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iPod touch as a fitness device?

So in July this year, Apple surprised us with the launch of the 6th generation iPod touch with the latest A8 processor from the iPhone 6. The last device was released back in 2012 alongside the iPhone 5, it had the A5 chip from the iPhone 4s and decent specs for time, but could the iPod be used for a fitness device? History Back when the iPod was in it’s […]

John Scully, former Apple CEO launches new Obi smartphones

John Sculley is making new entries in the smartphone market with Obi Worldphone, a new company which he and Robert Brunner, the Ammunition design founder have launched together. Sculley the former Apple CEO from 1983 to 1993 is most famous for being the Pepsi-Cola CEO before Jobs recruited him. Sculley is making sure that less expensive phones don’t compromise on the design. He is doing that with two Android based phones which actually look […]

“iPhone 6s” Apple event confirmed for September 9

The Apple event which is supposed to have the iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus as well as new iPads and Apple TV gas now been confirmed for September 9, which is a Wednesday for the first time, as earlier today Apple sent out invites for the press conference. The event is expected to see Apple unveil the next generation iPhone as well as new iPads and Apple TV. Apple […]

Rovio, the Angry Birds firm is cutting another 260 employees

Rovio, the company behind the hit game Angry Birds is cutting another 260 jobs with goals to become more profitable. The game was a extremely popular when it launched back in 2009 as the App Store was taking off on iPhone and iPod touch and Rovio reaped the benefits, but it wasn’t going to be long after it would decline. The company has been pushing the Angry Birds brand for a long […]

Windows 10 is now on 75 million devices

I have personally stated this many times, but it is hard to argue that Windows 10 is a big hit and is actually really great, and the latest install base numbers prove this. Just one month after Windows 10 was released for free on July 29 earlier this year, the new operating system is now installed on 75 million devices. Only earlier this month Microsoft hit the 27 million install mark which […]

GameFly can now be used on smart TVs

Game streaming services are a odd thing, Sony has dabbled with the idea by launching PlayStation Now but it hasn’t seemed to catch on. After launching on the Amazon Fire TV, GameFly is described as the “Netflix of Games” but it has various bundles instead of one flat fee – the games are ok with Batman: Arkham Origins and Dirt 3 to name a few. Now the service is available on Samsung smart TVs […]

Aston Martin is taking on Tesla, with a planned 800bhp electric Rapide

Tesla can’t just reap the benefits from high-end, fast electric cars now can it – what about some healthy competition? That is exactly what we are getting in the form of Aston Martin, the UK based sports car firm is now planning on taking on Tesla with an 800bhp electric version of the Rapide, which will have four wheel drive and a 200 mil range. This model will be initially competing […]

The next version of Android will be called ‘Android Marshmallow’

Google have now revealed what name the next version of Android will be getting, until now we only knew that the name began with a ‘M’ – hence what Google announced at Google I/O back in June but now Google have annoyed that Android 6.0 ill have the sweet name of Marshmallow. What does Android Marshmallow have for users? Despite having a sweet name, Android 6.0 inlaces a lot of […]

Apple Pay is now supported by 18 new US banks

Apple Pay, in the US at least is expanding very fast as the list of banks and credit unions which are accepting the payment service grows. This week eighteen new banks and credit unions including Bank of Idaho and Bank First have joined Apple Pay to offer compatibility with debit and credit cards. Apple Pay is currently available in the US where it launched nearly a year ago back in October […]

Vodafone home broadband now live in the UK

A few months back, Vodafone started selling home broadband in the UK again after it left the market three years ago. The company returned with Connect initially in Manchester which uses the BT Openreach network as a backend. Now, Vodafone has expanded it to the rest of the county as now any customer can now sign up for home broadband with the company. Plenty of companies are offering broadband such as […]