Technology

Google has rebranded, following company rearrange

Google has a brand new logo and it’s the biggest change for the logo since 1999 for the search company and in my opioion, it actually looks good. This change comes after Larry Page and Sergey Brin have unveiled Alphabet which is the new holding company for Google as well as the other projects. The biggest change is the new font, making a change from a variation on the Catull font […]

Amazon Echo speaker now works for the whole family

The Amazon Echo had a strange birth and introduction, it was only available in invite form for a few months and only recently it has gone on sale to the public, albeit only in the US. The device is actually pretty useful, it can play music on request, audiobooks, read the news, take orders and look up stuff but it only works for one Amazon user. Now, Amazon has added […]

Android Wear on iOS doesn’t work with HealthKit

Yesterday we reported that Android Wear is now compatible with iPhone, which is great news as the devices that they sell are very good with a wide array of models to choose from. However, as Apple actually make the Apple Watch themselves they can allow it to have certain features that otherwise wouldn’t be available to third-party manufacturers such as answering phone calls, responding to iMessages. Something we have learned today […]

Contactless cards can now be used to spend up to £30

As of this week, contactless cards in the UK can now used to pay for items of up to £30 and this is important as this medium of paying is becoming increasingly popular in this country with £2.5bn spent using contactless in total this year and in 2014 it was £2.32bn, so it has gown very quickly. Also it works with a wide array of devices such as credit and […]

Forza 6 Demo now out for Xbox One

News from Alex and Ed Gaming Ahead of the launch on September 18 along with the special edition Xbox One for Forza 6, the demo is now available on Xbox One in the UK, US and Europe. The demo is designed to show off who the game will work in the full game including full working cockpits, racing in the rain an night time. Forza 6 is in full HD […]

Android Wear is now compatible with iPhone

Ok, we have known about this with a few rumours over the past year but now Google has officially announced that Android Wear is now fully compatible with iPhone, now this isn’t as good as using the Apple Watch but it allows you to track fitness and look at notifications. But this is a very important for the entire smartwatch market as this makes them more popular as still, not […]

5 things you need to know about Yelp, and probably didn’t know.

Yelp, for those who don’t know is a review site for businesses, mostly for small independent cafes and restaurants. Also the site was originally used for business listings back in 2012 for Apple Maps. So here are some facts about Yelp and also why I think it’s a very good service to use. Yelp don’t like retailers to encourage customers to review I have personally experienced this with Tripadvisor reviews, upon getting the […]

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 […]