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VIDEO: Pocket-lint in brawl with Motorola
We give them the smack down 1 May 2008 10:20 GMT
Pocket-lint got in to a brawl with Motorola on Wednesday night at the launch of its new phone.

Annoyed by criticism over its new handset, the Moto Z10, a Motorola henchman attacked Stuart Miles, editor of the gadget site, when his back was turned only to get...
Pocket-lint turns 5
Happy birthday to us 19 February 2008 0:00 GMT
Happy birthday us. Today we are all grown up - well sort of.

Five years ago I made the brave decision to launch Pocket-lint and look where it has got us.

In our first month we had a couple of hundred visitors, today we get almost 25,000 a day....
HD DVD: 61% of Pocket-lint readers say just give up
Majority think next-gen discs should be Blu 4 February 2008 17:35 GMT
The format war between the two rival next-gen high definition disc formats, Blu-ray and HD DVD, has been a long and hard fought one.

With recent developments leading commentators to declare HD DVD dead, we thought it would be interesting to see what the tech-savvy...
77% don't want to pay for iPod touch update
Online petition against paid-for apps gets thousands of signatures 17 January 2008 9:54 GMT
Following Steve Jobs' announcement at Macworld2008 that the iPod touch would be getting five new applications - but at the cost of $20 to current owners - we asked the Pocket-lint readers if they thought folks should shell out for updates.

It seems Apple's...
Poll: 68% of you wanted the MacBook Air
But what about that non-replaceable battery and high price? 16 January 2008 13:36 GMT
In the days leading up to Steve Jobs' Macworld2008 keynote speech we asked the Pocket-lint readership, "Would you be interested in an ultra-portable slim MacBook?"

As most of you will now know, Steve Jobs used his speech as the launch pad for the new MacBook...
Pocket-lint poll: 64% of you shopping in January sales
Bargain hunters hit the high street 1 January 2008 10:48 GMT
In the latest Pocket-lint reader poll, we decided to take a look at the shopping habits of our tech-loving readership.

When asked "Will you be buying gadgets in the January Sales?", 64% of the Pocket-lint readership said yes with just 36% saying no.
2007: A year in review, April
PS3 sales slump, Google goes on a spree and Apple and EMI revolutionise the download biz 27 December 2007 11:00 GMT
The month started with a massive announcement for the music download industry.

Apple and EMI announced DRM-free iTunes Plus offering copyright protection free music through Apple's iTunes music store.

It meant for the first time, customers could...
Last chance to vote for Megawhat.tv in BT Online Excellence Awards
Do excuse us while we blow our own trumpet... 7 December 2007 11:45 GMT
Voting for the BT Online Excellence Awards is almost closed meaning you've only got a few more days to vote for Megawhat.tv.

Megawhat has been nominated in the "Best Video Website" category in the BT Online Excellence Awards.

Only launched in...
Megawhat nominated for BT Online Excellence Award
Do excuse us while we blow our own trumpet... 3 December 2007 13:00 GMT
Megawhat, the web TV channel brought to you in association with Pocket-lint, and starring Pocket-lint's own Stuart Miles, has been honoured with an award nomination.

Megawhat has been nominated in the "Best Video Website" category in the BT Online Excellence...
Pocket-lint readers say "no" to £720 iPhone
73% would not pay so much extra for unlocked version 30 November 2007 12:04 GMT
Following Vodafone's legal action against T-Mobile in Germany, the official iPhone operator-partner has been forced to offer an unlocked version of Apple's handset to German consumers.

The price for this freed up version is a whopping 999 euros, which works...
VIDEO: Megawhat covers the 4th Pocket-lint Gadget Awards night
Stuart Miles and Katie Scott live from the event 27 November 2007 16:11 GMT
Megawhat.tv, the WebTV channel from the world of technology and gadgets brought to you in conjunction with Pocket-lint.co.uk, has a new episode waiting and ready to view now.

In this week's episode of Megawhat the team cover the 4th Pocket-lint Awards night,...
New Megawhat episode - a look at all the action from Call of Duty 4
Plus an interview with the military consultant from the series 13 November 2007 9:01 GMT
Megawhat.tv, the WebTV channel from the world of technology and gadgets brought to you in conjunction with Pocket-lint.co.uk, has a new episode waiting and ready to view now.

In this week's episode of Megawhat we bring you all the news on the new Call of Duty...
Comment: Nearly 60% of Pocket-lint readers will unlock their iPhone
And I wish them the best of luck 9 November 2007 18:17 GMT
The iPhone is now available in the UK and in our most recent, and highly topical, reader poll, we asked the tech-loving Pocket-lint readership if they are planning to buy an iPhone to unlock it.

