Archive for Rik Henderson
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AudioPure Evoke D2 DAB radio now available for those with less space
18 hours agoPure has released the Evoke D2, a walnut-finished DAB and FM radio with a smaller form factor than the iconic Evoke. The radio features a 3-inch full range drive unit and digital Class-D amplifier, 3.5mm line input for connection to an external audio...
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GadgetsKisai Intoxicated watch from Tokyoflash features breathalyser so you know your limits
19 hours agoTokyoflash has a habit of coming up with cool watch designs, but few are as practical as the Kisai Intoxicated. As well as being a good-looking LED watch, the Intoxicated - as its name might suggest - features an additional function: it doubles as a breathalyser....
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GamingPocket-lint Podcast #132: E3 aftermath special: Xbox One, PS4 and the hottest games
19 hours agoAnd so the dust has settled on this year's E3 gaming convention, but the products shown and implications will run all the way to Christmas and beyond. It is ideal timing, therefore, for the three intrepid Pocket-linters who travelled to the show in...
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PhonesHTC Butterfly s announced in Taiwan: 5-inch, Full HD and Snapdragon 600
20 hours agoPreviously hitting the 'net in a few "leaked" photos, the HTC Butterfly s has officially broken cover at a launch event in Taiwan. The update to the HTC Butterfly, which never made it to the UK, the outstanding feature of the "s" edition is that it sports...
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GamingGran Turismo 6 preview and incredible screens
18 June 2013Next generation? Who needs the next generation? Although eyebrows were raised when it was revealed that Gran Turismo 6 would be coming out on the PlayStation 3 rather than the expected PlayStation 4, you only need take one look at the screengrabs of the...
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GamingSkylanders Swap Force preview and screens
18 June 2013Skylanders is massive. Ask any six-year-old about it and you'll never shut them up about the collectable characters. It is Pokemon for the new generation. And it's actually really fun for adults too. The third in the now annual series is Skylanders Swap...
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GamingProject Spark Xbox One preview and screens
18 June 2013Minecraft and Little Big Planet took in-game creation to a new level, by effectively making the creation of a game into the gaming experience itself. Project Spark has a premise that is similar, but offers far more than basic level creation tools or landscape...
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PhonesHTC Desire 200 now official: Tiny, cheap and cheerful
18 June 2013HTC has announced its diminutive entry-level handset, the HTC Desire 200. At 107.7 x 60.8 x 11.9mm it is tiny, not much bigger than a credit card, and weighs only 100g. Its 3.5-inch screen has a resolution of just 480 x 320, while it's powered by a single-core...
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GamingMad Catz Arcade Fightstick Tournament Edition 2 for Xbox One pictures and hands-on
18 June 2013One of the few pieces of hardware on display during the Xbox Media Briefing at E3 in Los Angeles was a new arcade control unit from Mad Catz - used on stage with the Xbox One version of Killer Instinct. However, it wasn't in use on the Mad Catz stand,...
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LaptopsAdobe Creative Cloud now features new Photoshop CC, Premiere Pro CC and more
18 June 2013As promised, Adobe has updated its Creative Cloud to bring new features and the upgraded versions of its applications to subscribers. From today, Adobe Creative Cloud members can access 15 applications, including the all-new Photoshop CC, InDesign CC,...
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GamingDead Rising 3 Xbox One preview
17 June 2013The first Dead Rising and its sequel were an acquired taste. Not taking themselves too seriously in the zombie slaughtering stakes, yet levying almost ludicrously difficult game mechanics on the player, both have attained cult status and many eyes, therefore,...
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GamingFIFA 14 Xbox One, PS4 preview
17 June 2013A couple of weeks ago, thanks to a hands-on session at EA's UK office, Pocket-lint played a 65 per cent finished build of the Xbox 360 version of FIFA 14. And we loved it. There are plenty of new features which yet again raise the bar for the annual footy...
