Archive for Ian Morris
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Cameras 4.5 out of 5Veho Muvi HD NPNG edition review
14 hours agoYou might think that GoPro has the extreme sports camera market stitched up with its Hero range. In fact, the popularity of those cameras has inspired a lot of other manufacturers to produce action cameras that have an amazing range of features. One such...
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AppsAdobe Photoshop Express now available for Windows 8 and RT
17 hours agoThere are some really good apps for Windows 8 now, but they are still the exception, rather than the rule. Happily, Adobe has launched Photoshop Express to help up the numbers of useful programmes for Windows 8 and RT users. The app, which is free with...
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CamerasPolaroid launches XS80 1080p action camera
20 hours agoPolaroid might be little more than a licensing brand these days, giving it's name over to products it thinks "fit" with the image, but its new action camera seems like a solid idea that's priced well to compete with other, similar action cameras. Producing...
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HomepageA week in reviews: May 13 - May 17
21 hours agoAn interesting week in reviews again with cars, headphones and the mighty Popcorn Hour A-400. There was a time when the Popcorn Hour was the must-have gadget for the home cinema aficionado with a lot of video stored on computers, but these days, things...
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AppsApp of the day: Skobbler GPS Navigation & Maps review (Android)
16 May 2013We've looked at some navigation apps that are based on Skobbler before, but this is a new app that's similar to its enormously popular iOS app. The idea is simple: make affordable turn-by-turn navigation for walking or driving, and allow people to download...
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Home Cinema 4 out of 5Popcorn Hour A-400 review
16 May 2013There was a time when the Popcorn Hour was THE media player to have. Not only did it do everything, it also managed to produce excellent quality pictures and sound. In recent years though, things have become much more competitive in this media playing...
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Phones 5 out of 5Samsung Galaxy S4 review
15 May 2013It's one of the most anticipated handsets of the year, it's the follow-up to one of the best-selling phones of last year, and it has been hyped to the extent that Samsung is starting to look like it's going to teach Apple a thing or two about generating...
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Audio 4.5 out of 5Onkyo ES-HF300 review
14 May 2013Onkyo is a brand that's very much known for being good value. It certainly changed AV receivers, offering a lot more features than most, at bargain prices. What's more, its cheaper receivers have always performed brilliantly, meaning that you don't have...
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HomepageA week in reviews: May 6 - May 10
11 May 2013It’s fitness week on Pocket-lint, at least informally, with two reviews of things you put on your wrist that help keep you fit: the Polar RC3 and Jawbone Up. But there were also cars, cameras, a phone and a satellite receiver that blows everything from...
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Home Cinema 4.5 out of 5Technomate TM-Twin-OE review
10 May 2013There was a time, back when Pocket-lint was still in school, where satellite TV was just about the most exotic technology you could use. If you ever got to go to someone's house, who had a massive dish and analogue satellite receiver, you could access...
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AppsApp of the day: Vybe review (Android)
9 May 2013Almost as 24 started to air in this country, there was a collective "How do I get the 24 ringtone" emitted from the vocal chords of geeks across the globe. Clearly these were people who had never used a Cisco IP phone before and thought the ringtone was...
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Sports Fitness 4 out of 5Jawbone Up (2013) review
9 May 2013People in the know suggest that we need to walk about 10,000 steps a day, to have any chance of living long enough to collect our pension. Some of us, no pointing of fingers, struggle even with that. With jobs that see us sitting at desks all day, it...
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Home CinemaDenon announces AVR-X4000 AV receiver with 4K upscaling
6 May 2013It's the year of 4K, apparently, at least it is if we subscribe to the manufacturers' schedule of what is going to be pushed this year. Sony, LG, Samsung and Panasonic all have 4K screens on the horizon, or in some cases already on sale. So what you need...
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TabletsAsus makes healthy profits on sales of 3 million tablets
6 May 2013Asus, it seems, is one company that isn't being as affected by the significant downturn in PC sales. Instead of computers, it's selling a decent amount of tablets - 3 million in Q1 - and has managed to create $202 million in clear profit on earnings of...
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GamingNintendo bringing smartphone apps to Wii U to boost sales?
6 May 2013Troubled by less than stellar Wii U sales, Nintendo is looking for a way to enable mobile app developers to write titles that will run on the console, according to The Japan Times. No doubt the idea is to offer a way to boost the number of games available,...
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OnlineYouTube to launch paid subscription channels soon
6 May 2013The Financial Times is reporting that Google will launch paid subscription channels on YouTube sometime very soon, perhaps even this week. Channels, which could be available for as little as $1.99 (£1.30) a month are expected to bring an extra source...
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HomepageA week in reviews: April 29 - May 3
4 May 2013After much waiting, the BlackBerry Q10 went on sale. To say that this is a make or break device for BlackBerry isn't overstating it. This is the product that will either save the firm, or push it further into the abyss. Why? Because this is its Qwerty...
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AppsApp of the day: Traktor DJ review (iPhone)
3 May 2013DJing has gone from a pursuit that cost thousands to one that can cost as little as £3 if you buy Traktor DJ for the iPhone or iPod touch. That's not to say that if you buy this app your phone will immediately ring with an offer from a superclub in Ibiza,...
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Phones 4 out of 5Huawei Ascend G510 review
3 May 2013We think it's fair to say that Huawei's low and mid-range phones scratch an itch, but we'd be lying if we said they were going to set the world alight. They are all solid, decent performers, but none of them is the next Samsung Galaxy S or iPhone. The...
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Cameras 3.5 out of 5Panasonic HX-A100 review
1 May 2013Cameras for outdoor activities are all the rage these days. It's a segment that, while not invented by GoPro, has certainly been popularised by that company. These days though, the uses for rugged technology that can produce great quality pictures while...
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CarsAudi S3 pictures and hands-on
1 May 2013There's very little doubt that the new A3 is an amazing car. Everything that could possible be said in a negative way about the old car - and there really isn't that much - has been tweaked and improved in the new car. And, then, along comes the S3 and...
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AppsApp of the day: VLC review (Android)
26 April 2013Media playback on Android devices is pretty good on the whole. Certainly, out of the box, most phones and tablets will playback a wider range of video than Apple devices. But that's not universally true, and sometimes the built-in support needs to be...
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CarsMercedes A Class 250 BlueEFFICIENCY engineered by AMG pictures and hands-on
26 April 2013There is very little that would have persuaded us to buy the old A-Class. It might not have been a bad car, but it wasn't the sort of vehicle we could get excited about. We've encountered it in Europe in hire-car form, and the basic model didn't exactly ooze the...
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Tablets 4 out of 5Samsung Galaxy Note 8 review
24 April 2013Although the Note range is newer than the Tab range, it's also more complete. After all, the Note is a phone, as well as a tablet, and there are now three sizes to choose from. It's also, we think, a more exciting range in terms of features and designs....
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CarsAudi RS6 Avant pictures and hands-on
23 April 2013Most people won't have the money to buy an RS6, because with a starting price of around £77,000 it could hardly be described as a mass-market car. But there are plenty of people around who do have the money, and are looking for a high-performance car...