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Lenovo flaunts S-series trio of budget Android phones

Lenovo has just unveiled three friendly, budget smartphones at MWC 2014 to further widen its S-series offering. The trio, namely the S860, S850 and…

Sony’s SmartBand life-logging wearable coming in March

Sony is yet again showing off its latest piece of wearable tech, the SmartBand, at the MWC 2014. After the company gave us a…

Samsung Galaxy S5 rumours: fingerprint scanner ‘confirmed’

The Galaxy S5 is an important phone. When it’s revealed on 24 February in Barcelona at the Samsung Unpacked event, eyes will melt and…

Twitch server buckles under pressure as 100k gamers play ‘Pokémon’ together

The popular game streaming channel, Twitch, has put the old-time classic Pokemon: Red and Blue into the hands of tens of thousands of participants…

LG unveils the ‘G2 mini’ in single and dual-sim flavours

LG’s unveiled its latest flagship, the LG G2 mini. The smartphone features a 4.7″ display, weighs a trim 121 grams and given its target…

Fin thumb ring brings gesture control to the palm of your hand

Fin is a tiny device that you can wear on your thumb as a ring, which turns your hand into a numeric keypad and…

Meet the Elife S5.5, ‘world’s thinnest smartphone’

No, it’s not the iPhone 6 or a new Samsung Galaxy something. Chinese manufacturer Gionee claims that its Elife S5.5 is the world’s slimmest…

Dell ditches Android smartphones in favour of Windows 8 tablets

Computer giant Dell has decided to forgo its smartphone aspirations and instead shift its focus to the tablet market. While speaking at the Dell…

iPhone 5 available at South African iStores today from R8k

It’s official, the iPhone 5 has landed in SA. South African iStores in Cape Town, Durban and Gauteng are selling the iPhone 5 with…

The Find 5, Oppo’s impressively specced flagship smartphone

Chinese manufacturer Oppo has just unveiled its latest flagship smartphone, the Find 5, which as the name would suggest comes fitted with a 5-inch…

Fuhu’s $250 Nabi XD tablet for ‘Tweens’, but will they bite?

Fuhu has announced its latest Android powered device, the Nabi XD, a 10.1-inch tablet designed for “Tweens“. So what is this kid-friendly tablet packing?…

WP8 powered Samsung Ativ S finally makes 2012 release deadline

It appears that Samsung’s flagship Windows Phone 8 device, the Ativ S is finally set to make its 2012 release deadline. We initially reported…

Nokia Engineer highlights Windows 8 game flaws, devs should be worried

Nokia’s Principal Engineer for Windows Phone 8, Justin Angel has detailed some disconcerting flaws within Windows Store games. This is especially worrying news for…

BlackBerry 10 L-Series images leaked, looks damn fine

With RIM‘s BlackBerry 10 event coming 30 January 2013, more and more details are coming to the fore regarding the new OS and product…

Microsoft Surface breaks free of Windows Stores, hits retail outlets December

Great news for anyone who isn’t located next to a shiny Microsoft Store. Surface is going to hit the retail sector mid-December, says Microsoft….

RIM release BB10 SDK ‘Gold’ toolkit, devs start your engines

With the BlackBerry 10 event less than two months away, it appears the Canadian manufacturer is moving full steam ahead with the release of…

Schools get $99 Chromebooks brimming with holiday spirit

For US$99, Google’s now offering the Chromebook to qualifying schools. All teachers need do is visit Google’s Chromebook store and request the Samsung Series…

ThinkPad X1 Carbon Touch, revamped for Windows 8

Lenovo has just announced its ThinkPad X1 Carbon is now optimised for Windows 8. It’s also undergone a slight name change, with “Touch” suffixed…

Lacoste looks Back to the Future with colour-changing polo shirt

René Lacoste built his empire around the enduring tennis shirt, or polo shirt as we know it. But Mr Lacoste was more than just…

Wii U hacked to run Homebrew Channel

Nintendo’s latest, the Wii U, was never expected to escape the wrath of the modding community. Point in case, it’s now been retro-hacked to…

Windows Phone 8 Portico update begins OTA roll out to HTC 8X

The rumoured Windows Phone 8 update has begun rolling out to select HTC 8X users according to WP Central. The update which we initially…

Samsung to reveal ’Something Big’ at CES 2013

A promotional video that is possibly teasing the Galaxy S IV, Galaxy Tab III, a rocket-powered NFC fridge or anything else for that matter,…

Windows RT app ‘GBWG’ breaks no records with £52

Great Big War Game (GBWG) has been a popular game on iOS and Android. With the release of the Windows 8 OS and its…

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