Month: May 2014
What do we (think we) know about the Nokia X2?
Leaked details of Microsoft's Nokia X2 Dual SIM smartphone, model name: Nokia X2DS (RM-1013) have been posted on the AnTuTu benchmark website. If the specs are correct, it looks like the new handset will be a slight improvement on their previous model, the Nokia X, which launched in February. But we weren't expecting anything especially…
iOS app Ku re-invents the Facebook/Twitter update
Getting a little bored with adding endless selfies to your Facebook page? Pining for the days when you were little bit more imaginative on social media? Then it sounds like new iOS app Ku (as it short for Haiku) is for you. The app tries to stretch your creativity a little by encouraging you to…
Spotify hack only affects one unlucky user
Anyone using Spotify on their Android phone will have been prompted to upgrade the app today, because according to the US arm of the popular streaming platform, it's been hacked. But before you start changing your password and worrying about the safety of your guilty pleasures playlists, it seems only one person's data was compromised.…
Are Google set to buy Dropcam?
Another day, another acquisition rumour, and this time it seems Google is considering buying home security camera firm, Dropcam. On the same day that it's been claimed that Apple is turning the iPad into a home remote control, Google is also said to be expanding its home automation products, after recently buying thermostat company Nest.…
Samsung Galaxy Note 4 rumoured to be bigger and better
iPhone rumours have been swirling for months, but new reports about Samsung's Galaxy Note 4 are a reminder that there's more than one gadget to get excited about this autumn. As you'd expect, the phablet will be an upgrade from last year's Note 3, with a significant improvement in screen resolution for the display: going…
Don't like Nigel Farage? Turn him into a kitten instead with UKItten
Are you not a fan of Nigel Farage, but love kittens? Well, all of your dreams have just come true as an app for Google Chrome has been created that turns pictures of the UKIP leader into a kitten instead! If you're sick of seeing the UKIP leader everywhere, just download this app from the…
Does this video show Apple's iPhone 6?
We have already seen loads of claims and leaks of Apple's iPhone 6, but a new video has provided the best look yet at the rumoured design. This video of a 'dummy' handset shows an industrial model of the handset believed to have been made to help case and accessory makers ensure their products fit…
Our favourite portable speakers for summer: Jawbone Jambox, Bose Soundlink, Jabra Solemate
Over the next few months we'll be bringing you our favourite tech for the summer months, whether you're looking for a charging device to keep your gadgets juiced up at festivals, need a portable speaker to blast out tunes in the park or a waterproof camera to capture every sunshine-soaked selfie. In this video it's…
Apple could be set to control your homes with new universal remote
Apple could be taking over your homes as well as your social life now, as it's rumoured that the iPad is being turned into a universal 'home remote'. Set to be unveiled alongside an entirely new version of the iPhone and iPad software at Apple's Worldwide Developer Conference next week, the remote could control everything…
