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PHOTOS: Samsung Galaxy S touches down
We fondle the 4-incher 15 June 2010 21:17 GMT TweetSamsung held its official launch party to blast off the Samsung Galaxy S today in London. It was a star-studded bash, but we were there to get our hands on the hardware to deliver a thick fat stream of tech geekery into your lives.
The Samsung...
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PHOTOS: Apple Mac mini slims down
Slips off her underwear too 15 June 2010 14:11 GMT TweetApple has updated its Mac mini, the cheapest way to get access to Mac goodness at £649, quite a step-up from the previous price of £499.
We've managed to get our hands on the new computer hot off the production line, so felt it was only fair...
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How to cancel out the vuvuzela on your TV
A quick guide to tuning out the frequency on your television 13 June 2010 20:16 GMT TweetSo you’ve started watching the World Cup in South Africa, you're enjoying the games, but the thing that's spoiling it for many are those vuvuzelas. Until FIFA gets around to banning them, there is another way of cancelling out the sound on your...
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UPDATED: Samsung Galaxy Apollo makes surprise appearance on UK website
With Android 2.1, 3.7-inch screen, 5MP camera - maybe 13 June 2010 19:42 GMT TweetSamsung have inadvertently outed a new Android handset on its UK website (which we happened to be browsing in preparation for our forthcoming Samsung Wave review) known as the Samsung Galaxy Apollo.
The website merely lists the new handset...
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PHOTOS: Archos 7 Home Tablet comes home
We help it settle in 10 June 2010 17:02 GMT TweetThe Archos 7 Home Tablet is now available, offering up 7-inches of touchscreen glory for not much of your money.
As we've decided that Apple vs Android is the new Apple vs Microsoft debate, we thought we'd bring you some hands-on photos of...
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Sony RDP-X80iP offers your BBQ tunes
7-hour battery makes it portable 8 June 2010 20:01 GMT TweetThe Sony RDP-X80iP is, according to Sony, their "best ever sounding speaker dock". It has been designed specifically for the UK, offering a portable dock which will give you 7 hours playback from the internal battery.
Sony suggested that this...
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APP OF THE DAY - Gyrotate (iPhone, iPod touch)
A simple but highly addictive puzzler 8 June 2010 18:00 GMT TweetIt's 6pm game fans and it's a return to App Of The Day here on Pocket-lint.com - after a brief absence yesterday due to the iPhone 4 announcements. Darn you, Steve Jobbies.
Today we're going to look at something puzzling. Let's face it, everyone...
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Sony XDR-DS12iP gets bedside preview
Could be one for the Christmas list 8 June 2010 17:02 GMT TweetFancy a preview of the Sony bedside/radio/iPod dock that you'll be putting on your Christmas list? The Sony XDR-DS12iP was shown off today by Sony, 4 months before it is due to hit the shelves.
Exactly why they were showing it so early, we...
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Sony RDH-SK8iP hits teen bedrooms, gets website
iPod dock gets custom skins 8 June 2010 16:40 GMT TweetSony's RDH-SK8iP iPod dock has been kickflicking its way across the net over the last few months, but is now riding into stores across the land, with a not insubstantial price of £189 (Sony.co.uk, pre-order).
The SK8 (and if you need a translation...
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APP OF THE DAY - GOAL.com Mobile Reader (BlackBerry)
WORLD CUP WEEK: Football news straight to your BlackBerry 20 May 2010 18:00 GMT TweetGood afternoon and welcome back to App Of The Day on Pocket-lint where we turn the spotlight on a piece of software fit for mobile phones, TVs, computer platforms and just about anything else that'll run an application.
Another day in to our...
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Vax Mach Air Reach suits big small homes
Longer hose, longer cable, still compact 13 May 2010 11:14 GMT TweetWe have something of a soft spot for the Vax Mach Air. We reviewed it last year and were impressed with what Vax had done: great cleaning power, lightweight and easy to store in smaller homes, ideal for those living in cramped urban apartments.
But...
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Samsung's U200 specced, hits PC World
Yours for £749 12 May 2010 19:53 GMT TweetWe brought you the announcement of the U200 touchscreen all-in-one PC from Samsung back at the beginning of April. We've now seen it in the flesh and a pretty looking AIO it is too. Dan Hill, Product Manager for Notebooks at Samsung UK, told us that...
