iPhone 5 issues such as Apple Maps-gate don't concern consumers, according to survey A new independent survey claims consumers have been undeterred by issues concerning Apple Maps in their quest to purchase the iPhone 5. Although thousands of complaints were made on social networks and blogs, ChangeWave Research says: “Apple Maps is not considered a problem by the overwhelming majority of users.” This is despite Tim Cook, Apple’s CEO, publicly apologising for Apple Maps' shortcomings, recommending users turn to Bing, Nokia and even Google Maps, at least in the short term. The same survey quizzed consumers on whether the...

APP OF THE DAY: MX Player (Android) Effortless video One of the great things about Android, is that it has a flexibility - especially with regard to the file system - that you don't get on iOS. It is, for example, perfectly possible to drag and drop video and music files over USB on to the SD card or internal storage of your phone. The problem comes when playing those files back. For music, the Android player is fine; for video you might want something more. So look then to MX Player. It does one thing, and that's play your media, but specifically, videos. MX Player FORMAT Android PRICE Free WHERE Google Play While there are quite a few video players on the...

Shark has a laser beam attached to its fin Dr Evil still at large A scientist has managed to attach a laser beam to a shark, fulfilling the desire of Austin Powers’ nemesis, Dr Evil. The spectacle took place in the Bahamas and was caught on film as daredevil and Australian marine biologist Luke Tipple swam up to a lemon shark before clipping the laser on its fin. Tipple had already been assembling a similar piece of kit geared towards attaching a camera to a shark’s dorsal fin, that he hopes will provide footage from a shark’s viewpoint. However, when Hong Kong-based company Wicked Lasers heard about Tipple and his plans, they convinced him to swap a camera...

Bang & Olufsen BeoPlay V1 pictures and hands-on The Apple TV before Apple's TV Bang & Olufsen TVs is usually at the higher end of pricing - the much higher end. However, the company has, perhaps, surprised us all with its BeoPlay V1 TV. It sports the same design and aesthetic flair as a normal B&O product, but weighs in at a much lower price. You could even say that it's affordable to us mere mortals. The set itself comes in two different sizes, 32 and 40 inches, but has no fewer than four ways of placement. It can be wall hung, with an optional bracket that allows it to swing out to offer the best viewing angle; there are desktop and floor stands, made from...

TomTom Via 130 is a voice controlled sat nav "Take me home" TomTom has unveiled a new mapping device complete with Speak & Go function that enables more than 1,000 different voice commands. The TomTom Via 130 is a dedicated sat nav kit and with hands-free calling via Bluetooth, drivers can ensure a safer journey, not to mention avoiding any potential points on your licence. Drivers will be able to summon points of interest, issue addresses or simply state "take me home" before the TomTom Via 130 will plot the quickest route back to your pre-programmed address. TomTom’s Map Share service is also on board and updates its maps daily, depending...

Personalised Superhero Action Figures: We become Batman Play thing How do you fancy becoming a superhero? Batman for instance? That was the question put to Pocket-lint and of course we couldn't turn down such an offer. Firebox, the UK's favourite online gadget shop, is offering customers the chance to become Batman, Superman, Batgirl, Iron Man, Thor or Captain America as long as you are willing to send it your photo and £80. Dubbed the Personalised Superhero Action Figures you can pop your own head on their buff shoulders and show the world just how much you love yourself. In practice, the whole process is incredibly easy. Snap two shots of your face - one...

Xbox 720 Durango manufacturing starts - possibly You've been Durango'ed The Xbox 720, codenamed Durango, is reported to have entered the manufacturing stages, although it remains unlikely that the console will be released this year. Sources familiar with the matter have told gaming site IGN that assembly of the successor to the Xbox 360 has started at the Austin, Texas, branch of Flextronics, a company that has manufactured parts of both former Microsoft games consoles. The sources say the company created a new testing group separate from the rest of the business, tasked with reviewing software and hardware developments for the Durango. And, now that...

