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'Super Material' Graphene Continues To Amaze

January 31st, 2012 11:59am By Chris McGivern

The super-material graphene has been in the news again: this time, as a rather fine method of distilling vodka...

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The Best mp3 Docking Stations of 2011

December 20th, 2011 11:37pm By Chris McGivern

Makers of mp3 docking stations are finally getting the message that their customers are wanting better sound quality from their devices and we have seen some excellent releases in 2011 to prove that very point.

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New Microwave Plays Music

November 30th, 2011 12:56am By Chris McGivern

Not sure how we feel about this one, but BGH are bringing music to your kitchen...or to be more precise, your microwave, via the Quick Chef Music....

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Try Windows Phone 7 On Your Apple And Android Phones

November 30th, 2011 12:04am By Chris McGivern

Microsoft have come up with an interesting scheme to encourage people to try out the benefits of Windows Phone 7 by allowing Android and iOS users to  test out an emulated version of the OS via their browsers.

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HTC Ville Revealed?

November 29th, 2011 12:46am By Chris McGivern

According to a report in Pocket Now, the image below is the latest HTC Android smartphone, the HTC Ville. Read on for the full details....

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Kinect 2 May "Read Lips" And "Detect Emotions"

November 29th, 2011 12:24am By Chris McGivern

The next-gen version of Microsoft's Kinect for the Xbox 360 will be sporting some rather impressive new features, including the ability to read a users lips and detect a player's emotions, according to a report at Eurogamer.

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Galaxy Nexus Volume Bug: Fix Available

November 28th, 2011 10:58pm By Chris McGivern

Anyone with Google/Samsung's Galaxy Nexus smartphone that has been suffering from the well-reported volume bug will be very pleased to find out there is now a fix - here's how to do it yourself...

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Android Well On Top In OS Market Share War

November 15th, 2011 10:25pm By Chris McGivern

Google's Android platform now makes up 52.5 percent of the worldwide smartphone market, according to data from industry analysts Gartner.

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O2 Starts '4G' London Trial (That Doesn't Trial 4G)

November 15th, 2011 1:06pm By Chris McGivern

Network providers O2 have begun testing in a nine month Long Term Evolution - or LTE - mobile data trial, to deliver higher download speeds across various parts of London, according to the BBC.

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Ice Cream Sandwich: Source Code In Public Domain

November 15th, 2011 12:49am By Chris McGivern

Google have released the source code for Android 4.0, or 'Ice Cream Sandwich'  and one of their engineers has revealed the OS would be used on the forthcoming Galaxy Nexus.

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Nokia Testing New Windows Phone Device

November 12th, 2011 9:51pm By Chris McGivern

We're all eagerly awaiting the launch of the very first Nokia Windows Phone (the Nokia Lumia 800 is heading our way next week) but there's already rumours surfacing of the next handset from the Finnish company.

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HTC Ville Previewed At MWC?

November 12th, 2011 8:23pm By Chris McGivern

If you're heading to the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona early next year, make sure you check out the latest smartphone from HTC - codename 'Ville' - which looks like it's going to be a major player.

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Sony Designing 'Different' TV

November 11th, 2011 1:29am By Chris McGivern

Sony are planning to give the good, old-fashioned TV a huge makeover, according to CEO Howard Stringer, who spoke of the plans in an interview with the Wall Street Journal.

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Packard Bell Strike With A OneTwo Punch

November 11th, 2011 12:40am By Chris McGivern

We like things thin here at Explorer Towers, so news of Packard Bell's latest all-in-one desktop PCs certainly piqued our interest.

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Samsung Bringing Windows 8 To Series 7?

November 9th, 2011 4:01pm By Chris McGivern

Samsung are arming their forthcoming Series 7 laptop with Windows 8, according to a report in Bloomberg...

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Motorola's Hand Slapped Over Exaggerated DEFY Ads

November 9th, 2011 1:29am By Chris McGivern

Motorola have received a dressing down after their 'Life Proof' promotional campaign for the Motorola DEFY was deemed to be misleading by the advertising watchdog.

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Nokia Lumia 800: SIM-Free Delayed Until 2012

November 8th, 2011 11:18pm By Chris McGivern

If you're waiting to get your hands on the SIM-free Nokia Lumia 800 - the Finnish firm's very first Windows Phone handset - you'll have to wait a little bit longer; the device will be contract-only until January next year, at least.

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HP Considering Sale of WebOS

November 8th, 2011 10:23pm By Chris McGivern

The future of WebOS is looking bleak once again, after a report by Reuters reveals that HP, who bought the operating system's owners Palm last year, are seeking to get rid....

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Samsung Galaxy III Details Leaked?

October 11th, 2011 10:39am By Chris McGivern

An alleged private presentation document has emerged which appears to display a Samsung Galaxy S III smartphone....

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Steve Jobs, Apple Founder, Dies Age 56

October 6th, 2011 1:12am By Chris McGivern

Sad news indeed; Steve Jobs has died at the age of 56, following a long illness with pancreatic cancer.

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