Month: January 2015
The Google Maps app just got a bunch of new features
Google Maps is the go-to app for an awful lot of people, and thankfully Google's latest update is going to make users' mobile mapping experience ever so slightly more convenient. The update, which went live on Wednesday, includes five key features that users should definitely be checking out. The first is the option to filter…
5 New apps to watch in 2015: Veeemotion, Slack, Bubbly
This post is sponsored and written in collaboration with Veeemotion. Now we're a fortnight into 2015, it's about time to start making predictions about the apps that are going to have us hooked and the startups to keep an eye on over the next twelve months. We've collected together some of the apps that have…
Your guide to Xiaomi – the world’s most valuable startup
Xiaomi (pronounced a bit like 'show me', but 'show' is as in 'shower') is a Beijing-based electronics company that is currently the world's 3rd largest smartphone distributor. As of the end of 2014, it's also the world's most valuable start-up, valued at over $43 billion. Xiaomi was founded in June 2010, and by August it…
The 7 best beauty products you can buy at any Boots store
This post is not sponsored by Boots – it's all stuff we genuinely like. Boots has some kind of hold on me. I seem to spend more there than at any other shop. I'll nip in for a pair of tights and walk out with ten eyeshadows, a back scrubber, an electric toothbrush, two perfumes…
The SONICable promises to charge your phone faster than ever before
We all love our phones, and while we do everything within our power to make sure they don't die on us we still have to face the inevitable recharging sessions. But what if you could recharge your phone a lot more quickly? That's the idea behind SONICable, and its designers promise that it will be…
Psychologists say Twitter, Instagram, and email relax us… but Facebook doesn’t
Social media’s been blamed for everything from riots to loneliness to Ched Evans not being able to get a new football contract (no, really, I’m crying on the inside). The Oxford Dictionary added #FOMO as proof that Instagram makes us feel like we never do anything fun anymore, and if you aren’t complaining about having…
10 handy gadgets & accessories for travellers
[nextpage title="Next"] So, a trip's on the cards. You might think that going travelling is about switching off your gadgets and switching into relaxation mode, but even the most minimalistic of travellers can benefit from these electronic essentials. We've put together a list of some of the handiest travel gadgets around today. From waterproof cases…
Google is ending the Google Glass Explorer Programme
In a few days time, Google Glass will no longer be available in its current form. That's because Google is ending the Google Glass Explorer Programme to "focus on what's coming next". The announcement came yesterday in a Google+ post from the Glass team, and it means that Google will no longer be producing the…
Could a temporary tattoo replace needles in monitoring diabetes?
Many diabetes patients have to monitor their blood sugar daily, sometimes several times a day. But the standard finger prick test can be painful, which can put people off doing it every day, making it harder to keep their condition under control. A group of American scientists investigated other ways to measure glucose levels, and…
Sexism was alive and well at CES 2015
We saw a lot of amazing things at CES this year. A robot that can help seriously ill people see the world. A pair of motorised roller skates for walking at double speed. A WiFi battery that lets you turn your smoke alarm off from your phone. But we also saw something we wish we…
