Dell Announces Inspiron Mini 12 Netbook

Dell Announces Inspiron Mini 12 NetbookDell has introduced the latest addition to the Inspiron Mini family of wee laptops, the Inspiron Mini 12.

Although the company have given this device ‘netbook’ status, with its 12.1-inch WXGA (1280×800) display it looks more like a regular ultraportable laptop to us,

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Android MySpace App Launched, Motorola To Release Handset

Android MySpace App Launched, Motorola To Release Handset With the T-Mobile G1 beginning to drop into clammy hands of eager pre-order customers in America, MySpace has grabbed a piece of Android action by slipping their brand new MySpace mobile app on to the phone.

The MySpace app will get a full trumpets’n’velvet curtain unveiling tomorrow when the G1 formally goes on sale letting mobile MySpace aficionados check out users’ online profiles, check out bands’ music and tour dates and share photos instantly from the handset.

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No Kindle EBook Reader In 2008 For UK Consumers

No Kindle EBook Reader In 2008 For UK ConsumersBrit bookish types hoping to find their Christmas stockings bulging to the shape of a large square tablet are going to be short of festive ho-ho-ho as Amazon has announced that it won’t be releasing its Kindle eBook reader in the UK until next year.

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Samsung I7110 Smartphone Offers Pedestrian Navigation

Samsung I7110 Smartphone Offers Pedestrian NavigationWith the Symbian Smartphone Show currently rocking London we can expect a load of updates over the next couple of days, with the announcement of Samsung’s new I7110 the first out of the gate.

The ‘candybar’ 12.9mm thin phone purrs along on the S60 3rd Edition operating system and packs a 2.6″ QVGA screen (320 x 240 pixels) using AMOLED technology (that’s ‘Active Matrix Organic light emitting diode’ in English).

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New MacBooks: How Often Is Too Frequent For New Machines?

New MacBooks: How Often Is Too Frequent For New Machines?As sure as night follows day, another Apple MacBook range was launched yesterday.

Of course things about it are xTimes faster than the previous models and the clever Apple marketing leads you down the path that you can’t live without it — don’t get us wrong, we’re not immune and are tempted to trade up our 3+ year old iBook, especially with the reduced prices of the new machines.

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Prada II Touchscreen Phone Announced

Prada II Touchscreen Phone AnnouncedIf you’re the kind of person who think choosing the right handbag/coat combo is a life or death decision, the latest Prada2 Phone by LG may well start tempting your overstocked pockets.

Scheduled for release “before the end of the year,” the slim handset looks very similar to the original Prada touchscreen phone that pre-dated the iPhone, except they’ve wedged in an “ultra-thin” keyboard which slides from under the handset.

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Google Android G1 Smartphone Notches Up 1.5m Sales

Google Android G1 Smartphone Notches Up 1.5m SalesAt Digital Lifestyles we’re growing increasingly moist at the prospect of the new Google Android mobile platform, currently only available on T-Mobile’s soon-come G1 handset.

It looks like we’re not alone in our enthusiasm for the shiny new OS, with stocks of the G1 handset set to be flying off the shelves quicker then, err, sherbet off a shovel.

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Ricoh GX200 Digital Compact Camera Review (Part Two – 88%)

Ricoh GX200 Digital Compact Camera Review (Part Two - 88%)In part one, we took a walk down memory lane looking at the Ricoh’s previous offerings such as the GX100 and introduced the GX200.

In part two we continue to review the latter and give you our thoughts on it’s performance.

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Ricoh GX200 Digital Compact Camera Review

Ricoh GX200 Digital Compact Camera ReviewReviewing high end Ricoh digital cameras is turning out to be an expensive business for us.

The first time we took a look at one – their fixed lens Ricoh GR compact – we ended up liking the camera so much we went straight out and bought the ruddy thing (but only after Ricoh had prised the review model out of our cold, snapping hands).

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