Month: October 2014
Kindle First is giving UK customers early access to e-books
It's not often that Britain gets technology and the latest services before they launch elsewhere. Yet when Amazon announced Kindle Unlimited it was revealed that it would be available in the UK before anywhere else. Now we're getting a little bonus with Kindle First. Kindle First is a service that will gives users early access…
This is Matchstick, Mozilla’s answer to Chromecast
Chromecast is great, and it's also cheap. Mozilla thinks it can do better with Matchstick, an HDMI streaming stick powered by Firefox OS that costs a mere $12 (£7.40). It works in much the same way as other, similar, devices like Chromecast and Roku, by streaming videos and games from your mobile or laptop onto…
Sorry #Gapgate critics, Samsung says the gap is supposed to be there
Yesterday we head about #Gapgate, the fresh scandal that's rocking the mobile world. The problem is that the Galaxy Note 4 has a gap on the side of the case that's big enough for a business card to slot into. Despite that, the official word is that the gap is supposed to be there. Confused? Me…
London’s Kew Gardens offers visitors chance to try mind-altering drugs
Kew Gardens is offering its customers the chance to try out mind-altering drugs as part of its 'Intoxication Season'. According to its website, the botanical paradise in south-west London will allow 'willing participants' to 'try an unusual plant', including cannabis, magic mushrooms, alcohol and coffee - although not all four at once, not least because each weekend…
This might be our first glimpse of the HTC One M8 Eye
The other day we heard abut the HTC One M8 Eye, a version of the HTC One M8 with a 13MP dual camera. It was speculated that the phone may be announced at HTC's New York press event on the 8th October, and it seems we don't have that long to wait to see the…
Our 20 favourite winter coats
[nextpage title="Next"] As the sky’s getting greyer, and the temperature’s beginning to drop, it’s starting to feel more and more like the time to get searching for the ultimate winter coat - a pretty daunting task, seeing as there are just so many out there right now (and we sort of want every single one…
Ted Baker Audio launches stylish new radio
Iconic British fashion brand Ted Baker has launched an elegant radio as part of the Ted Baker Audio range. Named the FINISTERRE, the radio is Bluetooth-enabled, meaning it can connect to digital devices in order to play users' music, and the sound quality is pretty good too, especially coming from a fashion brand. It's also impressively equipped…
PayPal missed out on Apple Pay because of Samsung
Apple Pay is rather a big deal. NFC payments haven't really kicked off since their inception, but with Apple partnering up with so many business and brands it's not hard to see that it's going to be big. One of the people not involved is PayPal, and it's Samsung's fault. According to Bank Innovation the…
The rise of the wedding hashtag: do you REALLY need one?
Apparently 55 per cent of couples now have a dedicated wedding hashtag. That’s 55 per cent of couples surveyed by Mashable and The Knot, not 55 per cent of couples in the whole wide world – but still. Having leapt from only nine per cent in 2012, that’s a heck of an epidemic. And by…
Apple has released OS X Yosemite to developers
In the middle of Microsoft's big Windows 10 announcement, it was revealed that Apple had just released OS X Yosemite to developers. That's right, Yosemite is 100% finished, and it shouldn't be too long until the consumers gets to use it. Rumour has it that the software update is set to arrive sometime next month,…
