Month: January 2015
Misfit Flash Review: Best-in-class activity tracking on a budget
So what's a Misfit Flash? A number of key players in the consumer-facing, wearable fitness market have emerged over the past few years. And, after developing their flagship devices, like the Fitbit Flex and Jawbone Up 24, the challenge now is to go bigger, better and more high-end with added functionality and improved design. But…
Seven ways to exercise effectively without going to the gym
Let's be honest, there are a lot of things we'd rather spend our hard earned cash on than a membership to the gym. Nobody likes going to the gym, so its easy to resent having to pay a monthly fee just to keep yourself healthy -- especially if you don't have any budget gyms nearby.…
The 16 stages of #Veganuary
Nobody said it was easy. No one ever said it would be this hard... So you decided to do Veganuary. Congratulations! Lettuce begin. 1. Christmas is over Frankly, if you never saw food again it would be too soon. Veganuary? Why not go the whole hog and become a fruitarian too? Or a raw food…
The strange-looking Ultra Node antenna could connect you to 5G one day
We all know that 5G is coming, and could be here as soon as 2020, but the question on some minds will be how the infrastructure is going to adapt to allow people to connect to the next generation mobile networks. Behold, a solution in the form of Huawei's Ultra Node antenna. Huawei is currently…
11 more things to improve your home workout
Let's face it, getting yourself a gym membership can be incredibly expensive and depending on where you live you might not get much choice in where you can go. But there's nothing stopping you from exercising at home. There's no monthly fee, and you don't have to worry about things like closing times and the…
Huawei’s Ascend P8 smartphone is launching in London in April
Huawei has announced the Ascend P8, it's next flagship smartphone, and has revealed to Gizmodo UK that it will be launching at a special event in London on April 15th. Jerry Huang, Huawei's global marketing director, revealed to the site that wearables are its priority for March's Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, but it will be launching its…
Binge-watching has officially been linked to depression
I know. In other news, the sky is blue, water is wet, and Gwyneth Paltrow’s not a reliable source of medical advice. I don’t think anyone’s likely to faint with surprise that binge-watching shows (on TV or via services like Netflix and Amazon Prime) has been linked to feeling low. But there’s been little research…
Soon you might be able to report crimes online
For many years the easiest way to report crime has been to phone the police and speak to someone. But that can be a bit of a hassle since you actually have to find the right phone number for your local police station. Thanks to the magic of the internet that might be about to…
Samsung has officially launched the Galaxy J1
Earlier this month we saw some leaks that showed off a brand new budget-level phone from Samsung, the Galaxy J1. Samsung has now officially launches the phone. The phone comes with a 4.3-inch 480p display, a dual-core 1.2GHz processor, 512MB of RAM, 4GB of storage, microSD expansion, dual SIM, an 1,850 mAh battery, a 2MP front camera,…
Sky has confirmed it’s launching its own mobile network, in association with O2
Remember the rumours we heard a couple of weeks ago regarding Sky partnering up with O2? Sky has just confirmed that those rumours were true, and its mobile network will launch in 2016. The partnership will see Sky launch its own mobile virtual network that will offer 3G and 4G services via O2's network infrastructure. It also…
