Month: June 2015
4 Easy ways to control your privacy on Facebook
Sure Facebook has put plenty of guides and easy steps in place to demystify privacy, but we’ve collected together four easy tips to give you a bit more control. We find that most people we talk to want to control what people can see a bit more, organise groups and share things with particular people, but they often can’t be bothered to take the first step, well now you’ve got no excuse.
Review: Kindle Paperwhite 2015
Chris Price reviews the latest version of the Kindle, the 2015 edition of the Paperwhite
5 Things you didn’t know about astronaut Samantha Cristoforettiht
Samantha Cristoforettiht is a European Space Agency astronaut and has been making headlines because she’s recently returned from a six month mission on the International Space Station, called Futura. We decided to find out a little more about her…
Is Facebook Messenger set to become fully standalone app?
Is the Facebook Messenger app set to become a fully standalone messaging app like Skype. Looks that way with the announcement yesterday that some users will be able to sign up with a phone number instead of having to be a Facebook user.
5 Alternatives to Snapchat: Qik, Slingshot, Yovo
If something about the little ghost really gets on your nerves, or you’re not keen on the people you’ve been following and want a fresh start, then it might be time to try some of the instant messaging app alternatives that are hot on the heels of Snapchat. We’ve collected together five that are worth trying.
10 Ways to make your Instagram photos more awesome on your iPhone: Layout, Aviary & VSCO
Gone are the days of editing your Instagram photos into vintage, super contrast-y blurs. There are a whole new range of tools at your disposable to make the most of borders, enhance photos based on what your subject is or even fade out colours rather than pumping them up. Here are ten of our favourite ways to make Instagram photos more awesome.
Skype updates ‘Snapchat’ like messaging system Qik with captions and music
Microsoft has updated its ephemeral messaging app, Skype Qik on iOS with added support for captions, music and photos.
5 portable Bluetooth speakers for summer – including Otone Audio Bluefiniti, House of Marley Liberate
With summer now upon us, you’ll be heading to holidays and festivals, where music is a must. There are so many Bluetooth speakers claiming to be portable, but we’ve found five that actually are, and they also all do have surprisingly big sound, so you can use them all year round for any party you throw