August, 2009

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New Sony Readers

Sony’s done a poor job keeping a lid on the impending release of those two new Sony Readers. But at last, after leaked shots and even a full spec sheet, the Big S has come out and confirmed the pair. Dubbed the Sony Reader Pocket and Sony Reader Touch, each one crams in a load of extras and at a price that’s a direct challenge to Amazon and Cool–er. Read on and get the full skinny now.

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mac-tablet1The Apple tablet rumour mill has spent the past 24 hours digesting reports that one chap has already had a play with the oversized iPod. But it’s going to need to chow down on that stunning piece of gossip faster, because fatter, juicier rumours abound. According to configuration files buried deep in the iPhone OS beta, there’s a renewed reference to an “iProd”. So is this the Apple tablet? Guess you’d better keep reading to find out.

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Windows 7 UK pricing revealed

Windows logoIf you’re thinking of bagging yourself a box copy of Windows 7 come its launch in October, you now know exactly how much cash you’ll have to save up. Yep, the good folks over at CNET have managed to wheedle the official Windows 7 pricing details out of Microsoft.

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Acer Aspire Revo review

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Acer Aspire Revo

The Acer Aspire Revo might be a mere nettop. But this little bundle of PC joy crams in NVIDIA’s Ion chipset and a HDMI port, meaning one thing only: gorgeous full HD pics beamed straight from your Aspire Revo to your slick HD TV.

Throw in an Intel Atom, a choice of 1GB or 2GB of RAM and a plentiful 160GB HDD and you’re looking at a PC destined to sit pretty in your lounge.

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Wireless Comfort Desktop 5000Microsoft has announced a brand new keyboard and mouse combo designed specifically with Windows 7 in mind. The Wireless Comfort Desktop 5000 comes with a variety of special keys for the upcoming OS – read on for all the details.

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Olympus E-P2The retro-inspired Olympus E-P1 struck quite a chord with us here at Electricpig, garnering a five-star review for its classy looks, solid aluminium build and interchangeable Micro Four Thirds lenses. And now it seems there could be an even better follow-up in the works.

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Xbox 360One of new features brought in by last year’s Xbox 360 Dashboard update was the ability to install games to the console’s hard drive, thus cutting down on disc spinning (and therefore noise). Trouble is, installing games takes up a ton of space – something in short supply on a 20GB Xbox 360 once you factor in game demos and videos. Well, the good news is that the next Dashboard update will make these installs much smaller.

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NetflixUS movie rental and download service Netflix is rumoured to be beavering away on an app that would bring full-length movie streaming to the iPhone and iPod touch. Could they really be rustling up the perfect app for film fanatics?

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