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What goes on inside the real Google I/O
For many in the real world, Google I/O this year has been something of a disappointment. No shiny new version of Glass, no smartwatch, no new super-smartphone. But for SwiftKey, the budding London software startup I work for, it’s been an exciting week. That’s be...
Gaming
Nintendo doesn’t need E3, reveals new games right now
Nintendo has released a new Nintendo Direct video, announcing or detailing a handful of upcoming games for the Wii U and 3DS. Probably the most exciting new announcement is a Winter Olympics-themed Mario and Sonic game for the Wii U, which will feature a variety of s...
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Everything you need to know about the new Google Maps
Google has plotted its course for the future of Maps, and we’ve got the A to Z of its new features. Take a ride with us as we look to the new direction Google Maps’ compass is pointing. Google Maps 2013 – tailored results If you’ve been using Google N...
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Google Play Music All Access not available in the UAE
Google’s I/O keynote took a turn for the foot-tapping as the internet giant reached further into the music streaming game. Google Play Music All Access will let you stream the now-customary millions of tracks for US$10 per month. If you were thinking ‘Jus...
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BBM available on iOS and Android in June
BlackBerry has announced that it will release its BlackBerry Messenger service for iOS and Android users this summer. BBM is arguably BlackBerry’s most successful creation to date, though the likes of iMessenger and WhatsApp have stolen some of its thunder over...-
Carmageddon, Blitz Brigade, Sonic and more… [Best Android apps of the week]
Carmageddon US$2.49 Google Play Classic driving game Carmageddon bursts onto Google Play with all the frenzied motor mayhem that had its original Mac and PC release whipping up a taboid frenzy in 1997. You race around a number... -
Google to sell 100% Android Samsung Galaxy S4
Google has announced plans to sell a version of the Samsung Galaxy S4 running the same “stock” version of Android 4.2 Jelly Bean as you’d find on the Google Nexus 4. A 16GB version phone will be sold through Google Play, ...
White Google Nexus 4 spotted running Android 4.3
We first heard rumour rumblings about a white Google Nexus 4 all the way back in January – and now we know more. Apparently the phone is real, it’s coming soon and it’ll have Android 4.3 on board. Android And Me claims to...
Review: Samsung Galaxy S4 (best phone in the world right now?)
Overview You’d think Samsung’s gameplan for this year would be pretty simple after shifting over 50 million Galaxy S3s. Make last year’s stonkingly successful phone slightly bigger and slightly better, sell buck...
New Video! Samsung Galaxy S4 review
The Samsung Galaxy S4 has arrived on our sandy shores, and while it’s packed full of top-notch tech Sammy has decided to wrap its next-gen smartphone in the same cheap plastic as the S3 before it. Can quirky features like...
Win! Retrotastic Fujifilm X20 camera
This retro-tastic snapper celebrates 1950s style with today’s top-notch camera tech If we gave you a wireless wind-up phone and told you to call your mum, you’d probably think we’d gone a bit mad (and you’d be right). B...
Awesome Terrafugia TF-X flying car goes up, up and away
The Terrafugia Transition flying car isn’t even on the market yet, but Terrafugia is already working on its successor – the TF-X vertical take-off and landing car. The TF-X concept packs twin propellors with 16 motors i...
Xbox 360 getting another update soon
The new Xbox is coming soon. In fact there’s a big old launch event for it happening next Tuesday, 21st May. And one of the ways in which Microsoft is preparing for its arrival is a new update for the Xbox 360 dashboard – a...
