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We're very close to finishing our full review of the Google Nexus 5 - we're pretty impressed by this low price, so will the hardware match up? Check out our updated hands on to see some early thoughts. The new Nexus 5 manages to offer a huge step up in power while maintaining a brilliantly low price tag. The Google Nexus 5 is a phone that's the product of constant evolution, companies one-upping each other as they try to prove they can make the best Nexus. The Nexus One was HTC's only shot at the title, with Samsung making two more then LG getting the nod for the most recent edition, the Nexus 4 . While that was a decent phone for a stellar price, the Nexus 5 is a huge step forward for a number of reasons - not least the $349 / AU$399 price tag (for the 16GB version - it's $399 / AU$449 for the 32GB iteration). There's the Snapdragon 800 chip at the heart of things, running the show incredibly smoothly. The Google Nexus 5 is based loosely on the LG G2 , with th...

We loved the compact, sweet-sounding Pure Contour 100Di but wished it had at least the option for Apple's new Lightning port as well as the 30-pin dock connector, plus AirPlay for wirelessly streaming audio from iOS devices and iTunes. And we loved the Pure Contour 200Di Air , its bigger AirPlay-native brother, but as well as being a bit too chunky to sit comfortably on a bedside table, it lacked the cute swing-out dock of the 100Di (of which more soon), and it too only had a 30-pin dock connector. We should, therefore, be utterly delighted by this, the new Contour i1 Air, which uses the same basic chassis as the Contour 100Di, adds AirPlay, and has a clever interchangeable dock system that lets it neatly work with devices that use 30-pin dock connectors or Lightning connectors. And we are, mostly – there are just a few niggles remaining that stop it from getting top marks. Still, this is a speaker dock that it's worth getting excited about – and that fact alone marks it out ...

Introduction The Chromebook concept – the idea of a stripped-down laptop that runs nothing but a web browser in the form of Google's Chrome OS – has up till now usually been about cheap, commodity computing. It's been about manufacturers clustering around a low price point, and the compromises they have had to make to get a device out at that price point. With the Chromebook 11 though, for the first time, a Chromebook can be both about affordability but also about delight. Even if you're used to high end computers such as the MacBook Pro or Samsung ATIV Book 9 , every time you pick up the Chromebook 11 you get a little jolt of pleasure. It feels solid – light yet sturdy. The keyboard is genuinely very good. The IPS screen's colours are rich and vibrant. The styling feels fresh and simple and clean and friendly. It feels, in short, like a beautifully made, simple to use computer. Plus the fact you've only paid GBP £229/USD $279/AUD $364 for it not only makes that ...