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We've been big fans of OLED TV tech at Tech Digest and HDTV UK for many a year since first setting eyes upon a prototype Sony screen at CES a few shows ago. Incremental updates to the tech have wowed...
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Introducing Finder, the world's slimmest smartphone. And it's not made by who you're probably thinking of...Fri, 25 May 2012 14:57:00 GMT
When you're talking about the world's slimmest smartphones, which names come to mind? How about Apple's iPhone at 9.3mm thin, or the Galaxy S II at 8.45mm thin? Slimmer again is the Motorola RAZR at 7.1mm thin. Well, they've all...
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DFS are looking to kill two (love)birds with one stone with the Trophy Cuddler Audio Sofa , giving your gluteus maximus a well-earned rest while also soothing your ears with a built in set of speakers, subwoofer and an iPod...
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Foxconn, the controversial Chinese electronics factory responsible for the manufacturing of the iPad, iPhone, Kindle, Wii and Xbox 360 amongst other high tech gadgetry, is said to be doubling the salaries of its workers as of next year. Production line...
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Dell's first Windows 8 tablet has had it's specs leaked online, and it's looking none-too shabby. Called the Dell Latitude, it looks set to pack a 10.1 inch display at a 1366x768, running off an Intel Clover Trail Atom dual-core...
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Apple have filed a patent for a number of potential stylus accessories to be used with iOS devices like the iPhone and iPad. The first application is for an optical stylus, using a camera embedded in its tip to track...
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Facebook have just launched a new photography and picture sharing app, and it's got more than a hint of Instagram about it. Facebook Camera lets you browse photos from your individual Facebook friends, letting you blow them up to full-screen...
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Microsoft's Bing Maps service gets an update today thanks to the implementation of a few key technologies from mobile partner Nokia. Nokia will be adding improved location data to the service through geocoding algorithms, using latitude and longitude information to...
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Tech Digest's recent partnership with mobile phone company O2 has resulted in a donation of £500 to Great Ormond Street Hospital. The campaign saw Shiny Media staff members, friends and readers donate their old phones and electronic items to O2...
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Facebook has lost its most recent legal battle to shut down adult site Faceporn, so will the social network accept the fact other companies will capitalise on its success forever or continue its offensive to get rid of them...
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LG have officially launched their long-awaited 55-inch OLED TV screens at a glitzy launch event in Monaco this evening. After teasing us for years with pint-sized 15 inch displays, the South Korean home cinema giants are finally ready to offer...
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Sonos adds a ground-shaking SUB subwoofer to their wireless speaker mixTue, 22 May 2012 15:37:00 GMT
Sonos are expanding their wireless speaker range by introducing the SUB wireless subwoofer, hitting stores in June. Connecting to other Sonos wireless speakers through a push of a button and a simple set-up process, the subwoofer makes use of two...
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Team GB Olympic diving hopeful Tom Daley has put his name to a nifty new iPhone/iPad game called Tom Daley Dive 2012. A little like a swan-diving take on PaRappa the Rapper, you're tasked with racking up straight ten scores...
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Koubachi Wi-Fi Plant Sensor adds a touch of Tamagotchi fun to caring for your TriffidsTue, 22 May 2012 13:51:00 GMT
I'm about as plan-friendly as a Fern Gully logging company; put some of the green stuff in my flat and be prepared to watch it die a slow, painful death. It's not wilful negligence, I just have a tendency to...
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We've been waiting years for Aliens: Colonial Marines to come out and after suffering so many delays we half expected to see a new slip for the long-awaited return to the sci-fi horror franchise when opening the latest press release...
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...or so say sources over at the Taipei Times, who state that Sony have been providing components for a next-generation mobile for Apple. Could that device be the iPhone 5? Speaking to Stone Wu, senior analyst at IHS Displaybank, the...
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Instagram Prints from Firebox turn your snaps into Polaroid-style keepsakesTue, 22 May 2012 11:10:00 GMT
Photo-filter app Instagram may have nailed the look of retro photography for Android and iPhone users, but what if you still yearn for a tangible ink-and-paper picture to keep a hold of? Firebox have the answer. They launched the Instagram...
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Leap Motion launches 3D motion control device 200x as sensitive as KinectTue, 22 May 2012 10:29:00 GMT
Leap Motion have launched what they claim to be the "world's most accurate" 3D motion control device, 200 times more sensitive than the Xbox 360's Kinect controller. Priced cheaply at $69.99 (around £44), the small 4-inch camera plugs into...
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HTC have promised a "quality over quantity" approach to their Android smartphone line-up this year, and the HTC One X represents the pick of their pile. Have HTC made good on the claim, and can the HTC One X do enough to fend off stiff competition from the upcoming Samsung Galaxy S3 and iPhone 5? Read on to find out!
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Google Chrome overtakes Internet Explorer as most-used browser for first timeMon, 21 May 2012 12:18:00 GMT
Google's Chrome web browser has overtaken Microsoft's Internet Explorer for the first time to become the world's most-used internet browser. According to StatCounter, Google Chrome crept up the usage tables to overtake the veritable Microsoft offering for the first time...
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Google Chrome overtake Internet Explorer as most-used browser for first timeMon, 21 May 2012 12:18:00 GMT
Google's Chrome web browser has overtaken Microsoft's Internet Explorer for the first time to become the world's most-used internet browser. According to StatCounter, Google Chrome crept up the usage tables to overtake the veritable Microsoft offering for the first time...
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New evidence has come to light suggesting that Apple's FaceTime video calling app may soon work over 3G on iPhones and iPads. FaceTime can currently only be used over a Wi-Fi connection, likely as it would put a strain on...
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The ROM for Samsung's soon-to-be-released Galaxy S3 Android wonderphone has been leaked online, meaning that those with a penchant for fiddling about under the bonnet of their Google-powered handsets can pop it into their phones and give it a test...
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...and I don't even have an iPhone. There are few films cooler when it comes to artistic design than 2001: A Space Odyssey, few toys more amazing than LEGO, and no smartphones slicker in terms of industrial design than the...
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Microsoft have quietly taken their So.Cl social network out of the beta testing stage this weekend, meaning it's now open for all intrepid tech tinkerers to try out. The network (which has been in a private beta testing phase since...
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