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Galaxy Nexus Review

Paul — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 08:46:16 +0000

The Samsung Galaxy Nexus is the latest officially backed ‘Google’ Phone, following in the footsteps of the G1 and the Nexus phones. It comes pre-loaded with Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich (ICS); the Android OS that is supposed to bring together fragmentation that Android has suffered between tablets and phones. Hardware The first thing you’ll [...]

Pre-Orders for the Nokia Lumia 900 Open

Matthew Newill — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 12:25:56 +0000

The Nokia Lumia 900 is likely to launch in March, although an exact launch date has not been announced just yet. What we do know is that the device is actually up for pre-order over at Microsoft retail stores. The cost to secure a pre-order is $25 and when paid, it will count towards the [...]

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Details about Windows Phone 8 Appear

Matthew Newill — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 10:33:54 +0000

Over the last 24 hours some details of the new Windows Phone 8 operating system have appeared online. The info comes from PocketNow and goes over a number of things such as the hardware as well as integrating with the Windows 8 operating system and how the whole eco system will connect together. Starting with [...]

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Square Card Readers Available to T-Mobile Business Customers

Matthew Newill — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 09:57:33 +0000

The Square card reader is a device that allows stores to accept card payments on an iPhone. The reader attaches to a headphone jack of an iPhone and allows the card to be scanned in to an iPhone which runs an app that sets the price and accepts the payment. T-Mobile is beginning to offer [...]

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Amazon Reports Triple Sales of the Kindle During Holiday Season

Matthew Newill — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 09:35:02 +0000

Amazon has reported that sales of the Amazon Kindle range of devices has tripled over the holiday season. Although Amazon do not report on specifics such as the amount of devices sold, they do comment that sales went extremely well. “We are grateful to the millions of customers who purchased the Kindle Fire and Kindle [...]

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Internet TV Service from Sky Launching in 2012

Matthew Newill — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 09:13:20 +0000

Sky is planning to launch a new internet TV service in the first half of 2012. Anyone with a broadband connection will be able to sign up to use it. The services is described as being stand-alone and OTT with standalone meaning that you don't need to be a regular Sky TV subscriber to use [...]

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Dexim Visible Green Charging Cable for iPhone/iPad

Matthew Newill — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 09:04:11 +0000

A new charging cable for the iPhone and iPad has launched. This one is a little different as it uses light within the cable to indicate how much a device is charged. The light, blue in colour despite the Green name, has a moving effect that speeds up or slows down depending upon how much [...]

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Razer Blade Gaming Laptop Sold Out within 30 Minutes – Priced at $2800

Matthew Newill — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 08:55:32 +0000

Razer has managed to sell out of pre-orders of the Blade Gaming Laptop within 30 minutes of the page going live. The new gaming laptop has a hefty price tag of $2,800 although that didn't seem to prevent buyers snapping one up. The laptop caters to the high end of the market and is a [...]

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Apple Looking for TV Components

Matthew Newill — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 08:36:34 +0000

Ever since the Steve Jobs biography was released and the comment about him finally cracking the TV, we've heard a ton of rumours about what the new Apple TV will be like and when it will be launching. The latest report now indicates that Apple [AAPL] is actively seeking component suppliers for building a TV. [...]

BlackBerry 10 Smartphone Superphone Pictured

Matthew Newill — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 08:22:22 +0000

Pictured below is what has been codenamed the BlackBerry London. The picture was found amongst some slides recently and shows the device as it presently could look. A previous image found late last year showed a more angular type device similar in looks to the P'9981 from Porsche design. The image before is likely to [...]

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Google Earth Update Makes Globe More Seamless

Matthew Newill — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 10:52:27 +0000

Google has just updated Google Earth with a few new features. One of the main features is that the globe and zoomed out satellite imagery is now seamless which means there is less or no patch work covering around the earth. The reason for the previous versions looking like patch work is due to photos [...]

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Will the iPhone 5 Be Longer/Wider and Launch in the Summer? – I don’t think so

Matthew Newill — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 10:53:32 +0000

Rumours have started circulating again about the future of the iPhone and the next generation model. It is currently being called the iPhone 5 which is quite possible although some argue it could be the iPhone 6. Either way, that's not too important right now. What the latest rumours say is that the iPhone 5 [...]

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Amazon Kindle Touch Updated to 5.0.3 – Brings More Speed

Matthew Newill — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 13:22:05 +0000

The Amazon Kindle Touch had a problem when it was launched. The problem was that it is just a little slower than wanted. Amazon has finally responded by making a new update available which fixes the problem. The update is 5.0.3 and it is available now. The notes mention the update is just for general [...]

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Google Wants to Speed up the Web by Making TCP Faster

Matthew Newill — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 12:55:19 +0000

Google is on a quest to speed up the web and has been for a while. The idea is that web pages load quicker which in turn, makes a better experience for the user. The next phase in the quest is related to TCP. Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) is currently used to deliver web content [...]

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Samsung Galaxy SIII Release Date Looking to be April

Matthew Newill — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 12:40:26 +0000

Samsung is rumoured to be launching the Galaxy SIII in April this year which will follow an announcement made at Mobile World Congress this February. As we have seen with the previous Galaxy S models, we can expect some high-end specs and a very sleek device. Lets take a look at the rumoured specs of [...]

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