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Chrono Trigger comes to Android

This is a guest post by Will Judd. If you’re waiting for the interview with Robert Llewellyn, don’t worry – it’ll be online later in the day. The Super Nintendo was an brilliant gaming console,...

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This Saturday: Free photography guide in The Guardian

This is a sponsored post. Click here to find out what that means. Do you fancy yourself as something of a photographer? Are you an aspiring professional, or perhaps a keen amateur? I love photography,...

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Microsoft rumoured to be working on Xbox Surface Tablet

According to a report posted on The Verge, Microsoft is building its own 7 inch tablet for gaming. Called the Xbox Surface, the tablet will run a stripped down version of Windows with a custom kernel....

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Valve unveils their Steam Box

This is a guest post by William Judd. This Consumer Electronics Show has been an unusually good one for PC gamers. Not only has Nvidia announced Project Shield, a hand-held Android games console that...

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In space, can anyone hear you scream?

When I was a teenager, I remember seeing a television-edit version of Aliens. When I think of it now, all that meant was that they’d edited out some of the “worst” swear words and replaced them with...

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Samsung Galaxy S4 on the way?

This is a guest post by William Judd. We last heard about it last week, and now we know it’s the truth: Samsung have confirmed that they will be unveiling the next version of their highly vaunted...

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Is Apple working on an iOS watch?

This is a guest post by Will Judd. While most of the internet has light up over additional details over Apple’s purported smart watch, there was also some fairly compelling news this week about one of...

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Microsoft and Apple gear up for new announcements

Honestly, news is like waiting for a bus sometimes. There’s nothing for ages, and then two come along at once. Two emails dropped into my inbox this morning about some upcoming announcements… both of...

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Xbox 720 Rumour Roundup [link]

Following on from the news that Microsoft are gearing up to announce the new Xbox, our friends at IT Turning Point have rounded up some of the rumours as to what we can expect. We won’t re-list them...

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Microsoft reveals the Xbox One

Almost 8 years ago, a new family member joined our household. Yes, we got a cat around that time, but I’m really thinking about the Xbox 360. 8 years is a long time in the tech world though and,...

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Xbox One & PS4 Hardware Compared

This is a guest post by William Judd Last week Microsoft unveiled the next generation Xbox console: The Xbox One. Like the PlayStation 4, which was announced earlier this year but hasn’t yet been shown...

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solBAT II Solar Powered Battery Pack [Review]

I’m what I like to think of as a ‘reluctant environmentalist’. I get the idea of saving energy, but my primary driver is to reduce the amount of money I pay out. Sure, I’m interested in saving the...

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Apple updates developer site in wake of intrusion

Apple developers have been contacted by the company to inform them that, last Thursday, an intruder attempted to secure personal information of registered Apple developers from the developer website....

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Peter Capaldi is The Doctor

If you like our Facebook page, you’ll already have seen a quick message about this: the identity of the twelfth Doctor has been revealed. Matt Smith is leaving the role and the next actor to take over...

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Champagne iPhone 5S on the way?

This is a guest post by Will Judd. Since the dawn of time*, the iPhone has come in two colours: black and white. This year, it looks like that trend is finally set to be broken with the release of both...

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Net Neutrality: Internet Slowdown

It’s funny how things hit the news, then fade away, only to return again some time (sometimes years) later. Back in 2008 I wrote about Net Neutrality, the principle that all traffic on the Internet...

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LEGO Minifigures Series 12

The new series of collectable LEGO Minifigures is out (released 1st October), and this time there’s a techie twist. The first 11 series’ came in sealed packets that meant you never quite knew what you...

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Sir Terry Pratchett – 1948-2015

About 20 years ago (oh my goodness that makes me feel old) my best friend told me about an author he was reading and thought I would like. He lent me one of his books to see what I thought, it was...

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Pixels: so bad it could be good?

I’ll be honest; when I watched the trailer for Pixels I had to check the date to make sure it wasn’t April 1st. Even now, I’m not sure whether it’s going to be absolutely brilliant, absolutely...

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Remembering Terry Pratchett… and looking towards the future

© Rob Wilkins Last night, the Barbican Theatre in London was filled with people for the Sir Terry Pratchett Memorial, gathering (obviously) to celebrate the life of Sir Terry Pratchett. The theatre...

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