Category: Apps
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Twitter – Cutting Down The Vines
The popular vlogging app Vine is soon to be an internet museum piece. Twitter have announced that due to a slump in user base they will be closing the app down. Originally, Vine was an app that could be downloaded from iTunes and became quite popular. Twitter bought the app in 2012 for a mere […]
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KlikR – The One Universal Remote Control
KlikR – The Universal Remote To Rule Them All Smartphones used to be something we thought we would never actually require. With a PC or laptop at home the need for these seemed to be in some far distant future. Nowadays they manage the lives of a good proportion of the planet through user interaction. Of course, […]
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Google Assistant – Creepy but Useful
There are a plethora of messaging apps available to download for every phone and computer on the planet. Many have certain features that draw consumers to use them over others and most are a far cry from the old days of Microsoft IM (Instant Messenger). Google has released the preview edition of Allo on Google play which […]
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Googles Daydream View, Daydream-ready headset & controller
Daydream, is it Googles virtual answer to the internets prayers? Or is it quite the opposite? Well, nobody is entirely sure yet, apart from the lucky few who are developing it as you read this. Daydream is Googles platform for high-quality mobile VR. Google aim for it to simplify the complexity of VR; they believe […]
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iOS 10 iMessage Effects Not Working? Here’s How To Fix It!
With the iOS 10 update for iPhone and iPad came some major upgrades to the way we chat through iMessage – including the potential to send some really funky and eye-catching effects such as balloons, lasers and fireworks! Really fun stuff – if you’ve been able to use the feature successfully. However, some have noticed […]
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PoGo Updated: Pokemon Buddy System Implemented!
It’s that time again, Niantic have released an update (1.7) to Pokemon GO via the play store for Android; currently not available on iOS. The update was released yesterday evening and we jumped on it here at Gadgethelpline then took it for a test run. The update has fixed a number of issues including: Pokemon […]
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Super Mario Run Coming to iPhone as Nintendo’s First Full App Game
A surprising twist at the Apple event this Wednesday was the appearance of Nintendo represented by legendary games creator Shigeru Miyamoto who announced that Super Mario Bros. will be coming to the App Store for iPhone and iPad this December! The new game, to be titled Super Mario Run, will be Nintendo’s first “full-sized” game […]
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Biker Mice From Mars Ride Again in Prequel App Game
Boys who grew up in the nineties are likely to remember Biker Mice From Mars as another cartoon TV show which rode in on the anthropomorphic animation fad which was founded by the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and earlier still, the ThunderCats. Unlike the other two which dominated the late 80s and early 90s, Biker […]
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Pokemon GO Unbans The Banned
Pokemon GO is throwing in the towel and unbans some players. The banned will be coming back in droves, so it seems Niantic can forgive and forget. Many players received a ban recently after using third party apps and sites to locate Pokemon. Pokevision especially was apparently causing many issues server side as it was […]
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What Happens to Your Facebook After You Die?
What Happens to Your Facebook After You Die? Life is unpredictable, and because of this unfortunately (or maybe fortunately, depending on how you view it) nobody knows exactly when they’re going to die. But wouldn’t it at least be good to know your precious Facebook account will be in safe hands should the worst happen? […]
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Pokemon GO Update For Android & iOS
Niantic have dropped a Pokemon GO update again, encompassing a vast array of different features… Okay, that may have been a slight exaggeration. The features included are listed below for your perusal: As you can see, the changelog is not exactly extensive. Good news is that the Trainers will now be dazzling you with their […]
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Multi-Window Support & Nougat release
The latest version of Android is now available for a select number of phones. Nougat has finally been released and Google are hard at work rolling it out for different phone models. There are a number of differences to the previous edition but one of the most welcomed of these is the Multi-Window support. If you […]