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PhonesSamsung Galaxy S4 with faster LTE-Advanced 4G data speeds planned
17 June 2013Samsung boss JK Shin has revealed that as well as Mini, Active and Zoom variants of the Samsung Galaxy S4 smartphone, the company is looking to expand the family further with a new model capable of even faster data speeds than the 4G phone already on...
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GamingMad Catz M.O.J.O. Android games console pictures and hands-on
17 June 2013Mad Catz has been manufacturing gaming accessories for other companies' games consoles for many years, now it is to cut out the middle man and launch a gaming device of its very own. The Mad Catz M.O.J.O. Android Micro Console is a tiny box with huge...
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GamingTom Clancy's The Division preview and screens
13 June 2013Ubisoft has done it again. At last year's E3 videogames trade show, Watch Dogs was the game that everybody was talking about. And while there is still sufficient excitement on that title, which will continue up to its release, this year's E3 chatter has...
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GamingDriveClub PS4 preview and screens
12 June 2013When Sony announced the PlayStation 4 in February, one of the games highlighted during its showcase was DriveClub, a new racing game built around an interesting social gaming premise. Now that E3 has arrived, a playable version is available for hands-on...
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GamingForza Motorsport 5 Xbox One preview and screens
12 June 2013Of Microsoft's own exclusives planned for the launch of Xbox One, the latest version of Forza is perhaps the most eagerly anticipated. Even from just a 720p online video, it is clear that Turn10's first next-generation driving game is something special....
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GamingNew Xbox 360 and Kinect pictures and eyes-on
12 June 2013To complement the look of the Xbox One, Microsoft has opted to refresh the Xbox 360 too, adding the new styling and logo to give proceedings a more “family” feel. That's just about the only change on the rejigged Kinect sensor, but the new console...
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GamingRyse: Son of Rome Xbox One preview
11 June 2013Microsoft is very proud of its history with exclusive intellectual properties, and rightly so: Halo, Gears of War, Forza Motorsport, Fable, Viva Pinata... Well, perhaps not the last so much. That is why it's a big deal when it reveals an all-new IP, one...
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PhonesNokia Lumia 925: Where can I get it?
11 June 2013Nokia has launched the latest addition to its Lumia family of Windows Phone 8 smartphones and has announced that it will start to ship in June with pre-order opening up on 7 June on some carriers in the UK. The Nokia Lumia 925 comes with a 1.5GHz dual-core...
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GamingXbox One E3 2013: The best games trailers, Halo, Titanfall, Dead Rising 3 and more
10 June 2013Microsoft promised that its E3 Media Briefing event in Los Angeles would be all about the games, and it didn't disappoint. While its original Xbox One unveiling event was about the console, its capabilities and, in many ways, the entertainment possibilities,...
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GamingWatch the EA E3 press conference right here: FIFA 14 Xbox One, PS4, Star Wars and more
10 June 2013As well as press conferences from two of the major console manufacturers - Sony and Microsoft, no Nintendo this year - the biggest software publishers have big media events too. EA's is The Download: EA 2013 Preview on Monday 10 June and you can watch...
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GadgetsXbox One new features detailed: Upload Studio, Twitch live game viewing and more
10 June 2013Microsoft unveiled some of the much talked about but never shown features of the Xbox One during its E3 Media Briefing event in Los Angeles. Upload Studio and Twitch will certainly allow the hardcore gamers with a penchant for showing off the chance to...
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GamingWatch the Xbox E3 press conference right here, Pocket-lint hosts official live stream
10 June 2013When the Xbox One was launched on 21 May, Pocket-lint was chosen to be one of the partners to host Microsoft's official live feed of the event, and we once again have the honour of presenting you with live video of a different, but no less exciting jamboree....
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GamingWatch the Sony PlayStation E3 press conference right here, Pocket-lint hosts official live stream
9 June 2013Sony was very early to set out its next-generation console stall, unveiling many of the features and games for the PlayStation 4 on 20 February. Now that E3 is almost here we are a gnat's breath away from finally getting to see what the new machine looks...