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Pocket-lint: Scheduled maintenance
3 November 2009, 8am GMT 2 November 2009 15:06 GMT
Due to server maintenance Pocket-lint will be taken offline for a short period tomorrow, 3 November 2009, from approximately 8am GMT.

With the work due to take around 20 minutes, we should be back up and running in plenty of time for the site to be available...
Welcome to 3D week on Pocket-lint.com
A plethora of articles all on going three-dimensional 21 September 2009 16:30 GMT
It's 3D Week at Pocket-lint! Over the next 5 days we're bringing you a plethora of articles dedicated to the technology that is on the tip of the tongue of everyone from movie producers to film goers and TV manufactures to television broadcasters.

We've got...
Site News: New look homepage
New features to get excited about 18 September 2009 5:56 GMT
Wow. You guys really like the tag homepages, a lot it seems, so much so that we've now made the default homepage on Pocket-lint look like the tag homepages.

While the module homepage is still alive and kicking, following feedback, usage data and a stack of...
Site news: Photo galleries get slick
New features make viewing our images even easier and better 17 September 2009 4:53 GMT
We like photos here at Pocket-lint, we like them a lot. That's why we've been working hard to bring a new slick feature to our photo galleries on the site, for both news and reviews stories, to save you time and improve your experience.

Why should you care?This...
Changes to some tag homepages and feeds
SITE NEWS: Some RSS feeds and URLs are changing 28 July 2009 0:08 GMT
As we continue to tidy up the database and make the site work better for you, we are changing the names of a handful of categories.

As a result, if you are subscribed to the RSS feed it will stop working and you will have to tweak the url in your feed reader....
Access Pocket-lint on your phone
Keep in touch with the latest news away from your computer 24 July 2009 20:25 GMT
We know you can't get enough of Pocket-lint, but that doesn't mean when you are away from your computer you have to go without the latest gadget and technology news.

The mobile version of Pocket-lint has been designed to be super mobile phone friendly, giving...
Pocket-lint London meet-up: Thanks for coming
Linters out in force 21 May 2009 11:10 GMT
Pocket-linters turned out in full force on Wednesday for the first London Pocket-lint meet-up to talk gadgets and tech with the Pocket-lint team.

A surprise cocktail deal at the bar managed to get the party going, with plenty of drink consumed by all [yes my...
Pocket-lint comments hit 10,000
It's good to talk and thank you for all your comments 20 May 2009 14:00 GMT
We've been so busy launching new features on the site that we didn't realise that earlier in the week we smashed through the 10,000 comment marker.

It's been almost a year to the day that we launched comments on Pocket-lint and judging by the numbers it's been...
Pocket-lint launches 4000 homepages
SITE NEWS: New features added to the site 12 May 2009 22:56 GMT
We admit it, we cover a lot at Pocket-lint, everything from cameras to phones, MP3 players to home cinema systems, so making sure you get the information that you are interested in, and none of the information that you are not, is important to us.

8 months...
Popular reviews
SITE NEWS: New homepage module to try out 24 April 2009 0:56 GMT
Here at Pocket-lint we often get asked what's the hottest piece of kit we're playing with, well from today you can now see.

Following feedback from you, the reader, we have launched yet another new feature on Pocket-lint. This time it's a new module on our...
Pocket-lint "coming to America"
SITE NEWS: Setting up US office 23 April 2009 11:19 GMT
From June Pocket-lint will be reporting from New York, as well as London, bringing you news from America as it happens.

As the world becomes smaller, and our readership bigger, we acknowledge that getting you the biggest stories as they happen means we have...
Tools have moved
SITE NEWS: Seems we were being too subtle 20 April 2009 13:56 GMT
"You can print any article as a PDF?" Yep, that's right, you have been able to do so for quite some time for all our news and reviews on Pocket-lint, however, it seems that some readers have found our icons to tell you about how you can share a story a little to subtle....
Pocket-lint goes mobile
SITE NEWS: Get all the latest gadget news and reviews on the go at m.pocket-lint.co.uk 10 October 2008 10:30 GMT
When we announced the new look Pocket-lint with all its module loveliness we said we had more things to tell you about in the future, and guess what, today is that day.

