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CES 2007: Pocket-lint arrives in Las Vegas
We've landed 7 January 2007 7:06 GMTAfter a grawling 17 hour trek across the world (we do it for you), Pocket-lint has arrived in Las Vegas for the World's most anticipated consumer show.
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Pocket-lint is hiring
Three positions up for grabs 4 January 2007 14:33 GMTPocket-lint is looking for a number of people to fill positions across its websites. Do you have what it takes? Are you excited about technology? Then we want to hear from you. We are looking to fill the following positions:
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Pocket-lint launches dedicated gaming and photography websites
Calling all photographers and gamers 3 January 2007 0:00 GMTPocket-lint is proud to announce the launch of two new websites:
Photographypress.co.uk and Gamesdog.co.uk.
With digital camera use becoming more and more an everyday feature and games becoming more mainstream, we've noticed over the past year... -
Happy New Year
We hope you had a good one, and welcome to 2007 1 January 2007 0:00 GMTHappy new year from Pocket-lint.
Okay, so due to the wonders of "Time" we know that at this exact moment of posting some of you - i.e. our Australian readers will have been there done it, while our American friends will still be getting ready for the big party.... -
2006 in review, part 12
Unusual news stories took over at the end of the year 31 December 2006 13:00 GMTThe final part of our year in review contains the last, rather eclectic stories at the end of the year.
As we said in the last edition, Microsoft unveiled its Zune in the US, and it was revealed that, strangely, the player isn't yet compatible with Vista, although... -
2006 in review, part 11
The big news was all to do with gaming 31 December 2006 9:00 GMTAs the grey winter set in during November and December, major product launches slowed down considerably, although the release of two next-generation games consoles kept tech writers busy.
The Nintendo Wii was declared a resounding success in Japan, the US, and... -
2006 in review, part 10
Second Life gets hacked, while Mozilla and Microsoft launch their latest browsers 30 December 2006 13:00 GMTIn the home entertainment sector, Toshiba and Memory-Tech announced the development of what they believed could be a bridge technology to high-definition: a triple/layer disc capable of storing data to be played on both DVD players and HD DVD players.
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2006 in review, part 8
Dell issues a first battery recall, while Apple investigates suspect Chinese factories 29 December 2006 13:00 GMTIn our continuing round up of the year's top news stories, July and August were robust months for industry announcements and news.
Apple and Creative managed to settle their difference after counter suing each other, with Apple agreeing to pay $100 million for... -
2006 in review, part 7
Zune was confirmed, and Mac Pro received its debut 29 December 2006 9:00 GMTThe single biggest product story for July and August has to have been Microsoft's confirmation of its iPod killer, the Zune.
Zune has been in the headlines ever since, with its widely-touted wifi capability and unusual styling receiving mixed reviews.
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2006 in review, part 6
Everyone hires a lawyer 28 December 2006 13:00 GMTThe original VoIP business Skype won more fans by offering free calls from the PC to landlines and mobile phones in the US and Canada; that promotion ended only recently.
Lawsuits abounded, with Symantec suing Microsoft for “deliberately and surreptitiously”... -
2006 in review, part 5
Springtime gets a Chocolate from LG, and Yahoo and eBay strike a deal 28 December 2006 9:00 GMTThe beginning of summer, May and June, inaugurated a number of lawsuits and the UK finally got to nibble on the LG Chocolate phone.
Motorola upped the bling factor on its MOTORAZR by teaming up with golden boys Dolce and Gabbana, while Sony Ericsson introduced... -
2006 in review, part 4
Google started its online collaboration software, and Telewest offers HD broadcasts 27 December 2006 13:00 GMTMeanwhile, in order to improve broadband speeds in the UK, BT promised to upgrade its exchanges to 8Mbps speeds, while the Carphone Warehouse started making promises about its broadband internet package, promising it would cut bills by 60%.
Online, Google once... -
2006 in review, part 3
Nokia unveils its smartphones, and Toshiba equips a laptop with HD DVD 27 December 2006 9:00 GMTMarch and April, the windy, rainy months, didn’t usher in as many memorable products as the previous 2 months, as the industry settles down before the summer high season.