Bowers & Wilkins P3 headphones pictures and hands-on Best in show Bowers & Wilkins is known for its ultra-high-quality hi-fi systems. Behind the likes of the world-beating Nautilus speaker, it has moved its audio expertise to the headphones, first with the P5s and now the newly launched P3s. The build quality on these headphones is astounding. At £169 they aren't cheap but nor are they right at the top of the price scale. For us, they easily best much more expensive sets for the way in which they are put together. Bowers & Wilkins created a special fabric for the headphones which minimises sound...

Angry Birds now playable on any website No escape now Angry Birds is everywhere, including... dum, dum, sum...Blog Unikom Bintang That's right, following a new trick from Angry Birds creator Rovio, Facebook users can now embed and play any level in their site, allowing them to challenge friends to see if they can beat their high scores. It means that soon you'll be able to play even the hardest of levels without having to unlock every level - just look for a certain level on a blog or website. Here, for example is the first level of the game: To be able to play the game, you will have to be logged in to Facebook ....

Samsung Galaxy S III: TouchWiz UI explored Nature UX at work The Samsung Galaxy S III has turned up with just as much a media storm as has followed it since we first got wind back in May 2011. Finally, we know what this Android superphone is all about. While a rundown of the hardware and specs is useful for an idea of what this quad-core beast is capable, what's often harder to get across is just what the experience of owning one is all about. With this latest child of the Galaxy dynasty has come a redesigned user-experience, this time based on nature with sound, wind, water and stones all featuring in the drawing board ideas. From the moment you unlock the screen...

The Walking Dead: The Game review Fleshed out zombie bonanza There have been no shortage of zombie games in the past couple of years. Whether poppin’ heads in House Of The Dead: Overkill or chainsaw-slashing the undead inLeft For Dead 2, the premise is much the same: slash, hack, shoot, kill, repeat. So for The Walking Dead: The Game to take on a point-and-click-inspired, dialogue-laden, story-led approach to the zombie genre is, if nothing else, refreshing. To others it’ll be the idea of a "stop reading and switch off" boreathon. A brief history From Robert Kirkman’s eerie comics to the popular TV show devised by Frank...

No DVD playback for Windows 8 The only way to watch DVDs on Microsoft’s new operating system, Windows 8, will be through purchasing Media Center or other third-party software. The absence of any native DVD player was announced on Microsoft’s official Building Windows 8 blog, which said the bizarre decision was due to a “sharp decline” in the number of people who use their computer to watch DVDs. Instead the focus of Windows 8 will be on H.264, VC-1, MP4, AAC, WMA, MP3, PCM and Dolby Digital Plus codecs. If you are what Microsoft deems the minority and you do use your computer to watch DVDs, there are other options. One is to purchase the Media...

Angry Birds Land opens at Särkänniemi Theme Park in Finland 12 rides to enjoy Angry Birds fans wanting to get even more Angry Birds fun and games can now visit Angry Birds Land at Särkänniemi Theme Park in Finland. The themed area of the park consists of 12 rides, an adventure course, games and food points, designed especially for families and young children. The area opens today, but finishing touches will continue until the beginning of June 2012, the park's owners warn. The official opening will be celebrated on Friday June 8. Those planning to visit the new Angry Birds Land can do so by jumping on a Ryanair flight to Tampere either from...

Alienware M14x, M17x, and M18 get Ivy Bridge and GeForce refresh New tricks inside Dell has announced that it is refreshing the M14x, M17x and M18 gaming laptops with new Nvidia GeForce and AMD Radeon HD graphics cards and Intel's new third-generation Ivy Bridge processors. The enhanced systems include: the M14x, the 3D-capable M17x, and the M18x. The new M14x features optional dual drive configurations, up to 16GB of memory, a Blu-ray combo optical drive, and an NVIDIA GeForce GT 650M graphics engine with GDDR5 graphics memory. The Alienware M17x delivers the latest Nvidia and AMD graphics card options, up to 32GB of memory, optional 17.3-inch 120Hz WideFHD...

