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APP OF THE DAY - Facebook for BlackBerry
Hitting the town tonight? Check in with Facebook Places 12 November 2010 18:00 GMT TweetFor many, Facebook has become part of their daily lives. Not only has it gone and got itself its own movie, but Facebook continues to expand features across platforms. BlackBerry has long been savvy with Facebook, but isn’t always at the top...
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PHOTOS: BlackBerry Bold 9780 hands-on
We fondle RIM's OS6 refreshed Bold 8 November 2010 15:56 GMT TweetThe BlackBerry Bold 9780 brings a refresh to RIM’s popular flagship QWERTY device, upping some of the hardware specs and folding in the new BlackBerry OS 6 operating system we saw on the Torch.
The hardware looks identical to the Bold...
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PHOTOS: Panasonic Lumix GF2 hands-on
Micro Four Thirds gets a little slimmer 4 November 2010 18:21 GMT TweetJoining the ranks of Panasonic’s already successful G series is the Lumix GF2, giving you a 19 per cent reduction in size over the GF1 launched last year, without losing any functionality - except perhaps the loss of the jack for a cable release.
Whilst...
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PHOTOS: Creative ZiiO 7 and ZiiO 10 hands-on
We finger the new Android tabs 2 November 2010 16:22 GMT TweetCreative have joined the amassed ranks of, well, just about everyone, in offering an Android tablet. But they aren’t fighting it out at the top with the likes of Samsung, and with the ZiiO 7 starting at a penny under £200 this could be the tablet...
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PHOTOS: Creative Zen Touch 2 hands-on
Android 2.1 PMP in the flesh 2 November 2010 13:10 GMT TweetCreative has just launched a new PMP as part of their Zen line-up, this time based on the Android operating system. We saw a similar move from Samsung with its Samsung Galaxy Player 50, launched at IFA 2010.
Offering a 3.2-inch screen, the...
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Creative ZiiO Android tablets offer 7 and 10 inches of apt-X love
Android 2.1 promising audio and video skills 2 November 2010 10:30 GMT TweetCreative has announced the launch of two Android tablet devices in 7 and 10 inches, called the Creative ZiiO.
Joining a growing flood of devices entering the tablet market at the moment, Creative is looking to leverage its experience in audio...
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APP OF THE DAY - Facebook (Windows Phone 7)
The social network 22 October 2010 18:45 GMT TweetIt’s the end of a busy couple of days in the mobile phone world, an entire new operating system has hit the shelves on a range of devices. Windows Phone 7 isn’t merely an update of Windows Mobile -it’s an entirely different thing....
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Windows Phone 7 - what apps did we get?
What’s 'appening? 21 October 2010 15:15 GMT TweetLast week we detailed a few apps we wanted to see on Windows Phone 7 when it finally launched. Well Microsoft’s newest mobile platform has launched across networks and a range of devices globally today, so we thought we’d come back and...
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Windows Phone 7 Connector: syncing WP7 with your Mac
It’s not Zune, oh no 21 October 2010 0:01 GMT TweetWe previously reported the details of a tweet from Oded Ran, Microsoft's UK head of marketing for mobile service in the UK, which read: "Daily #WP7 ANNOUNCEMENT: I'm glad to confirm that Mac users would be able to Zune on their Macs to sync with #WP7....
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PHOTOS: Samsung Omnia 7 hands on
We gently finger the new Windows Phone 11 October 2010 21:47 GMT TweetSamsung, not to be left out of the Windows Phone 7 launch party has announced the Samsung Omina 7 - an OLED packing, 1GHz-touting Windows Phone 7 handset.
Coming to Orange, T-Mobile and Three, the Omnia 7 has a 4-inch Super AMOLED touch screen,...
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PHOTOS: HTC HD7 hands on
4.3-inch Windows Phone 7 monster 11 October 2010 17:58 GMT TweetThe big boy of the HTC Windows Phone 7 bunch is the HD7. The HD7 name fuses the prior HD designation the new Windows Phone 7 status. There are flashes of the HTC HD2 in the design.
The HTC HD7 gives you a massive 4.3-inch capacitive touchscreen...
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PHOTOS: LG Optimus 7 hands on
Hands-on the Windows Phone 7 handset 11 October 2010 17:57 GMT TweetLG jumped the gun this morning, spilling the beans via Twitter about its LG Optimus 7 handset and then spotted at Windows Phone 7 launch up close.
Now, the handset posed for Pocket-lint in all its full glory so we can see what is what.
So...
