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[gallery] Wimbledon is upon us again. It's the time of year when everyone pretends to like Pimm's, suddenly takes an interest in tennis and cheers for a sulky Brit who'd steal your gran's overpriced strawberries and cream for a chance to win a major. We kid. We do love tennis and we do love Wimbledon, and to prove it, we've served up an indispensable guide for watching the action live, wherever you are, regardless of phone, tablet, computer or resolution. Read on to get your fix on the go. Read more
June 20th, 2011
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[gallery] An understanding of physics is essential to Angry Birds, but did you know Rovio's classic can help you get your head round some quite complex concepts at the same time (coefficient of restitution, anyone?) using some nifty analysing software? Click through for videos of how Angry Birds can help you brush up on your physics. If only iPhone games existed when we were taking our GCSEs. Read more
June 16th, 2011
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The best tablet, at first glance, ought to be the iPad 2. It's cheap, fast, and phenomenally easy to use. But don't write off all the Android candidates we've been seeing lately…. Read more
June 15th, 2011
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It's the last part of our history of 3D, tracing the technology back to its roots more than 100 years ago. Today we're looking at the latest resurgence, and how 3D is moving from the big screen to your living room. Is it here to stay? Read more
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[gallery] The best Android keyboards apps? That's right: if you're an iPhone user, BlackBerry addict or Windows Phone 7 fan, you may not know that Android lets you change what keyboard you use to type with. Don't like the one your Sony Ericsson comes with? Go get another. It's a tremendously useful option to have, but with so many different keyboards available on the Android Market, it can be hard to know which to pick. That's where we come in: we've tested every single one to find out which is best, whichever Android phone you use, and whatever your WPM count is. Read on for our verdict. Read more
June 14th, 2011
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This past week, we've been looking at the long and turbulent history of 3D, from the nineteenth century to the present day. Today, we're looking at the 3D boom of the 70s and 80s, as well as the introduction of the first 3D sex romp. Join us won't you? (SFW). Read more
June 13th, 2011
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We've been tracing the history of 3D from its roots in the eighteenth century through to the present day. Today, we're looking at the phenomenon as it matured in the 1950s, and movie makers raised the ante to take on the nascent television. Read more
June 10th, 2011
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Three dimensional movies didn't start with the Polar Express: far from it. In fact, the trend started an entire century ago - join us as we discover how it came about in the second part of our five part guide. Read more
 
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