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Replace Your Credit Cards With The Loop Payment Fob
While credit cards are great in theory, they are also somewhat of a pain in the rear. They get old, and when they get old, their magnetic strips get worn out and though you try everything to get that card reader to read your card, it’s most likely not... Read more
IOS Jailbreak Hacker Gets Position At Apple
‘Winocm’ is a well-known hacker of iOS and OS X. He is responsible for single-handedly rewriting the core of both these operating systems.  He did this to allow them to be ported to other devices.  ‘Winocm’ has contributed to various jailbreak applications for iPhones, but it seems as though... Read more
Google: All New Android Phones Must Ship With KitKat
According to MobileBloom, a leaked memo has been identified, stating that all Android smartphones will have to run KitKat or else Google will not endorse the handset.  The Android memo is the first sign that Google is finally sorting the problem it has with fragmentation.  Because Google offers hundreds of phones to... Read more
Creator Of Flappy Bird Has Pulled The App From Stores
The vastly popular mobile game, Flappy Bird, has taken off in recent weeks. Yet despite the success of the game, which is available on both iOS and Android, the creator has decided to take Flappy Bird offline. In a tweet that was posted on Saturday, Dong Nguyen said that... Read more
Estately: The App That Helps You Find A New Home
If you are in the very fortunate position to be able to afford to move home, then there is a fair chance you would like to browse for your future pad using your iPhone. And online real estate company Estately is all about getting you into your new place... Read more
Cut Your Energy Bills With Snapt
Everybody needs to save money since the recession came upon us.  The need to look into savings in all aspects of our lives is essential if we are to gain some ground against the financial mess we currently find ourselves in.  So it comes as no surprise that those... Read more
iTrace App Teaches Handwriting To Kids
We live in a very digital world. Indeed, I think we spend a whole lot more time online than we do offline, and I think there will eventually be some major consequences to that. Don’t hear me wrong – I’m not at all against technology and I am excited... Read more
Control Your Garage Door With Open-Me App
Don’t you just hate that feeling you get when you can’t remember if you left the garage door open? And if you can’t remember that thought will just keep bouncing around in your head until you can actually verify whether your door is in fact open or shut. It’s... Read more
Google Wants To Put Android In Audi Cars
As we all know, Google always has some big plan or other. The latest news suggests that Google is planning to have Android installed in cars, starting with Audi. According to The Wall Street Journal, the company will announce a joint venture with Audi next week at CES 2014.... Read more
LG Pocket Photo2 Announced
Lots of people may not have known that LG had a Pocket Photo Printer; in fact you may be one of those people.  I like to think I m not too far behind things when it comes to the latest tech, but I hate to admit it, I had... Read more
5 Minute iOS 7 Jailbreak Released
It never takes hackers too long to figure out how to bypass Apple’s security rich features of their latest iOS and provide the world with details of how to Jailbreak their nice and shiny iPhones.  And iOS 7 is no exception.  The iOS7 Jailbreak has finally arrived and it... Read more
Cut The Rope 2 Released On iOS
If you like the original Cut the Rope, you are going to love this! Your favourite green monster Om Nom is back in Cut The Rope 2 and obviously he is still hungry for more candy.  Software developer, ZeptoLab, on Thursday, gave iPhone and iPad gamers a treat by... Read more
The Smarty Ring Puts All Your Updates At Your Fingertips
Apparently mobile users look at their phones every six minutes. That’s according to the creators of the Smarty Ring, a blue-tooth enabled wearable gadget that allows you to have all your smartphone alerts and phonecalls, almost literally at your fingertips. The Smarty Ring enables you to control your smartphone,... Read more
2014 Honda Civic Is The Car For iOS Fans
Car enthusiasts will rave – and rant – about anything and everything about every single car that rolls out of the factory. I suppose that we all have a bit of Top Gear thinking (well, wishing) in us, but the fact remains that it is rather hard to diss... Read more
President Obama Not Allowed To Use iPhone
It’s a common misconception that the President of the United States can do whatever he wants to do. One would be easily forgiven for thinking that the President could have whatever kind of technology he wanted in his hands at any moment of the day or night. He’s the... Read more
iWork Update Brings Back Lost Features
Recently Apple was criticized for removing some of the features of its iWork suite of productivity apps when updated.  Apple, on Friday last week, issued a software update that returns some of the lost features in Pages, Numbers and Keynote. In addition to the stability improvements and bug fixes... Read more
Control Paper Airplanes From Your Phone With PowerUp 3.0
I have to admit, I am really excited about this little gadget. Writing for Techbeat, I am able to get glimpses at all kinds of new technology, and while all of it is exciting, some of it really stands apart from the rest. This potential game changer created by... Read more
Honda Unveils iOS In Car Mirroring For 2014 Range
At WWDC, Eddy Cue took great delight in introducing iOS in the car, “Now, 95% of cars sold today have integrated music playback and control from an iOS device…But we want to take this integration to a whole ‘nother level. What if you could get iOS on the screen... Read more