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Unless you have been living in a cave, with your eyes shut and your fingers in your ears, you will have heard of the recent hoo-ha over a certain company and a law enforcement agency request to unlock an iPhone. This has spiralled into a privacy debate, which …
We were told several times yesterday that the Huawei P9 Plus was going to be a Vodafone exclusive. However, after chatting to a number of PR people we think it’s actually just a colour exclusive. It seems that the P9 Plus Vodafone will be available in “Mystic Silver …
Today Huawei have just finished their press conference which we covered live with the help of Paul O’Brien from MoDoCo. The event was full of glitz and glamour as their events usually are, and if you wish to relive the blow-by-blow report from the event then take a look …
Over the last month or so, we have been talking about the British Inventor’s Project and the famous inventions that came out of Birmingham. All the nominees were exhibiting at the recent Gadget Show Live event. I got to meet the fantastic Sumi Wang and experience a ride …
Some time ago I took out a 12 month EE SIM-only plan. It was a pretty good deal I thought, and delivered 4GB of data every month for £19.99. Not bad, but it was made even better thanks to a cashback offer I’d grabbed. It brought the monthly …
This is just £12.99 on Amazon and, I have to say, I quite like this. It’s definitely my preference when compared to the gaming keyboard we looked at fairly recently. This is the aLLreLi KA150G Wireless Keyboard and it comes with 18 multimedia function keys too. Out of …
If 4G isn’t a massive “want” then you might want to take a look at LIFE Mobile. They’re an MVNO using the EE network and offer SIM only deals. There’s a UK call centre, no credit checks and right now they’re offering some discounts on their plans. You …
On Thursday at Gadget Show Live, I got the pleasure of meeting the UK team behind ‘BagsByBlack’. The team has brought to our shores a new range of bags for both males and females to protect your tech. The range has been designed in South Africa for the …
Smartwatches are starting to become a proper “thing” now and, with more and more people buying into the sector, there will be more and more demand for accessories. As an owner of a Pebble Time for nearing a year now, I have grown a bit bored of the “de …
I don’t want to sound like an Android fan here, but just imagine how the world would react if a 4″ Android phone appeared tomorrow. Anyhoo, yesterday the new iPhone SE went on sale. It has a 4″ Retina display (1136 x 640 pixel at 326 ppi), an …
You like a bit of data don’t you? Oh yes, you love it. You need it. But at the same time you worry. Sure, you love your hot juicy data, but you worry about the size of your package. Just when you’re watching a movie and getting to …
Pump Audio were at Gadget Show Live with their range of earbuds and headphones designed for fans of drum and bass music. I even got to test the brand new Pump Zeus which is out next month. The Zeus headphones are wired and Bluetooth and are expected to …
Today at the Gadget Show live we got to see the new iFit Exec watch which is due out Spring 2017 and iFit Duo which is out now. The Exec is aimed at the high end user who wants a smart watch with high build workmanship. The …
The smart home revolution continues with the fantastic Hive, today at Gadget Show live they show me their new range of home products. Active Plug, Motion Sensor and Door Sensor are connect to your home Hive system and can notify you of who is doing what or if …
The first thing you will notice is that this has nothing to do with mobile phones. However, it doesn’t mean we can’t support innovate products. At Gadget show live today, eFOLDi launched their Kickstarer project to raise £90,000 for their range of folding scooters. They are not designed …
Dog and Bone Cases were at the Gadget Show live event demonstrating new water proof cases and Bluetooth smart locks from America today. First up were the waterproof cases which all offer up to 2 metres in depth for a time of 1 hour, ideal for plumbers and …
Not another range of dash cams I hear you say, THINKWARE presented today a new range of dashcams at Gadget Show Live 2016. THINKWARE, unveiled its new X330 and the X550 dash cam technologies. With a 1080 Front Full HD, 2.7inch LCD and the Sony CMOS Image Sensor, …
The response to this post will be predictable, but I’ve delayed this long enough and it’s time to put my feelings into words. This site was created off the back of my first Microsoft Smartphone some 14 years ago. That phone was the Orange SPV and it was …
iFit continue the fitness trend at Gadget Show live this week with new wearables. iFit has partnered with some of the biggest names in the world including Google MapsTM and Sony and is now launching new for 2016: Altra IQ smart shoe powered by iFit: the smart running shoe …
ResMed, a company who already produce products in the sleep and respiratory medicine industry have launched a new device for the UK consumer market which claims to be the first non-contact tracker that captures data on all sleep stages. The new product is called ‘S+’ (S plus) which …
