Author: Hayley Minn
Staff Writer
Hayley covers news, which tech accessories you should buy, smart shopping updates and, with a passion for and background in entertainment, keeps you abreast of what celebrities are getting up to on Twitter and Instagram. As a perpetual singleton, she is always looking for new ways to date in London, whether that be through apps or events.
Microsoft releases cheaper Xbox One bundle, minus Kinect
You'll be very happy to know that Microsoft has announced a new lower-cost Xbox One bundle. The only problem? It comes without the Kinect sensor. While the new Kinect is really cool, being able to track your heartbeat by watching for tiny colour variations in your skin, games for the camera haven't been as cool,…
Is Apple set to make the iPad more like the Microsoft Surface?
IOS 8 looks set to make the functionality of the Apple iPad a whole lot better. Introducing a new split-screen multitasking feature, allowing users to run two applications at once, Apple looks like it could be taking a leaf out of Microsoft's book. In Apple's quest to make the iPad a true laptop replacement, despite…
Russia rates The Sims 4 18+ due to 'harmful' same-sex relationships
We don't know about you, but we're extremely excited for the release of The Sims 4, having grown up creating Sims just to drown them by making them get in the swimming pool and take away the stairs (come on, you all did it!). However, Russia obviously isn't as thrilled about the new game as…
Google's Gmail could be getting a massive interface overhaul
Gmail may finally be getting a radical new overhaul of its layout, if images from Geek are anything to go by. The most noticeable difference is the fly-in menu system on the left, in place of the annoying tab system it has at the moment. The new layout also includes a collapsible Hangouts section, which…
With Tens sunglasses, everything looks like Instagram
If you're ever thinking your life lacks a bit of X-Pro II or Valencia, don't worry, as three mates have now created sunglasses that make everything look like Instagram for that very reason! Marty Bell, Kris Reid and Tom Welsh are three friends from Edinburgh and created Tens, the Instagram sunglasses, while road-tripping across Scotland.…
You can expect to see Samsung-sponsored selfies galore during the World Cup
Expect to see a job-lot of selfies coming from the England World Cup squad in the summer, as Samsung has signed a deal with the English Football Association to be the official consumer electronics and smartphone supplier to the England team. This means that all the players, and the staff will be given Samsung gadgets,…
Why are Apple's iPad sales dropping so rapidly?
Apple is currently watching its iPad sales drop rapidly, in what is apparently the sharpest decline ever. But why, after all the hype that's surrounded it for years, is it suddenly losing its popularity? According to research by Canalys, Apple iPad sales dropped by 40% in the US market. It could be that, with so…
Could Dermoscan be the first app to diagnose cancer accurately?
There are many health apps which claim to be able to save your life, so whenever a new one pops up, we're more than a little sceptical. However, a new app developed at the University of Houston, called Dermoscan, claims it has an 85% accuracy rate at investigating moles and lesions, telling users whether they…
Fancy paying £39.5 million back to the music and movie industries for us?
A study has found that the average person has illegally downloaded approximately 2,900 music files and 90 movies, and could mean that, technically, each person on Earth owes more than $67 million to the recording and movie production industries. The survey of 6,000 people aged seven to 84 also found that people who steal movies…
New iPhone case lights up to show your friends' mood
We thought we couldn't know any more about what our friends are doing at any given moment, thanks to the world of social media, but The Feeling Skin has now created a social network based on emotion, complete with a smartphone case that lights up to tell you what mood your friends are in. The…
