Chris Hall News Archive 
Reviews from Chris Hall
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APP OF THE DAY: Vevo review (Android)
Everyday I'm shuffling 27 April 2011 18:00 GMT TweetYour phone is your entertainment portal, it’s a device that will let you stream your favourite content from your home server, access it on websites or through dedicated apps.
In the absence of an MTV app, today we’re looking at...
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Effects mode on Nikon D5100 explored
FEATURE More than just a gimmick? 19 April 2011 21:45 GMT TweetOne of the features swinging onto the brand spanking new Nikon D5100 is the Effects shooting mode. It has it’s own position on the dial and has been highlighted to us by Nikon on the couple of occasions that we’ve seen the new DSLR, which...
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Flip Action Tripod hands-on
HANDS-ON On yer bike Flip 19 April 2011 13:38 GMT TweetFlip may be in its death throes after being axed by Cisco, but we managed to get our hands on their Action Tripod, something we’ve been wanting for a while. Flip have always pushed the action angle on their Flip camcorders and the Action Tripod...
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APP OF THE DAY: Pulse review (Android Honeycomb)
News, glorious news! 14 April 2011 18:00 GMT TweetSome you might have an Android tablet in your hand, some of you might even have a Honeycomb tablet in your hands. We’re sure that by the end of the year many more of you will have a Honeycomb tablet.
Of course you’ll be wanting...
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HTC Sensation hands-on
HANDS-ON Touchy-feely with the new Android superphone 12 April 2011 14:19 GMT TweetThe HTC Sensation is the latest Android superphone to land, and moments after launch of the device Pocket-lint was on hand to bring you some quick fire shots of the new superphone.
It’s certainly a meaty beast on the spec sheet, but despite...
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HTC Sensation: the Sense 3.0 superphone
The new flagship Android handset 12 April 2011 13:59 GMT TweetHTC has officially announced the HTC Sensation, their 2011 superphone at a press event in London on Tuesday, hours after the device was leaked by Qualcomm Germany and subsequently confirmed by Vodafone.
Confirming the leaked rumours and specs...
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Android boss confirms Honeycomb features on phones, slams dissenters
And open source code will be coming 7 April 2011 13:04 GMT TweetAndroid's chief, Andy Rubin, has slammed reports on the internet about Google's "anti-fragmentation program" and defending the open source approach, whilst at the same time reiterating that Android Honeycomb features are coming to mobile phones.
“Recently,...
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Is this the new streaming Android Music player?
HANDS-ON Hands-on with the leaked Music v3 6 April 2011 10:48 GMT TweetThere are a number of Android pieces waiting to fall into place and this leaked, but working, Music app seems to fit perfectly into the middle of that puzzle.
The app has the look and feel of the Honeycomb music player, using the same icon...
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Nikon D5100 rivals the Canon 600D, we go hands-on
HANDS-ON Higher entry-level hobbyist DSLR 5 April 2011 5:00 GMT TweetThe Nikon D5100 is the replacement for the Nikon D5000 and Pocket-lint was on hand to spend some time with the new step-up entry-level camera that looks to take a bite out of the new Canon EOS 600D.
The Nikon D5100 sits between the Nikon D3100...
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Wrist wear your nano with the Griffin Courier Band
HANDS-ON We give it some wrist action 4 April 2011 20:44 GMT TweetWhen Steve Jobs first suggested that you could wear the new iPod nano as a watch, we were belly laughing for a week. But when Griffin pressed one of their new Courier Bands into our cynical mitts, we thought we’d have to do the right thing and...
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6 hrs 26 mins and 43 secs with the Xperia Play
FEATURE Gaming to death 1 April 2011 12:23 GMT TweetThe Sony Ericsson Xperia Play is available from today in the UK (shipping problems aside). But what sort of gaming duration can you expect from it? Will this be a flash-in-the-pan 2 hours and you’re done? Or can you game your way through the...
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Sony Ericsson Xperia Play: the games
FEATURE How they work and what they’re like 29 March 2011 15:31 GMT TweetThe Sony Ericsson Xperia Play will be hitting stores at the end of this week: 1 April 2011. Fortunately for you, we’ve got our hands on the only mobile phone on the market to carry PlayStation certification and thought we’d have a quick...
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Creative ZiiO 7 Android 2.2 update arrives on schedule
Brings Adobe Flash support 25 March 2011 15:17 GMT TweetIf you’re struggling to see through the iPad 2 haze, fear not: there is action on the Android front too. Action in the loosest sense of the word, however, as today is the day that the Creative ZiiO 7 gets its step up to Android 2.2.
If...
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Acer favours the Iconia Tab W500, we go hands-on
HANDS-ON And details of Android tablets 25 March 2011 10:05 GMT TweetAcer confirmed the details for its Iconia tablet range coming to the UK at a London press event on Thursday.
Three devices will be coming to the UK: the Iconia Tab W500, the Iconia A500 and the Iconia A100. If you haven’t already guessed,...
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Long night ahead in the iPad 2 queue
Familiar faces queuing already 24 March 2011 14:11 GMT TweetWith the Apple iPad 2 launch in the UK only a day away, the queue has already started at the Californian company’s flagship store on Regent Street.
When Pocket-lint dropped by to scope out the iQueue at the Apple Store, three people were...
