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A Look Inside An LG Smartphone Factory
Vincent Alzieu - Mobiles & Smartphones - 23/05/13 08:58We recently took a trip to South Korea to visit LG, and while we were there the company gave us a tour of its Pyeongtaek site, one the brand's five smartphone manufacturing facilities, the one where they build the Optimus G. Here's what we saw....
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TouchWiz on the Galaxy S4: What's Useful... And What's Useless
Romain Thuret - Mobiles & Smartphones - 16/05/13 10:42Last week we reviewed the Samsung Galaxy S4; now we thought we'd take a deeper look into the various features Samsung introduced with the new version of TouchWiz: Air Gesture, Smart Scroll, S Health......
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Smartphone Duel: Sony Xperia Z vs HTC One
Florence Legrand - Mobiles & Smartphones - 11/04/13 13:23...
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There's A Touchscreen For Everyone!
Romain Thuret - Mobile Devices - 05/04/13 16:46You are a consumer. And what you like to do is rub your fingers all over a screen with no buttons on it. You want to tap and swipe, not click and hit. Only thing is, there are lots of different types of consumer. Here is the best of what touchscreen devices have to offer...
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HTC One: STMicroelectronics on THAT 4-Megapixel Sensor
Florence Legrand - Cameras - 05/04/13 09:40While the heavyweights of the mobile phone world are all busy upping the pixel-count in their cameraphones, HTC has loaded its flagship One handset with "just" 4 Megapixels. Time to take a closer look at this rather original decision with the help of a few answers from the One's sensor-maker, STMicroelectronics....
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Sense 5: Staying Connected, HTC Style
Romain Thuret - Mobiles & Smartphones - 04/04/13 10:32Here's a look at the latest incarnation of HTC Sense for Android, as seen through the HTC One......
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Smartphones & Tablets: What's In Store For 2013
Florence Legrand / Romain Thuret / Fatiha Elmouktafi - Mobiles & Smartphones - 14/03/13 14:00With the Mobile World Congress over for another year, it's time to take a look back at what stood out at the 2013 edition of the Barcelona-based mobile device and technology show....
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The Real Potential of Mirrorless Cameras
Bruno Labarbere - Digital Cameras - 12/03/13 14:00Our recent review of the Sony NEX-3N shows just how far performances have come in the mirrorless camera market. As a result, we thought it was about time we investigated the real potential of hybrid cameras in terms of picture quality, while also finding out if extra Megapixels are really worth it....
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The Best GPU To Handle Crysis 3?
Régis Jehl - Graphics Cards - 11/03/13 10:43Crysis 3 sets a new standard in video game graphics and visuals. It's also a perfect opportunity to see just how far a GPU can go. So we're wiping the slate clean. 24 graphics cards, 3 quality settings, 1 game. It's time to separate the wheat from the chaff....
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BlackBerry 10 OS: The Revolution We've All Been Waiting For?
Romain Thuret - Mobiles & Smartphones - 20/02/13 15:15BB10: Coup or copycat? With new OS in hand, BlackBerry is finally in a position to play ball with iOS, Android and its most direct competitor, the one it has the most in common with, Windows Phone. So, what is BlackBerry 10? What are its standout features? Most importantly, will it give the Canadian firm...
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Editorial: The Mass Suicide of the UHD Industry
Vincent Alzieu / Pierre-Jean Alzieu - TVs - 11/02/13 10:30It's here. Haier, LG, Panasonic, Samsung, Sharp, Sony, TCL and Toshiba are already embracing the post-Full HD era: this year, it's all about Ultra High Definition/4K. At CES 2013 we saw UHD TVs galore... But only one brand made it out alive....
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Duels: Battle of the Five Star Products
Vincent Alzieu - Gaming & More - 08/02/13 10:56DigitalVersus already offers you a whole load of expert product reviews and a handy face-off for comparing and contrasting different models. However, we still thought one thing was missing: duels. The idea is simple: we take two of our favourite five-star products and put them head to head in a gruelling show-down to find out...
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CES 2013 Recap: Where Is The Industry Headed In 2013?
Florence Legrand / Romain Thuret - TV & Video - 08/02/13 10:55The 2013 instalment of the Consumer Electronics Show, held every year in Las Vegas in early January, closed its doors two weeks ago. What were the biggest happenings, the biggest announcements? What trends can we expect to see in consumer electronics over the next year?...
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How To Take Better Photos of Snow
DigitalVersus - Digital Cameras - 18/12/12 15:07Taking pictures of snowscapes can be trickier than you think. All that white and all that reflected light can really play havoc with your camera's automatic settings. However, a few simple manual adjustments is all it takes to help make your snowy shots look a whole lot better. Don't forget to wrap up warm!...
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Buyer's Guide 2013: Our Pick of the Best Products
DigitalVersus - Trends on the Web - 01/12/12 10:47Welcome to our 2013 Buyer's Guide! Here you'll find our selection of the best consumer electronics currently on the market, listed by category (TVs, cameras, smartphones...), and our review of each product. Just click on a category—say, tablets—to see our pick of the best....
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Christmas Gift Guide: Our Top Picks of 2012
LesNumériques / DigitalVersus - Trends on the Web - 30/11/12 14:37Welcome to our holiday buyer's guide! Here, you'll find our selection of the best high-tech Christmas gifts for 2012 from over 30 categories of products we've reviewed....
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Windows Phone 8: The Lowdown
Florence Legrand / Romain Thuret - Mobiles & Smartphones - 30/11/12 14:27As announced, last week Microsoft unveiled the new version of its operating system for smartphones, Windows Phone 8. Here's a look at what's new....
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Apple: Just Another Brand?
Florence Legrand - Mobiles & Smartphones - 13/11/12 15:00Given the products the company has released over the past two months, Apple's motto "Think Different" is sounding more and more out of place. Finally giving in to pressure to join the mini-tablet market, the world's most valuable high-tech firm is undergoing a rapid transformation......
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Windows 8: Thirteen Versions, Which To Choose?
Vincent Alzieu - Apps and software - 25/10/12 13:00Windows 8 is coming out tomorrow, 26 October 2012. There will be 13 different editions (for tablets, PCs, USB keys, professionals, etc.). Which one is right for you?...
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Image Stabilisers: Optical or Mechanical?
Franck Mée - Digital Cameras - 23/10/12 15:00Which are better, optical or mechanical image stabilisers? For years this has been a tough question because there have never really been two cameras that are exactly the same but with different stabilisers. Now, thanks to Sigma, we can compare and contrast....
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