As much as we would prefer otherwise, occasionally we have to ring up a customer service helpline and talk to an actual person to get something done. The problem is that so does everyone else, and you could be stuck waiting for forever-and-a-day. Have you ever tried to get in touch with HMRC? It's not…

We've all had to sit around waiting for our gadgets to work properly, whether that means waiting for a crashed computer to reboot, waiting for webpages to load, or waiting for your router to actually work the way it should. It might just be a couple of minutes here and there, but all that waiting…

If you hate your boss, you shouldn’t fake it. It might sound like a risky strategy to be open about the fact that you can’t stand the person in control of your pay cheque, but according to a new study from Michigan State University’s Broad College of Business, it’s better to face up to it.…

iOS, Android, Sailfish? Jolla's operating system looks like a major contender in the mobile market now that the Jolla Tablet, dubbed "the world's first crowdsourced tablet," has exceeded $1million of crowdfunding in just two days on Indiegogo. Even more impressively, Jolla's original target for the campaign was $380,000, which it achieved in just two hours. Clearly, there's…

Amazon is one of the big names in video streaming at the moment, and it sounds like the company might be ready to expand its offerings by launching an ad-supported streaming service to function alongside Prime Instant Video. This is according to the New York Post who claims that the retail giant is working on the…

It's small, it's stylish, the battery lasts, and it's not too expensive. It's hardly difficult to see why the Pebble is such a popular smartwatch. Today, the folks at Pebble HQ released a firmware update to add some more functionality. The big one is that the Pebble app which connects the watch to a smartphone…

You can get internet in an awful lot of places these days, but few are quite so bizarre as enjoying perfect 4G signal 75 metres under the English Channel. EE customers have been able to do that for two months now, and from the looks of things they're loving the opportunity. Since the 14th of September, 250,000 customers have…

Going down the alcohol aisle in the supermarket can be a bit intimidating if you don't know what you're looking for. Honestly, have you even heard of half the different choices they have? It's something we've all faced, and hopefully we'll never have to face it again. Next Glass is a handy little app that…