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Xobni for Android and iPhone puts you in touch
Your inbox will never be the same again 19 March 2011 22:16 GMT TweetXobni. For those who know about it, it is one of the most highly prized assets in your app box. The intelligent contacts mining service has been available for Outlook since 2008, came to BlackBerry in 2010, and is now expanding to Gmail, Android and...
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ZTE Skate hitting UK in summer 2011
HANDS-ON Affordable Android Gingerbread 18 March 2011 11:37 GMT TweetZTE have updated us on their plans to launch their new Android smartphone - the 4.3-inch ZTE Skate - at a briefing session with Pocket-lint in London.
Wu Sa, Director of mobile device operations for ZTE (UK), confirmed that the ZTE Skate will...
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Gears of War 3 multiplayer beta hands-on
HANDS-ON We play the exclusive beta 16 March 2011 9:00 GMT TweetGears of War 3 is the last chapter of the Xbox exclusive Gears of War franchise. It follows 18 months after Gears of War 2 and sees the return of Delta Squad, with you taking the controls of Marcus Fenix. The complete game is due to land on 20 September...
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Jawbone Era hands-on
HANDS-ON Or should that be ears on? 11 March 2011 13:58 GMT TweetThe Jawbone line from Aliph have always been known for being compact, stylish and equipped with hardcore noise cancellation in the form of NoiseAssassin. The latest headset, the Jawbone Era, features NoiseAssassin 3.0, claiming eliminate more noise...
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Canon PowerShot SX220 HS hands-on
HANDS-ON Travel zoom in the flesh 10 March 2011 14:53 GMT TweetThe Canon PowerShot SX220 HS was announced back at the beginning of February and we’ve just got our hands on Canon’s new 14x travel zoom camera for review.
As we get stuck into the heavy details of assessing the quality and the...
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Red Faction: Armageddon - quick play preview
HANDS-ON Hands-on destruction 8 March 2011 12:15 GMT TweetRed Faction fans are wringing their hands. What are Volition doing to the Red Faction franchise? Guerrilla became a third-person open world sandbox game and the next instalment, Armageddon is a more typical linear over-the-shoulder approach. We had...
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VIDEO: David Haye motion captured for Fight Night Champion
The Hayemaker does his thing 4 March 2011 13:13 GMT TweetIf you’ve ever wondered what happens behind the scenes in making one of EA’s Fight Night games, then wonder no more.
Here we have a quick video of some of the motion capture that goes into building the models to ensure that the...
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Why Google axed Facebook contact syncing in Android 2.3.3
For the Google Nexus S 3 March 2011 13:20 GMT TweetAndroid 2.3.3 has recently landed on the Nexus S, but brings with it an interesting development: on the Nexus S it ends contact syncing with the Facebook app.
Some will see this spat between Google and Facebook as one that is all about data....
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7 days living with... the Olympus XZ-1
FEATURE Taking the technology on our travels 27 February 2011 20:07 GMT TweetOlympus has flexed a little high-end muscle and given us the XZ-1, a camera looking to stir things up at the top of the compact pile. It’s an increasingly congested place with some substantial offerings from the likes of Canon, Panasonic and...
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Samsung at MWC: All the phones, all our thoughts
FEATURE MWC 2011: Can Samsung capitalise on a strong 2010? 21 February 2011 16:59 GMT TweetThe dust has settled over Barcelona as Mobile World Congress draws towards a close for another year. The big manufacturers have displayed their devices, hoping to capture customer enthusiasm and be the next big handset. We’re looking at each...
Acer CloudMobile Ice Cream Sandwich smartphone set for MWC launch 4.3-inch award winner
Best iPhone utilities apps Resistance is futilities?
HTC PlayStation certification devices coming 2012, time to get your Crash Bandicoot skills up to scratch EXCLUSIVE: Game on
Samsung not worried by Apple iTV threat EXCLUSIVE: AV boss not concerned
Samsung Galaxy S III: Review of rumours, features, pictures and specs Thinner, faster, better
New HTC Ice Cream Sandwich device pictures leak Another one for the rumour pile...
Samsung O table is for the kitchen of the future Flexible hob
Nokia 700 Sleek and desirable Nokia
LG Miracle picture and details leak Update: More pictures from the wild
HTC dates Ice Cream Sandwich update, Sensation models get it first End of March
Google home entertainment device detailed WSJ solves device mystery
More leaked iPad 3 parts help form bigger picture - including Sharp Retina display iPad 3, in kit form
Tesla Model X SUV goes back to the future DeLorean lookalike announced
Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 (7.0) pictures and hands-on Up close with the ICS tablet
APP OF THE DAY: Tweetbot review (iPad) Should a Twitter app cost?
Panasonic Lumix GX1 review
The one?
Sony PlayStation Vita review
Curriculum Vita
Nokia Lumia 710 review
WP7 on a budget
GoPro HD Hero2 review
Amazing things come in small packages
HTC Explorer review
A phone for people who make calls
BlackBerry Torch 9810 review
Middle of the road
Sony Alpha A65 review
Affordable SLT. But is it a DSLR-beater?
BlackBerry Bold 9790 review
To boldly go where we've already been before
Fiat 500 TwinAir Plus review
Two-cylinder beast
Motorola MotoACTV review
Just add exercise
Motorola Xoom 2 Media Edition review
Mini Xoom
BlackBerry Porsche Design P'9981 review
For the fast lane
Sennheiser IE80 review
Tune that bass
Kingston Wi-Drive review
Expand your storage
Huawei Ideos X3 review
Cheap but imperfect