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OnlineThe Intership: Vince Vaughn And Owen Wilson depict life at Google in new film
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OnlineBill Gates hosts Reddit AMA: Talks Windows 8, philanthropy and the 80-inch tablet he uses
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Hands-on: New Facebook News Feed explored
Facebook has updated the look and feel of its News Feed feature in the hope that it will become the best personalised newspaper you would ever want. As the global roll-out begins, Pocket-lint has been given access to the new feature so we can share what...
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Facebook Graph Search goes live, we go hands-on
Facebook Graph Search is live and rolling out to a handful of people, and when we say handful we mean it. According to Mark Zuckerberg, CEO and founder of Facebook, the initial beta is available to a couple of hundred people of the 1 billion-odd users...
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AppsAPP OF THE DAY: Scrambls review (browser)
Today is a bit of a first on App of the Day on Pocket-lint. While the bread and butter of our 6pm slot is most often applications for mobile phones, it does include any kind of application whatsoever. So, we've had the odd web app, some computer desktop...
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AppsAPP OF THE DAY: StumbleUpon review (Android and iOS)
The internet is a vast and cavernous place. In fact, it’s often so very big that it’s impossible to find anything of interest at all. With absolutely anything you can think of available to read about online, it’s sometimes difficult to think of...
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AppsFacebook for Windows Phone 7 update pictures and hands-on
Windows Phone 7 users who like Facebook got a treat this week with the launch of the new and improved official application for their devices. There's a whole host of new features for the updated app, including improved panorama and profile designs, better...
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AppsAPP OF THE DAY: Facebook for iPad review (iPad)
Ever since the iPad launched, Facebook has always said that you don’t need a dedicated iPad app and that the Safari web browser is the best way to experience Facebook. On Monday all that changed. After months of waiting, we now have a dedicated Facebook...
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AppsAPP OF THE DAY: Facebook Messenger review (iOS)
Facebook has, until recently, been a place where you shout about what you are doing; whereby friends will invariably reply by shouting back:"I did this" or "I did that". However, with everyone wanting a piece of the BlackBerry BBM pie and Apple about...
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TabletsFacebook iPad app hands-on
Most of those who updated their iPhone Facebook app on Sunday were blissfully unaware of the iPad secrets embedded inside. Little did they know a bit of clever tweaking could lead to the application transforming itself into a brand new Facebook app for...
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Phones 4.5 out of 5Tweetie 2 - iPhone review
Okay, admit it, you've got an iPhone and you tweet. There, now that we've got that out in the open, lets move on. If you are already tweeting chances are you are using a dedicated twitter app, probably the original Tweetie or maybe Tweetdeck or the other...
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Online 4.5 out of 5Tweetie - Mac review
So you're hooked on Twitter but find that going to the website is a real drag. In steps a desktop application that brings your Twitterverse right to your computer without your browser. There are plenty of options, all freely available to download, with...
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Online 4.5 out of 5Skype 4 - PC review
We’ve been fortunate enough to be using the beta of Skype 4 for many months, but now the application has gone public, is it worth rushing off to upgrade? First of all you'll notice a large cosmetic change. The identity of Skype remains, with the neat...
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Phones 4 out of 5Skypephone S2 mobile phone review
A year on from the first mobile phone that was dedicated to Skype, 3, the mobile phone operator, has released a follow-up second version titled the S2. But has it improved the situation - should you get excited? Available as a pay-as-you-go (and contract)...
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Phones 3.5 out of 53 "Skypephone" mobile phone review
The mobile phone is changing, mobile network operator 3 would have you believe. But is it for the better? We take a look at the company's new Skype phone and see whether this is the future of mobile phone calls. Skype as you probably know is an enhanced...
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Online 4 out of 5HP mscape review
HP has launched a new social networking service that hopes to overlay digital sight, sound and interactions with GPS-enabled devices at its Making Connections event in Shanghai. So does it work? We had a wander around Shanghai with the new software. Called...
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Phones 4 out of 5fring mobile VoIP application review
VoIP is great isn't it? All those free calls around the world to your mates and family without the hefty bills to match? Shame you can't get it on your mobile then isn't it. Well, now it appears you can. Although still in beta fring is a 3G mobile application...