Author: Jodie Young
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Instagram’s Bolt Launches on iOS and Android
Pictures have been Instagram’s forte for years, but not everyone wants their photos on show for the world to see whenever they want. That’s when SnapChat happened. Now Instagram is chasing their tales with Bolt. Also See: Snapchat App launches new Geofilters for Locations The idea behind Bolt is “one-tap” messaging. Available on iOS and…
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Nexus Given a New Lease of Life – Nexus 6 Shamu Release in November?
With the Android Silver program set to take its place, the future of Google’s Nexus devices has been up-in-the-air to say the least. The Nexus 6 seemed very unlikely to come to fruition, until now. There are rumours that Google and Motorola are working on producing a new 5.9inch Nexus phablet. The Nexus 6 has…
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Apple Hints at New Devices Ready to Utilise New OS
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With Apple’s plans to release its new operating systems OS X Yosemite and iOS8 at the end of this year, it only seems fitting that the release some new devices too. These rumoured devices are said to be a 12-inch Retina MacBook Air, 4K desktop Mac and four, yes, FOUR iPhone 6 variants. Also See:…
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Samsung Working on Galaxy Alpha – Watered-Down S5?
If rumours are to be believed, then Samsung could be working on a new metal framed Galaxy smartphone – the Galaxy Alpha. As the name suggests, it is to be the first in the new line of metal framed handsets. The Alpha will feature a 4.7 inch screen but still keeping the faux leather finish…
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Microsoft has announced the release of the Nokia Lumia 530
Microsoft has announced the release of a new Lumia smartphone – the Nokia Lumia 530. The Lumia 530 is and entry-level smartphone designed for people on a budget. It comes with Windows Phone 8.1 and 512MB of RAM; along with a Qualcomm Snapdragon 200, which is a 1.2GHz quad-core processor ready for all your apps…
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Facebook Introduce Save – For When Your News Feed Isn’t Enough
Do you ever get sick of filtering through the miles and miles of drivel on your Facebook News Feed, just to find that little nugget of comedy gold you glimpsed earlier but didn’t have time to see the end of? Well, Facebook are introducing a new feature whereby you can save these precious finds for…
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BlackBerry Finally Introduce a Voice Assistant!
BlackBerry seems to have been a little slow on the uptake when it comes to their phones features and capabilities. It took them a fair while to embrace touch screen handsets, which are so common nowadays. They’re also behind the times on introducing a voice assistant feature; until now. Also See: BBM Available On Windows…
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Windows 8.1 and Lumia Cyan Updates – When? What? Where?
Microsoft has announced the release of their Windows Phone 8.1 update including the Lumia Cyan update for Nokia Lumia handsets. The Windows 8.1 update started rolling out on June 24th but when you can expect to receive it will depend on the make and model of your phone. The Cyan update however was released on…
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BBM Available On Windows Phone
BBM or BlackBerry Messenger has been available on Android and iOS for a while now, but only recently has it become available on Windows phone. The introduction of BBM to Windows started out only being available by invite only for their beta version of the app. Now, two days after launching the invite–only version, BlackBerry…
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Chromecast Launch Mirroring for Android Devices
Y’know when you connect your laptop to your TV to watch films on the big screen? Have you ever thought how cool it would be to be able to do that with your Android smartphone?! Google announced on their Official Android Blog that Chromecast users will be able to do just that! Whether it’s viewing…
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Microsoft Pick Their Favourite US Customers For $75 Promo Code
Microsoft is giving its US console gamers a gentle nudge in the 4th gen direction, trying to persuade them to make the switch from their current 360 consoles. The company is giving selected users and some of their “very best customers” a $75 promotional Online code if they make the change to the Xbox One.…
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Sony Xperia Z2 Compact Potential Release
Most phone manufacturers bring out various models of the same phone, sometimes reducing the size, sometimes changing the spec too. Majority of the time when the size of the handset is reduced ready for a “mini” version, the spec also becomes “mini” and it loses the features that made it a flagship. Sony does things…