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How to Share a Photostream with Non Apple Devices
I find using Apple‘s iCloud Photo Sharing service really useful for sending your favourite moments to all you favourite people. The service not only lets you share Photo Streams with other people using an iOS device, i.e. iPhone and iPad owners, but the service also provides you with a... Read more
Amazon Fire Phone Price Dropped to $199 Off Contract
Amazon is sitting on $86 million of unsold Fire Phone inventory and in order to start reducing the stock, the e-commerce giant has slashed $250 off the phone, costing only $199 off contract. The original price of the Fire Phone matched most of the high-end devices at $199 on... Read more
iPhone 6 Can Play 4K Videos, Who Knew?
Apple are notoriously tight lipped when it comes to their products.  In fact when leaks or mistakes do occur, the company tends to come down on the individuals responsible with an iron fist.  Either that or they turn spin the issue into a part of their Keynote speech! When... Read more
Argos Click & Collect On The Tube
Gone are the days where you had to trawl through 1000 page laminated catalogues (I would hate to have the job of laminator!) to find that one product you are looking for at Argos.  You would spend ages finding what you were looking for, fill in the order form,... Read more
iPhone 6 & iPhone 6 Plus to Sell 70 Million Units in Q4 2014
Apple had big expectations for the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus before the official launch — industry sources claimed the phone maker projected 80 million sales in 2014. The company may be looking at even higher sales, after 39 million sales in Q3 2014, Apple is reportedly working... Read more
This XOO Belt Can Charge your Smartphone
I’ve said it many times on here before, but here it is once again – smartphones are wonderful – except when they lose their charge and you can’t readily charge them. Maybe you’re at work and forgot the charger. Maybe you’re on the bus, or in the subway, or... Read more
Next Gen Gorilla Glass 4 Released
I’m sure its happened to many of you smartphone-carrying people!  I recently dropped my iPhone and shattered the screen.  I was horrified!  I even had it in a case but it fell directly onto its front, causing a sickening and heart wrenching shatter (a bit dramatic, I know).  Rendering... Read more
These Smart Earrings Monitor your Health
Earrings are great and all, but they really don’t do all that much, do they? I mean they look pretty and are a great accessory, but when it comes to function, all they really do is hang there until they’re removed. We should have known, though, with pretty much everything... Read more
Samsung Misses Galaxy S5 Target By 40 Percent
Samsung is having an awful year on mobile, even though the South Korean company still holds first place in overall sales, the gap is closing. One of the major devices of 2014, the Galaxy S5, may be the main reason behind the drop in sales. According to a report... Read more
Complex Android Malware Warning
News has emerged from mobile security firm Lookout that a bug called NotCompatible, was the most sophisticated Android bug it had seen. The hackers behind the malware had recently rewritten its core code in order to make it more difficult to defeat. Mobile malware that is specifically aimed at... Read more
Even the President Forgets his Phone!
I don’t know if you’ve noticed or not lately, but I’d bet President Obama has a lot on his mind right now. There’s ISIS, immigration issues, and not to mention all of the civil unrest occurring in Ferguson, Mo. It’s probably enough to make any man (or woman) lose... Read more
Apple to Force Beats Service to All iPhones in 2015
Do you like it when things are pushed on you? No doubt you don’t. If you own an iPhone though, it looks as thought you are not going to have a choice next year.  According to a report in the Financial Times newspaper Apple is planning to push its... Read more
Texting Really Hurts Your Spine!
We’ve heard about the dangers of texting for years now. At first, some people complained about text messages, saying that they were a cheap replacement for phone calls and were highly unprofessional and impersonal. There were those who didn’t believe texting would ever really catch on. I needn’t have... Read more
Snapchat Update Lets Users Send Money to Friends
It might not seem wise to let a bunch of young kids send money to each other, but Snapchat is in desperate need to show investors it can generate revenue. In partnership with Square – a finance and merchant supplier – Snapchat will now offer a simple way to... Read more
TextSecure Protocol Now Used to Encrypt WhatsApp
Are you ever concerned that the messages you share between friends can ever be read by others? Most messaging services such as LINE and WhatsApp have more features than just text support; you can send audio and video as well. So should you be overly concerned about your data?... Read more
Intel Merging Mobile & PC Chip Division
Intel is not happy with the performance of its mobile division, sinking $1 billion into Intel’s profits this year. To fix the issue, Intel will be merging its more profitable PC division with the mobile division. Named “client computing group” the new division will work on most of Intel’s... Read more
Prynt: Polaroid Printing Smartphone Case
We all love our Smartphones don’t we? And with the amalgam of phone and camera we are now all budding shutterbugs. Whether your choice of weapon is iOS, Windows or Android, you always keep your favourite handset close by, just in case you need to snap that perfect picture.... Read more
Nokia Announces N1 Android Tablet
Nokia is back in the hardware business. After selling its mobile division to Microsoft for $7.2 billion, many thought that was the end of Nokia, but the services division has revealed the N1 Android tablet. Considering Nokia was shackled to Windows Phone for so long, its no surprise the... Read more