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A newly release Microsoft advert sees the flagship Windows Phone 8 Nokia Lumia 920 being pitted against the iPhone 5 and Galaxy S3 in a low-light camera battle. The majority of Lumia 920 advertising seems to say little else about the phone other than...

There is plenty in the world of Lego that is mind blowing, but nothing comes even close to this full 1:1 scale reproduction of the X-Wing. At 5,335,200 bricks, it matches up to its real-life counterpart for size and weighs more than 20,000 Kg. The model...

Occasionally, just occasionally we are struck dumb by something we are sent. Sometimes it’s an exclusive story, or a sneaky peek at an upcoming new gadget. Sometimes it’s just something so mind-blowingly awesome that you simply can’t find the words....

While BlackBerry 10.1 is still in beta stages, that's not stopping the Canada-based BlackBerry from getting to work on the following version. BlackBerry Product Manager, Michael Clewley, shared changes that BlackBerry 10.2 will bring when speaking to...

Digg CEO Andrew McLaughlin talked about his company's forthcoming Google Reader replacement on Wednesday while on stage at Internet Week New York, and he notably clarified that it is called "Digg Reader" and will not be a standalone, seperate app. ...

A slew of reports have popped up on Thursday about Apple's potential product pipeline, such as the elusive iWatch, and now more information has come to light about the fifth-generation iPad possibly launching after the "iPhone 5S" with a rear microphone....

Get ready football fans. Electronic Arts announced on Thursday that FIFA 14 will be available for Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and PC, starting on 24 September in North America and 27 September worldwide. Of course, the game studio hasn't given a date for...

Huawei is launching its thinnest Ascend handset yet, at 6.2mm-thick, during its media event planned for 18 June. That's not stopping leakster EvLeaks from posting a revealing press shot of the Ascend P6 on Twitter for all to see ahead of the event. ...

A new report has surfaced on Thursday about Apple's rumoured low-cost iPhone that is expected to land this year, and the latest news indicates the device is being tested in a range of coloured models and will begin production in late summer.  Japanese...

Microsoft's Larry Hryb (Major Nelson) has confirmed the Xbox One hardware is able to output in 4K resolution and will support 3D content, following the console's big reveal on Tuesday. The official word came during a Yahoo chat session held on Wedensday,...

The BBC iPlayer app for Android has been updated, bringing with it support for 10-inch tablets, amongst a few other tweaks. Prior to the update those with a 10-inch tablet, such as the Nexus 10, would have found that app launched the BBC iPlayer website...

Google is known for search, first and foremost, and so it's no surprise when the company announces it has improved search features in some of its most popular products like Gmail and Google Search.   Google opened a field trial last autumn so users could...

To look up in the sky at any given moment you might not realise quite how much is going on up there. We see planes from time to time, but it's easy to forget that for every one you can see there are probably several you can't. So that's where Plane Finder...

Evernote, a popular to-do list service, finally launched Reminders on Thursday for Mac, iOS and Web. Reminders is one of Evernote's most-requested features and includes in-app and email alarms, quick note-based to-do lists, and the ability to pin notes...

Google has announced a revamp to its Chrome notifications, to include a sleeker user interface to serve as more engaging to the user. Additionally, Chrome will get a Notification Center that can be accessed outside of the browser, where users can see...

Fresh from its commitment not to make any games for Nintendo's Wii U, EA has announced more titles for the PS4 and Xbox One. Need for Speed Rivals will be about winning races against, you guessed it, rivals. The theme sounds a bit like Most Wanted, which...

Apple's rumoured smart watch and its release date have allegedly been postponed until the second-half of 2014. Ming-Chi Kuo, an analyst at KGI Securities, has often published research reports with accurate information about Apple's roadmap and product...

We already know Microsoft's new Kinect sensor is coming to the Xbox One as a bundled package. Now, Microsoft has done a favour for the Windows users in the crowd by announcing that the new Kinect sensor will be coming to the platform in 2014, adding...

While we know Apple's World Wide Developer Conference 2013 kicks-off 10 June, the date on which it would announce new products was unknown. Now Apple has announced that it plans to take the wraps off its new product line-up on Monday 10 June at the Moscone...

All signs have pointed to the Samsung Galaxy Mega 6.3-inch smartphone landing in the UK in July, but until today, we didn't know of any carriers on board. Now Three has become the first UK carrier to confirm that it will carry the absolutely massive…

Rovio has updated its popular Angry Birds Space and Angry Birds Space HD apps to fix some "minor issues" and made them free for a limited time.  For those who live under a rock: the Angry Birds are a colourful gang of birds that go intergalactic in...

Microsoft has unveiled two new computer mice, aimed to gel well with your Windows 8 PC. The first is the Sculpt Comfort Mouse, which Microsoft calls the perfect companion to the Sculpt Comfort Keyboard that was introduced in autumn 2012. The Comfort Mouse...

Barnes & Noble has been enjoying some time in the spotlight recently. The decisions it has made have been good though, and we think have improved the chances of its devices being seen in a fairly crowded market. Firstly, the company reduced the price...

Xbox 360 gamers hoping to get some of the new features of the Xbox One are heading for disappointment. Microsoft has confirmed to Pocket-lint that the now older-generation console will hardly benefit at all. We asked Ben Kilgore, corporate vice-president...

Rockstar has announced details on two limited-edition packs for its forthcoming Grand Theft Auto V. They will both be available for pre-order today and include a stack of extras as well as the full game itself. The Grand Theft Auto V Special Edition…