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Just posted - Our Pentax K-x in-depth review

Just posted! Our in-depth review of the Pentax K-x. Despite its compact size and inconspicuous exterior the K-x boasts an impressive feature set that is, in parts, not that far off thesemi-pro K-7. In the entry-level segment of the market the new model will be facing fierce competition from the lik... More...

Android OS Developers to Revamp App Marketplace

In a bid to compete more squarely with Apple's App Store, the developers of the Android mobile OS are improving the way people browse for applications on Google phones through what is known as Android Market. As part of a software upgrade (Android 1.6, aka Donut) Android handset owners will be abl... More...

LG announces budget handset

LG announces budget handset 30 July 2009 Candybar phone provides the basics LG has announced the forthcoming launch of a new mobile phone targeted at the budget sector.   In amongst the gamut of news from a variety of mobile companies shouting about top-end features and advanced tec... More...

Olympus announces FE-5020, FE-4000, FE-46 and FE-26

Olympus has announced the latest additions to its FE range of budget compact cameras. The FE-5020, FE-4000, FE-46, FE-26 all include 12 Megapixel CCDs, 2.7 inch LCDs, but vary in lenses. They all include a 'One button, one Function' design principle, AF tracking and an Intelligent Auto mode. The FE-... More...

Symbian to Start New Developers Program

The Symbian Foundation plans to launch a publishing platform later this year aimed at helping developers to get their programs into mobile application stores. Unlike some of the other popular mobile phone platforms, Symbian does not intend to have a central store. It will instead support existing ... More...

LG launches S-Class UI website

LG launches S-Class UI website 15 July 2009 Arena mobile phones offered as prizes LG has launched a website dedicated to its latest S-Class, 3D user interface   The website celebrates the new interface which has proven popular as Jeremy Newing, head of marketing, LG Mobile UK, decla... More...

O2 delivers Twitter Texts

O2 delivers Twitter Texts 13 July 2009 O2 customers to receive notifications on Twitter updates From August O2 customers can receive replies and direct messages free of charge from their Twitter account via a text message. The phenomenon that has proved so popular even the Royal Family has sig... More...

DOJ May Seek to Reform Exclusive Phone Deals

There is keen interest in whether the U.S. Department of Justice Department will investigate large telecom companies for anticompetitive practices, which could prevent exclusive cell-phone deals such as the multiyear contract AT&T Inc. holds to sell the iPhone . So far, however, the po... More...

Take-Two Was Working On Separate Duke Nukem Title

Duke Begins would have been released in 2010. By Kat Bailey , 06/23/2009 How many suspended Duke Nukem games can one world handle? Another suspended Duke title has recently come to light, this one to have been called Duke Begins. And as with all things Duke Nukem, it's part of the legal d... More...

John Schappert Ditches Microsoft for COO Role at Electronic Arts

Microsoft corporate VP is headed for a job as Chief Operating Officer at EA. By Chris Pereira , 06/18/2009 Like Peter Moore before him, John Schappert is leaving Microsoft for a job with Electronic Arts. But unlike Moore, this is a return to EA for Schappert, who founded Tiburon Entertainmen... More...

Conan Addresses Super Mario Backdrop Claims

Conan O'Brien talks about how his new set looks like Super Mario Bros. By Sam Kennedy , 06/05/2009 You might have heard earlier this week how a website was claiming that Conan O'Brien's new set looked suspiciously like a Super Mario Bros. level . Well, tonight on his show Conan addressed the a... More...

New Yorker Cover Drawn Entirely on an IPhone

Last fall, we told you that The New Yorker artist Bob Staake does his cover illustration using Adobe Photoshop 3.0 -- yes, a version from 1995. Now comes the tale of another New Yorker cover artist, taking an entirely different technological approach. For this week's edition, Jorge Colombo crea... More...

Panasonic offers Leica M and R mount adapters

Panasonic has announced the DMW-MA2M M-mount adaptor and the DMW-MA3R R-mount adaptor for its Lumix G Micro System. Both Panasonic adaptors allow the use of movable MF assist function, which enlarges a selected area when focusing manually. The new adapters add to the list of third-party adapters de... More...

Windows Marketplace opens its doors for registration

Windows Marketplace opens its doors for registration 19 May 2009 App store now open to developers Microsoft has revealed that its Marketplace app store is now open for registration. This means that potential developers now have the opportunity to become a developer for Windows Mobile and, more... More...

CNBC text service launches for mobile

CNBC text service launches for mobile 13 May 2009 Get your news by SMS If you just gotta know the European stock market updates and financial news summaries as they happen, well, you're in luck.   Subscribe to the CNBC SMS service and you'll receive up to three news alert texts a da... More...

Nifty Tricks with the Samsung Tocco Ultra Edition

Nifty Tricks with the Samsung Tocco Ultra Edition 13 May 2009 |   Watch video Mobile Choice gets up close to Samsung's multimedia monster, the Tocco Ultra Edition More...

Laptop Hunters Ad Wars: Apple Strikes Back

Apple released today three new Get A Mac ads in reply to Microsoft's Laptop Hunters campaign. The ads take a stab at the prolific Lauren from the first Laptop Hunters ad and ridicule customer care (or the lack of) for PC users. One of the ads, titled Elimination, suggests that there are no... More...

Keep your touch-screen pristine

Keep your touch-screen pristine 29 April 2009 QDOS Clean Touch removes those dirty smudges and smears As great as touch-screens are, they are a haven for smudgy fingerprints and marks. While most of us can put up with them, the obsessive among you will be interested to hear of the QDOS Clean T... More...

AQA2U keeps fans in the loop

AQA2U keeps fans in the loop 21 April 2009 Get paid for providing SMS content on any subject you choose Those know it alls AQA has unveiled a new service that enables you to earn hard cash by publishing your own content. AQA2U is aimed at providing followers of bands, football clubs or selecte... More...

Sony Claims Big Name Games Sell Better on PS3

Despite claims to the contrary, Sony thinks it has the edge when it comes to attach rate. By Chris Pereira , 04/15/2009 Since the system's launch, Microsoft has touted how incredible the Xbox 360's attach rate is. And indeed, the numbers have shown that the 360's attach rate is much greater t... More...
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