Category: Features
Want to go on a spiritual retreat to Bali with a bunch of social media tossers? Now's your chance!
We're receiving unconfirmed reports that the concept of self-awareness was found dead over the weekend. It will be much missed. There are few worse people in the world than "social media" experts. I should know – I used to be…
Forget going to the Moon: Buzz Aldrin to "officially launch hashtag" tomorrow
Arguably the greatest space hero alive today, and the second man on the Moon, Buzz Aldrin, is about to surpass his historic achievement. Sure, he may be one of the 12 people to have gazed down upon the Earth from…
British trains win wifi speed boost because of repeatedly delayed
Trains across Britain could be about to get faster wifi – thanks to, umm, trains being chronically late. According to the BBC millions of pounds is being raised by a fine imposed by the Office of Rail Regulation on Network…
Microsoft to release Android "Lumia" phones?
Rumours this morning are suggesting that Microsoft could be planning a big shift in its strategy with the release of Lumia-branded devices that run Android rather than the company's own Windows Phone operating system. The reason the rumours should be…
The Upgrade Culture
Every new iPhone, HTC and Samsung release creates a rush of users who need to have the latest handset. Android users, who are still under contract, sometimes stick with their devices, but flash the latest flavour of the operating system,…
Happy birthday! Sony Walkman turns 35
If you think that the Apple iPod revolutionised how we listen to music, then think again. All the way back in the dim, dark days of 1979, the Sony Walkman came along and made music on the go truly possible….
Samsung Galaxy S5 Mini announced – but when will it be released in the UK?
Samsung has announced another variation on the S5 – the S5 Mini. Read on for all of the details. The phone is said to contain all of the "essential" features from flagship S5, albeit in a more diminutive casing. This…
5 Takeaways from GoogleIO
We're still reeling from last night's Google IO keynote event, in which the company unveiled several new products and tried to bore us to death with live, on-stage Java debugging. You can read about all the new gear here, but…
The 11 BIG things that were announced by Google at Google IO
Google this evening unveiled tonnes of new things. The presentation took so long that I think it must have started before the beginning of recorded time. So to save you the time – here's the eight most important things from…
Is "Washboard" even stupider than "Yo"?
Last week we brought you the story of Yo, a messaging app that can only send one word: "Yo". Today we find out about Washboard… and could this be even more ridiculous? If you're looking for the answer to the…
