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When’s the next Amazon Prime Day? Everything we know so far
There’s no greater feeling than getting something you’ve had your eye on for a while at a bargain price. That’s why sales events are so handy. Events such as Amazon’s Prime Day allow Prime members to nab exclusive deals and discounts on all sorts of products, whether that’s a fancy pair of headphones or a…
Google’s latest Pixel update is rolling out to fix some of the worst bugs
Google’s October update for Pixel phones is live – bringing with it a whole bunch of big fixes. This update is for everything from Pixel 7 to Pixel 10, plus the Fold and Tablet. There are no new features this time, just a clutch of fixes that should make everyday use calmer. Display stability gets…
KitchenAid’s best stand mixer looks stunning in this new colour
KitchenAid’s classic Artisan stand mixer has just been released in a tasteful new shade. Wildflower hue is a cool lilac hue with a soft satin finish that looks right at home on the counter, more lavender gelato than loud purple. The 4.7L model lands at £499 with the whisk, dough hook and beater in the…
Channel 4’s streamer is about to get more content thanks to BBC-owned UKTV
Channel 4 and the BBC-owned UKTV have signed a multi-year agreement to bring UKTV’s U service into Channel 4 streaming from January 2026. That means more familiar British series gathered in one place, less app hopping, and more time actually watching. Channel 4 has confirmed the new catalogue will sit alongside Channel 4’s programmes on…
MWC 2008: LG Plans Unlimited Music, Touchscreen, 3G Mobiles
We’re starting to get to the chaff end of the MWC so we’re rather surprised this has surfaced so late… Following its deal with Vodafone in December, UK based all-you-can-eat mobile music company Omniphone has announced it has now signed an agreement with LG to launch dedicated ‘MusicStation Max’ handsets. No formal technical details were…
MWC 2008: AOL Makes Open Mobile Software Platform
Loosen that noose and carefully step down from that wobby chair, this isn’t quite as bad as it seems… Despite the formal announcement of the ‘AOL Open Mobile Platform’, this isn’t gun-in-the-mouth territory because what the hideous multinational has in fact come up with is more of an open SDK (Software Developers’ Kit) which provides…
MWC 2008: Google: 50x More Searches On iPhone
There are two news stories in one here, but we’ll deal with the headline grabber first… Stunning us all this week are quotes from Google’s Mobile Operations Head Vic Gundotra, who told the Financial Times this week at the Mobile World Congress that Apple’s iPhone has made 50x more searches using its service than any…
MSI GX720, GX620 Revealed
MSI has so far neglected to announce any new notebooks based on Intel’s Centrino 2 platform, unlike Acer, Panasonic, Sony, Lenovo and Samsung. No longer, though, because the company’s GX720 and GX620 gaming notebooks are here to rectify that situation. Spec wise the two systems are almost identical, the variants being screen size and speaker…
IFA 2008 Preview
By the time you read this Riyad, Andy and I shall be jetting across to Berlin for this year’s IFA event. Officially it won’t start until 29 August, but we’ll be there early bringing you all the news during the show’s professionals only day on the 28th. So what can we expect? In a word…
BlackBerry Z10 officially unveiled as first BB10 handset
Following today’s BlackBerry 10 release date, BlackBerry parent company RIM has officially unveiled the first BB10 OS handset, the BlackBerry Z10. Entering the realms of reality following a raft of recent leaks and rumours, the new BlackBerry Z10 has been formally outed as the flagship BlackBerry 10 handset, playing host to a 4.2-inch touchscreen display…