Christmas (97 articles)
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Amazon Kindle is UK's most unused Christmas present
Not crotchless panties, surprisingly 20 January 2012 11:25 GMT TweetThe Amazon Kindle may have topped the sales charts in the UK this Christmas, but it now heads up an entirely new, but not as renowned list. As well as being the Brits' most sought after Chrimbo present, it's also the most unused.
A survey conducted...
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Year in review: 2011, December
FEATURE Deck the halls with iPhone gossip 31 December 2011 16:00 GMT TweetAnd so, on the eve of the new year, which marks the end of 2011, we also come to an end of our month-by-month retrospective. We've laughed, we've cried, we've laughed again, and then we stayed off the nitrous oxide for a while. All said and done it's...
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Pocket-lint Podcast #66 - Christmas special
The top stories of the year 22 December 2011 16:38 GMT TweetIt's Christmas time, there's no need to be afraid. At Christmas time, we let in light and we banish shade. We also present a special edition of the Pocket-lint Podcast where the team looks at the top tech stories from 2011. Oh yes.
Rik Henderson,...
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Queen's Speech lights Kindles on Christmas Day
Ebook version for first time ever 22 December 2011 11:15 GMT TweetAmazon is hoping that it will be an Annus Kindlebilis, as the Queen's traditional Christmas Day speech is to land in ebook format for the first time.
The Kindle version of HRH's speech will hit the Kindle Store after she has made the official...
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Happy Christmas, Android style (video)
Santa loves a bit of Ice Cream 22 December 2011 10:26 GMT TweetThe Google Android team have posted a Happy Holidays video on YouTube for all fans of the operating system, and to, perhaps, counter Apple's Santa using Siri advert.
Yep, the big, jolly fellow himself appears, wandering through the company...
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Dominick the Donkey could beat X-Factor stars Little Mix to UK Christmas no. 1 (video)
And the Military Wives 21 December 2011 15:16 GMT TweetTake a quick glance at the iTunes singles chart in the UK and you may be surprised at the current standings. X-Factor winners Little Mix are in third position, behind the favourite to be the number one single this Christmas, Wherever You Are, sung...
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Santa teams up with Siri for iPhone 4S powered deliveries (video)
Apple ad for Christmas 19 December 2011 9:45 GMT TweetApple adverts are as cheesy as a board adorned with Camembert, Roquefort and a bit of Stilton served with port on Christmas Day.
But we can't help but be charmed by the latest iPhone 4S advert featuring Old Saint Nick himself using Siri to...
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5D Christmas fun for kids at the Westfield
Elbow Saves Christmas at shopping centres 16 December 2011 15:17 GMT TweetHow's about Christmas in not 3, not even 4, but 5D? That's what the Westfield Shopping Centre is offering up for the little 'uns this holiday season (that sounds very cinema voice-over like doesn't it?) with Elbow Saves Christmas.
Produced...
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Hottest Blu-ray titles for Christmas and beyond
FEATURE A bit of Blu for t'dads... 12 December 2011 14:13 GMT Tweet2011 has been a bumper year for cinema and, as such, some cracking titles (and old favourites too) have made their way onto Blu-ray.
With it now possible to pick up a Blu-ray player for as little as £40, there's really no excuse not to indulge...
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Pope illuminates the world's biggest Christmas tree using Sony Android tablet
A break from Angry Birds 8 December 2011 14:46 GMT TweetPope Benedict XVI switched on the famous world's largest Christmas tree in Gubbio, Umbria, Italy yesterday using a Sony tablet device. He was based in Vatican City, but his Android-related button pressing was broadcast live in the town.
The...
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Free iPhone and iPad apps, videos and music with return of iTunes 12 Days of Christmas
Kicks off boxing day 8 December 2011 10:14 GMT TweetOn the first day of Christmas, my true love gave to me....well, we don't know yet; we're going to have to wait until 26 December to find out.
That's right fanboys and fangirls, Apple has once again decided to run its, now as traditional as...
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How to spend on charity this Christmas
FEATURE GOOD CHRISTMAS: Buy gifts and donate simultaneously 5 December 2011 17:14 GMT TweetWelcome to the Good Christmas on Pocket-lint. The first and most obvious way to feel good about yourself this year is to make sure that you’re giving to those that really need, and, as much as we all really need that latest smartphone, what we’re...
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Pocket-lint teams up with Aurasma to bring you the world's first 3D AR advent calendar
View through Aurasma Lite every day 1 December 2011 16:58 GMT TweetPocket-lint and leading augmented reality platform Aurasma have teamed to offer a rather unique exclusive advent calendar this Christmas. Using the AR application and former App of the Day Aurasma Lite, which is free to download for iPhone (4 and above),...
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Gamestation risks wrath of God with game icon nativity scene
And lo, a Sackboy is born 1 December 2011 11:03 GMT TweetUK retailer Gamestation has built a nativity scene using popular gaming icons, in order to properly represent the true meaning of Christmas; a sackful of top games titles and a new console or two to keep the kids quiet.
Each part in the nativity...
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Amazon Santa app arrives on iPad and Kindle Fire
Well, at least it's December 1 December 2011 9:32 GMT TweetAmazon is well in truly embracing the spirit of Christmas. Or, rather, embracing the fact that people around the world are going to spend a whole lot of money on its website - with the launch of the Amazon Santa app for iPad and Kindle Fire.
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