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It'll soon not just be the brains behind football that matter, it'll be the brains inside the football that will help with training. Adidas is to introduce the miCoach Smart Ball in 2014, a football that can measure the speed, spin and trajectory of each...

This week in reviews, we took a look at a camera that aims to rival the GoPro, both in terms of features but also in terms of pricing. The Veho Muvi comes with a remote and a waterproof housing that can keep it safe in some very deep water. In short,...

Microsoft and Google are pulling together to build a Windows Phone YouTube app that will serve ads and abide by Google's demands. The Next Web reported on Friday that the rival companies have made amends and are collaborating on an update that will appease...

Although Microsoft has refrained from going into the nitty-gritty of how the pre-owned games system will work on the Xbox One, retail sources have revealed more detail. According to UK games industry trade magazine MCV, retail partners of Microsoft have...

Apple's MacBooks may soon get a 50 per cent boost in battery life once Intel releases its new lineup of Core processors. Haswell, the successor to Intel's Ivy Bridge architecture found in current MacBooks, will apparently reduce power consumption by half,...

It appears Google accidentally leaked a redesigned version of Gmail for Android at Google I/O last week. Android Police first noticed the redesign during the "Structure in Android App Development" presentation by the Android Design Team, when a slide...

Chinese tech firm OPPO unveiled the Find 5 in December and promised an early 2013 release, and now the company has announced it will open its official European web store and launch the highly spec'ed Android smartphone in just three days. The Find 5,...

A SimCity Amusement Park expansion pack leaked this month and now EA has officially confirmed it will launch on 28 May through Origin as downloadable content. Gameplay scripter Jason Halvorson announced the new pack on Friday in a post on SimCity's blog....

The first shots of Android 4.3 allegedly running on an actual phone have been posted online. Taken during the Thailand Mobile Expo 2013, they are of a Google Nexus 4 and the About screen clearly shows the term Android 4.3 listed.  Droid Life says it...

When it comes to two-seater sports car there are few quite as iconic as the Porsche 911. Pegged as the ultimate daily driver sports car, each year Porsche refines things just that little bit more. The result is a car which is now 50 years old, but looks...

HTC is set to launch a bigger HTC One soon, according to people familiar with the matter talking to Pocket-lint. The new model will feature the same spec underneath the hood as the current HTC One, but will feature a bigger screen in line with what Samsung...

Leica has launched a teaser for its new Mini M camera, with the as yet unseen snapper positioned between its flagship M range and the more affordable X2. The Mini M could be a micro four thirds offering from Leica, or even a more compact full-frame camera....

Further details have emerged on Apple's new look iOS 7. The revamped operating system sounds as if it might be a more significant redesign than we imagined, with a clean and simple black and white design never before seen in an Apple product. According...

The Nexus 10 was something of a breakthrough device, bringing with it a high-resolution display as well as a price that's fairly aggressive. But with Sony finding its stride with mobile design in 2013, the Sony Xperia Tablet Z is a serious competitor....

Sky has told Pocket-lint it is happy to explore any future opportunities offered by the Xbox One suggesting that we could see a strong tie-in between Microsoft and the broadcaster in time for the launch of the console at the end of the year. "We enjoy...

Superzoom cameras tend to be pricey bits of kit these days. Not so for the Nikon Coolpix P520 - this Coolpix sure doesn't hold back on the zoom, yet cuts back on the price compared to many of its competitors. We were already fond of the previous Coolpix,...

The Sony Playstation 4 will be released in the UK this year, bucking the trend of Sony's later-to-UK release schedules for previous Playstation releases. We already knew the next-gen console was due to market "holiday 2013" - but that Americanism had...

Turtle Beach has is working closely with Microsoft in developing audio accessories for the Xbox One, it has announced. The gaming accessories manufacturer says it will be one of the first companies to launch Microsoft-licensed gaming headsets for the...

The soon to be released Grid 2 has broken all pre-order records with the most expensive offer in history. At £125,000 you get a copy of the game, a PS3 and a Grid 2 emblazoned BAC Mono supercar plus your own set of racing gear to wear while driving it....

It's finally been unveiled so this week's extended podcast focuses mainly on the Xbox One next-generation console from Microsoft. The Pocket-lint team was at the press event in Redmond, US, and gives its view on the best game, feature and what the…

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 20,000Kg. 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 app.  Digg, a...