Time for a pop quiz. Are you a fan of: (A) Bank robberies? (B) High-speed chases? (C) Vehicular destruction? (D) Jumps, power-ups, and coin-collecting? All of the above? Me, too! What you’ll want to do, then, is toss the sofa cushions, scrape together $2.99, deposit those coins in your PC, and buy a copy of …
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HTC is infringing on two of Apple’s patents, a US judge ruled on Friday. The ruling by the US International Trade Commission is part of a long-running legal scrap between the two tech giants. The two patents refer to a ‘system and method for performing an action on a structure in computer-generated data’, and a ‘real-time signal-processing system for serially transmitted data’. …
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Onkyo has teamed up with Spotify to let you stream music through its new TX-NR609 AV receiver. As such, it’s a pretty safe bet that Spotify will be integrated into all of Onkyo’s new lumps of audio greatness before too long. You’ll need a premium Spotify account to access the service via the TX-NR609, which has just gone on sale, costing around £500. That’s …
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It seems that even those of us who hate football have something to thank it for — namely, giving Freeview HD a leg up. Nearly all of the marketing around HD on Freeview relies on the World Cup taking place this year. Hardware manufacturers are hoping that this tournament will encourage uptake of Freeview HD in the same way that the last World …
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The Netflix film-rental and streaming service is rumoured to be planning a UK launch. Netflix is the number-one film-rental service in the US, offering DVD rentals by post or via streaming online. It’s been doing so well in fact that the company pushed out a massive launch across Latin America earlier this month. Evidently, though, one continent just isn’t enough for Netflix. …
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It’s that wonderful time of year again, when the days are getting a little longer, the crocuses are poking up, and — crucially — Onkyo is rolling out its new budget and mid-range AV receivers. There’s an impressive new style this year too, which we think makes Onkyo’s hardware even more desirable than ever. At the top of the range …
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It was a busy week of new reviews, so it was only today that we had time to peruse the Federal Communications Commission’s database of new phones. The list was long, but we pulled together the highlights below. Sony Ericsson and RIM had a lot to offer, with two handsets each. We saw the Xperia Ray, which Sony Ericsson announced …
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Verizon Wireless executives are just a few of the telecom insiders who love their jargon. Verizon Wireless The mobile world moves at a breakneck pace, and it’s difficult to keep up–even without the technical jargon most industry insiders throw around. And they do love to toss those terms about. Whether it’s the difference between CDMA and GSM, the importance of …
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You’re fit but my gosh — don’t you just know it, as The Streets’ tower block laureate Mike Skinner once sang. Perhaps that’s where Samsung got the name of the Samsung Galaxy Fit, officially announced today. Maybe that means we could soon see the Samsung Galaxy Mug or Galaxy Wasn’t Famous. Or maybe not. So how fit is the Fit? …
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The Nokia E6-00 may struggle to get people excited, given Nokia’s decision to start making Windows Phones in the not-too-distant future. Still, it’s exciting enough to get its own spy-shot on a blog in Northern Cyprus — not a sentence we find ourselves writing often — which shows off its touchscreen and Qwerty keyboard combo. The E6-00 appears to be …
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