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Google’s deal to swallow up Motorola was finalised this week, with the mothership appointing a new CEO for the mobile company. But that's not the only purchase Google has made recently, it transpired last night. It has also bought out Mike & Maaike, a design agency that dreamed up both the original G1 Android phone and the Xbox 360. And that second one’s quite exciting. Will this mean the start of a new era for Google and Motorola products? Well, it's got itself a proper design team with a proven track record. “Google has always been interested in hardware. The natural next step is for us to get even more serious and to really go for it,” said Motorola’s new boss Dennis Woodside. With that in mind, here are five things that Mike & Maaike could turn around for both companies with nothing but a bit of crafty design work... Read more
May 23rd, 2012
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Samsung’s tactic with tablets over the last couple of years has been to throw everything at the wall and see what sticks. It’s enjoyed middling success with its Galaxy Tab slates, but it’s never quite managed to match that iPad magic. With the Galaxy Note 10.1 receiving a power boost, though, has Samsung finally got it right? Read more
May 21st, 2012
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A while back we posted an article about how Microsoft is gearing up to bring Kinect to the desktop, and what that’ll mean for the future of PC computing. All our crazy predictions still stand, but is it definitely going to be Kinect that makes them a reality? Perhaps not, if Leap Motion has anything to say about it. Wanna see the real future of computing? Read on... Read more
May 14th, 2012
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If you’re reading this, chances are you’re desperately scouring the web for any droplet of news that can be harvested about the next breed of MacBooks. We’ve missed the previous estimate of an April launch, so what’s the hold-up? If Apple’s latest Mac OS X update is anything to go by, a glorious new Retina Display. Read more
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Google needs a Nexus tablet. If it really wants Android to provide a true rival to the iPad, it needs to stop hanging back and take control of things itself. While previous rumours had suggested that Asus would provide the hardware, fresh gossip points to Google teaming up with Samsung. Is the Samsung Nexus tablet just around the corner? Read more
May 11th, 2012
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Ah, here we go again. The month’s got a ‘Y’ in it, or it’s a full moon, or a Friday, or whatever. Whichever is the reason this time, the rumours of a 7-inch iPad Mini have resurfaced. And the entire tech webosphere is alight with reports that, this time, it’s definitely going to happen. Is it hell. If you think Apple is going to make a mini iPad, you don’t know Apple. Here’s why... Read more
May 10th, 2012
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How many people do you know with a smashed iPhone 4 screen? As smartphones have gotten cleverer, they seem to have gotten more fragile. A bit like people. Thing is, it needn’t be this way: LG’s working on bendy OLED display tech that it claims is unbreakable. And it could be in your next phone. Read more
May 9th, 2012
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Last week we were a little bit blown away by one killer feature on the new Galaxy S3. Pop-up Play, which lets you keep a small, moveable video player running over the top of other apps, is seriously impressive, but as it turns out, it’s not the only player in the mobile multi-tasking game. We’ve scoured the web and come back with six amazing apps that let you truly unlock the potential of your smartphone or tablet. Whether it’s split-screen browsing, free-hanging video apps or full-on desktop solutions, here are the apps you need to multi-task like never before... Read more
 
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