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See what it’s like to wear Google Glass

Hoping to carve out a new type of personal computing, Google has shown off how to use its computerised eyewear to search, navigate, chat and take photos. (Credit: Google) “OK Glass.” Those are the two words that Google showed overnight will initiate a variety of commands for its Glass computerised eyewear. In the Google Glass “How it Feels” video embedded …

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Samsung TV Discovery searches on

Samsung’s got a new TV service that aims to make smart TV viewing a tad easier, letting you search multiple apps for the single programme you’re trying to watch. Dubbed ‘Samsung TV Discovery’ (bold — I like it), the service will search through services like Netflix, Lovefilm, YouTube, as well as live TV listings. Samsung’s wizard wheeze is that you’ll …

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Photo test: Samsung Galaxy Camera vs iPhone 5, S3, Lumia

The Samsung Galaxy Camera essentially pairs one of Samsung’s regular compact digital snappers with one of its Android phones, making features like in-camera photo editing and instant social sharing available over 3G.  At nearly £400 though, it’s not cheap — especially as it doesn’t also function as a phone — so let’s take a look at how it stacks up …

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ZTE, Nvidia team up to launch Tegra 4 handsets in China

The Chinese phone manufacturer, ZTE, has teamed up with Nvidia to launch a line of quad-core smartphones slated for midyear or earlier. These handsets will feature the Tegra 4 chipset, which was unveiled last month during CES 2013. Based on ARM Cortex-A15 architecture, Tegra 4 is expected to be much faster and more powerful than its predecessor, which was based …

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Track Apple refurb deals at RefurbMe

The words “deal” and “Apple product” rarely appear in the same sentence, which is why I continue to be fan of buying refurbished Apple gear whenever possible. While some refurbs prove to be junk, Apple gives you like-new hardware — complete with a same-as-new warranty. It’s the only way to go. But how do you know when a particular product …

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Vodafone, O2 and Three win 4G, but auction falls £1.2bn short

O2, Vodafone and Three have all won slices of 4G spectrum, meaning networks other than EE can begin rolling out speedy data services this year. This morning Ofcom confirmed that after more than 50 rounds of bidding, every major UK network has walked away from the now-concluded 4G auction with barrelfuls of bandwidth, including spectrum that was freed up in …

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