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"You'll see Obama with a mo. You'll see it. It's going to happen." Back in the southern-hemisphere summer of 2003, a gang of Antipodean gents came up with the idea of growing a moustache for a month. Six years on and nearly a quarter of a million men around the globe are cultivat...
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Nokia E72 first to get IM app from homescreen Windows Live Messenger is now available via the Nokia Messaging Chat application straight from compatible phone's homescreens. This first instalment of Windows Live Messenger for Nokia Messaging includes tabbed chat windows, the abili...
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40- and 46-inchers from ?1799 Need another televisual tech phrase to add to the mix? Sure you do, and today's word comes from Philips with its new 9704 TV range that offers "LED Pro" technology. Clearly better than just TVs marketed as LED sets, the "Pro" 9704 range offers "sensa...
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Feline photography tool If you're the type of person that thinks the prescence of a few cats would spice up any photo, then there's an app for that.CatPaint, just launched for the iPhone and iPod touch, adds a touch of puss to any pic with the option to drag and drop feline image...
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Play guitar on your smartpen Livescribe has announced the beta launch of an online application store, taking the craze for apps further than the world of the mobile phone. The store offers over 30 paid-for and free applications range from productivity and reference tools to games...
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With the power of Luke Wilson American mobile phone operator AT&T has hit back at rival Verizon using the secret weapon of Luke Wilson. The new ad, which supposedly compares the two operators' 3G offerings side by side, is a direct response to Verizon's current map-themed campaig...
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Trends that are going to be hot topics The countdown to?CES 2010, the biggest electronics trade show on planet, has begun, but what can we expect from the show, and what should we start to get excited about? Here are six areas that are going to dominate the news come January. Don...
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$1799 and Christmas delivery if you've been very, very nice Dell's super model thin Adamo XPS has gone on pre-order in the States, with a super slim chance of delivery in time for Christmas.Santa might struggle to get the machines distributed on time with the "preliminary" ship ...
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Beta releases bring multi-touch support Adobe has announced that beta versions of Adobe AIR 2 and Adobe Flash Player 10.1 are now available from Adobe Labs for Windows, Mac and Linux operating systems. Flash Player 10.1 is also available for x86-based netbooks, and Adobe says it...
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BBC Worldwide has a cunning plan Following the release of Fawlty Towers, BBC Worldwide has seen fit to launch another British classic on iTunes. To mark twenty years since the series last appeared on our screens, the entire series of Blackadder is available to download from the i...
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With instant translation and phonetic input Google has given its much-loved Translate service a lick of paint and a bucket of useful new features. The service can translate between 51 different languages - meaning 2550 language pairs - which Google claims represents over 98% of i...
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Your guide to the smoothest festive season you ever had This is Pocket-lint talking to you on behalf of the better part of yourself. Do your Christmas shopping now. Do it now and do it online. You know you/we are right. If you do it now, you can do it all from the comfort of your...
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Teaching muggles to cast spells Muggles everywhere can become fledgling wizards with the help of a new iPhone and iPod touch app. Warner Bros' digital arm is offering the new spell app that "will turn iPhones and iPod touches into magic wands". Offering over ten "spells" the app...
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February debut for new Android handset Sony Ericsson has revealed a little more about the launch timescale for its latest Xperia-branded handset, the X10. Via a pre-order page on its site, the phone manufacturer has revealed that the new high-end handset is due in February.We kne...
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And the nominees are... Here are the nominations for Best Music Gadget in The Vodafone Pocket-lint Gadget Awards 2009. The following products where chosen because we feel they represent the best music gadgets on sale in the last 12 months that are available in the UK.? The nomina...
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Fun for even the smooth of face It's the 13th Movember 2009 and a few of you out there might be feeling a little envious or indeed entirely left out of the tache growing proceedings. Don't panic. We've got it all sorted for you here. Here's a few moustache-inspired bits and piece...
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Hands on with the new PEN Olympus has unveiled the second edition of its PEN series, the E-P2, and we were lucky enough to get hands-on and have a little play with it. As you might hope, it retains the chunky body and reassuring weight of its predecessor, while still being small ...
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Second edition of the Micro Four Thirds snapper Olympus has unveiled a new version of its E-P1 camera called - you guessed it - the E-P2. The second edition matches its older brother in every way, but exceeds it in several, too. For starters, there's now an electronic viewfinder ...
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Money saving deals, offers and innovations On the day that all eyes are on Orange and its first day of selling the iPhone, we thought we'd try and keep an even hand and let you know of a deal that O2 is offering as Sky Mobile TV launches on the iPhone.In a bid to remain competiti...
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Social networking slider inches closer to a launch LG has announced a few more details of its first Android smartphone, the LG GW620, that launches with a focus on social networking. The GW620 is a QWERTY slider with an HVGA 3-inch LCD. Features include a 5-megapixel AF camera an...
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Timely promotional email offers "getting ready" info As Orange starts to offer the iPhone in the UK, Vodafone has sent out an email to all those who pre-registered interest in the device about its launch of the Apple mobile. The promotional mailer claims that Vodafone is the fast...
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To help videogamers "find their voice" UK Labour MP Tom Watson has formed a political pressure group called "Gamers' Voice", designed to "discuss how UK video gamers can find their voice in newspapers and government". The MP announced the creation of the group, which currently ma...
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infra-red cameras, sensors and over tricks create high-tech performance When you think of opera being performed on the stage in an opera house the last thing you think of is an interactive experience powered by software algorithms, infra-red cameras and state of the art technolog...
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Beautiful people grope the new handset We brought you news from the launch, a hands-on gallery and a serious look at the phone's features, but can offer a glimpse of how Sony Ericsson will be marketing the new Xperia X10 with this new video. The glossy promo - beautiful people i...
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New features and support for new S5 ZonePlayer Sonos has releases an update to its iPhone and iPod touch app bringing it in line with the new?Sonos Software 3.1?update released recently for the music systems dedicated controller and computer software.? The new update, which is no...
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Social media centre grows up Boxee?has confirmed that is will be coming out of Alpha and going into Beta on 7 December before a full launch in January at CES. Boxee, who describes themselves as the "first social media centre playing media from your computer and other devices in y...
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Fixes know bug Canon?has released a new firmware update that fixes a know issue with its top of the range?Canon EOS 7D DSLR camera?launched back in The new firmware update, version 1.1.0, corrects a recently discovered problem of remnants of the previous photo being visible in co...
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Lights, camera, action? You can get iPhone cases that protect your phone, you can get them that offer you extra power, you can even get them with a Bluetooth headset in them, and now thanks to a community back project one with a built-in torch that can double up as a camera flash...
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See what we did there? Ever since games consoles came into our front rooms, both the hardware and software developers have looked for new ways to make their titles stand out from the crowd. One sure fire method is to reinvent the interface or design one with just your game in min...
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A new skateboarding and snowboarding Nintendo Wii controller In the States Thrustmaster has unveiled the T-Freestyle NW, describing it as the ultimate controller for snowboarding and skateboarding Wii dudes. "Experience the extreme action of boarding this winter from the comfort ...
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Full makeover of Android OS Gosh, Sony Ericsson has done quite a job on the interface for its forthcoming "Rachael" Android handset. The bulk of the additions seem to be targeted at the multimedia end of the operating system, which, as Engadget points out, has always been a litt...
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