Author: Alex Lowe

New iOS 10 concept imagines new features and dark mode

Popular Apple blog MacStories has come up with a gorgeous iOS 10 concept video for what we could expect the next big release of iOS to look like and a wishlist of what we’d like to see. Federico Vittici who runs MacStories reamed up with Sam Beckett to create this concept video, nearly all of the ideas that they have included are very well though out and would have no reason not […]

BT basic fibre plan now boosted to 52Mbps

No questions, BT is one of the biggest broadband suppliers in the UK and keeping up with speed demands in this country is a ongoing battle to supply everyone with much faster broadband and to help this cause, BT has automatically boosted the speed of the BT Infinity 1 fibre package, which is the basic Infinity package BT sell, increasing the speed from 38 to 52mbps – giving a 32% speed increase. […]

Verizon is giving users 2GB extra data for trying Android Pay

Verizon has a new deal out with Google and ties in with Android Pay, Google’s competitor to Apple Pay. Verizon may be one of the more pricier carriers in the US, but from time to time they do give out some freebies and this latest one is geared around Android Pay, Verizon will be giving up to 2GB extra on your data plan if you try it out a few times, […]

How to get WiFi to the garden – #HomeNetworkingMonth

As part of our Home Networking Month, our next topic is getting WiFi into your garden so you can stream music or internet radio while having a BBQ and with summer coming up what better time to get this installed and spending the time to perfect it. The general problem with a lot of households and their wireless network is that it generally routers aren’t powerful enough to provide sufficient […]

Tesla releases new revised Model S, with faster charging

Earlier this week, Tesla surprised everyone with a revised version of the Model S bringing a new front grill, actually removing it entirely to bring the design inline with the new Model X SV and slightly revised headlights. Since its original introduction in 2012 the Model S has many revisions but the latest one is the first to change the appearance this much. This new model brings the look more inline […]

AT&T increases upgrade cost, also matches Verizon

The carriers in the US just seem to be battling with prices and upgrade rewards lately, and the latest offer extends this further. Starting last year, AT&T decided to start charging customers $15 to upgrade to a new phone that was purchased outright and now to keep up with Verizon it has been increased to $20. Droid Life noted this change a few days ago. How does this work? This charge is implemented […]

Facebook Live is now easier to find in search

Facebook originally unveiled it’s live video streaming feature a few months back and at the time only celebrities could use it but only just recently, Facebook added support for everyone to use Live videos and now as there is so many people streaming online now, the social media company has added in a new search feature, well more adjusting the existing system to better accommodate Live video, making it easier to […]

Forza 6 Top Gear pack now available

News from Alex and Ed Gaming BBC Top Gear has been taken over by Chris Evans and crew from Clarkson, Hammond and May this year and this also means that the traditional Top Gear pack for Forza is now in the new name. The April pack has seven brand new vehicles, which includes the 2014 Ferrari FXX K, the 2016 Rolls-Royce Dawn, the 2016 Audi R8 V10 plus, the 2016 […]

Android Auto is now available in 18 more countries

As CarPlay is expanding week by week, Google is also focusing on making Android Auto available in more countries and in more cars. Just this week, Google has expanded the in-car-infotainment to 18 more countries. Android Auto is now available these countries and more Austria Brazil Colombia Switzerland India Russia Puerto Rico https://plus.google.com/+android/posts/eYxmW4uRFjX

PS4 Remote Play is available today

News from Alex and Ed Gaming Starting today, you will be able to remotely play your PlayStation 4 from your computer, while it is in the same local network. The big 3.50 update or PS4 brings this new feature so you can use your PC or Mac to stream 720p at 60fps and play any games using the DualShock controller. This isn’t the only thing that is coming in the […]