Almost 60% of survey respondents answered "yes". We were surprised...
Pocket-lint to offer "iPhone Week" coverage in run up to UK iDay
Your one stop shop in the lead up to the 9th November 1 November 2007 7:30 GMT
Today marks the start of the Pocket-lint countdown to the UK launch of the Apple iPhone on O2.

Here at Pocket-lint we know from reader feedback that there are a lot of you out there looking forward to the launch of Apple's smartphone and have tailored our forthcoming...
GPS market to top 8 billion euros in Europe by 2012
62% of Pocket-lint readers use a satnav solution 24 October 2007 14:13 GMT
A new report from Juniper Research estimates that revenues from portable navigation solutions, including both PNDs and software solutions, will exceed 8.3 billion euros in Western Europe by 2012.

PNDs have been one of the great consumer electronics success stories...
VIDEO: IFA 2007
So what did Stuart get up to alone in Berlin for 3 days? 1 October 2007 23:00 GMT
Megawhat.tv, the WebTV channel from the world of technology and gadgets brought to you in conjunction with Pocket-lint.co.uk, has a new episode waiting and ready to view now.

You've read all the news stories, you've seen all the pictures, but now you can see...
VIDEO: Archos 605 PMP
Fed up of Apple? Try this... 18 September 2007 13:30 GMT
Megawhat.tv, the new WebTV channel from the world of technology and gadgets brought to you in conjunction with Pocket-lint.co.uk, has a new episode waiting and ready to view now.

This week, presenter Stuart Miles gets seriously hands-on with the Archos 605,...
Pocket-lint poll: 59% would buy an iPod touch over a classic
Apple's phoneless iPhone gets more votes than the 160GB model 18 September 2007 11:05 GMT
In the most recent Pocket-lint reader poll, which we like to think of as a vox-poppy snapshot of our readership's feelings on a topic, we were interested to know if you would prefer to buy an iPod touch or an iPod classic.

Although both devices are from Apple's...
Firefox Pocket-lint search tool launched
Gadget search wherever you are 11 September 2007 15:12 GMT
Pocket-lint has added a great new feature that allows you to search the site directly from Firefox's search bar.

The tool will work on Firefox 2 for both PC and Mac. All you have to do is click on the install link below, say "Yes" to the drop down box and away...
VIDEO: Megawhat checks out Apple's new iPod range
See all the action from the "Beat goes on" launch 10 September 2007 15:56 GMT
Megawhat.tv, the new WebTV channel from the world of technology and gadgets brought to you in conjunction with Pocket-lint.co.uk, has a new episode waiting and ready to view now.

This week, presenter Stuart Miles attends the "Beat goes on" Apple iPod launch...
Poll: Beatles didn't come to iTunes - 51% of you ain't bothered
But 49% would have downloaded Fab Four tracks... 7 September 2007 17:27 GMT
In anticipation that Steve Jobs' "one more thing" might be the full Beatles back catalogue on iTunes, we ran a quick Pocket-lint.co.uk poll this week, asking you: "Will you be downloading Beatles tracks when they are available?"

As we now know, the Beatles...
VIDEO: Apple iMac
Wanna see what all the fuss is about? Have a mini video tour 4 September 2007 8:30 GMT
Megawhat.tv, the new WebTV channel from the world of technology and gadgets brought to you in conjunction with Pocket-lint.co.uk, has a new episode waiting and ready to go now.

This week, presenter Stuart Miles gets hands on with Apple's new iMac. He checks...
VIDEO: Megawhat interviews Red Bull X-Alper Aidan Toase
What gadgets help on a grueling 850km trek? 28 August 2007 13:00 GMT
Megawhat.tv, the new WebTV channel from the world of technology and gadgets brought to you in conjunction with Pocket-lint.co.uk, has a new episode waiting and ready to go now.

This week, presenter Stuart Mile meets up with Aidan Toase, adventurer extraordinaire,...
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...
VIDEO: Megawhat gets hard with tough gadgets special
If it's not ruggedised, it's not coming in... 20 August 2007 15:33 GMT
Megawhat.tv, the new WebTV channel from the world of technology and gadgets brought to you in conjunction with Pocket-lint.co.uk, has a new episode waiting and ready to go now.

This week, gadgets with rivets get the Megawhat boys going "Grrrr".