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WOTD: Red5
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WOTD: Love Your Larder
If you love your food, buy more of the good stuff 3,400 reads
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Google Chrome 17 guesses your desires
New stable release 2,900 reads
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WOTD: Glossy Box
Refresh your beauty regime 2,800 reads
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Windows 8 Consumer Preview live 29 February
Metro driving... 2,800 reads
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WEBSITE OF THE DAY: Photopile
Get the bigger picture 10 February 2012 1:00 GMT TweetLike most people, my life is now full of images. Yes, I’ve got kids and that generally means we take a picture at every possible conceivable milestone ("OMG! He twitched his mouth and looked a bit like Elvis – where’s the camera!"),...
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Google Chrome 17 guesses your desires
New stable release 9 February 2012 12:14 GMT TweetNot content with unleashing the Android version of its popular browser, Google has also found time this week to reveal the 17th stable iteration of Google Chrome for your desktop.
Yep, Google Chrome 17 is here - about three and a half years...
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Windows 8 Consumer Preview goes live 29 February
Metro driving... 9 February 2012 11:36 GMT TweetThe Windows 8 Consumer Preview, ie, the first time that Joe and Joanna Public will be able to take Microsoft's new baby for a spin, will go live on 29 February.
The launch date has been confirmed courtesy of a Mobile World Congress invite which...
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WEBSITE OF THE DAY: Air BNB
Seriously: get a room… 9 February 2012 1:00 GMT TweetThe days when most people would willingly let a total stranger into their home are long gone.
Isn’t that a sad statement? Absolutely. Is it true? Almost certainly.
But not completely. Because if you take a look at www.airbnb.com...
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WEBSITE OF THE DAY: Glossy Box
Refresh your beauty regime 8 February 2012 1:00 GMT TweetFor some people, looking beautiful is an effortless affair. A quick flick of a hairbrush, a smidgeon of something that smells nice and then they get on with their day.
But, for most people (and I absolutely, wholeheartedly include myself in...
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WEBSITE OF THE DAY: Love Your Larder
If you love your food, buy more of the good stuff 7 February 2012 1:00 GMT TweetIn these times of financial uncertainty, I for one have been tightening my belt. At least I have in a metaphorical sense. You see, I love my food. So, in our house, rather than cut out all the good stuff, we’re just being a lot more selective...
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WEBSITE OF THE DAY: Red5
Gifts for all gadget freaks 6 February 2012 1:00 GMT TweetHere’s one to gratuitously leave on screen when the other half stumbles across your laptop (not something most people will be in the habit of doing, so we hear…)
What with Valentine’s Day around the corner and all that, they...
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Skype 5.8 for Windows dials in 1080p HD calling
And group screen sharing 3 February 2012 10:45 GMT TweetSkype 5.8 for Windows has landed, complete with an all-new HD video calling option.
The updated software now supports 1080p video, meaning that - if you have a Full HD webcam such as the Logitech c920 - you'll be able to video chat with your...
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WEBSITE OF THE DAY: Gov.uk
A single government website? Quite possibly… 3 February 2012 1:00 GMT TweetTo anybody living in the UK at the moment, the notion of “a single Government” anything is a fanciful one.
We have a collation where the right hand doesn’t seem to know what the one in the middle is doing, if you get my tortured,...
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WEBSITE OF THE DAY: Zoo Borns
Get a serious dose of the exotic cutes 2 February 2012 1:00 GMT TweetWe like to think we’re men of the world here at Pocket-lint. We’ve been there, done that, bought the T-shirt and taken the pictures on the latest umpteen-megapixel digital camera.
So when the boss sent us all a link to www.zooborns.com,...
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Mac OS X Lion 10.7.3 update released, fixes bugs, adds RAW support for new cameras
730MB download live 1 February 2012 23:19 GMT TweetApple has released a new update, 10.7.3, to its Mac OS X Lion operating system on Wednesday.
The new 10.7.3 update is recommended for all OS X Lion users and includes general operating system fixes that improve the stability, compatibility,...
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WEBSITE OF THE DAY: Take the Family
Taking the family? No? OK, take mine… 1 February 2012 1:00 GMT TweetI think it was Boxing Day, or maybe even late on Christmas Day, when it was first mentioned.
“Where are we going on holiday next year…?”
There was a moment’s silence, then an involuntary shudder, then I made...
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Microsoft Office 15 technical preview kicks-off
Technical preview begins 31 January 2012 14:43 GMT TweetMicrosoft has unleashed Office 15 into a technical preview; the next generation of its inter-related desktop office solutions.
Don't worry, you haven't just emerged from a coma after three years and missed out on all the speadsheet-based fun...
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WEBSITE OF THE DAY: Wonderbag
Boil in the bag for the 21st Century 31 January 2012 1:00 GMT TweetMuch like yesterday’s Website of the Day, this is one of those brilliantly simple ideas, brilliantly executed.
Meet the Wonderbag, an eco-cooking idea that is changing lives and could help to change the planet.
It’s staggeringly...
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WEBSITE OF THE DAY: They Fit
Stay safe in custom-fit comfort 30 January 2012 1:00 GMT TweetIf the statement “one size fits all” has ever seemed a little ridiculous, you’d be right. It’s not true for hats, it’s not true for T-shirts, and when it comes to the humble condom it couldn’t be less true, or potentially...
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