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Deciding the right time to give your child their first mobile

For parents, there will always come a day when your child will ask for a mobile phone but the challenge is knowing the right age to give it to them. It’s no surprise to see that nearly every teenager has a smartphone to facilitate his or her need to be constantly connected.

But what’s the right age for a parent to put that first device in their child’s hand?

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When it comes to smartphone displays - is bigger better?

When is a smartphone screen too big? And at what size does it go from being a smartphone to a tablet. We asked this question after getting our hands on the gigantic Huawei Ascend Mate which has a gargantuan 6.1-inch screen.

The trend towards larger smartphone screen is clearly evident with displays on some device now commonly seen at around the 4.5-inch to 4.8-inch mark.

Samsung have taken that up to 5.5-inch with the Galaxy Note II which is proving extremely popular among customers who appreciate the added screen real estate.

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Amid all the rumours - can Apple still surprise us?

Apple is a company with a unique problem – managing people’s expectations ahead of a product launch when rumours have been flying for months.

These rumours, circulated by many prominent websites dedicated to watching Apple’s every move, paint a picture of possible products that may emerge from the hugely successful company which is now the most valuable on the planet.

Put simply - Apple is a company worth keeping an eagle eye on and there are more sites dedicated to that purpose than for any other company.

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New OLED and 4K TVs won't come cheap

One of the highlights of the IFA consumer electronics show in Berlin was the emergence of the new TV formats like OLED and 4K. But while these may be amazing and filled with innovative new technology, they are not exactly going to be affordable to the average consumer.

Samsung and LG faced off with their own versions of OLED televisions while LG and Sony were both pushing 84-inch 4K TVs.

But the 55-inch OLED TVs on display ay IFA will give you hardly any change from $10,000.

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The Compact Disc turns 30 years old

Are you still listening to compact disc? If so, pick up a disc and wish the format a happy 30^th birthday. Yes compact disc was introduced to consumers for the first time 30 years ago this week.

Developed by Philips and Sony, compact discs went into full production in August 1982 at a brand new manufacturing facility.

The first CD to be produced at the new factory was ABBA’s The Visitors. The first existing album to be released on CD was Billy Joel’s 52^nd Street.

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Did Apple make a mistake by not announcing a new iPhone now?

The weight of expectation on Apple ahead of the Worldwide Developers Conference was intense with many hoping the company would unveil a new iPhone.

Unfortunately no new iPhone was anywhere to be seen. But in not announcing a new device has Apple opened itself up to the increasingly attractive competition in the smartphone market.

The rumours were pretty intense with alleged leaked iPhone pictures and parts popping up all over the internet.

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Prometheus review - back to where it all began

Ridley Scott’s new film Prometheus has a burden most other films don’t have – the massive weight of expectation from fans.

In the past many films have buckled under this pressure but Prometheus – a prequel to the Scott’s iconic 1979 film Alien – easily holds its own.

And it’s more than just a sleek sci-fi action thriller but a thought-provoking film which looks at the origin of mankind and Earth’s place in the universe.

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