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First Look: Acer Aspire S3 3951 review
FIRST LOOK STYLE WEEK: Ultrabook aspirations 17 November 2011 13:00 GMT TweetAcer’s first foray into the new “Ultrabook” category is with the Aspire S3, a slim and light notebook that offers you a proper hardware loadout without bloating into what were once typical PC dimensions. We’ve seen a number...
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First Look: Lenovo U300s review
FIRST LOOK A touch of class 15 November 2011 13:19 GMT TweetLet's be honest, Lenovo isn't known for consumer laptops, nor is it really known for creating objects of desire. That is not to say that it's laptops aren't brilliant, because they often are. The problem is, unless you work for a business that gives...
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First Look: Panasonic Lumix DMC-GX1 review
FIRST LOOK The compact system camera of choice? 7 November 2011 5:00 GMT TweetThe new Panasonic Lumix GX1 bridges the gap between the compact Lumix GF3 and the mini DSLR-alike G3 and GH3 models. As such, it sits on the more compact side of the Lumix G series range, but still offers a whole host of controls and features to appease...
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First Look: Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich review
FIRST LOOK An update to get excited about? 25 October 2011 16:35 GMT TweetIce Cream Sandwich is the "biggest release" of Android "in terms of code that we wrote", Hugo Barra, product management director at Google told Pocket-lint in our second session with Ice Cream Sandwich on the Samsung Galaxy Nexus. Barra told us it...
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First Look: HTC Sensation XL review
FIRST LOOK Big and clever? 6 October 2011 18:00 GMT TweetThe HTC Sensation XL pushes out 4.7-inches of glorious display to fill with your Android ambitions. It's the latest flagship phone to launch from HTC, much rumoured and leaked, and now unleashed upon the world. It picks up much of what the HTC Titan...
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First Look: Forza Motorsport 4 review
FIRST LOOK With a little Top Gear thrown in 23 September 2011 14:00 GMT TweetForza Motorsport 4 launches on 14 October and we were lucky enough to get in some game time prior to launch, as well as sit down for a chat with Dan Greenawalt, Creative Director at Turn 10 Studios.
Let’s get something clear from the...
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First Look: HTC Titan review
FIRST LOOK The biggest phone on the block 1 September 2011 19:30 GMT TweetHTC has announced the launch of the HTC Titan, a Windows Phone 7 smartphone, that sports a mammoth 4.7-inch screen, making it one of the largest smartphones on the market.
Pocket-lint was invited to test out the new phone ahead of the...
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First Look: HTC Radar review
FIRST LOOK Should this be in your radar? 1 September 2011 19:30 GMT TweetHTC released five Windows Phone 7 powered smartphones in 2010, but for 2011 the tactic is going to be different. That’s the theory anyway and to kick off the Windows Phone 7 Mango update it’s launching just two smartphones,...
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First Look: Rage review
FIRST LOOK Gamescom 2011: Another blockbuster iD game 23 August 2011 14:25 GMT TweetComing from a company often accused of recycling its unmatched heritage, Rage is a surprisingly ambitious game - arguably the most ambitious iD has produced since the glory days of Quake. From its open desert landscapes to its dingy,...
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First Look: Olympus Pen E-P3 review
FIRST LOOK Another hit for Olympus? 1 July 2011 20:59 GMT TweetOlympus have only just unveiled their brand new flagship Pen E-P3 camera and we were on hand to take a look.
The new Pen is a major step in the right direction for the mirrorless camera, boasting what could be a spec sheet that brings it up...
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First Look: Panasonic Lumix DMC-GF3 review
FIRST LOOK World's smallest hybrid camera just got smaller 13 June 2011 6:00 GMT TweetPanasonic has unveiled its smallest and lightest interchangable lens system camera in the form of the Lumix GF3 and we were invited along for a sneak preview. The brand's existing Micro Four Thirds camera - the GF2 - was only introduced just...
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First Look: BlackBerry Bold 9900 review
FIRST LOOK Can this turn the tide for RIM? 9 May 2011 15:46 GMT TweetResearch in Motion has announced a new touchscreen-enabled BlackBerry Bold, the 9900, at it’s annual BlackBerry World conference in the US and Pocket-lint was on hand to get a fondle with the new smartphone.
Should you be excited? Read...
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First Look: Samsung Galaxy S II review
FIRST LOOK Holding out for the SGS2? 14 April 2011 10:57 GMT TweetThe Samsung Galaxy S II could spoil the party for many recent phone launches - the HTC Sensation, the Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc or the LG Optimus 2X. We saw the SGS2 (as it’s colloquially known) at launch, but we’ve subsequently had the...
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First Look: HTC Sensation review
FIRST LOOK Sensational Sense superphone? 12 April 2011 20:12 GMT TweetThe HTC Sensation is a phone about numbers: except for sidestepping the “world’s thinnest” competition, it smacks down a heavy spec sheet: 1.2GHz processor, dual-core, 8-megapixel camera, 1080p video recording, 4.3-inches, 960 x 540...
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First Look: Fujifilm FinePix HS20EXR review
FIRST LOOK A worthy upgrade over the HS10? 10 March 2011 12:06 GMT TweetThe Fujifilm FinePix HS20: 30x optical zoom, brand new 16MP sensor, EXR processor and more besides. Pocket-lint got hands-on a near-complete Fujifilm HS20 at this year’s Focus On Imaging show.
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