Life & Style | Gadgets & Tech
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Saturday Mar 17
Gadget review:Hear the true sound of music
Though not flashy, the Sony MDR-Z1000 brings about a marked improvement in quality
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Saturday Mar 17
Gadget of the week: Shoot on sight
Samsung's DV300F brings the joy back to photography with internet access for direct file uploads
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Saturday Mar 10
Gadget of the week: One x goes one up
The latest smartphone from HTC is one heck of a looker and has all the features it needs to back that up
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Saturday Mar 10
Gadget review: Affordable and eligible
The LG P698 has all the functions of a high-end smartphone, but within budget
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Monday Mar 5
Hush a chatterbox in mid-sentence
Device silences loud talkers by playing back their own words after a fraction of a second
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Saturday Mar 3
Gadget of the week: Smartest of them all
From the just-concluded Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, David Tusing picks five top gadgets showcased at the largest annual mobile exhibition
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Saturday Mar 3
Review: Hard disc for the hip and happening
Seagate GoFlex Satellite allows smooth wireless transfer of files to smartphones and tablets
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Friday Mar 2
Is your phone battery low? Recharge it with water
Swedish PowerTrekk uses just one spoonful to energise an iPhone
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Thursday Mar 1
Pick of the month's best gadgets: March
The best new gadgets and apps you need in your life this month
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Monday Feb 27
Cellphones race against the world
Global mobile subscriber base crosses 6b with nearly 9 out of 10 people owning one
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Saturday Feb 25
Easy interface draws UAE's young ones to tablet
For children in Dubai, a tablet is arguably just as irresistible as any other gadget
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Saturday Feb 25
Gadget of the week: The game is still on
In this age of smartphone gaming, Sony's PlayStation Vita shows who's still boss
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Saturday Feb 25
Gadget review: Motorola walks the new RAZR’s edge
The Droid RAZR brings the brand back into the field with its familiar yet innovative offering
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Friday Feb 24
Samsung launches new crossover notebook PC
Tablet powered by i5 processor has performance of a personal computer
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Saturday Feb 18
Gadget review: Elegance packed with power
Own the slick new BlackBerry Porsche Design for the sheer prestige that comes with it
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Saturday Feb 11
Gadget review: Slick, new, but no boombox
The portable XtremeMac SOMA Travel helps to improve the sound quality of your Apple devices but does not have much to show for volume
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Saturday Feb 11
Gadget of the week: Touch me do
Logitech's Touch Mouse M600, though instantly drawing comparisons with Apple's Magic Mouse, holds its own and proves especially useful for those on the go
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Saturday Feb 4
Gadget Review: Drive to a new level
The Seagate Momentus XT is a hybrid drive that features Adaptive Memory technology
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Wednesday Feb 1
Pick of the month's best gadgets: February
The best new gadgets and apps you need in your life this month
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Saturday Jan 28
Gadget review: Snap happy
The Samsung MV800 lets you take pictures from all angles
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Saturday Jan 28
Gadget of the week: Gaming flashback
Go retro with the iCade — an arcade-style iPad cabinet, complete with joystick and buttons
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Sunday Jan 22
Tomorrow's top gadgets and gizmos today
From multimedia mats to e-commerce-enabled phones, the future of technology is exciting! The emergence of the tablet has given light to the arrival of similar devices that are all compact, mobile and multi-functional. We also expect to see the new multimedia mat – flexible mats that can be rolled and stored away in a bag. Mobile gadgets are going social, with gaming, sharing, live TV and social commerce becoming the norm on smart phones. Here, we turn the spotlight on the hottest gadgets around. Happy shopping!
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Sunday Jan 22
Must-have gadgets for those on the move
With winter in full swing, there's no better time to get outside and explore. You're definitely going to want to capture your weekend adventures and make sure you don't get lost, so we've found some gadgets to help you on your way. When picking a camera, memory card capacity is important. But you'll also want to check a card's Class number. This identifies the minimum speed rating, which determines the speed at which data is written to the card or read from it
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Sunday Jan 22
The latest in headphones and docking stations
iPod, iPhone and iPad docking stations are a great way to play music at home or outdoors because powerful quality sound can be reproduced with relatively small, compact speakers. Headphones have an edge over traditional in-ear earphones because they offer a better frequency range and a large audio spectrum, which makes them great for classical music. But in-ear earphones offer sound isolation – an advantage if you're on the bus or metro
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Sunday Jan 22
Hard-working items for the kitchen
Kitchen equipment on the market today is multi-functional; think food processors and three-in-one cooking ranges. Size is also important, particularly for fridges – too big and it wastes energy; too small and you waste time rearranging your food to fit. So be sure about your needs when you go shopping. When selecting a cooker, keep in mind the fuel sources available, and ease of access in cleaning burners and other parts
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Beyonce designs collection for online store
The range, called Beyonce Boutique, will be available on Rent the Runway
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Kunal Rawal on what makes his designs click
The menswear designer says the blend of Indian and Western make his creations stand out
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New food map will tell us what we eat
Researchers are creating a database that can sort every product into thousands of brands and variations
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Women get a second chance at a career
Saundarya Rajesh is helping qualified women find jobs that help them balance work and home
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Egypt’s languishing Islamic antiquities
Cairo, the Arab world’s most populated city, is often referred to as an open-air museum of Islamic antiquities
