Category: Features
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…
How Russians pirated vinyl music in the 1950s – using Xrays!
Back in the old days, long before Spotify, iTunes, and even the CD or cassette tape, getting hold of music was really difficult. Even more so if you happened to live in the Soviet Union, which banned western music. So…
Forget cameras and head tracking: FireFly will be the real legacy of the Amazon Fire Phone
Last night Amazon finally confirmed the worst kept secret in tech: That the company has built a phone. Running Android, the phone uniquely is surrounded by four front-facing cameras that track the movement of the head – which is unlike…
5 things to do when Facebook is down
1) Actually do some work Start with the obvious. Remember the reason you came into the office in the first place? It wasn't to sit at a desk and silently judge the people you used to go to school with….
Amazon reveal the Fire Phone – but when will it get a UK release?
Its finally official! Amazon has just announced the company's first foray into the mobile phone business, with the Fire Phone. And an intriguing device it is too. Read on for all you need to know about the new phone. I've…
Huawei Ascend P7 Review – the only phone that can promise you a more slender nose (!)
If you want an iPhone, there's only one place you can go: to Apple. Same phone, same features, same apps – a consistent, if familiar experience. With Android meanwhile it is more like the Wild West. Though Google own the…
