Gadget Core

Gadget Show Live 2012

Jacob Marklew — Wed, 11 Apr 2012 22:34:34 +0000

The show is the UK’s leading consumer technology event and the destination for those obsessed with all things gadge! Play with thousands of products from over 280 international exhibitors many of which are being shown in the UK for the first time. Get hands-on with the best new tech! Whether in our [...]

Instagram for Android finally released!

Will — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 19:34:04 +0000

After a long wait, instagram, the popular social photography app for iOS has finally been launched on Android, the app is compatible with the vast majority of devices and features similar features to that of the iOS version. Instagram – A beautiful way to share your world. It’s fast, free and fun! ??Pick from one of [...]

Angry Birds breaks 20 million downloads mark and counting…

Amin — Mon, 02 Apr 2012 16:36:01 +0000

Angry Birds breaks 20 million downloads mark and counting… The latest instalment to the hugely successful Angry Birds franchise has hit an all-time high with a whopping 20 MILLION downloads of the new Angry Birds Space during the first week on the App store. The games developer, Rovio while launching Space on Thursday 22nd March [...]

James Cameron reaches the bottom of the world, the Mariana trench!

Will — Mon, 26 Mar 2012 07:40:54 +0000

James Cameron, the film director, who creates magical worlds in his Films, such as Pandora the world of Avatar, and the Abyss has reached the bottom of the ocean in a completely unique submarine. Cameron has been preparing for this day for years and hopes to discover new species while down there filming with 3D pressure [...]

BBC iPlayer launches on the Xbox 360 after years of waiting!

Will — Tue, 20 Mar 2012 08:39:00 +0000

The popular BBC iPlayer service offers users with a chance to catch up on the latest TV from the UK. The service has been running nearly 5 years now and has been available on the Wii and PS3 straight from inception. However the service, until yesterday has been unavailable on Xbox 360, the cahnge of events is partly [...]

Apple share buyback and dividend on the way, new iPad unit sales revealed.

Salim — Mon, 19 Mar 2012 23:47:35 +0000

Apple made official their plans for the $100 billion cash hoard they’ve amassed in quarter after quarter of profits that totaled over 13 billion in calendar Q1 this year. A $2.65 dividend will be issued starting later this year with buybacks for the next three years. The news out of Cupertino comes after several months [...]

UK customers can now pre-order the HTC One X and One S devices!

Will — Mon, 19 Mar 2012 08:38:04 +0000

Pre-orders for the much anticipated High-Specced phones have begun on the Phones 4U website. The new One series of phones offers the latest generation of Chips, namely the Snapdragon S4 and Tegra 3. HTC’s emphasis in Europe this year is to keep the number of phones to a minimum, with the best specs and software on one device. This [...]

iHome iA63 review

Will — Sun, 11 Mar 2012 14:20:10 +0000

The iHome iA63 is an alarm clock radio with a stereo speaker and lots of app functionalities. The dock itself features a rotating inner ring allowing you to rotate your iPod/ iPhone to the desired position; Horizontal or vertical and also a noticeable clock on the front and speakers on the side. The product was [...]

Top ten affordable laptops

Will — Fri, 09 Mar 2012 18:50:45 +0000

If you’re in the market for a new laptop, you might be surprised at how far your money can go nowadays. As the platform has become more popular, features that were previously confined to desktop PCs are now often available as standard on newer machines – and at drastically lower prices. Take a look at [...]

ICS, Android 4.0 coming to the Galaxy SII on March 10th via KIES

Will — Fri, 09 Mar 2012 08:31:24 +0000

The Galaxy SII is Samsung’s current high-end, top of the line smartphone, excluding the Galaxy Nexus & Note, and it will receive android 4.0 with Touchwiz on March 10th. To be ready for the update opportunity you have to install KIES on your PC, allowing you to update your phone, bypassing all the carrier approval stage, but unlike installing custom [...]

iOS 5.1 Update Rolling Out Already!

George — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 22:20:02 +0000

The iOS 5.1 update promised earlier today has already begun being released across iPods, iPhones and iPads (which are compatible, of course). The update hopes to brings a bunch of bugs fixes, extra Siri support, a redesign of the camera app (good!) and many other new, but small, additions. This is a quick roll-out, and [...]

iPad 3 announced, Retina display, A5X, and 1080p. Simply called iPad!

Will — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 20:34:57 +0000

At the Apple announcement in San Francisco today they announced the new iPad. The iPad will cost the same as the iPad 2, (£399 16GB WiFi plus £100 to double the memory) as a well as offering the same storage. Apple paraded the vast array fo new features on the iPad and of them they concentrated on [...]

Apple Event 7th March liveblog!|

Will — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 17:52:39 +0000

The Apple event is starting soon and so is our coverage, check below for the latest from the event! iPad 3/HD here we come!

Microsoft show us its multitouch, shoulder mounted projector!

Will — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 08:45:45 +0000

Thought that simply projecting an image onto a wall and being able to sue that wall of a touch screen was far from the present? Then you’re wrong; the latest technology out of the highly advanced Microsoft labs does just tis, and has a demo of a windows Phone esq OS being projected onto a wall while the user [...]

Remember to check here for all iPad news today!

Will — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 08:36:55 +0000

The iPad 3/HD event starts later today at 18:00 GMT, 10:00 PT in the USA. We’ll be covering it remotely the best we can so be sure to stick here for the latest apple news, coming straight from the announcement! See you later!

Facebook launches their Messenger for Windows – Macs will have to wait

George — Mon, 05 Mar 2012 19:52:04 +0000

Facebook are to start rapidly rolling out their previously announced ‘Messenger’ program for Windows, and before long Macs too. This is good news, and the program should be extremely well received if all goes to plan. According to Facebook, the previous leaked versions were mere tests, and these latest iterations are much improved, streamlined versions of the [...]

Google Assistant to respond to voice like Siri!

Will — Mon, 05 Mar 2012 08:46:26 +0000

Google is working on a competitor to Siri, the reason is because while Google Voice Search is just as functional it lacks the personal aspect created by Siri, and now the latest want by consumers. Google’s team are hoping to push the service around the time of the iPad 3 launch, it will work across a variety [...]

RHA MA-350 earphones review!

Will — Sun, 04 Mar 2012 19:10:35 +0000

The RHA earphones are the latest edition to the Reid and Heath acoustics line. The Glaswegian based firm has recently upped their game and introduced great sounding and great quality earphones, or that’s at least what they say. Look and feel The earphones feel extremely well made, with the body cut out of aircraft grade [...]

8 Versions of Windows 8?

Salim — Fri, 02 Mar 2012 22:01:04 +0000

The Windows 8 Consumer Preview released earlier this week revealed that there may be 8 SKUs come public release in the fall. Windows 7 was released in 6 different editions: Enterprise, Professional, Home Basic, Home Premium, Starter, and Ultimate- though the versions most widely used and sold at retail were Home Premium, Professional, and Ultimate. [...]

Windows 8 consumer preview event!

Will — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 08:47:32 +0000

The event is now online,a nd basically it just announces, that the start bar has gone, Xbox Live is here to stay and an array of multitouch gestures. All in days work for Microsoft. It’s well worth the watch if you’re into Windows in a big way. ARM takes a new precedence as well, but enterprise features in Windows [...]