Author: Jodie Young

  • Samsung Due To Release Z1 Tizen

    Samsung Due To Release Z1 Tizen

    Samsung’s very own OS, known as Tizen, has been on the cards for a while now but the Korean phone company have yet to debut a smartphone wholly powered by the OS. It is claimed that Samsung are due to release exactly that in the early part of next year, according to a quote from […]

  • “OK Google” to Be Introduced to Google Chromebook

    “OK Google” to Be Introduced to Google Chromebook

    You’ve all seen the adverts for Google’s Voice assist feature known as OK Google, y’know the ones, where the little kid wants to know what a Rockhopper penguin is and how far he is from ZSL London Zoo, and then Google tells them? Well that feature is soon to be added to Googles Chromebook. Primarily […]

  • Android 5.1 Could Be Arriving Sooner Rather Than Later

    Android 5.1 Could Be Arriving Sooner Rather Than Later

    Having only announced Android 5.0 Lollipop a matter of months ago with a roll out now getting under way, the team behind the Google mobile OS is already looking towards the future and their next anticipated update, Two reliable unnamed sources told AndroidPIT that Android 5.1 could be launched by the end of February 2015. The update is […]

  • GTA Gets Festive with New Features and Platform Releases

    GTA Gets Festive with New Features and Platform Releases

    Rockstar Games, the creators of GTA, are getting in the festive spirit with new features and updates being added to their very popular GTA V online mode, just in time for Christmas! The update, known as “festive surprise”, brings with it plenty of festive cheer in the form of swapping your machine gun for snowballs […]

  • Netflix Admits Offline Viewing is “Never Going to Happen”

    Netflix Admits Offline Viewing is “Never Going to Happen”

    Netflix has been about for a while now and has left people wondering when on Earth are they going to add an offline viewing feature?! Well never, to put it bluntly. So get over it. Netflix’s director of corporate communications and technology, Cliff Edwards, said to TechRadar that it is literally “never going to happen”. […]

  • Google is Giving Away Free Movies from Play Store

    Google is Giving Away Free Movies from Play Store

    Google have decided to become very generous in the film department, and are offering free movies for various countries across the world via their Play Store. Sadly you don’t really have a choice as to what film you get unless of course you’re willing to jet off halfway around the world to bag yourself that […]

  • Instagram Introduces Five New Filters

    Instagram Introduces Five New Filters

    Having not updated their selection of filters since 2012, Instagram have realised that photography styles have changed and so should they. So the Facebook owned company has decided to introduce five new filters for you photo editing pleasure – Slumber, Crema, Ludwig, Aden, and Perpetua. Also See: Google Maps Lane Navigation Hits Europe This isn’t […]

  • Google Maps Lane Navigation Hits Europe

    Google Maps Lane Navigation Hits Europe

    One of my personal pet peeves is people who are in the wrong lane at a roundabout and then cut you up last minute, making out you were in the wrong! Well, before I start myself off on a rant, I’ll cut to the chase – Google Maps Lane Navigation has finally reached Europe, including […]

  • BT in Talks to Acquire EE

    BT in Talks to Acquire EE

    BT are looking to spread their wings and venture into the realms of mobile network domination, broadening their packages to include TV, internet, phone and soon mobile too. The news came when the traditionally telephone communications company rejected a cheaper offer to take over the mobile network O2, owned by Telefonica. However, BT had their sights […]

  • Microsoft’s Xbox One Finally Outsold Sony’s PS4

    Microsoft’s Xbox One Finally Outsold Sony’s PS4

    The fourth gen console wars has been rife since their release in November last year. Sony’s PS4 has trumped Microsoft’s Xbox One at nearly every turn. But, last month after having just celebrated their first birthday, the tables turned and for the first time the Xbox One outsold the PS4. In the same month in […]

  • Sainsbury’s Introduce Streaming Service to Roku – Sainsbury’s Entertainment

    Sainsbury’s Introduce Streaming Service to Roku – Sainsbury’s Entertainment

    Streaming services are on the rise and the number of UK households owning a TV has dropped for the first time in a while; this means there is a new opportunity for businesses to spread their wings and broaden their horizons into the ever growing streaming world. Sainsbury’s has a streaming service. Yes, it came […]

  • HBO Rumoured to Launch HBO Go Streaming Service

    HBO Rumoured to Launch HBO Go Streaming Service

    The popularity of streaming services, and the series they show, have been through the roof these past few years. With companies like Netflix adopting a large proportion of the viewers it can be daunting for new starters to take the plunge into the streaming service world. Also See: Amazon Now Allows Offers on Rare Props […]