Samsung announce the Galaxy Core Advance

Samsung seem determined to make a Galaxy device for everyone, a perfectly good business model, but in the process of doing so seem to come up with some very strange names – the Core Advance? Is it a core phone or an advanced phone? Anyway strange names aside …

Cut the Rope 2 coming to iOS on Thursday

Cut the Rope has been one of those games that pretty much everyone has played. It’s brilliantly simple and somehow grabs your attention. The game has been downloaded some 400 million times and, on Thursday, you’ll be able to download the follow-up – Cut the Rope 2. It’s …

Want a cheap tablet? A really, really cheap tablet?

We’ve seen cheap tablet devices before. We usually cover then when deals appear, but until now we’ve always classed £79.99 to be a cheap price. DATAWIND, however, have today announced their new tablets and prices start from just £29.99 including VAT. Yes, a tablet for less than 30 …

Christmas Gift Guide 2013: HexStyli 6-in-1 Stylus

Getting Secret Santa, stocking fillers and table presents for geeks technology lovers can sometimes be a difficult task, but the HexStyli 6-in-1 stylus could be six answers all in one (cue Kinder Surprise jingle – other chocolate eggs are available). The HexStyli 6-in-1 is not only a bit …

Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 7-inch under £120 at Amazon UK

If you’re looking for a good deal on an Android tablet for someone this Christmas, then Amazon might be worth a look. Currently you can pick up the white Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 7-inch for just £119.99. Sure, it’s not going to set your pants on fire, but …

Android 4.3 with Sense 5.5 comes to the HTC One mini

HTC is continuing to keep their promise of providing updates to their recent handsets with an over the air (OTA) update to the HTC One mini. Android 4.3 improvements are well documented; the update includes improved multi-tasking, music player improvements and an updated user interface. However, the big …

Fisher-Price go insane. Strange iPad baby contraption now available

Spending time with your new-born baby. What more could anyone ask for eh? Those precious moments when your child smiles for the first time, or looks at you with those innocent eyes. Ahhhh… ..well, if you’d like to strap your baby into a seat and distance yourself totally …

Rollabear comes to Android

  Cutesy graphics and addictive gameplay are abound in the latest release from UK based developer Matmi with the release of their smash hit game Rollabear on the Android platform following the runaway success of the iOS release in October. Featuring the new festive trio Puddin’, Nick, and Rudolph all of …

Oppo R819 Christmas Bundle for under £170 [Bargain]

Oppo Style, the European distributor of Oppo phones, has put together a Christmas bundle which will be of interest to anyone after a sub-£200 SIM free phone. From now until Wednesday 18th December you are able to buy an Oppo R819 phone with a screen protector and ‘rock’ …

Sonic gets added Sega juice

Sonic The Hedgehog 2 has been available on your mobile for a while now, but this new version has been remastered, earning it the title.. Errrr…. Remastered. After 21 years Sonic the Hedgehog 2 has been redone with better graphics, audio and new content including a new boss …

EE to improve 2G and 3G infrastructure

So, you’ve heard about EE and their 4G network. You can get double-speed 4G in Birmingham and some of my lovely scenic local towns – Sutton Coldfield, Walsall, West Bromwich and Wolverhampton. That’s all very clever, but whenever we run a story about the speedy 4G network there’s …

O2 tweak 4G pricing. More cats and dogs added

So, err.. how’s that 4G thing coming along eh? (Family guy reference) Hmm? Got a big, uh, big stack of papers there? Got a, got a, got a nice little story you working on there? Your big -big 4G thing you’ve been working on? Hmm? Got a, got …

LG announce the marriage of Smartphone and Smart TV

Let’s talk Smart TV’s shall we? They’re pretty rubbish aren’t they? I bought one of these, thinking I’d be sitting there with my 3D glasses on watching some movies on Netflix or videos on YouTube. However, by the time the clunky interface has booted and you’ve sat through …

Carry your digital library with you wherever you go

That’s right now due to a recent update to Google Play Books you can carry all of your digital library with you and easily access more of it when out and about. All you need is a web connection and an Android device and you are good to …

Sony announce a teeny-tiny USB drive for your smartphone

New in Android 4.0.3 and above it the ability to have USB On-the-Go (OTG). This basically alllows devices to plug into your phone through the microUSB port whilst your phone or tablet acts as a host. With a lot of phones now not having microSD card slot, despite …

Galaxy S3 LTE version begins to see Android 4.3 goodness

Got a Samsung Galaxy SIII? Do you call it an SIII or an S3? No, we don’t know either, but it’s a pretty nice handset either way. If you’ve got the LTE (4G) version then you should check for updates today – the phone should be ready to …

Google keyboard goes all blue after an update

Google Keyboard is a solid alternative keyboard, that actually comes pre-installed on many devices. It’s often hidden away by a HTC, LG or Samsung keyboard instead. Well to cut a long story short Google have updated their own keyboard app and now it has an option to have …

Replacement Android lockscreen Cover is now publicly available

A lockscreen on your phone is an essential part of the smartphone experience, over the years we’ve seen various attempts to add further functionality. We’ve seen manufacturers like HTC, LG and Samsung add app shortcuts to the lockscreen, we’ve seen Motorola add fancy notifications to the lockscreen and …

Instagram announce Instagram Direct

Instagram is rather popular these days, now available on most platforms (even including Windows Phone). It’s a photo sharing service that allows you to post pictures and images and your followers can see them, but what if you have a photo you only want to share with one …

SwiftKey beta now includes lots of Emoji

SwiftKey is possibly the most popular third party keyboard, it’s predictions are eerily accurate and sometimes ludicrously absurd. They have a beta version allowing you to try out the latest version for free and this latest version has lots of smiley Emoji built in. Along with the hundreds …