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Updated: iPhone 5 rumours: what you need to know
- Tue, 31 Jan 2012
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iPhone 5 rumours: iPhone 4S and new rumours
As it happened, there was no iPhone 5 after all, but the company did announce the iPhone 4S.
However, the iPhone 5 is still on the cards - we're expecting it to debut in mid-2012. You can check out the latest rumours about iPhone 5 below.
First though, why not read our complete iPhone 4S review?
Also check out our iPhone 4S video review:
brightcove : 1224629147001Here are the new iPhone 5 rumours we've...
Sony Xperia P set for MWC 2012 unveil
- Tue, 31 Jan 2012
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The Xperia Nypon (LT22i) looks set to launch as the Sony Xperia P, joining the Xperia S and forthcoming Xperia U in Sony's alphabetical stable.
The leak has come via the Indonesian Telecoms Regulatory body, which was also responsible for the leak of the Xperia U (Kumquat) name earlier this month.
It seems Sony is to follow the letter-base naming scheme for its self titled handsets, after taking full control of Sony Ericsson at the end of last year.
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Tutorial: 10 Siri tips and tricks: do more with iPhone 4S
- Tue, 31 Jan 2012
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10 Siri tips and tricks
Siri is a digital assistant that's currently only available on the iPhone 4S. Siri is designed to understands what you say and get the right meaning from the instructions that you give it.
Using Siri you can dictate, send messages, schedule meetings, place phone calls and plenty more - it'll even tell you the weather.
But its effectiveness can be patchy unless you give it the right commands. So we've put together our top...
Olympics photographer reveals kit bag
- Tue, 31 Jan 2012
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The photographer who took the official Visit Britain Olympics photographs has described the variety of kit he uses, which includes up to 20 different camera bodies.
In an interview with N-Photo magazine, Craig Easton, says that he regularly uses about five different models of cameras, but says that Nikon DSLRs are his favourite.
"The nature of the work I'm shooting dictates my choice of camera system, though - you just work differently and...
Apple 'working on NFC for iPhone 5'
- Tue, 31 Jan 2012
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Reports suggesting Apple is to bring near-field communications (NFC) functionality to its next iPhone have surfaced.
We are expecting the iPhone 5 to be announced later this year and according Mastercard and app developers, Apple is busy working on NFC technology.
9to5Mac claims to have spoken with the well-connected developer at Macworld who disclosed information received from Apple iOS engineers saying they are "heavily into NFC".
The...
In Depth: Why the future of TV is gesture controlled
- Tue, 31 Jan 2012
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Beyond the remote control: using gestures
Who needs buttons and onscreen menus when our hands and feet lay idle?
It was the Nintendo Wii that first got us moving, before augmented reality apps and games-stuffed smartphones had us waving them in a ridiculous figure-of-eight, but so far the humble television has remained stoically still.
As the dust settles on CES 2012 that's all set to change, with the big TV brands revealing in Las Vegas that...
Dixons chief defects to Apple retail
- Tue, 31 Jan 2012
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John Browett probably never thought the day would come when a new job would net him so many virtual column inches – but it has, because he's ditched his post as CEO of Dixons Retail group to become Apple's new VP of retail.
Tim Cook himself (Apple's CEO to those of you not in the know) seems quite excited to have poached Browett for Apple's global retail mission:
"Our retail stores are all about customer service and John shares that...
Microsoft Office 15 technical preview opens
- Tue, 31 Jan 2012
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Microsoft has launched its technical preview of Office 15, promising a full public beta this summer.
If we were building a new version of Office, we'd probably give it an exciting codename like Office Excalibur or Office Opossum – you know, something that stays with you while subtly bigging up the product (do not underestimate the opossum).
Not Microsoft though – no, Ballmer's babies have gone with the thoroughly unimaginative Office 15 which t...
Review: Sapphire Radeon HD 7950 OverClock Edition
- Tue, 31 Jan 2012
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Overview
Sapphire has waded in first with its take on AMD's latest HD 7000 series card, the Sapphire Radeon HD 7950 OverClock edition.
Unlike the AMD Radeon HD 7970 there are unlikely to be very many strictly reference models of the Radeon HD 7950. Instead we're more likely to see card manufacturers taking the opportunity to put their own spin on the PCB, clocks and cooling.
The HD 7970 was a reference model all the way down the line, with...
Review: AMD Radeon HD 7950
- Tue, 31 Jan 2012
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Overview
AMD is really putting the pressure on Nvidia now with its second release of the new AMD HD 7000 graphics card generation, the AMD Radeon HD 7950.
Nvidia is still sitting back waiting for the right moment to strike back, but can it recover from these two quick blows?
Well, we say quick - it's been well over a month since AMD launched its first card of this generation, the AMD Radeon HD 7970.
That was a surprise given that, pre-Christmas,...
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