Yes, it’s the app that tests your laughter muscles and your ability to spell “masquerade”. Also known simply as MSQRD, we’ve been raving about it for quite some time. Now there’s another update, with six more masks added. You can see what you’d look like with your son …
LG have already announced their new X screen and X cam, but availability is now known and it will only be initially available in South Korea followed by Europe, Latin America and Asia. At this stage we don’t know if they will be available in the UK. Additional …
There’s an element of bloat to this particular solution at the moment, but in years to come I can imagine that the multiple 3D cameras that are needed might well shrink. Perhaps those 360 VR cameras would do the job ? Each one of the cameras captures an …
I get up every morning, I get in my car and I drive to work. I’ve got a couple of monitors there, a laptop and some coffee. It’s been like that for a while now. I remember the big CRT monitors before that, and I’ve worked for one …
That guy who appears on “The Voice” has a watch he wants to sell. It’s called “dial” and you can get some info on his site about it. When I say “some” info, I should perhaps say, “not much”, because all the site actually says is… It’s artificial …
Just over a year ago we took a look at Google Cardboard. The self-assembly kit we bought from China was only £2 and, after a bit of sticky-tape and some patience, it was actually quite good. If you’re unsure about this VR world then trying out the cardboard …
Cables can get frayed and worn out pretty quickly when you use them regularly. It could be you, your kids or your dog doing the damage, and it usually means a broken plug or a torn cable. My wife is pretty skilled at wearing out the connection on …
There are lots of different devices and gadgets we take for granted that have changed how we live and work. As part of the upcoming Gadget Show Live event, they ran a poll to vote for the top inventions to come out of Birmingham (the home of GSL …
For UK Android users it’s still not quite the news we were hoping for. iPhone users can whizz through the London Underground and pay for items easily with their devices, but Android owners still have to use a card to tap their way through. OK yes, that’s not …
I love the Google Photos app and, with every iteration, it gets better and better. Google have announced that it will automatically curate the best photos taken during a holiday or an event, then create a new album. All of your holiday snaps will be collated and sorted into your …
Two weeks, I finally caved in and accepted that my Nexus 4 wasn’t just a little old and creaky; it was beginning to malfunction. I replaced it with another Nexus because there are few models I could point to and be impressed by their reliability… and naturally that brought …
Finding an age-appropriate game for kids can be tricky at times. Only recently I found my son asking Siri a question and, as Siri sometimes does, it responded with some links which I would’ve wanted checking first. I always like to check the games he downloads first too, …
The latest flagship device from Huawei is rumoured for release in a couple of weeks. We’ll hopefully see the P9 on the 6th April. However, as is the norm, the interwebs are full of leaked specs and pictures. The latest pictures show a Huawei president using an “unknown …
Recently I received an e-mail from Amazon (nothing new there) which read.. Dear Kindle owner blah blah blah .. as with the majority of the others I filed it under bin without reading it. Well, it appears I should have. If you’re the owner of a pre-2013 Kindle …
You’ll have to forgive me in advance here. I was going to publish this on my personal blog but, midway through, I started mentioning smartphones and figured it would be worthy of a post here. The whole PPI claiming culture is, if we’re honest, highly annoying. I remember …
Yesterday we let you know about some of the pre-order deals available on the LG G5. Now it’s available to pre-order from Vodafone too. They’ll be doing the same deal on the Bang & Olufsen H3 in-ear headphones as Clove. If you put your name down now you’ll …
James, while you are in the field you must keep your smartphone charged otherwise we will never catch the bad guys. Queue music! Well not quite, Beuler sent me this nifty little pen to test recently. It’s a pen, stylus and charger! Yes charger! Just when you need …
We got sent this “Nature Series” case by Slicoo. It’s just £9.99 from Amazon at the moment and we did let them know that we hadn’t actually got a Samsung Galaxy S7 to test it with, but they said not to worry. The full name for this is …
We really liked SmartCall from Virgin Media. It basically let you hop onto any WiFi hotspot and you could use your mobile as if you were on your landline at home. This was especially good if you were abroad, and you could pick up your mobile in a …
The Nest Thermostat we reviewed continues to get even more clever. Recently they added multi-account and phone location support, and now you can control and view your home heating on your Android Wear watch. You can get more info on the thermostat here. It’s £199 and you might …