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PHOTOS: HTC 7 Trophy hands-on
We get our grubby mitts on the Voda Windows Phone 11 October 2010 17:33 GMT TweetHTC told us that the HTC 7 Trophy is “likely to be the most aggressively priced”. It’s coming to Vodafone as a UK exclusive handset (whilst Orange gets the HTC 7 Mozart).
We pondered the naming. Is it the sort of trophy you’ll...
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PHOTOS: HTC 7 Mozart hands-on
Perfectly composed? 11 October 2010 16:40 GMT TweetThe onslaught of Windows Phone 7 handsets has just begun and we’ve had our hands on the much leaked and rumoured HTC 7 Mozart.
We’re trying to figure out exactly why it is named after one of the World’s greatest ever composers....
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Windows Phone 7: we're live at the launch
Is this the future? 11 October 2010 13:50 GMT TweetThe stage is set, the players wait anxiously in the wings, the auditorium is brimming with a frisson of excitement that only a new mobile phone operating system and a wealth of handsets can bring. Through this obscure little door could lie your next...
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APP OF THE DAY: Skype for Android
VoIP calls on the move 5 October 2010 9:10 GMT TweetWe normally roll out App of the Day slightly later, to give you a little respite from what is bound to have been a tedious day in the office, school, or just mincing around the streets. Whilst your day is probably just beginning, we’ve been beavering...
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Skype for Android finally phones home
Hello Android, it’s Skype. It’s been a while 5 October 2010 9:00 GMT TweetAfter what seems like forever waiting, Skype has officially launched on Android. Owners of Android 2.1 and up devices, will now get access to the popular VoIP service through the Android Market.
Android users will be able to stay connected...
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TomTom HD Traffic coming to in-dash devices, Android?
Announcement expected at Paris Motor Show 30 September 2010 0:24 GMT TweetTomTom has pulled the covers off its philanthropic Traffic Manifesto, with aims to reduce traffic congestion for the good of all mankind. Underpinning the Traffic Manifesto is TomTom’s HD Traffic, which today saw itself updated to version 4.0...
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TomTom Traffic Manifesto: join the collective
Resistance is futile 30 September 2010 0:01 GMT TweetTomTom has revealed its Traffic Manifesto today, outlining global aims to tackle traffic congestion, based on experience with the HD Traffic system.
The Dutch company has laid out its philanthropic plans, with Harold Goddijn, TomTom CEO, delivering...
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Office:mac 2011 launched: Entourage is dead, long live Outlook
A host of new features also arrive 28 September 2010 14:00 GMT TweetMicrosoft has updated its Office for Mac offering, making a number of changes it says were prompted by user feedback - and we’re guessing there was quite a bit of feedback.
Office:mac 2008 always played second fiddle (or perhaps third...
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Adobe Photoshop and Premier Elements 9 hit Mac and PC
Same package on both platforms 21 September 2010 5:01 GMT TweetAdobe has announced an update to its photo and video enthusiast editing suites Adobe Photoshop Elements and Adobe Premier Elements, which have now both reached version 9.
The big news, however, isn't the content of the revised software functions...
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PHOTOS: Canon PowerShot S95 hands-on
Canon's serious pocket camera 17 September 2010 14:30 GMT TweetThe Canon PowerShot S95, the update to the S90 which we really liked, was announced back in August, and we at Pocket-lint are waiting with baited breath for the arrival of a review sample of the new camera.
Many of the stats read out the same...
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Five frivolous Friday gadgets from Firebox
Ok, they're not all frivolous 17 September 2010 13:30 GMT TweetFirebox.com, the website that specialises in weird and whacky gifts, threw open its doors this week to show off some of the gifts it has lined up for Christmas. Whilst the tech world was being wowed by the likes Nokia and HTC, we found time to head...
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APP OF THE DAY: Angry Birds (iPhone/iPod/Palm/Nokia/Android)
Number 1 mobile game the world over 16 September 2010 19:37 GMT TweetThis week, in the keynote of Nokia World 2010, we saw Rovio get on stage to detail how they were going to add content to their hugely successful game. The point was not that extra content was coming to Angry Birds, but that they had a route to adding...
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HTC brings DLNA to non-DLNA TVs
A bridge across the digital divide 16 September 2010 17:03 GMT TweetAs John Wang stood on stage yesterday announcing the updated features you'll be able to access through the latest version of HTC Sense, there was one little detail that got slightly glossed over.
Whilst describing the new DLNA-friendly skills...
Acer CloudMobile Ice Cream Sandwich smartphone set for MWC launch 4.3-inch award winner
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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
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BlackBerry Torch 9810 review
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BlackBerry Bold 9790 review
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