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Weekend Roundup: Google I/O 2013, BlackBerry Live, and Nokia Lumia 925 launch

19 hours ago Features
Weekend Roundup: Google I/O 2013, BlackBerry Live, and Nokia Lumia 925 launch
Recent headlines have understandably been dominated by Google I/O 2013, the search giant's annual developer fiesta, but other major tech firms have also competed for the limelight this week.
Business & Finance

Today's Tech: "Evil" tax dodging Google, LinkedIn boots out prostitutes and BlackBerry Live latest

17 May 2013 News
Today's Tech: "Evil" tax dodging Google, LinkedIn boots out prostitutes and BlackBerry Live latest
The cream of the crop from the ITProPortal news desk to end the week, also featuring the latest sniping between bitter rivals Microsoft and Google.
TV & AV

Philips 42PFL6188S review

17 May 2013 Reviews
Philips 42PFL6188S review
Luxurious build quality and dazzling hi-def pictures are main attractions of Philips’ midrange set, but Smart features and GUI don’t quite cut the mustard.
Mobile Phones

BlackBerry Z10 with unlimited texts and minutes from £27 per month

17 May 2013 Deals
BlackBerry Z10 with unlimited texts and minutes from £27 per month
This is certainly one of the best deals on the market for BlackBerry’s top-of-the-range full touchscreen smartphone.
Laptops & PCs

Lenovo C340 all in one PC with Core i3 and 1TB drive, on sale for £399

17 May 2013 Deals
Lenovo C340 all in one PC with Core i3 and 1TB drive, on sale for £399
It doesn’t have a touch display but the lack of this feature means that you can grab it for much less than the competition.
Tablets

Is £380 HP SlateBook X2 with Tegra 4 CPU the best Android hybrid tablet to date?

17 May 2013 News
Is £380 HP SlateBook X2 with Tegra 4 CPU the best Android hybrid tablet to date?
HP announced the SlateBook X2 and at least on paper, it promises to be one of the best hybrid tablets to come to market.
Mobile Phones

Is the Samsung Galaxy S4 Google Edition the Nexus 5?

17 May 2013 Blog
Is the Samsung Galaxy S4 Google Edition the Nexus 5?
Should we interpret as a mere coincidence the fact that the Galaxy S4 has a 5in display as would a purported Nexus 5?
Laptops & PCs

Mini-preview: the effect of memory speed on AMD Trinity APUs

17 May 2013 Features
Mini-preview: the effect of memory speed on AMD Trinity APUs
Does faster memory have any effect on the performance of the central processing unit? We take a much closer look.
Laptops & PCs

20 liquid cooling sets compared: Are liquid coolers better than air coolers?

17 May 2013 Features
20 liquid cooling sets compared: Are liquid coolers better than air coolers?
Many manufacturers sell complete liquid cooling sets as a superior alternative for high-end CPU air coolers. They're typically more expensive, but do they also cool better? We...
Hardware

Chinese chipmaking upstarts are preparing to take on Qualcomm and Intel

17 May 2013 Features
Chinese chipmaking upstarts are preparing to take on Qualcomm and Intel
MediaTek and Allwinner might not be ready to challenge the big players yet, but they’re certainly companies to watch for the future.
Developer

Devs and divers being hunted for Google's underwater Street View

17 May 2013 News
Devs and divers being hunted for Google's underwater Street View
At the Google I/O on Thursday, Catlin Seaview Survey director Richard Vevers appealed to divers and developers to assist in project bringing underwater life to the world.