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Sennheiser taking the battle to Beats with Momentum on-ear headphone range
Looking to take the battle for a place on your bonce to Beats, Sennheiser have revealed their latest Momentum headphones. Aiming at a slightly older, more sophisticated market than the teen-orientated Beats headphones that sparked the current boom in fashion-conscious…
"A bra for your feet": Under Armour launch Speedform racing trainers
When you're a sporting goods company known for your macho American football apparel and infamous, manic "protect this house" slogan and adverts, the last place you'd expect to be looking for inspiration for your latest trainer innovations would be the…
Spotify Windows Phone 8 app leaps out of beta, bolsters offline playlist support
A new update for music-streaming service Spotify's Windows Phone 8 app has been released today, finally bringing the app out of the beta testing phase and bringing with it a host of new features. Version 2.0.4933.0 is now available to…
Michael Pachter believes Wii U will place a 'distant third' in console wars
Wedbush Morgan analyst Michael Pachter has given his perspective on the console wars, declaring that Nintendo's home console will fall behind the PS4 and Xbox One in sales. "Nintendo's in trouble right now," said Pachter to ABC News. "Nintendo, I…
Apple giving away top iOS apps for free to celebrate App Store's fifth birthday
We're pretty sure you receive gifts on your birthday rather than give them away, but Apple will be throwing out the rule book to celebrate the fifth anniversary of their App Store. The Cupertino company will be giving away a…
Twitter stats – Murray wins Wimbledon, web goes wild
Andy Murray's victory at Wimbledon was not only viewed by millions on TV but has also become one of the most tweeted about events since last year's Spice Girls performance at the 2012 Olympic games. Andy Murrays victory nabbed…
TalkTalk tempt with £10 Huawei Ascend Y210 / MediaPad Lite 7 combo contract deal
Smartphone or tablet? Smartphone or tablet? Smartphone or tablet? With purse strings pulling tightly across austerity Britain, it's a tough call to make. Looking to ease the pain of having to pick one over the other, TalkTalk Mobile are offering…
CyberPlayGround, MEGA and the other awful scrapped original Xbox names
With the world gearing up for the release of the third generation Xbox console, the Xbox One, Microsoft's gaming moniker is as recognisable and evocative as the Gameboy or PlayStation. Hear the word "Xbox" and you're instantly thinking of videogames….
Samsung's record Q2 2013 results not enough to allay investor fears
Samsung have revealed their Q2 2013 financial results. The company continue to go from strength to strength, posting an operating profit of 9.5 trillion won (£5.6 billion), a growth of 47% year on year. Despite the record results however, Samsung…
Critics favourite, the HTC One, fails to boost company's Q2 finances
The HTC One may have wooed smartphone critics the world over (including us – it fell just short of a perfect score in our full review back in March), but it hasn't done enough to revive the company's flailing fortunes….