Not content with bringing you all the latest news and reviews on your desktop browser, we've...
Photo news and reviews channel changes to "Cameras"
Please update your feeds 15 July 2008 17:52 GMT
From today the "Photo" news and reviews section on Pocket-lint has been renamed "Cameras".

If you are following the Photo channel on one of our many RSS feeds, have alerts set up, or have personalised your homepage to show Photo news and reviews you will need...
Pocket-lint gets commenting
Have your say on our stories 15 May 2008 11:54 GMT
It's good to comment on things isn't it? What's the weather like? What rumours are around on the Internet? Or even what you think of a story we've written.

Well now you can on all news and reviews stories on Pocket-lint. That's right, we've added comments to...
Win Heineken and Bulldog grooming products for chatting
Post a message in our Talk section to win every month 21 August 2007 15:43 GMT
Pocket-lint has teamed up with Heineken and Bulldog to offer you the chance to look pretty and have a party to go to.

All you have to do it post a message (serious) in the forums before the end of the month.

All posts will be considered and the...
Pocket-lint is hiring
We are looking for a news writer to join the team 9 August 2007 16:47 GMT
Do you like gadgets? Can you write? Then we've got the position for you. Pocket-lint is looking for a news writer to join its UK team.

Working from home rather than having to slug into the office we are looking for someone to help on our news team covering...
Helping you find news and reviews
Two new features for the site 4 April 2007 13:32 GMT
There is a lot of news and reviews on Pocket-lint. That's why we launched Tags in November. Tags are a way of joining up the stories in groups so you can fine them easily.

Today we've taken this a step further and launched two new features on the site.
Four new buttons to help you get around
Homepage, News, Reviews and Talk 22 March 2007 1:29 GMT
We've added four new buttons to the top of Pocket-lint to help you get around the site even easier than before.

Homepage, News, Reviews and Talk.

Homepage as you would imagine will get you back to the index no matter where you are in the site....
Pocket-lint launches Talk section
More than just comments 12 March 2007 11:33 GMT
Today, we've gone from being a site that just gives you information to a site that allows you to participate.

Talk on Pocket-lint has been set up to give you a chance to have your say about the latest gadget news, your experience with gadgets, pose questions...
Get even more PMA news with Photographypress.co.uk
Even more dedicated stories on our sister site 8 March 2007 2:55 GMT
Do you want even more up to the date PMA coverage on all the latest at this years photo expo in Las Vegas?

Why not visit our sister website, www.photographypress.co.uk where you'll find stacks more news on photography accessories, lenses, photo editing software,...
Help us make Pocket-lint better
We want your ideas 24 January 2007 13:44 GMT
We are always striving to make the site better than it is and as we approach our fourth birthday we want to hear if there are features you really want that we don't offer.

While we spent the last year developing and introducing a new design with more features...
Reminder: Scheduled maintenance
Thursday 18 January at 10pm GMT 18 January 2007 15:11 GMT
Due to increasing demand for the site, we have to upgrade our servers for Pocket-lint.co.uk, Gamesdog.co.uk and Photographypress.co.uk.

The upgrade will happen on Thursday 18 January at 10pm GMT.

Due to the upgrade, the site will be inaccessible...
Scheduled maintenance
Thursday 18 January at 10pm GMT 16 January 2007 13:16 GMT
Due to increasing demand for the site, we have to upgrade our servers for Pocket-lint.co.uk, Gamesdog.co.uk and Photographypress.co.uk.

The upgrade will happen on Thursday 18 January at 10pm GMT.

Due to the upgrade, the site will be inaccessible for around...
Gadget shoppers turn to Pocket-lint for buying advice
77 per cent say our reviews influence your buying purchase 16 January 2007 0:22 GMT
In a recent survey of over 1300 people, it turns out that over two-thirds of you turn to Pocket-lint reviews when it comes to buying your latest gadgets.

In a recent poll on the Pocket-lint we found that over 77% of you feel our reviews influence your buying...