Author: Alex Lowe

LG Stylus 2 features DAB radio for the first time on a phone

A few years back, having a built in FM tuner in your phone was quite useful but in recent years the mobile networks are getting faster and despite what we experience in the real world – the phone companies are expanding the range, slowly. Also we now have virtually every song available to stream or download to our phones so the need for radio out and about isn’t so necessary. […]

Skype for Web now supports making phone calls

For a long time, Skype has traditionally been a proprietary desktop app so users on Chromebooks couldnt use the service, instead reverting to Google’s own Hangouts service or another web based system. But the new Skype for Web service is web only and has slowly been adding features and now users can call mobile and landline phones using it, without a plugin all using HTML5. The site now has a a […]

Apple’s media event is set for March 21

Apple’s next media event is now set in stone for later this month on March 21, so far the tech media has been buzzing with what will come out of Cupertino for this Spring and also it’s been rumoured heavily as to what is to be announced. The event will take place on March 21, assumably at the usual time of 10am PTZ and 6pm BST. Earlier this month, we […]

Microsoft cancels new ‘Fable Legends’ and shuts down studio

Back in December last year, we reported that Lionhead Studios were on track to release the brand new Fable Legends game this spring, but in the last couple of days Microsoft has announced that they are cancelling the release of the game and also completely shutting down the studio responsible for all the previous instalments. Fable Legendswas promised to be completely different from any of the previous titles, being a free to […]

Amazon unveils two new Echo speakers

The Amazon Echo is still only available in the US, but the device certainly does a lot. Released last year it was an interesting development for the company as it is a bluetooth speaker as well as a voice controlled smart assistant but the main point of a bluetooth speaker is that it should be able to be taken places such as in the garden and the beach but the […]

Apple set to launch new iPad and smaller iPhone on March 21

Many rumours have been surrounding the tech community on when Apple is planning on releasing an updated version to the iPad Air, as last year back in October the company seemed to miss out the 9.7-inch iPad from the keynote and instead unveiled the iPad Pro and iPad mini 4. Also rumours have suggested that a smaller iPhone is due, named the iPhone 5SE which will revert back to the […]

Raspberry Pi 3 now has built in WiFi

In just four short years, the Raspberry Pi has successfully made a name for its self, partly to do with the low cost of under £30 but that isn’t all it is also incredibly versatile and useful. Loads of schools in the UK and the US have made uses for this in the IT ciriclum to help teach robotics, programming and more. But now the company is back with the […]

Poll: What do you think of the new Facebook Reactions?

Last week Facebook launched the new Reactions in addition to the long run ‘Like” button which the social media company is famous for, so far users have had mixed reactions to the new options. But what do you think? Let us know in the snazzy form below.   [pollcaster widget=”poll” id=”IRwUJMjVhBrQwAyUTcx0UZKwa3k” width=”100%” height=”auto”]

12 more DAB Radio stations are now live in the UK

For most millennials, radio may be a odd concept what with Apple Music and Spotify offering up what ever music or videos you could wish for why wait for the next song on the radio? But me being in said generation I actually enjoy listening to the radio on occasion, mostly the local one to me. Most people were shocked when Apple unveiled Beats 1, again for a lot of millennials […]

New Audi Q7 e-tron will be available in the UK

Audi’s brand new Q7 super sized SUV has already been out for a few months and the replacement is as huge as the original and personally, one of Audi’s most impressive vehicles ever made. But for the first time ever the company is making an electric come hybrid variant of the Q7 and Audi have confirmed that it will be on sale in the UK this May. Audi have done […]