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Surface RT promotion: free Touch Cover or Type Cover in the UK

15 May 2013, 16:00

Also Microsoft updates firmware to improve internal speaker volume and "system stability”.

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HP reveals pair of hybrid laptops; the Split x2 and SlateBook x2

15 May 2013, 13:15

The Split x2 runs Windows and the SlateBook x2 is an Android device.

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BlackBerry Messenger BBM to be available on iOS and Android

15 May 2013, 12:00

Signature messaging service will be available on rival platforms from “the summer”.

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Next Windows officially named Windows 8.1 - free for Win8 users

15 May 2013, 10:00

Windows RT will also get updated but we were not informed about what it will be called.

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Google cloud storage pooled across services

14 May 2013, 13:00

Now you get 15GB across Gmail, Drive and Google+ Photos.

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Google Image Search ‘Atari Breakout’ for a bit of retro fun

14 May 2013, 11:00

Google celebrates the 37th birthday of the classic Breakout game with this Easter egg.

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Can the Nvidia GTX 680 be BIOS flashed into a GTX 770?

14 May 2013, 10:00

It wouldn’t be the first time in graphics card history that a new card was just a rehash.

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New Haswell-based notebooks “have mostly been shipped”

13 May 2013, 15:45

So does a recently-spied Dixons training video show a Sony slider Haswell-based PC?

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Sony’s 13.3-inch e-ink notepad aimed at university students

13 May 2013, 14:20

It comes with a stylus, is only 6.8mm thick, has a three week battery life and weighs 385g.

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Nokia Lumia 928 revealed and promo video released

13 May 2013, 13:00

But will the aluminium clad “Catwalk” be revealed in London tomorrow?

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Samsung’s 5G tests break through speeds of 1Gbps

13 May 2013, 10:45

Firm wants to commercialise technology by 2020.

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Samsung Galaxy S4 Zoom, Galaxy S4 mini and Galaxy S4 Activ

10 May 2013, 14:28

Are all due this summer according to Samsung schedule leaks.

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Amazon said to be developing a smartphone with a 3D display

10 May 2013, 11:00

Recent hirings and statements made by the CEO point to some new devices this year.

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BT offers free BTSport channels to its broadband customers

10 May 2013, 10:02

Uses free Premier League football to entice users to switch broadband provider.

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Microsoft is considering buying out Nook Media

9 May 2013, 16:04

MS offering a cool $1 billion to buy the complete digital assets says TechCrunch.

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Huggies TweetPee informs you when its nappy change time

9 May 2013, 13:15

The new Huggies humidity sensor fires off a Tweet to alert parents.

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OUYA console makers just raised another $15 million

9 May 2013, 12:07

Also the console is shown to be “relatively easy to fix” in new iFixit teardown.

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Earl is a solar-powered Android tab aimed at survivalists

9 May 2013, 11:00

New e-ink tablet is “engineered for the most extreme of outdoor situations”.

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PowerColor launches a passively cooled Radeon HD 7850

9 May 2013, 10:07

Firm says you will now be able to “play hard, play quiet”.

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Intel’s silver bullet - Silvermont takes aim at ARM

8 May 2013, 21:30

Offers a significant boost in performance and energy efficiency over previous Atom SoCs.

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Sony introduces VAIO Fit series Windows 8 laptops

8 May 2013, 14:26

Replacing the current “E” series entry-level models.

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Microsoft reacts to Adobe abandoning packaged software

8 May 2013, 12:20

MS thinks Adobe's move away from perpetual software licenses may be a decade too early.

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Western Digital and Sandisk team up to create hybrid SSHDs

8 May 2013, 11:03

We already saw one of the fruits of this partnership; the WD Black 5mm Hybrid.

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Seagate launches Solid State Drive products

8 May 2013, 10:04

Three new SSD drive ranges and flash memory PCIe cards are unveiled.

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Microsoft confirms “key aspects” of Windows 8 will change

7 May 2013, 15:20

However firm recently surpassed 100 million Windows 8 licences sold milestone.

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EA gains exclusive rights to develop Star Wars games

7 May 2013, 12:30

DICE, Visceral and BioWare will work on new Star Wars titles.

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Bill Gates believes many iPad users suffering from frustration

7 May 2013, 11:03

The cure is a Microsoft Surface with keyboard /type cover and Office software.

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ASUS made $202 million profits during Q1 2013

6 May 2013, 16:00

Company not hurt by the PC sales decline as it sells 3 million tablets during Q1.

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MSI releases its first mechanical gaming keyboard

6 May 2013, 15:15

MSI GK-601 keyboard offers yellow LED backlighting with four brightness levels.

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Nokia talks about a new hero device and new phablet

6 May 2013, 12:09

Meanwhile a billboard advert image emerges boasting of the Lumia 928 camera ability.

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LG is now working on the Google Nexus 5 smartphone

6 May 2013, 10:15

Pictures of the new smartphone may have leaked already.

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Google appoints Noah Falstein as Chief Game Designer

3 May 2013, 10:08

Is Google going to make a big move into multiplayer gaming?

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New digital camera lens is based on the compound eye of a fire ant

2 May 2013, 16:34

It is useful as it provides a very wide field of view with an “infinite” depth of field.

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