Author: Ashley Norris
Will you be buying the Google Chromecast?
It has been hailed as a smart move by Google, but will you be investing in one? The Google Chromecast, which debuted yesterday is a dongle that plugs into your TV's HDMI socket and enables you to stream video content from a number of devices to your screen. It is apparently compatible with Android and…
Nokia Lumia 625 unveiled. UK launch at EE, Vodafone, CW and more in September
And yet another new Windows-powered smartphone from Nokia. Yet the Lumia 625 which was unveiled today, is interesting for a couple of reasons. Firstly it is a budget-ish smartphone which has plenty of features by coming in at around £200 isnlt that pricey. Secondly it is the biggest Nokia Lumia phone to date with a…
Flipboard – now targeting your web browser
As anyone who has an iPad knows already Flipboard is a fabulous way to keep tabs on your friend's social media output.The company recently also started to enable users to update their own magazine type feeds too. Now it appears that the company has designs on your web browser too. Flipboard CEO Mike McCue has…
Five new features that Spotify should add – charts, mistake correction and more
Don't get me wrong, I am a huge fan of the music streaming service Spotify. The way in which it makes almost every great album, both past and present, accessible with one click, is a wonderful thing. However there are still a few things which I think Spotify needs to address. Here are five quick…
Apple targets students by offering £35 of apps with iPhone 5
One key market sector where Apple is quite possibly facing tough competition recently is in the student market. Lots of youngsters quite possibly can't afford both a tablet and phone so you can see the appeal of Phablet models like the Samsung Galaxy Note. The more cash-strapped students are probably just opting for cheaper smartphones.…
Huawei drops MediaPad 7 budget tablet
Huawei has just dropped what looks like a rather interesting new tablet. The MediaPad 7 Youth, is as you'd expect a seven inch tablet aimed at a younger audience but its has a rather striking looking aluminum metal unibody which is both skinny and light. Spec-wise it isn't bad either,. You get With a 7-inch…
Forget smart watches, are smart textiles and implants the future?
We are only months away from an almighty battle for the smart watch market. Apple is rumoured to be beefing up its iWatch team, Samsung is working on a similar device and Sony has been in the market for a while with its range of watches. Might however the smart watch be a small blip…
HTC One Mini UK launch confirmed – EE and Phones 4u first in line
HTC has finally confirmed that it is going to debut a smaller version of its best selling HTC One Android smartphone.The HTC One Mini basically keeps much of what makes its larger sibling great, but in a smaller package with a tidier screen size - 4.3-inch 720p screen (1280 x 720). Ironically though that still…
Clever new shopping site The Hunt launches with a bit of help from Kutcher and Banks
The world isn't exactly short of social shopping sites at the moment. You know the places where you buy stuff and then share it via your social media accounts. Certainly fab.com loks like it is about to take over the enitire world. Here's yet another one - The Hunt - though this is is a…
Is Apple delaying the iPhone 5S to increase its screen size?
So you are Apple and are working on the iPhone 5S. Yet that screen that you lined up - the four inch one that was also on the iPhone 5 - now looks a little undernourished compared with the huge screen mobiles churned out by Samsung and Sony? What can you do? Well according to…
