Author: Alex Lowe

Everything big that Apple unveiled at WWDC yesterday

Yesterday at Apple’s annual devolpers conference, WWDC the company updated all four of its software platforms, watchOS, tvOS, iOS and the newly named macOS. So here is a quick overview of what Apple released yesterday. watchOS 3 The first thing in the keynote was Kevin Lynch coming on stage and unveiling the improvements that they had made to the Apple Watch software. One ringing complaint about the Apple Watch is […]

Apple unveils iOS 9.3.3 beta 2 to developers

Earlier today Apple released the second beta for iOS 9.3.3 to developers. This small release mostly just brings bug fixes and also features the patch for the iPad Pro 9.7 bricking issue. Any registered developer can download the latest version over the air on the device or via the Apple Developer Centre. Also Apple’s annual WWDC is set for next week starting of on June 13 for the main keynote […]

Apple honours Muhammad Ali on the Apple homepage

Just over the weekend, Apple updated it’s homepage to honour the late Muhammad Ali who sadly passed away on Friday at age 74. Apple’s homepage has a quote from the boxer saying: “The man who has no imagination has no wings.” In the past Apple has supported `Muhammad Ali during the 90s Think Different adverts. You can see Apple’s homepage tribute at apple.com

Rockstar unveils new huge expansion for GTA Online

News from Alex and Ed Gaming A few weeks ago, Rockstar revealed some details on an upcoming expansion update for GTA Online and that it was coming soon, but just earlier today a new trailer for the “Further Adventures in Finance and Felony” update was released. The whole update is focused on creating a criminal empire and operating a huge office tower. Also included are a host of new cars which […]

Microsoft is letting third party devices work with Windows Hello

Currently quite a few Windows laptops have something called Windows Hello built in, a technology which uses the devices cameras and fingerprint sensors to authenticate users into their computers on Windows 10. Since it’s existence Windows Hello has only be available on devices made by Microsoft, now as of this week it is being opened up to third party companies, using the Windows Hello Companion Device Framework. This news is part […]

Jaguar Land Rover has sold half a million cars in one year

Jaguar has come a long way in the last ten years, back when Ford owned the company in the early 90s they were churning out old and used platforms and renaming under the Jaguar brand, this didn’t really work as the quality wasn’t there enough to justify the price that Jaguars were. Then in 2008 Ford sold the whole brand to Tata, an Indian car company that has helped bring […]

Deal: Beats By Dre Solo2 now £104.95

Amazon have knocked the price down by around 38% on the Beats Solo2 headphones. This pair are now £104.95 dropped from £169.99. The Beats Solo2s come included with a soft feel travelling case which the headphones fold down into, also with a long rubberised audio cable with a built in remote control and microphone. The Solo2s do come in other colours which are available on the Amazon item listing, but for […]

PayPal discontinues app for Windows Phone and BlackBerry

Earlier this year in February, PayPal updated it’s mobile app to a new version 6.0, however the company is giving out an odd message now, it is saying that come the end of June users on Windows Phone, BlackBerry and Amazon Fire devices who use PayPal will find that on June 30 the app will be discontinued. Joanna Lambet, PayPal VP explained the reasoning in a blog post earlier this […]

Google discontinues the Nexus Player

Google first introduced the Nexus Player back in 2014, when Android TV was still in its infancy. I think it was intended more of a quicker way for consumers to get into the newly introduced platform before TV manufacturers took time to implement it into their TV sets. Fast forward a few years and it seems that the Nexus Player hasn’t been as popular as Google were hoping, as now […]

Deal: Amazon Fire Tablet now £39.99

Amazon’s smallest tablet ever has had it’s price dropped, right down to £39.99! It can run BBC iPlayer, games from the Amazon App Store and Skype. The Amazon Fire tablet features a high resolution 7-inch display, 1.3Ghz processor and dual front and back cameras. The rear facing camera is a small 2MP, while it might not be up to the standard of the current iPad Pro or iPad mini, for […]