, MWC2012, Video, Rumours 0

    HTC Ville shows its Android 4, Sense 4 face (video)

    3-minute hands-on 31 January 2012 15:58 GMT

    The forthcoming HTC Ville has made a 3-minute video debut online, revealing a great deal about the incoming Android 4, Sense 4 handset.

    Although the specs have previously been rumoured and we've seen images of the new Android handset, the video...

  • Cobook: the ultimate social Address Book for Mac. Apps, Cobook, Apple, Mac software 0

    Cobook: the ultimate social Address Book for Mac

    Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn integration 31 January 2012 11:19 GMT

    We've all become accustomed to having integrated social networks in our mobile phone address books, especially Android or Windows Phone 7 users. But what if you want something similar on your Mac? Well, there's an app for that, and it's called Cobook.

    Cobook,...

  • APP OF THE DAY: Fancy review (Android)  . Apps, Android apps, App of the day 0

    APP OF THE DAY: Fancy review (Android)

    For the style voyeur 30 January 2012 18:00 GMT

    There was a time when the Internet was full of new and exciting things and you’d roam around, getting lost in websites, trying URLs, because you knew something was out there. There was a time when people used to talk about "surfing the net".

    But...

  • Sony Cyber-shot TX200V is slim, stylish and waterproof  . Cameras, Compact cameras, Sony, Sony Cyber-shot TX200V, 18 megapixels 0

    Sony Cyber-shot TX200V is slim, stylish and waterproof

    18-megapixel compact 30 January 2012 10:32 GMT

    Sony has announced an update to its TX line of compact cameras: the Sony Cyber-shot TX200V.

    The Cyber-shot TX200V replaces the TX100V, and is only 16mm thick, but still offers to be waterproof down to 5m and freezeproof down to -10 c, perfect...

  • Sony Xperia S NFC Xperia SmartTags explained. Phones, Mobile phones, Sony, Sony Xperia S, NFC 0

    Sony Xperia S NFC Xperia SmartTags explained

    Automate your phone 26 January 2012 10:15 GMT

    One of the new features coming to the Sony Xperia S is NFC. NFC is great where you have an infrastructure that supports it, but what if you have no use for NFC?

    Well, Sony (née Sony Ericsson) have put NFC to use in automating tasks on your...

  • Pentax Optio VS20 comes with a twist. Cameras, Compact cameras, Pentax, Pentax Optio VS20, 16 megapixels 0

    Pentax Optio VS20 comes with a twist

    But not of your wrist 25 January 2012 22:00 GMT

    Pentax has announced a new compact travel zoom camera with a twist. Or rather, it's a camera that likes a twist, as the new Pentax Optio VS20 offers two shutter buttons. 

    A feature found on top-level professional DSLR cameras, the Pentax Optio...

  • Sony NEX-7 18-55mm black kit coming at the end of February  . Cameras, Compact system cameras, Sony, Sony NEX-7, Lenses, Carl Zeiss 0

    Sony NEX-7 18-55mm black kit coming at the end of February

    New Zeiss lens also fondled 24 January 2012 12:50 GMT

    Sony have confirmed that the Sony NEX-7 kit, which includes the black 18-55mm lens, will become available towards the end of February. The lens was reportedly delayed due to flooding in Thailand in 2011.

    So far if you've wanted to buy an NEX-7...

  • Canon and Panasonic interested in XQD, says Sony. Cameras, Sony, Canon, Panasonic, Memory cards 0

    Canon and Panasonic interested in XQD, says Sony

    New memory, new cameras? 24 January 2012 12:17 GMT

    Sony today told Pocket-lint that Canon and Panasonic have both expressed an interest in their latest format of memory card, the new XQD card that is compatible with the recently-launched Nikon D4. 

    The high-end card uses PCI Express as the...

  • Canon EOS 5D Mk III spied on safari?. Cameras, DSLR cameras, Canon, Canon EOS 5D Mk III 0

    Canon EOS 5D Mk III spied on safari?

    Shots reveal new camera 23 January 2012 21:56 GMT

    Well what do we have here? An brand new, soon to be released Canon EOS body? Could it be the Canon EOS 5D Mk III, or the EOS 8D? 

    The story behind these shots is even better than excitement of a camera we haven't seen before. Photographer Steven...


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