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PHOTOS: HP Mini 210 Vivienne Tam edition modelled
Butterfly Lovers get double happy with Dr Dre 11 May 2010 15:19 GMT TweetOkay so there isn't much to say about the Vivienne Tam edition of the HP Mini 210, but when we got our hands on it today, we thought we had to share. Officially launched back in September 2009, it follows a number of models sporting the designer's...
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PHOTOS: Nokia C3 and C6 handsets fondled
Social phones snapped 11 May 2010 12:29 GMT TweetWe brought you news of the launch of a new pile of social networking phones back in April. Today we caught up with a brace of those handsets, the C3 (the pink one) and the C6 (the one that looks like the N97), whilst sitting in on a discussion about...
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PHOTOS: Nokia N8 hands-on with the hardware
Flagship Symbian 3 handset 11 May 2010 11:30 GMT TweetNokia gathered together some of the UK tech press today to talk about the forthcoming Nokia N8, announced at the end of April, which will be their flagship handset on Symbian^3 operating system.
The N8 is designed to bring together a fast handset,...
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Canon IXUS 300 HS puts slow-mo in your pocket
And the promise of low-light shooting 11 May 2010 9:11 GMT TweetCanon has announced the 300 HS, which joins its line-up of slim and stylish pocketable cameras, bringing with it some quirky headline features.
The IXUS 300 HS has a 10-megapixel CMOS sensor backed by Canon's DIGIC 4 processor. Keeping the...
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Windows Live Messenger Wave 4 splashes down
Enhances sharing, Facebook integration and HD video 28 April 2010 19:30 GMT TweetMicrosoft's CEO, Steve Ballmer, today announced the next generation of Windows Live Messenger, known as Windows Live Messenger Wave 4 to us geeks. Various rumours and leaks have previously circulated the Internet in anticipation of the update.
Microsoft...
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Adidas miCoach - the secret of your marathon success?
An alternative to Garmin, Suunto, Timex, Polar... 25 April 2010 9:30 GMT TweetWe saw the adidas miCoach system when it launched at CES earlier this year, and in its previous incarnation as part of Samsung miCoach. Adidas put aside quite a bit of space at this year's Virgin London Marathon expo for it, so we thought we'd take...
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Creative launch D200 and D100 wireless speaker systems
Promising superior Bluetooth audio 20 April 2010 12:51 GMT TweetCreative are looking to simplify your digital music life with the launch of two new wireless speaker systems, the D200 and D100.
The Creative D200 and D100 add to their line-up of wireless speakers, joining the ZiiSound D5, which we saw at...
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PHOTOS: Toshiba Camileo SX900 hands on
Full HD with face targeting 16 April 2010 9:00 GMT TweetToshiba's Camileo SX900 is the latest addition to their line-up of camcorders, offering Full HD capture recording to your choice of SD/SDHC or SDXC.
It features a the traditional flip-out screen, which is 2.7-inches and will swivel right back...
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Toshiba Camileo SX900 and SX500 camcorders launched
Full HD barrel grip babies 16 April 2010 9:00 GMT TweetThe Toshiba Camileo SX900 and Camileo SX500 join the ranks of Tosh's camcorder offering, bringing Full HD barrel grip models to the range.
Both camcorders are similar in design, but the SX900 trumps the SX500 on both dimensions and specs, being...
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Football Manager Handheld 2010 coming to iPhone and iPod touch
Play on the train, in bed, at work, or on the toilet 12 April 2010 12:50 GMT TweetFootball Manager Handheld 2010 is making its way to the iPhone and the iPod touch, with the official announcement from Sega expected tomorrow.
If you are a fan of football management sims, but don't want to spend your evening perched in front...
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How to live in the future today
FUTURE WEEK: Convince your neighbours they've stepped through a 2015 portal 1 April 2010 17:00 GMT TweetFuture Week here on Pocket-lint has brought you information and speculation on what we could be expecting to find in a whole range of gadgety scenarios in 2015. That's all well and good, but what about the here and now? If your parents popped over...
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Future diaries: 31 March 2015
FUTURE WEEK: Chris contemplates the day's work problems 31 March 2010 9:00 GMT TweetI love my commute: I walk 3 metres from my back door into my garden office. I've been a home worker for nearly 10 years now, as many more people are. Continued investment and enhancement of the broadband infrastructure has changed a great many things,...
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Freeview HD: The set-top boxes
A run-down of the boxes shown at launch 30 March 2010 21:18 GMT TweetFreeview HD is now official, although we know you Pocket-linters will have been following the move of HD into the broadcast spectrum for some time.
Last month we brought you a comprehensive run down of Freeview HD-equipped TVs and today the...
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