Author: Holly Brockwell
Editor Holly worked on some of the tech industry's most high-profile smartphone launches before coming to us, and is a self-confessed Android fangirl. She's currently lusting after the Galaxy S6 Edge, and is never seen without her Misfit Shine.
We took a trip on Three’s Selfie Tour Bus – here’s how it went
If you've been in Barcelona lately, you might have noticed this somewhat unusual sight: Yep, that's a Selfie Tour Bus. And Three have been driving it around the beauty spots of Barcelona, stopping to take selfies at all the best spots. Why, you ask? Well, Three has just launched their Feel At Home service - which…
Tech companies finally realise that women exist
It seems a little late to be writing this story in 2015, but we can announce at last with full hearts and happy faces that the tech industry has finally noticed that women exist. A coalition of tech companies including smartphone and smartwatch manufacturers, software firms and social media companies today announced their joint venture to ensure…
HTC One M9 review: HTC nails it again
Following on from our quick hands-on with the HTC One M9 at the launch event in Barcelona, we take an in-depth look at the flagship phone HTC is hoping will see off competition from Apple and Samsung. With the One M8 being one of the most popular Android smartphones of all time, the M9's got big…
HTC One M9 Dot View case review: 8-bit cool for the smartphone age
It's not enough to build an amazing phone these days. Specs, design and marketing will only get you so far - you need a gimmick. A show-off-in-the-pub factor. And for the HTC One M9 (reviewed here), as with the M8, it's the Dot View case. The rubberised case fits the phone perfectly, as you'd expect…
Awkward: HTC uses a photo of the One M8 on an ad for the M9
There's been a lot of discussion about how similar-looking the HTC One M8 and new One M9 are, with many users disappointed they didn't get something more distinctive this time around. And now it seems even HTC can't tell their new phone from the old one – at least judging by a promoted Facebook post spotted today by…
How to undo sending a text, email or message
We've all been in a situation where we'd do or say anything to take back a message. Whether it was a text sent in anger, an email to the wrong person, or even a long drunken voicemail (à la Rachel Green). Not all types of messages can be taken back after they've been sent, but…
Facebook’s been flying internet drones above the UK
Facebook's Internet.org project aims "to get 4.5 billion unconnected people on the internet" – to put the 'world-wide' back into the web, in other words. As part of that, Facebook's been working on a giant drone that sends internet signal from the sky to the ground. And as Mark Zuckerberg has now announced on (where else) his Facebook page, the…
5 of the coolest clocks in the world
The clocks go forward at 1am this Sunday (29th March), losing us an hour of precious, precious sleep. To take your mind off this disastrous news, we've rounded up 5 of the coolest clocks in the world. You'll be glad you don't have to manually reset some of these, trust us... [nextpage] 1. The clock…
Snapchat trick: how to do multi-line captions on an iPhone
Reddit user 30dnuu discovered a way to make your Snapchat caption extend over more than one line, like this: Here's how to do it: 1. Open Notes 2. Insert a space, then press return, and keep doing that for however many lines you want (eg. space > return, space > return, space > return for 3…
Meet the DaVinci Junior: a desktop 3D printer for under £300
If you've always fancied the idea of printing off your own products at home, you'll be happy to hear that XYZprinting, creators of the world's first home 3D printers, are launching three new models in the UK – and one of them's just £299. Coming to Amazon UK on the 20th of April, the da Vinci Junior…
