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Hands on: Samsung Galaxy S4 review

By Joe Cox | Tue, 23 Apr 2013, 10:58pm

UPDATE: Our full in-depth Samsung Galaxy S4 review is now online! Samsung Galaxy S4 review - hands onThe Samsung Galaxy S4 phone is official. And we've had a chance to get a hands-on review, a look at the new features, take some ...

Bristol Show 2013: What to see at the UK's largest hi-fi and home cinema show

By Joe Cox | Fri, 15 Feb 2013, 12:44pm

The Bristol Show is in to its 26th year, celebrating all the best hi-fi and home cinema kit in the industry, with over 190 brands already confirmed as exhibitors.There will be award-winning and brand new products on show from some of the ...

CES 2013: Latest news on TVs, speakers, hi-fi and home cinema kit from this year's CES

By Joe Cox | Sat, 12 Jan 2013, 12:17am

CES 2013: If you want to know what the year in consumer electronics is set to hold, there’s only one place to be in January, and that’s the Las Vegas Convention Centre for CES 2013, the world's largest consumer electronics ...

Toshiba 2013 TV range: full specs, models, release dates and more

By Joe Cox | Mon, 7 Jan 2013, 9:05pm

See here: Toshiba 2013 TVs UK details now releasedToshiba has announced its line-up of TVs for 2013 and there is plenty to get excited about.There are six TV ranges in all for 2013, led by the L9300 series - Toshiba's first Ultra HD 4K ...

Streaming kicks on – and it's no longer all about Spotify

By Joe Cox | Tue, 31 Jul 2012, 11:25am

REVIEW: RDIO MUSIC STREAMING SERVICEFOR: Sounds good; wide device compatibility; impressive app; no Facebook sign-up requiredAGAINST: No extra ‘app’-style content on desktop; library not quite as huge as SpotifyVERDICT: Sounds good, looks good, ...

YouView: Hands-on with the Humax DTR-T1000 YouView box

By Joe Cox | Wed, 4 Jul 2012, 1:12pm

The long-awaited YouView platform was finally launched today, with the Humax DTR-T1000 unveiled as the first - and, currently, only - YouView set-top box.We grabbed some hands-on time with the box, due on sale later this month for £299, this ...

Samsung Galaxy S III: first impressions

By Joe Cox | Fri, 4 May 2012, 12:12pm

Click here to read our live report of the Samsung Galaxy S III Samsung pulled out all the stops to launch its latest flagship phone, the Galaxy S III (yes, it's roman numerals not the number 3). A huge event at Earl's Court in London gave the new ...

Can the web take our hunger for streaming?

By Joe Cox | Fri, 30 Mar 2012, 6:17pm

Of all the facts and figures in this article on the rise of streaming and the death of discs, one is scarier than all the others. No, I’m not referring to all those stats – though they’re admittedly frightening – that track in gory detail the ...

Nokia 808 PureView and Lumia 900 in pictures

By Joe Cox | Mon, 27 Feb 2012, 5:19pm

Nokia made two key announcements at World Mobile Congress 2012, the launch of the new 808 PureView and the news that the Lumia 900, initially US-only, is heading to Europe.The 808 PureView uses the Symbian operating system, sports a staggering 41 ...

Lumigon T2 smartphone in pictures

By Joe Cox | Mon, 27 Feb 2012, 3:18pm

The Lumigon T2 smartphone is a high-end Android 4.0 handset, with a stylish design, Band & Olufsen ICEpower sound and universal remote functionality.It can be programmed to control any infrared device, from TVs to home cinema kit to the Apple ...