iPhone’s Unexpected Shutdowns: Apple What’s Up?
What’s the Problem? You may have heard that certain iPhones have been having issues with unexpected shutdowns. People have been reporting that their phones will turn off randomly when their batteries aren’t fully depleted. The problem is becoming known as the 30% bug. Users are frustrated with the changing battery life of their phone and have been looking for answers for over 3 months now....
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Good To Go With Apple AirPods
Wires are a thing of the past, or so Apple’s CEO Tim Cook tells us. To reinforce that statement, Apple has released the AirPods, Apple’s first truly wireless headphones. Put them in your ears and they connect instantly and are ready to use with all of your devices. Speak into them and your voice sounds clear. Sounds great, doesn’t it? And with no headphone jack on...
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The BlackBerry is Back! (But Does Anyone Still Care?)
BlackBerry abandoned its own operating system last year in favour of the infinitely more popular Android OS. And while the company is no longer manufactures its own phones, this isn’t the end of BlackBerry. In other words, BlackBerry is back — again. While the specifications and software are not yet finalized, the BlackBerry ‘Mercury’ is a promising Android phone targeted towards people who prefer physical keyboards, as...
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Google Daydream View – The Future of Virtual Reality
Google Daydream View is ready to transform your next Android phone into an immersive virtual reality headset that gives you a way to experience 360 degree games, videos and panoramic photos if you fasten your phone into its all-fabric headset body. When it comes to virtual reality (VR), Google has already been very active in getting cheap devices into the hands of consumers, thanks to...
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The ‘Touch Disease’ of the iPhone 6 Plus – Fixing it for a Fee
Ok, so it’s not the Ebola virus or the Black Plague, it’s more of a nuisance than a death sentence, but the ‘touch disease’ of Apple’s iPhone 6 Plus is still a big deal! The 6 Plus smartphones are suffering from a hardware malfunction that renders the touchscreen useless. The widely reported problem is known as ‘touch disease’ and Apple has launched a repair programme. Here’s the catch...
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Google Pixel: Introduction
There’s a new player in town. Introducing the Pixel, the first smartphone 100% made by Google. The Pixel offers the look and competence of an iPhone, with an excellent camera and lots of cool innovative software and services. With Samsung suffering the expensive death of the Galaxy Note 7 and Apple’s recent release of the iPhone 7, Google’s offering of the Pixel puts them in prime position to...
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Samsung Galaxy S8 – Development Update: Down But Not Out
With the failure and recall of the Galaxy Note 7, Samsung is down, but definitely not out. Instead of sitting in the corner licking its wounds and despairing of its dwindling stock price, Samsung is coming out swinging in early 2017 with the next version of its flagship smartphone – the Galaxy S8. Is it worth waiting for? And is it a product that will...
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Click, Click, Snap – The Snapchat Spectacles
This ain’t no Google Glass, people. Not only will Snapchat Spectacles cost a fraction of Google Glass’s price tag, they’re way way cooler. The Spectacles are a rounded pair of sunglasses in a bizarre/futuristic/hipster style with the ability to record up to ten seconds of footage at a time, which can then be uploaded directly to Snap. The purpose of the Spectacles is that you wear them and...
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Total Recall: The Galaxy Note 7
Ok, first off, don’t blame us! We said the Galaxy Note 7 was an awesome phone (and we stand by that evaluation), but that was before we discovered that the battery has a tendency to get ‘muy caliente’ – overheating to the point of starting fire. As a result of safety concerns, Samsung has announced a total recall of the Galaxy Note 7. Every Note 7...
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Chew It Over – the Android 7.0 Nougat
It’s time for a special treat – and who doesn’t like Nougat? Android 7.0 Nougat, that is. After nearly six months of beta testing, Android 7.0 Nougat is being pushed out to the most recent Nexus devices. What goodies and new features does Google’s latest mobile OS have in store? Does it bring more customisation, multi-tasking power, and development to the operation system? Well, there’s...
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