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PhonesHands-on: Mophie Juice Pack for HTC One review
If you're looking to extend the life of your smartphone, there aren't too many options. You can turn off all the features and basically not use it, or you can find an external battery source. Mophie is well known for its iPhone power cases and now you...
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Phones 5 out of 5Samsung Galaxy S4 review
It'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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PhonesBlackBerry Q5 pictures and hands-on
BlackBerry has just announced the Q5, a mid-range Qwerty keyboard handset designed for emerging markets and those after something cheaper than the Q10 or Z10 flagship products. Long rumoured as the R10, the new phone should replace the Curve in BlackBerry's...
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PhonesHands-on: Nokia Lumia 925 review
The Nokia Lumia 925 is the new flagship Windows Phone from the Finnish company. It very much builds on the foundations laid down by the Lumia 920, but makes some fairly dramatic changes along the way. Pocket-lint had the opportunity to spend some time...
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PhonesNokia Lumia 928 pictures and hands-on
Nokia launched the Nokia Lumia 928 on Friday in the US on Verizon and Pocket-lint has managed to grab five minutes with the new phone that's the big red's answer to the original Lumia 920, launched last year on AT&T in the US. In the hand the Lumia 928...
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AppsApp of the day: House of the Dead Overkill - The Lost Reels review
House of the Dead has moved its lightgun-based arcade gameplay over to the smartphone. Bringing back memories of pound coin swallowing afternoons spent in arcades, it captures most of the fun of previous games in a handset sized package. There is a bit...
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Phones 4 out of 5Sony Xperia SP review
With Sony getting out of the blocks early, it's one of the first companies in 2013 to reveal its wider portfolio of devices. The Sony Xperia SP technically slips into what we'd traditionally call the mid-range, but with specs matching 2012's flagship...
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Phones 4 out of 5Huawei Ascend G510 review
We 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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Phones 3.5 out of 5BlackBerry Q10 review
The BlackBerry Q10 is the BlackBerry of BlackBerry users. It retains the keyboard that BB owners know and love, sticking to the tried and tested route, rather than taking on the big rivals from Apple and Samsung with a touch-only device. With the BlackBerry...
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PhonesBarbour iPhone and iPad cases by Proporta pictures and hands-on
Proporta has teamed up with other fashion labels in the past, but there are few that tickle Pocket-lint's fancy as much as its latest partnership. Being a British brand, Proporta has been keen to find partners that share a sense of national heritage...
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Cameras 3 out of 5HTC One camera review
When a smartphone shouts about its camera as being something special it turns a lot of heads. We've already seen and reviewed the HTC One and love it as a smartphone. It's an ace device. But what of its "Ultrapixel" camera - is it really as "ultra" as...
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PhonesHands-on: Samsung Galaxy S4 S View cover review
When Samsung launched its Galaxy S4 Android smartphone in New York a month ago, it also revealed a family of official accessories that would accompany its release. Later this year we'll see a gamepad which turns it into a handheld console, which was rather...
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PhonesNokia Asha 210 pictures and hands-on
The Nokia Asha 210 is the latest in a long line of affordable S40-powered phones from the Finnish manufacturer. The difference here is that the Asha takes a design cue from the more-expensive Windows Phone powered Lumia smartphones that Nokia produces....
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PhonesIron Man Mark VII iPhone 5 case pictures and hands-on
Why should Tony Stark have all the fun? He whizzes about in his high-tech armour, saving the world and everything, but why shouldn't you have a slice of the action? Well, gadget specialist Brando offers one way you can at least dress something you own...
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Phones 4 out of 5Nokia Lumia 720 review
Nokia now has a full range of Windows Phone 8 devices, from the flagship Lumia 920 down to the budget Lumia 520, via the quick-step trio of the 820, 720 and 620. There's no arguing with having the choice, although with devices so tightly packed in, it...