Mobile rumours: New 7-inch Nexus, HTC ditches the smartwatch business

The world of mobile news is scary and complicated, with rumours flying about all over the place about what the many different companies are planning on doing. If you don’t know what you’re looking for then chances are you won’t get very far, so to ease your burden here are some of today’s biggest mobile…

Samsung’s Gear VR headset could be rather cheap

According to reports, if you wanted to get your hands on Samsung's Gear VR headset as a standalone accessory it'll cost somewhere within the region of $200, which is £120 directly converted. So chances are it'll be around £200 when it comes to the UK. But that does make it cheaper than a number of…

Facebook videos in your News Feed will now have a view count

Facebook has never really been the go-to place for video uploads, that's what the likes of YouTube and Vimeo are for, but it seems the company is starting to focus more on video content with the announcement that videos on the news feed will actually have video counts now. According to Facebook 65 per cent of video…

Life beyond ASOS: the best online fashion stores you’ve not discovered yet

It's the world's most visited fashion site, and we've never wondered why – the postman always rings thrice where our ASOS habits are concerned (then pops back for our free returns). But even with its colossal choice of trends and labels, we're still getting a few too many 'ASOS? Snap!'  moments these days – notably one…

The tech at IFA: smartwatches, tablets, and more phones

IFA has been going on for another day, and with it come a host of new mobile announcements. So today we're looking at the new tablets, smartwatches, and phones that has been announced in Berlin over the past couple of days. Moto G 2014 The original Moto G has become Motorola's best selling smartphone of…

Falco’s electric bike converter is powered by your heart

There are a lot of electric bike converters out there, but they don’t all have this much heart. Weirdly enough, I mean that literally. Electronics company Falco is currently raising money on Kickstarter for Fusion Sports Drive, its converter kit that can turn any bike into an electric bike, so you’ll never have to struggle…

Clothes woven with circuit board thread could turn them into wearable gadgets

Our current idea of a wearable tends to be things like smartwatches, fitness trackers, maybe AR glasses like Google Glass. The thing is, with the exception of some smart-shoes, they're just things we clip onto ourselves rather than actually wear. Well new clothes developed in Hong Kong could well turn the clothes you wear into…

Apple promises to add extra iCloud security following the recent breach

The past week has seen Apple come under heavy fire thanks to the iCloud hacking scandal that led to hundreds of naked photos of female celebrities released on the internet. Following the breach, Apple CEO Tim Cook has promised that the company is going to increase security and prevent its customers from falling victim to…
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Action this by EOP: the world’s worst corporate email speak

We’re taught many things at school that are meant to prepare us for the world of work, but at no point do I remember being told what EOP stands for. Nor did any of my teachers brief me on how best to go about being onboarded, or explain what it means when a future boss…