Intel Cove Point Windows 8 ultrabook-tablet hybrid shows us future of computing Two in one Intel has shown off a Windows 8 ultrabook-tablet hybrid at its Intel Developer Forum (IDF) in Beijing, demonstrating what the Ultrabooks of tomorrow will be capable of. Looking like the Asus Eee Slider, the new laptop-come-tablet will be capable of a lot more, however - mainly running Windows 8. That's right, according to reports from the week-long event in China, the new technology - dubbed Intel Cove Point, and previously know as Letexo - will be for consumers who can’t decide whether to buy a tablet or notebook but want something considerably more powerful than just...

Apple to add wireless back-up services to Genius Bars? Trialling system Apple is currently trialling a new scheme it plans to add to its Genius Bars worldwide sometime in the future. It has installed a wireless server system in its Apple Store labs near its headquarters in Cupertino, and is currently seeing if it can benefit customers who need to replace a handset that's not easily fixable. Presently, when an iPhone or iPad user suffers a serious hardware issue with their device, they are advised to back it up at home before going to an Apple Store, as information such as contact data could be lost during the fixing process or if the phone or tablet is replaced...

Sky: Second screen experience in front of TV key Tablets at the ready Sky has told Pocket-lint that it sees tablets and smartphones as key in enhancing the viewing experience in front of the TV. Ian Lewis, director of Sky Movies, told Pocket-lint that partnerships with companies such as Zeebox are all about "creating a full comprehensive second screen service", and that we should expect plenty more "second screen" offerings in the future. Lewis, however, warned that many aren't ready to start using their iPad or Android tablet in front of the television just yet. "Most customers don't want to do anything, but some do," added Lewis....

Orange Tahiti review Room for improvement The Orange Tahiti is a 7-inch Android tablet based on the Huawei MediaPad. A couple of millimetres slimmer than the original Apple iPad at 10.5mm thick, it weighs 394g and takes up just 190x124mm of pocket or bag space. In common with most Android tablets, it has a widescreen 16:9 aspect ratio and a resolution of 1280x800 pixels. There’s a deeper bevel than is strictly necessary – aside from a webcam at the top left corner, this 6mm-deep band serves no apparent purpose. The display’s rich colours are impressive but the screen itself suffers badly from glare. It makes an excellent mirror when viewed at an...

Vodafone Mobile Wi-Fi R205 review Fast broadband on the go Vodafone has released a new mobile Wi-Fi dongle for those that like to stay connected on the go, but does it improve the experience over the previous model, and should you bother? Design If the Vodafone Mobile Wi-Fi R205 looks familiar, that's because it is virtually identical to the Three Mi-Fi Mobile Wi-Fi (Huawei E585) we reviewed back in July 2010. Again, made by Huawei, the Vodafone offering comes with the same pebble design, same mini OLED screen and the same clip-off back to reveal the SIM card slot and swappable battery. Around the sides is a microSD slot, which allows the dongle to double as a...

Art Lebedev’s Bulavkus Safety Pin USB Drive, Flashdisk 4GB Unik Berbentuk Peniti Semakin kecil sebuah Flashdisk, maka semakin rentan flashdisk tersebut hilang. Diakui ataupun tidak, salah satu kelemahan dari alat penyimpan data yang satu ini adalah mudah hilang, mengingat ukurannya yang memang kecil. Banyak yang mengakali kekurangan perangkat yang satu ini dengan membuat flashdisk berbentuk gelang atau kalung. Dan mungkin itu cukup berhasil. Tapi, flashdisk yang satu ini sangat unik dan kemungkinan untuk hilang sangat kecil. Art Lebedev’s Bulavkus Safety Pin USB Drive adalah sebuah Flashdisk dengan kapasitar 4GB yang berbentuk sebuah peniti. Setelah anda...