Author: Dom Palfreman
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Xbox One February update delayed – March looks good though!
Microsoft’s Major Nelson has announced that the Xbox One software update that was originally set for launch yesterday has been delayed (if you hadn’t already noticed). The update was set to add some new features to the Xbox One UI as well as offering some improvements in terms of stability and was due to land…
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Flappy Bird Pulled From App Store, Now an eBay Phenomenon
Flappy Bird. Unless you’ve had your head in the sand or have spent the last few month’s enjoying the excellent weather, you must have heard of it. You take on the role of a bird with enormous lips that has to navigate a never ending obstacle course of very Mario-like green plumbing pipes. You fly…
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Kickstarter Project Quadstick Aims to make gaming more accessible
Four years ago I severed two tendons in my right hand and, since doing this, I do like to whinge about it. It makes handshakes a nightmare, makes driving for long periods of time painful and rock climbing is out of the question but otherwise I can do everything perfectly fine. I can still complete…
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Google sells Motorola to Lenovo (but keeps the best bits)
The world’s biggest PC manufacturer buys its ticket to US smartphone domination, but is Google the real winner?
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Samsung and Google agree to a landmark 10 year licensing agreement
Google and Samsung, you may have noticed, have not always been the best of friends but they have shared a common enemy for some period of time: Apple. Now, Apple and Samsung have been squabbling over patents for nearly 3 years. Sometimes it looks like they are working towards a settlement but most of the…
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Apple iOS 7.1 update will fix ‘White/Black Screen of Death’
Having owned three different models of iPhone, the 4, the 4s and now the 5s and my better half having owned the 3GS, the 4 and now the 5 I would say we know iPhones pretty well and have used a few generations of the iOS system. I loved my 4S running the previous OS…
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A Vacuum Dustup: Bagged vs. Bagless Vacuum Cleaners
You’re going to have to bear with me on this one – Let me give you a background story: My mum likes vacuum cleaners with bags, a traditionalist if you will, whereas I prefer bagless vacuum cleaners. Of late we have been discussing our vacuum cleaners, a fascinating topic I’m sure you will agree,…
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Google Glass gets private with “Sex with Google Glass” app
Google Glass can do some amazing things like translate foreign road signs in real time, could track your progress and pace when running a race or cycling, and there’s even an app in development that can help firefighters locate the nearest hydrant (check it out here). With a product that can do so much and…
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Microsoft Surface Pro 2 December Update – Take 2
Following an update released on the 10th December there have been a number of issues suffered by Surface Pro2 users. Namely, decreased battery life, standby and wake issues – making it behave more like the original Surface Pro! Microsoft did withdraw this update but unfortunately not in time for some users who had already downloaded…