Deals of the day Cheap pay as you go mobile phone

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Pay as you go phones might not be the most glamorous handsets but they don’t half know how to be utterly bargainous. If you need a second phone for a holiday or festival, or want to be in touch with your kids, we recommend you cast your discerning gaze over these beauties. 1. Samsung C300, [...]

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Sony Reader versus books what’s greener

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The Sony Reader e-book viewer hits the UK today, hoping to “revolutionise” the way we read. Whether you think it’s a hot gadget,Office 2013 Key, a solution in search of a problem, an opportunity for new authors (Toby Young’s opinion) or an over-priced gizmo (Nick Hornby’s take), one question remains: is it green? Does Sony’s [...]

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Pioneer at Air Studios This is what amazing audio

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It’s that time of year again, when manufacturers remind us that their CES announcements actually result in a product for people to buy. And so Pioneer invited us along to Air Studios to see — and hear — its home cinema and stereo music systems. We gladly accepted the invitation, and were thoroughly looking forward [...]

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Video reviews round-up New videos, please!

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Like fresh new Wimbledon champ Rafael Nadal, we’re winning on all surfaces with this week’s video reviews round-up. New videos, please! First up, from mini laptops to Media Centers, we’ve got enough PC video reviews to cover Henman Hill. The netbooks are still turning heads and we take a look at both the Eee PC [...]

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Movies by Flixster for iPhone and Android

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Everybody loves going to the pictures, but sometimes the choice can be overwhelming. Movies, an app for iPhone and Android by Flixster, cuts through the hassle by offering every piece of information you could possibly want for a trip to the pictures. What does it do? The app connects to your GPS and lists the [...]

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Photos Hands-on with freesat

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If you haven’t already heard, freesat is the new service from the BBC and ITV designed to bring free digital TV to people who don’t live in the Freeview coverage area or people who want more channels and the potential for HD. freesat is starting small with 80 channels, but it claims that there will [...]

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Android’s Got Talent Cash prizes for devs

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Google’s Android mobile platform has such a slim slice of the pie at the moment that it needs an infusion of fresh and original apps if it’s to stay in the cake sale. Google’s answer: the second Android Developer Challenge, or ADC2 — now with whacking great cash prizes.  This time, submissions will vie for [...]

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Bluetooth keyboards Give your fingers a break

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Writing out long emails or documents on tiny mobile phone or PDA keypads is as frustrating as eating a large bowl of soup with a teaspoon. Fortunately, there is a solution to the small-keypad-long-email dilemma and it comes in the form of the Bluetooth keyboard. There are many to choose from, including these two — [...]

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Spotify adds caching to desktop app, now goes ever

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Spotify is today enabling playback of cached music on your computer even without an Internet connection — as long as you’re a Premium subscriber. Starting later today, Premium users’ playlists will include an iPhone-style button to make them available offline. Spotify already caches some music in your playlist, storing copies on your computer, but it [...]

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iRiver Spinn Korean knob-centric PMP

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iRiver’s Spinn player is our last hot new portable offering from the ‘River at CES. This palm-sized, flash-based media player has an 81mm (3.2-inch) LCD screen boasting a decent resolution of 480×272 pixels. As you might’ve guessed, it utilises iRiver’s ‘Spinn’ technology, negating the need for expensive touch-sensitive screens. You’ll have to spin and push [...]

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