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The Best Games of 2011

While 2011 will probably not go down as a classic year in terms of games, there have been some truly remarkable releases. Here, in no particular order, are our...

The Best Blu-ray Players of 2011

Blu-ray players are finally being produced and bought in the kind of numbers that means they are well within range of most budgets; there has really never been...

The Best mp3 Docking Stations of 2011

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...

The Best Laptops of 2011

Our favourite laptops released in 2011… With a huge amount of choice, buying a laptop, notebook, ultrabook or netbook can be a complicated process, so if...

The Best TVs of 2011

We take a look back at some of the best 3D and HD TVs we have seen this year… If you’re on the search for a new TV for Christmas or want to kit yourself...

The Best Smartphones Of 2011

We take a look at our very best smartphones of 2011… There has never been a better time to get equipped with a smartphone, whatever your tastes and whatever...

New Microwave Plays Music

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…. If...

Try Windows Phone 7 On Your Apple And Android Phones

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...

HTC Ville Revealed?

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…. The guys...

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Phones

Try Windows Phone 7 On Your Apple And Android Phones

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...

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HTC Ville Revealed?

According to a report in Pocket Now, the image below is the latest HTC Android smartphone, the HTC Ville....

Galaxy Nexus Volume Bug: Fix Available

Anyone with Google/Samsung’s Galaxy Nexus smartphone that has been suffering from the well-reported...

Android Well On Top In OS Market Share War

Google’s Android platform now makes up 52.5 percent of the worldwide smartphone market, according...

Nokia Testing New Windows Phone Device

We’re all eagerly awaiting the launch of the very first Nokia Windows Phone (the Nokia Lumia 800...

Audio

How To Make A Music Video – For Free

Singer-songwriter Andy Fosberry of Ironlight River shows how the do-it-yourself ethic doesn’t mean sacrificing your creativity: just grab yourself a half-decent...

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LimeWire Pay Music Labels $105 Million

The people behind file-sharing service LimeWire have agreed to pay out $105 million to 13 different...

Record Store Day, April 16th

Anyone remember record shops? I do – in fact, I still use them. But even if you don’t normally,...

How To Beat Spotify’s Limits On Free Use

As we reported yesterday, Spotify have announced they will be cutting the amount of music that users...

Gadget Show Live 2011: Pioneer Noise Cancelling Earphones

FACT: The Gadget Show Live is LOUD. With so many people in such a large space and so many electronic...

Visual

Sony Designing ‘Different’ TV

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...

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LG Make New Flagship 3D TV Official

LG’s brand new flagship 3DTV has been made official at the CEDIA Expo in Illinois…… The...

Sony 3D Experience Now Available

Sony’s brand new 3D Experience on-demand service is now up and running…. If you have a 3D...

How To Make A Music Video – For Free

Singer-songwriter Andy Fosberry of Ironlight River shows how the do-it-yourself ethic doesn’t...

Gadget Show Live 2011: Nvidia Showcase 3D…

I have to admit, when I first tried out the new wave of 3D I wasn’t impressed – and have...

Computing

Packard Bell Strike With A OneTwo Punch

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

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Samsung Bringing Windows 8 To Series 7?

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

Steve Jobs, Apple Founder, Dies Age 56

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

Panasonic Launch New Toughbook

We were huge fans of the original Toughbook H1 from Panasonic when it was released last year, so it’s...

New iMac Release (tomorrow!)

Sources close to AppleInsider have indicated that Apple will be releasing an updated version of the...

Tablets

HP Considering Sale of WebOS

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...

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New HTC Tablet Revealed?

It looks like the next HTC tablet device will be a 10.1-inch affair, currently going under the moniker...

iPad iOS Outranks Linux in Desktop Rankings for Web Browsing

Despite launching just a year ago, the iPad iOS has already surpassed Linux in the Desktop rankings...

Asus Delay Eee Pad Transformer

There are plenty of people keenly waiting for the release of the Asus Eee Pad Transformer – but...

Gadget Show Live 2011: ViewSonic ViewPad 7

As expected, 2011 is turning out to be the year that tablets have really started to come to the fore,...

Games

Kinect 2 May “Read Lips” And “Detect Emotions”

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...

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Nintendo Chief: Consumers Don’t Understand 3DS

Nintendo CEO Satoru Iwata is renowned for his rather bullish manner and it seems that age isn’t...

Sony Playstation Network Hacked

Users of Sony’s Playstation Network have been waiting for a week for it to be turned back on,...

Nintendo Releasing Wii Successor in 2012

Nintendo has confirmed that it will be releasing a new successor to the Wii console in 2012. Nintendo...

Sony Ship 50 Million PS3 Consoles

Sony have announced impressive sales figures for the PlayStation 3 console and Move controller –...

Apps & Software

Try Windows Phone 7 On Your Apple And Android Phones

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...

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BBC To Map UK 3G Coverage

The BBC launched a new Android app today that promises to map the nation’s 3G reception –...

The Guardian For Kindle Now Available

UK national newspapers The Guardian and The Observer have been in considerable trouble in recent years...

How To Make A Music Video – For Free

Singer-songwriter Andy Fosberry of Ironlight River shows how the do-it-yourself ethic doesn’t...

Use Mobile For Cash With ‘Quick Tap’ From Orange & Barclaycard

Near Field Technology (NFT) has been in use in Japan for some time now, and it finally looks as if the...

Technology

New Microwave Plays Music

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…. If...

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Kinect 2 May “Read Lips” And “Detect Emotions”

The next-gen version of Microsoft’s Kinect for the Xbox 360 will be sporting some rather impressive...

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

Network providers O2 have begun testing in a nine month Long Term Evolution – or LTE – mobile...

Ice Cream Sandwich: Source Code In Public Domain

Google have released the source code for Android 4.0, or ‘Ice Cream Sandwich‘ and one...

Steve Jobs, Apple Founder, Dies Age 56

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

media

Steve Jobs, Apple Founder, Dies Age 56

Sad news indeed; Steve Jobs has died at the age of 56, following a long illness with pancreatic cancer. Whatever you may have thought of the man, or the...

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Doctor Who Offered On Facebook

More and more video content is starting to become available to rent on Facebook and the BBC have become...

Cheaper Ad-Supported Kindle

Amazon will be releasing a new ad-supported Kindle for $25 less than the current lowest priced Kindle....

Government Hiring a Digital Director

Martha Lane-Fox helped create the new Digital Role The British Government is hiring a new Executive...

Google’s Plans For YouTube Revealed

Watch out for a major overhaul of YouTube in the near future, with Google expected to invest a healthy...

Cameras

Gadget Show Live 2011: JVC Everio GS TD1 3D Camcorder

It’s clear that 3D is making its way into the mainstream home – whether we like it or not – and one of the devices that will help with the adoption...