Major product announcements were made by Nokia, who unveiled the N72, N73, and N93 smartphones,... -
2006 in review, part 2
IPTV made a start, and mobile TV got a provider 26 December 2006 13:00 GMTIn the mobile phone world, Sony Ericsson launched the 4GB W950i on Valentine’s Day; it was widely regarded at its launch to be a threat to the iPod nano for its music-playing ability. Shortly thereafter the company also launched its Cybershot camera phones, the K800 and...
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2006 in review, part 1
Nintendo springs a new handheld, and Apple drops the MacBook Pro 26 December 2006 9:00 GMTThe beginning of last year started with a bang, with a number of products being announced or launched that have proven to be big sellers or popular with critics.
In the gaming, Nintendo announced the Nintendo Lite would be launching in March in Japan, and Sony... -
Pocket-lint launches .pdf printouts for news and reviews
Printing our stories just got a whole lot better 11 December 2006 10:13 GMTLast week we launched a star rating system and polls - this week we've think we've gone one better and launched a .pdf printing/download feature.
The new feature allows you to print any news story or review to a specially designed .pdf document so you can either... -
A new week means new features on Pocket-lint
Polls and a star rating system for members 5 December 2006 14:24 GMTThis week we've launched our star rating system for members and Polls so we can take a quick straw poll on your opinions when you come to the site and vote.
The members rating system is simple. Every Pocket-lint.co.uk member now has a star rating assigned to... -
Pocket-lint gets personal with Personalised Homepage feature
Only get the news you want to see 25 November 2006 1:36 GMTJust want games news and reviews? Don't like Photography or Business? Well now you can create your own homepage on Pocket-lint with our new Personalised Homepage feature.
The new feature, which is free and available from today, allows you to choose what news... -
Too lazy to click? Try our new image slideshow feature
Scrolls through images so you don't have to 23 November 2006 15:16 GMTToo lazy to click? We've launched a slideshow feature on Pocket-lint that will automatically scroll through images for you so you don’t have to.
To activate the slideshow all you have to do is click on the "See larger / more images / slideshow" icon underneath... -
Winners announced for the Pocket-lint Technology Awards 2006
Who has won what? 15 November 2006 21:00 GMTThis year's must have gadgets have been announced at the Pocket-lint.co.uk Technology Awards.
Winners included Sony Ericsson's K800i mobile phone, Fujifilm's Finepix F30 digital camera, Apple's MacBook Pro laptop, Sky's new HD package and Research In Motion's... -
Pocket-lint smashing online gadget competition
Celebrating the best month yet! 9 November 2006 18:48 GMTNews has just come in that thanks to you, we've just had our best month yet here at Pocket-lint.
Following a new design with a host of new features, member numbers are up by over 500% in the last 30 days. While visitor numbers and page impressions have also... -
Just 1 week left to vote in the Pocket-lint Technology Awards 2006
Get voting now 8 November 2006 12:37 GMTThere is just 1 week left to vote in the Pocket-lint Technology Awards 2006 and we need your help finding out which of the shortlisted products should be crowned the Pocket-lint.co.uk Gadget of the Year 2006.
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Pocket-lint Technology Awards 2006 public voting starts
Get voting for your favourite gadget 1 November 2006 10:30 GMTThe public voting has started for the Pocket-lint Technology Awards 2006 and we need your help finding out which of the shortlisted products should be crowned the Pocket-lint.co.uk Gadget of the Year 2006.
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Pocket-lint gets new look
Ta-dah! 13 October 2006 1:33 GMTWelcome to the new look Pocket-lint that should be faster, bigger, better and more feature-packed than ever before.
As you will have noticed we have got a shiny new look to the site, but wait, that's not all, over the last 6 months we have been rebuilding... -
Pocket-lint Technology Awards 2006 nominations announced
Nominations announced 9 October 2006 23:22 GMTHere are this year's nominations for the Pocket-lint Technology Awards 2006.
The Pocket-lint.co.uk Gadget of the Year (Reader Award) will be decided by a public vote, which will be going live in the next couple of days. It is made up of all the products from...
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