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Update: The Absolute Latest On The XBox One

Update- 4.20pm GMT on 22nd May 2013: It’s almost been 24 hours since the announcement, and the crowd is very much divided. A survey of 1934 people so far by Appy Geek shows that 47% are anticipating purchasing the Xbox One. True it’s early days to start calculating the console’s success, but the unveiling has [...]

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Update On Galaxy S4 Active Rumours: Samsung’s Ruggedised Smartphone Appears On Video

On the 20th of May 2013 a sneak peak video posted by Moble Tech Review appeared on YouTube, leaking amateur footage of the highly gossiped about Ruggedised Samsung Galaxy S4. Purported images of the sturdier version of Samsung’s flagship smartphone had emerged online at gsmarena.com just a day earlier. Mobile Tech Review has admitted the video [...]

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Not ‘Xbox 720’ Or ‘Xbox Infinity’, But Xbox One: The Latest From Today’s Reveal

Microsoft’s about to reveal its newest rendition of the Xbox at its US headquarters in Washington state, its 5.45pm GMT on Tuesday 21st May 2013 and there are 15 minutes to go… 6pm: Don Mattrick starts off with a speech that’s all about ‘you’ the consumer. “Can we take what you love and make it [...]

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Laptop Nostalgia: Sony Vaio VGN-FW21L

The Sony Vaio VGN-FW21L was a bit of a winner when it was released, but is it still one to consider? On first glance, you could be mistaken for thinking you’re looking at a high-end Macbook, so gorgeous is the design. It’s super-slim with the same kind of recessed keyboard that its Apple counterparts sport, [...]

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Google’s music streaming subscription service: striking a sweet note or out of tune?

All Access, a music streaming subscription service described as ‘radio without rules’, has been revealed as Google’s latest endeavour at the firm’s annual I/O developer conference in San Francisco. It is an add-on to Google’s already existing platform, Play Music, which allows users to store music they already own and sync to their devices for [...]

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Samsung’s Second Tablet Attempt: The Galaxy Tab 2 7.0

It’s fair to say that the original Samsung Galaxy Tab didn’t perform to expectations, but with the revamped version now sporting Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich, has Samsung finally hit the mark with the Galaxy Tab 2? Let’s have a look. The small tablet is kitted out with a 7-inch display and is very well [...]

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Xbox Rumour: New Console Name Leaked

While the market and the media have speculated at the release of an’ Xbox 720’ for the last five years, it seems that Microsoft had in fact set its sights on a number much, much higher. According to an image leaked on reddit.com , the impending console has been christened ‘Infinity’. As usual, Microsoft said it [...]

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US Bill To Expand Realms Of Online Sales Tax Law

At the moment, the American government only charges online sales tax to retailers with a physical presence. So under the current law, large brick-and-mortar companies such as Walmart must collect sales taxes on online purchases in all states where they have a ‘concrete’ presence in the literal sense of the word. Purely online retailers are [...]

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New Consumer Trends Blog ‘BlogShopBuy’ Releases Today

Readers can follow frequent updates about all trends consumer related with a new blog named BlogShopBuy. It aspires to clear the air about what’s actually cool in an often oversaturated consumer-sphere; providing editorials or pictorials on real time developments in a variety of markets, or about products that are having a revival, moving through history [...]

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Ouya Update: Launch Delayed

Following up on our piece about the hottest Android console out there at the moment, the very latest news is that Ouya’s retail launch is shifting from June 4th to June 25th, according to a press release from the Kickstarter-funded company. CEO Julie Uhrman explained the decision to AOL’s video gaming blog Joystiq; “We’ve had [...]

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