Archive for Stuart Miles
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GamingMicrosoft: Xbox 360 won't benefit from new Xbox One features
3 hours agoXbox 360 gamers hoping to get some of the new features of the Xbox One are heading for disappointment. Microsoft has confirmed to Pocket-lint that the now older-generation console will hardly benefit at all. We asked Ben Kilgore, corporate vice president...
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GamingMicrosoft: Xbox One will seamlessly update
21 hours agoThe new Microsoft Xbox One games console will have the ability to update itself and pick the best time to install those updates, Microsoft has confirmed to Pocket-lint. "There is nothing more frustrating when you come home and want to play your game or...
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GamingKinect for Xbox One coming to Windows, will be part of updated SDK
22 May 2013The new Kinect sensor for Xbox One announced on Tuesday at the Xbox Reveal event in Seattle will be added to the Kinect for Windows SDK Pocket-lint can confirm. "It will be added, we will have more details to share later in the year," Scott Evans told...
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GamingMicrosoft: Halo is our House of Cards for Xbox One
22 May 2013Microsoft sees its new Halo TV show as the equivalent of Netflix's successful House of Cards series, a senior exec of the company told Pocket-lint. The comments were made by Ben Kilgore, corporate vice-president for the company's Interactive Entertainment...
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GamingXbox One: A first look at the new console, Kinect and controller
22 May 2013The Xbox One games console is now official and we've managed to get eyes-on with the new console fresh from the launch at Microsoft's HQ in Seattle. The new box is very angular in design, with clean lines and a strong black glossy paint job. Some might...
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GamingXbox 360 vs Xbox One: What's the difference?
21 May 2013The new Xbox One has been announced, and as you might expect it promises to be faster, smarter and better than the current console. But what are the key differences, the differences that you can tell your mates about when the conversation comes up so...
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GamingXbox One console official, Blu-ray, Cloud gaming and more
21 May 2013The months of waiting are finally over. Microsoft has revealed its next-generation console, dubbed the Xbox One, at a special event at its Redmond headquarters in the US. The new console, which takes on the PS4 this Christmas, will pack a stack of features...
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PhonesSamsung Galaxy Mega release date UK: Lands in July for £460
21 May 2013The Samsung Galaxy Mega 6.3-inch smartphone will be coming to the UK in July priced at £459.99, according to online retailer Clove. The news follows previous guesses that the phone would be arriving in the UK in mid-May, but that is now clearly not the...
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PhonesHot pink Asus Padfone Infinity tests your bravery for colour
21 May 2013If you had any doubts over whether or not to get an Asus PadFone Infinity, Asus is hoping the option to have it in bright fuchsia pink will change your mind. The company has announced, via Facebook, that customers who are keen to show their more risky...
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PhonesSamsung Galaxy S4 Active now caught on video too
21 May 2013The Samsung Galaxy S4 Active, a rugged version of the SGS4 already on the market, isn't shy, it seems. This week it turned up in a series of leaked photos. Now it's posed for the video camera. The video, shot by website Mobile Tech Review, sees a tethered...
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GamingXbox 720: We're here in Seattle ready to see a new generation of console revealed
21 May 2013Microsoft is about to take the wraps off one of the most anticipated consumer tech gadgets of the year; the new Xbox console, and Pocket-lint will be bringing you all the action live as it happens from the Big Tent event at Microsoft's Redmond campus. ...
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GadgetsVirgin Atlantic to use iPads to speed up check-in at JFK airport
20 May 2013Virgin Atlantic is to offer a new check-in service at JFK airport in New York that will recreate an Apple store-like experience on arrival, Pocket-lint has learnt. The new service, which goes live first thing on Tuesday morning, follows Virgin Atlantic's...
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OnlineYahoo said to have bought Tumblr for $1.1billion
20 May 2013Following rumours at the tail-end of last week, Yahoo is expected to confirm that it has bought Tumblr for $1.1 billion. According to sources talking to All Things D - the tech blog for The Wall Street Journal - the Yahoo board met on Sunday to vote...
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GamingHands-on: The Last of Us preview: Two cities explored in the hottest PS3 game of the year
17 May 2013The Last of Us is the latest PS3 exclusive game from Naughty Dog, the creators of the Uncharted series. It tells the story of Joel, a hardened man who has seen some action and Ellie a 14-year-old girl, who band together in a zombie-invested America to...
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PhonesNokia Lumia 925 photo shows it smashes the competition, claims Nokia
16 May 2013When the Nokia Lumia 925 was announced on Tuesday the company was all guns blazing for how well the new phone compared to the iPhone 5 and the Samsung Galaxy S3 (see video). That's great, we all said, but how does it perform against the current crop of...
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GadgetsIkeaBot: The robot that puts together Ikea furniture for you
16 May 2013Students at MIT in the US have created the IkeaBot, a robot capable of putting together Ikea furniture on its own without the help of us humans. The first autonomous robotic system to assemble a piece of IKEA furniture, the prototype bots are so far...
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PhonesAndroid Bluetooth Smart Ready support confirmed, perhaps in time for Android 4.3?
16 May 2013Google and the Bluetooth Special Interest Group have announced that Android will soon include native support for Bluetooth Smart Ready and Bluetooth Smart devices. The group that is responsible for pushing the Bluetooth standard says an update should...
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AppsOk, Google: Soon you'll be able to search hands-free just by speaking to Chrome
15 May 2013Google has demoed a new voice search feature in its Chrome browser that means you'll be able to search using your voice, but without pressing a button first. The feature, which builds on the company's voice search offerings already available in the...
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PhonesSamsung Galaxy S4 Google Edition announced at Google I/O
15 May 2013As expected, Google has announced a special-edition version of the Samsung Galaxy S4, cunningly titled the Samsung Galaxy S4 Google Edition. It comes with Android 4.2 Jelly Bean but without Samsung's TouchWiz interface, and is aimed at those those who...
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PhonesGoogle: 900 million Android activations so far
15 May 2013Google has confirmed that it has reached almost a billion Google Android activations, adding 500m activiations in the last year alone. Kicking off the company's developer conference in San Francisco on Wednesday, the company said it had activated over...
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AppsGoogle Play Games service confirmed by Eufloria HD app
15 May 2013The Google Play Games service has been confirmed ahead of an official reveal at the company's developer conference, Google I/O. An update for popular game Eufloria HD that has appeared on the Google Play store has spilled the beans. The app, which has...
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LaptopsWindows 8.1 release date and what you need to know to get ready
15 May 2013Windows 8 is about to be updated to Windows 8.1, bringing with it a host of new features, performance enhancements and much more, but what should you expect and what do you need to do to get ready? The new features won't be fully revealed until Microsoft's...
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PhonesNokia: Each app we don't have is a problem
14 May 2013Kevin Shield, Nokia's senior vice-president, has admitted that "each app we don't have is a problem". The candid comments come after Pocket-lint asked whether not having the same apps as enjoyed by iPhone and Android users was hurting Nokia in selling...
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PhonesNokia Superman Man of Steel Fatboy charging pillow: A superphone needs a superhero charger
14 May 2013A super phone needs a superhero's help. And that's going to be the case following the launch of a Man of Steel Fatboy wireless charging pillow that comes in the shape of the iconic Superman S logo. The deal, done between Nokia and Warner Bros to promo...
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PhonesNokia Amber update starts July, Smart Camera and FM radio added to all WP8 Lumias
14 May 2013Nokia has said it will be rolling out a new software update for its Windows Phone 8 range of Lumia smartphones which promises to bring a range of new features to the devices. Called Amber, the update, which will be rolling out to the Nokia Lumia 920,...