Author: Tom Pritchard
Zane Lowe is leaving Radio 1 for Apple, possibly to work on Beats Music
BBC Radio 1 DJ Zane Lowe has announced that he will be leaving his job at the radio station in favour of a job that sounds rather exciting. He's heading over to Apple to work there, and could be playing a hand in the much rumoured revamp of Beats Music. For the moment we don't…
You can now protect iMessage and FaceTime with two-factor authentication
We live in the age of internet services and it's incredibly important to make sure all our accounts and data is secure, especially in the wake of things like last year's iCloud hack. One thing you can do is set up two-factor authentication, and Apple has just added that feature to its iMessage and FaceTime…
The Project Ara modular smartphone could be on display at MWC next month
When it comes to the future of smartphone technology, nothing is quite as exciting as the possibility of one day owning a phone with replaceable hardware components. We've already heard a bit about the release of the first modular phone from Google's Project Ara, and word has it that we could see it at MWC…
You can decide what happens to your Facebook profile after you die
It's an incredibly morbid thing to think about, but what will happen to your social media profiles after you die? Will they just sit there unused for all eternity? Or will they eventually get deleted? With Facebook's 'Legacy Contact' you'll be able to decide. Announced yesterday, Legacy Contact allows you to decide what happens to…
Fitbit: Wearing your tracker for too long may cause a rash
Last year Fitbit recalled its Force fitness tracker after complaints that it was giving some users a rash. The Fitbit Charge and Surge were both recently released as a replacement of sorts, and once again users started complaining about developing a rash. Despite having denied any wrongdoing before, Fibit has admitted rashes might happen. According…
The Tactus Phorm case puts buttons on your iPad Mini’s display
Touchscreens are great for a number of things, but for typing you're better off using a keyboard accessory. A new startup called Tactus Technology wants that to change, and it involves raising portions of the screen to create 'buttons'. Tactus is currently preparing to release its Phorm case, a case and screen protector combo that…
Qualcomm’s streaming stick is an Android powered threat to Chromecast
The world of HDMI-based streaming is already rather hectic, and now Qualcomm, makers of the processors used in a large number of smartphones, have one of their own. It's called the 4K Streaming Adapter, and it's an Android device for the back of your TV. It might not look like much from the outside, but…
Virgin Media promises £3 billion to bring fibre to another four million homes
A lot of us can enjoy the increased speeds available with fibre-optic broadband, but there are quite a lot of people who are not so lucky. In the near future those people will be able to turn to Virgin Media for help, because it's promised £3 billion to extend its fibre coverage. Over the next five years,…
6 gifts for the person who can’t stand Valentine’s Day #LoveWeek
So it's Valentine's Day, and you've found yourself involved with someone who has an immense dislike for the holiday. Maybe they believe it's a sham designed to sell cards and overpriced set menus in restaurants, or maybe they dislike the societal expectation that a big romantic gesture has to happen. It is kind of expected…
Acer’s Liquid Jade S smartphone is now on sale in the UK
Acer has revealed that the Liquid Jade S, the follow up to last year's Liquid Jade, is now on sale in the UK and can be purchased from Acer's online store. The original Liquid Jade only came out last July, so what has changed for its successor? Some things have stayed the same, and the Liquid…
