ASLR is a security feature used in many operating systems. From Windows XP through to OSX or iOS6 and for a while Android has been avoiding using it. Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich partially used it and now with the release of Android 4.1 Jelly Bean it uses …

If you’ve been reading our reviews recently then you’ll know we have tested a few speakers but none of them as yet have been able to become my own personal”Daily Driver” no pun intended. Recently I have ben testing the Gear4 StreetParty Wireless Speaker, a bluetooth speaker with …

A few weeks ago the Nexus 7 was announced and some lucky people who were at the Google I/O were given one as a gift. One of the initial gripes about the device was that Instagram didn’t work. This was because the camera wasn’t recognised as a camera. …

        So if you’re one of them people out there who likes to stand out from the crowd you’ll be most pleased with this hint from Samsung. The company is not content with just the Pebble Blue and Marble White variants of the Galaxy S3, …

If you’re not the proud owner of a Samsung Galaxy Nexus or a Nexus 7 tablet, then you’ll probably be wondering when (or if) Jelly Bean – the latest version of Android – will be coming to your device. Well, adventurous owners of the rather excellent Nexus S …

Shares in mobile-maker ZTE have fallen 17% following warnings that half-year profits could go down by a massive 80%. To make matters worse there’s rumours that 12,000 staff are to be pushed out the door, plus the FBI are investigating the sale of banned kit to Iran. ZTE …

A few months ago HTC issued a list of devices and dates for the Ice Cream Sandwich upgrade. There were a few surprises on the list including the HTC Desire HD. This news pleased quite a few people as they didn’t really expect HTC with their outstanding history …

Sky have announced that their much anticipated Now TV service will launch tomorrow, Tuesday 17th July. The service will initially start with movies and will be available on a Pay as you Go basis with prices ranging from 99p to £3.59. A monthly subscription, named Sky Movies Pass, …

Looking to get yourself the Sony Xperia P we reviewed recently? It’s available today on Three and tomorrow in their stores. Prices start at £27 a month with no upfront cost on the Ultimate Internet 500 plan. It’s being offered up on Pay As You Go too. For …

The Flyer was their first, but didn’t catch on perhaps as well as we all thought it would. Now, a second HTC tablet will be known as the HTC Vertex. Rumours suggest Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) and a 1.3GHz nVidia Tegra 3 CPU. A 1280×752 pixel screen …

Speculation has been mounting regarding a possible date for the launch of the new iPhone and as the days go by more and more leaks are springing. Today’s comes thanks to a picture from Apple.pro and reportedly shows the front plate of the new iPhone which shows a newly …

A website called KitGuru picked up some shots of the iPhone 5 recently and we ran a story a few days ago and you can see them below. These shots have since been pulled off-line, with the website blaming … Due to external pressures, which we are unable …

A few websites have been throwing around a possible launch date of the new iPhone – August 7th. If true this gives us less than a month away. There have been leaked photos (like the one below) of what we are expecting the new flagship phone from Apple …

You know what they say about third time lucky. Having made and then cancelled orders with Google and Currys, I decided to try my luck with Ebuyer yesterday afternoon as they were advertising the Nexus 7 as in stock and ready for delivery today. Roughly 16 hours later …

So, we’ve seen the launch, the stock pictures and the press releases. Now we’ve got the thing in our hands, so we figured you’d like to see what the new Google tablet actually looked like in the flesh. No computer-generated mock-ups here. We’ve got stacks of shots taken …

Fragmentation. Android? Can. Open. Worms. Everywhere. Sure, we know that some apps appear on Android and they’ll only work on certain phones. We could get into a big ‘ole discussion about it but hey, it’s Friday and I can smell the beer from here. We’ve heard news that …

Many of you were knocked offline in the large O2 failure which began on Wednesday. The problem wasn’t confined to any particular region and many were left without data, calls or text for almost 24 hours. Many have mentioned a failure with a “core part” of the network, …

We’ve reached our first milestone episode, number 5. This week we discuss how much the smartphone industry has changed since the introduction of the iPhone, 5 years ago. The rumoured Amazon Phone, the ZTE gaming phone, the ouya Android console, the Nexus 7 and much more. We most …

Well most people will be waking up this morning to the news that Ebuyer and Google either are, or will shortly be dispatching Google’s new Flagship Nexus device, the Nexus 7 tablet, running Jelly Bean 4.1 OS. Let’s just run through the key specs of Google’s newest device: …

This new Toshiba tablet is now appearing in stores and Amazon are off-loading the 16GB version for £326.33. It come equipped with an NVIDIA Tegra 3 quad-core CPU, 10.1″ 1280×800 pixel screen, GPS, WiFi, 5 megapixel rear cam and 2 megapixel front-facing shooter. Other specs include a HDMI …