- Kinect for Xbox One coming to Windows, will be part of updated SDK
The new Kinect sensor for Xbox One announced on Tuesday at the Xbox Reveal event in Seattle will be added to the Kinect for Windows SDK Pocket-lint can confirm. "It will be added, we will have more details to share later in the year," Scott Evans told...
- HP SlateBook x2 pictures and hands-on
The HP SlateBook x2 ushers in a new era: this is the first device we've seen use Nvidia's Tegra 4 quad-core processor. Pocket-lint had a hands-on play with this hybrid Android tablet meets laptop to see what we made of it. The SlateBook is a Full HD 10.1-inch...
- App of the day: Crazy Jump review (Android)
Some apps boast incredible graphics, or console quality gameplay, but others go back to basics, strip things back and deliver a simple gameplay experience that you just can't get enough of. In the case of Crazy Jump, things err on the side of simple....
- Google Trends launches monthly Top 10 charts and trend visualiser
Google Trends is a nifty tool that gives insight into Google's popular keywords, and it has launched new charts on Wednesday for the most-searched things in more than 40 categories, along with new visualisations of real-time Hot Searches, to show the...
- Microsoft: Halo is our House of Cards for Xbox One
Microsoft sees its new Halo TV show as the equivalent of Netflix's successful House of Cards series, a senior exec of the company told Pocket-lint. The comments were made by Ben Kilgore, corporate vice president for the company's Interactive Entertainment...
- Xbox One vs PS4: Which should you pre-order?
Xbox One vs PS4 Both Microsoft and Sony's next generation games consoles are now out in the open. Factor in day one game purchases, accessories and the as yet undisclosed price of the consoles themselves and you have one expensive day at the shops. So...
- New Google Maps: We explore the new features of the new preview
At Google I/O one of the most exciting developments was the reworking of Google Maps. Both online and on mobile devices. With maps being ubiquitous now, it's easy to forget that the old version has a few annoying bugs that make it difficult to use. Now...
- Amazon launches Kindle Worlds, a way to make money from fan fiction
Amazon has launched a new initiative for promising authors who love to write about TV shows and other licensed properties they adore. Fan fiction is huge on the net, and is often posted on fan sites for free, but Amazon is offering a royalty scheme for...
- Google Conversational Search now live online, thanks to Chrome v27 update
Google Chrome version 27 has arrived, and with it you can now use the snazzy Conversational Search functionality showcased during Google I/O last week. All you need to do is install the latest version of Chrome, or the update if you already use the browser,...
- New Lexus IS shows you free parking spaces in real-time
Lexus and Inrix have teamed up to create one of the most awesome in car satnav systems we have seen. Inside the new Lexus IS is a navigation setup capable of detected free parking spaces around you and directing you to them. Things don't stop there either,...
- Lovefilm Vikings interviews: Binge TV, exclusivity deals and Iron Age iPhones
When Lovefilm announced it had acquired the exclusive rights to hit US TV show Vikings, it fired a significant shot across the bows of not only its major video streaming rivals, Netflix, Now TV and the like, but also conventional TV. The premieres of...
- Bang & Olufsen CEO: 4K TV on the way, stacks more premium products due this year
Bang & Olufsen is synonymous with design; the Danish company's products are like the audio equivalent of a Paul Smith suit. So it's no big surprise that Pocket-lint's London meet-up with the audio brand's chief exec, Tue Mantoni, is held at the designer...
- Porsche Design BlackBerry P'9981 goes gold, misses the Q10 memo
Porsche Design has added a gold version of its luxury tweak of the BlackBerry Bold to its line-up of handsets. We know that Porsche is sometimes slow to evolve its design, if its motorcars are anything to go by, but someone seems to have missed the fact...
- Samsung Galaxy S4 Group Play
Future Samsung Galaxy S4 owners can share music and games along with photos and documents, and the group leader's device acts as the Wi-Fi access point connecting all the other devices together. That means you don't have connect to any Wi-Fi or cellular...
- HP SlateBook x2 Android hybrid set for UK, Split x2 unlikely
When HP announced two new hybrid tablet/notebook devices last week, it focused on US prices and release details. Normally the company also gives information for European release of its products, at the same time or shortly after. It didn't in this case,...
- Samsung Galaxy S4 Google Edition will be exclusive to the US at launch
The Samsung Galaxy S4 Google Edition, announced at Google I/O last week, will be exclusive to the US at launch. A Google employee confirmed to CNET UK that Brits would only be able to look across the pond in envy. There's no specific reason the UK won't...
- Xbox One: A first look at the new console, Kinect and controller
The Xbox One games console is now official and we've managed to get eyes-on with the new console fresh from the launch at Microsoft's HQ in Seattle. The new box is very angular in design, with clean lines and a strong black glossy paint job. Some might...
- Website of the day: Coffitivity
If you're lucky enough to be employed somewhere that supports flexible working, you’ve probably stretched the boundaries of where it’s possible to do some work from time to time. Trains, planes, boats – they all have Wi-Fi these days. Heck, you...
- ZAGG unveils Cover and Folio backlit keyboards for iPad mini
ZAGG on Tuesday unveiled two pricey-yet-thin keyboard accessories for the iPad mini with Bluetooth capability. The ZAGGkeys Cover is $99.99 (£66) and self-dubbed "the most versatile Bluetooth keyboard on the market". It's only 6.3mm thick and features...
- Google+ adds cover photo and design tweaks to mobile site
Google updated the mobile web design of Google+ on Tuesday after a massive overhaul of the service. The improved user interface now displays posts as "cards" in the stream - just like the desktop web version. The update also features a Profile and...
- Xbox 360 vs Xbox One: What's the difference?
The new Xbox One has been announced, and as you might expect it promises to be faster, smarter and better than the current console. But what are the key differences, the differences that you can tell your mates about when the conversation comes up so...
- EA reveals Battlefield 4 for Xbox One, PS4
EA DICE studio revealed on Tuesday, shortly after Microsoft launched the Xbox One, that Battlefield 4 will launch on Xbox One, PlayStation 4 as well as Xbox 360 and PS3. DICE also posted a new screenshot from the next-generation of Battlefield on the...
- Flickr and Vimeo integration coming to iOS 7?
Apple plans to thicken iOS's integrated social network portfolio by adding Flickr and Vimeo to iOS 7, according to 9to5Mac. The report cited an unnamed source familiar with the software and claimed Flickr and Vimeo would be "integrated deeply into...
- Xbox One new wide-angle Kinect will solve UK home woes
The Xbox One's new Kinect sensor brings a whole range of improvements over the current generation, but the most appreciated element is likely to be the wide-angle lens. Talking after the launch of the Xbox One, Harvey Eagle, marketing manager of Xbox...
- Xbox One release date and everything you need to know
The Xbox One has been unveiled. Microsoft's next-generation console is quite an ambitious package, promising to unify absolutely everything you do in the living room, from watching movies to playing games, into one shiny black box. Incorporating a new...
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