Life & Style | Gadgets & Tech

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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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    Saturday Jan 21

    Gadget review: A Curve above the rest

    BlackBerry 9360 features NFC, looks good and performs better

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    Saturday Jan 21

    Gadget of the week: The world on your wrist

    Check incoming calls and get connected to social networking sites — all with the Android-powered Sony SmartWatch, a perfect smartphone accessory

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    Friday Jan 20

    Top tech ideas for your living room

    Smart or Internet TVs, LED 3D TVs and games consoles that enable multi-player games with each person at a different location are the trends in home entertainment systems. And, with HD broadcasting currently being tested by a few channels in the region, it won’t be long until users in the Gulf can expect full HD content from their normal satellite TV channels. Here are some products to give your living room a techno upgrade

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    Friday Jan 20

    Getting the most out of social media

    Dubai's top social media guru Akanksha Goel tells Carolina D'Souza how we're all just one click away from a global audience

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    Thursday Jan 19

    The best personal grooming gadgets

    Get set to enjoy salon-quality gadgets from the comfort of your own home. Among the latest trends in personal-care products are hair stylers that boast ionising properties to reduce the stress on your tresses; ceramic and teflon-coated hair straighteners that protect hair and leave it glossy; massagers with both hot and cold functions; and manicure sets that offer near-professional results

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    Saturday Jan 14

    Sony enters the tablet market

    Tablet S is all about excellent hardware married with weak software. The result? A mediocre offering

  • Saturday Jan 14

    Five fantastic

    As one of the world's biggest tech exhibitions, the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, comes to an end, we pick the top five gadgets that have grabbed our attention in the past three days

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    Saturday Jan 7

    Gadget review: Revised and very slick

    Despite an average camera and low speaker sound, the Galaxy Nexus is the best Android smartphone on the market Bhavishya Kanjhan is a digital marketing professional and an early adopter of all things digital. Follow his tweets on @bhavishya

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    Saturday Jan 7

    Gadget of the week: Ace of bass

    The SL150 Soul by Ludacris is a fitting reply to those who say style and quality can't coexist

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    Thursday Jan 5

    Big brother to keep an eye on nannies

    Working couples increasingly turning to technology to keep watch over domestic help

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    Sunday Jan 1

    Pick of the month's best gadgets: January

    The best new gadgets and apps you need in your life this month

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    Saturday Dec 31

    Gadget of the week: Sound investment

    The compact BeoSound 8 speaker dock is something audiophiles will love and Apple product users will cherish

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    Friday Dec 30

    The phone hears you

    Siri, Apple's new voice-recognition innovation, is driven by ‘natural language understanding', or NLU — and it is fast spreading beyond the iPhone and into our daily lives

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    Saturday Dec 24

    Gadget of the week: One for all

    The Logitech Harmony 900 universal remote lets you control all your entertainment devices effectively

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    Saturday Dec 24

    Gadget review: Pricey performer

    Lenovo's Ultrabook U300 is a sleek machine, but is it worth the expense?

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    Sunday Dec 18

    Christmas gift ideas for him

    Take the stress out of festive shopping with our pick of the best presents for him this festive season

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