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5 apps worth downloading this week

Dec 20th 2014, 11:30 AM 15,670 Views 10 Comments

Featuring the return of an old classic, a way to keep your photos safe from prying eyes and a critically acclaimed game making its way to iPad.

Looking for a good night's sleep? Here are your options

# TechGuide

Looking for a good night's sleep? Here are your options

Dec 17th 2014, 12:00 PM 15,025 Views 22 Comments

For when you’ve run out of Dreamy Sleepy Nighty Snoozy-Snooze.

These are the accessories you need for your smartphone/tablet

# TechKnowHow

These are the accessories you need for your smartphone/tablet

Dec 14th 2014, 11:00 AM 26,154 Views 26 Comments

Smartphone and tablets are incredibly useful devices, but there are numerous products out there that will help add extra value to them.

# Pick Me

5 apps worth downloading this week

Dec 13th 2014, 11:30 AM 12,426 Views 3 Comments

Featuring a proper rival to Google Maps, a way to properly sort out your contacts list, and your best opportunity to get into the Game of Thrones world.

What kind of smartphone plan should you go for?

# Decisions Decisions

What kind of smartphone plan should you go for?

Dec 6th 2014, 7:05 AM 20,970 Views 38 Comments

So you know what phone you want, but what should you be thinking about when choosing a plan?

Which smartphone should be in your Christmas stocking this year?

# Buyers' Guide

Which smartphone should be in your Christmas stocking this year?

Dec 3rd 2014, 7:30 PM 26,047 Views 88 Comments

The competition between the different smartphone this year means we’re spoilt for choice, but which ones are worth considering?

Why do Android updates take so long to be released?

# TechKnowHow

Why do Android updates take so long to be released?

Nov 30th 2014, 11:00 AM 13,497 Views 22 Comments

Short answer: It’s a long and complicated process.

Here are the new Android Lollipop features you should know about

# TechGuide

Here are the new Android Lollipop features you should know about

Nov 26th 2014, 12:00 PM 13,253 Views 21 Comments

The update from Google is packed with a wide variety of new features and ideas that will make thing much easier for you.

# Pick Me

5 apps worth downloading this week

Nov 22nd 2014, 11:30 AM 19,780 Views 8 Comments

Featuring an easy way to record podcasts, one of the best apps out there getting a new release, and a game that combines the best of Frogger and Flappy Bird.

The internet is going to have 3 billion people using it next year

# Access For All

The internet is going to have 3 billion people using it next year

Nov 21st 2014, 10:10 AM 5,427 Views 21 Comments

And it’s expected that nearly half of the world’s population will have online access by 2018.

There's been a small, but important change made to the App Store

# Clarify

There's been a small, but important change made to the App Store

Nov 20th 2014, 11:47 AM 16,024 Views 8 Comments

At the very least, it will make apps with in-app purchases a little more honest.

'Ghoulish and distasteful': Emergency services ask public to stop taking photos at crash scenes

# Crossing The Line

'Ghoulish and distasteful': Emergency services ask public to stop taking photos at crash scenes

Nov 20th 2014, 8:30 AM 48,595 Views 89 Comments

An “astounding” number of people tried to photograph an incident yesterday in which a two-year-old girl was killed.

Apple and Google have released some important updates for your smartphone

# Upgrades

Apple and Google have released some important updates for your smartphone

Nov 18th 2014, 8:00 PM 30,374 Views 28 Comments

Android Lollipop has officially started to roll out while iOS 8 has received an update designed to speed up older iPhones and iPads.

Samsung adopts a 'less is more' approach for its smartphone business

# Quality Not Quantity

Samsung adopts a 'less is more' approach for its smartphone business

Nov 18th 2014, 1:41 PM 10,486 Views 5 Comments

The manufacturer is slashing the number of smartphones it issues by up to one-third.

Attn. 'smartphone zombies': Looking at your phone on the move cuts your vision by 95%

# Eyes In Front Please

Attn. 'smartphone zombies': Looking at your phone on the move cuts your vision by 95%

Nov 15th 2014, 5:00 PM 7,992 Views 6 Comments

It’s becoming a big problem in Japan.

# Pick Me

5 apps worth downloading this week

Nov 15th 2014, 11:30 AM 14,394 Views 5 Comments

Featuring Google’s latest attempt at a messaging service, a way to automatically manage your vast photo collections and a keyboard that’s designed for *ahem* larger fingers.

Here's why you would want to factory reset your device

# TechGuide

Here's why you would want to factory reset your device

Nov 12th 2014, 12:00 PM 163,143 Views 26 Comments

It’s there in case you need to bring your phone back to square one, but what situations should you use it in?

# Deactivate

Apple now allowing you to deactivate iMessage and escape SMS woes

Nov 10th 2014, 7:30 PM 22,408 Views 3 Comments

No more lost SMS messages should you change phones.

Did you stay up on your phone last night? It could be ruining your sleep and vision

# Blue Light

From Business ETC

# Blue Light

Did you stay up on your phone last night? It could be ruining your sleep and vision

Nov 10th 2014, 6:45 AM 15,600 Views 8 Comments

Switch off before you nod off.

# Pick Me

5 apps worth downloading this week

Nov 8th 2014, 11:30 AM 21,045 Views 9 Comments

Featuring your own portable drum machine, an accessible cookbook and a way to prove you have the best Android phone of them all.

Why is your smartphone's battery life so poor?

# TechGuide

Why is your smartphone's battery life so poor?

Nov 6th 2014, 12:00 PM 27,305 Views 52 Comments

And is it going to get better any time soon?

Phone specs: which ones are actually worth paying attention to?

# TechKnowHow

Phone specs: which ones are actually worth paying attention to?

Nov 2nd 2014, 11:00 AM 17,063 Views 44 Comments

With features like megapixels and RAM thrown about, it’s easy to get bogged down by the specs offered by smartphone makers, but there’s only a few worth looking at.

# Pick Me

5 apps worth downloading this week

Nov 1st 2014, 11:30 AM 18,998 Views 11 Comments

Featuring an alarm app that can only be turned off with a smile, a way to avoid awkward voicemail calls, and a cutesy puzzler featuring sheep.

Sony records hefty losses as its smartphone woes continue

# Troubled Waters

Sony records hefty losses as its smartphone woes continue

Oct 31st 2014, 8:49 AM 7,115 Views 6 Comments

Its net loss for the half year ballooned to nearly €794 million, causing it to replace its mobile chief and cut staff in its global smartphone unit by 15%.