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Windows 10 will be a free upgrade for Windows 7 users and later

Along with all the Windows news last week, Microsoft also, for the first time ever, made the operating system free. Microsoft is also classing Windows 10 as an internet service. In the first half an hour, Terry announced that Windows 10 will free for users on Windows 7, Windows 8.1 and Windows Phone 8.1 – while this is something that is very much like Apple’s OS X, having the Windows […]

Three is looking to buy O2 for £10.25 billion

A rumour about this appeared not long ago, but now the deals real. Hutchison Whampoa is looking to buy O2 from Telefonica. Hutchison Whampoa is a Hong-Kong based company which owns Three UK and it has revealed that its has had some “exclusive negations” with Telefonica to buy the UK mobile network, O2 for £10.25 billion. The actual deal isn’t complete, but the UK mobile network market is seeing a big […]

Windows 10 – all you need to know

Windows 10 is Microsoft’s next step in the life of the operating system. It focuses on gaming, the return of the start menu, Cortana on the desktop and more The low down Windows 10 was first debuted back in September of last year, but it focused on the business side and it was more of a preview than anything else. This week, Microsoft was focusing more on the consumer, sending […]

‪‎iOS‬ 8 is now installed on 68% of active iOS devices

Since the iOS 8 original launch back in September of last year, along side the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus, it has seen a slowish rate of adoption, but now the growth is picking up. As of January 5th 2015, the rate of adoption of iOS has hit 68%, which is a four percent increase from December 23rd. Apple has also seen strong performance over the holiday period, with […]

HMV is now the biggest seller of physical music, beating Amazon

It didn’t seem like long ago that HMV, a high-street music store was looking at bankruptcy, two years ago in fact. The British retailer quickly turned things around, by cost-cutting and closing the Oxford Street branch. HMV then focused on selling music, this has definitely worked – now HMV is the UK’s biggest retailer of physical music beating Amazon to the top spot. CityAM has reported that they sold more […]

‪‎WhatsApp‬ is now more popular than texting

WhatsApp, the popular messenger app is now more popular than normal SMS texting. The app has now overtaken traditional texting by 50% when comparing the amount of messages sent each day. Also WhatsApp now has a staggering 700 million active monthly users, which has seen a massive increase from the 50 million in April last year. Ofcom has revealed that the forgotten SMS has seen a decline in the amount […]

‪‎iPod‬ shuffle stock disappears from Apple retail stores

Apple’s cheapest iPod, the now nearly five year old iPod Shuffle is having stock issues, recently the supply of it has dwindled in both Apple’s retail store and the online store. Apple has also warned its retail employees that the supplies of the iPod shuffle will be a bit low for an unspecified amount of time, so customers who are looking to purchase an iPod shuffle will have to buy […]

CES 2015 – Samsung launch new high-tech washing machine

CES is usually a time where new TVs, wearable fitness gadgets, Internet of Things devices, drones, virtual reality and more get launched. But Samsung hasn’t forgotten that simple gadgets matter to consumers. Samsung has launched a new washing machine, which comes included with a built in sink. Samsung is better known for making the Galaxy smartphone range and Galaxy Tab tablets. But Samsung decided to take their new washing machine to […]

‪‎Canon‬’s new Connect Station keeps all your photos organised

Along with their latest cameras and printers at CES, Canon has launched a new device which allows users to easily transfer photos between a Canon camera and the new Connect Station using NFC. The Connect Station uses NFC to communicate to a compatible camera. The idea of the Connect Station is to help photographers store all of their photos into one place and view them on a TV using HDMI, […]

Google‬’s New Years Eve shows top topics of 2014

Google’s doodle for today, New Year’s Eve showcases the top topics from this year, such as Flappy Bird and the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge. As usual, clicking on the Google doodle leads you to the page relating to what the doodle is about. This time it goes to the Google Trends website which shows the most trending topics of this year. Also for tomorrow, a very similar looking doodle is […]