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Xbox TV set-top box to serve Xbox 720’s media smarts to non-gamers 

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by Paddy Smith  |  12 Apr 2013  |  Comment now
A duo of rumours suggests that TV functionality will be hard-baked into Microsoft’s new console – and there’ll be a cheaper set-top box, too.
First official picture of the Samsung Galaxy S4 emerges 

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by Paddy Smith  |  13 Mar 2013  |  Comment now
It looks a lot like the Galaxy S3, but Samsung’s Twitter teaser claims this shadowy smartphone will be #TheNextBigThing.
Facebook overhauls news feed 

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by Paddy Smith  |  8 Mar 2013  |  Comment now
Poaches from Pinterest, Twitter.
Nvidia Phoenix could be your next smartphone 

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by Paddy Smith  |  27 Feb 2013  |  Comment now
Mobile World Congress: It’s a reference design, but the company isn’t ruling out a move into smartphone and tablet hardware. Would you buy an Nvidia phone?
Sonos Playbar brings home theatre into the multiroom mainstream 

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by Paddy Smith  |  13 Feb 2013  |  Comment now
Sonos has become synonymous with multiroom audio. Now, like a digital Elvis, it’s aiming its wireless streaming gun straight at your TV.
Apple Television will launch this summer – and five other things we’ve just learned about the new Apple TV 

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by Paddy Smith  |  12 Feb 2013  |  Comment now
We've just been on a secret trip to California – and we’ve come back with some juicy morsels about Apple’s long-awaited TV project.
Apple’s iOS 6.1 arrives with iCloud song downloads 

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by Paddy Smith  |  30 Jan 2013  |  Comment now
Want to uncloud your cloud library? Done, thanks to the latest software update for Apple’s iPhone and iPad. And more…
iPhone 6 vs Samsung Galaxy S4 – who will win? 

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by Paddy Smith  |  30 Jan 2013  |  Comment now
As the jigsaw puzzle pieces of 2013’s most anticipated phones begin to form a picture, we pick a provisional winner in tech’s big match.
Apple churns record revenue as iOS device sales top 500m 

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by Paddy Smith  |  25 Jan 2013  |  Comment now
Mac and iPod sales drop off as bumper iPad and iPhone uptake sees Apple’s books in rude health. (Caution: large numbers within).
Wikipedia announces Wikivoyage travel guides 

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by Paddy Smith  |  21 Jan 2013  |  Comment now
TripAdvisor won’t be troubled, but Wiki’s new plan for crowdsourced travel guides could see the end of the road for Lonely Planet.
Facebook launches Graph Search to peer into your friends' lives 

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by Paddy Smith  |  16 Jan 2013  |  Comment now
Search gets personal with Facebook’s new social graph, which narrows its scope to your own life and connections. Google sighs with relief.
2013 is the year of the bendy smartphone 

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by Paddy Smith  |  7 Jan 2013  |  Comment now
This year promises to bring flexible screens to smartphones, and you won’t be able to resist their bendy ways.
How to make your TV smart without buying a new set 

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by Paddy Smith  |  8 Nov 2012  |  Comment now
As Xbox SmartGlass arrives on iOS, we survey the best TV add-ons, and explain why you don’t need to adjust your set.
Google Nexus 10 by Samsung spec and pictures leak 

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by Paddy Smith  |  29 Oct 2012  |  Comment now
As Google clears its throat to issue official news of a 10in Android tablet, that sneaky internet has gone and spoiled its surprise
Google postpones October 29th event 

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by Paddy Smith  |  29 Oct 2012  |  Comment now
Hurricane fears put the brakes on the Nexus 10, Nexus 7 and LG Nexus 4 announcements – badly kept secrets live another day.
This is the yacht Steve Jobs designed with Philippe Starcke 

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by Paddy Smith  |  29 Oct 2012  |  Comment now
It’s made of aluminium. Obviously. And the control deck is loaded with iMacs. Also obviously.
Apple patent suggests new camera features for iPhone 6 

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by Paddy Smith  |  2 Oct 2012  |  Comment now
There was little fanfare around iPhone 5’s camera at launch, but could Apple be holding out for an iPhone 6 photography splash?
5 alternative uses for your CDs 

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by Paddy Smith  |  2 Oct 2012  |  Comment now
It’s 30 years since the first CD player was announced, and though the format’s largely fallen from grace, those discs still have their uses.
Apple iPhone 5 nano SIM confirmed 

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by Paddy Smith  |  13 Sep 2012  |  Comment now
Think you’ll be slotting your iPhone 4S’s SIM card straight into your upgraded Apple mobile? Think again.
Sony Xperia Tablet S hands on preview 

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by Paddy Smith  |  30 Aug 2012  |  Comment now
The second generation of Sony’s foldy-looking tablet has arrived, and we’ve got our mitts all over its 9.4in screen.
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