Category: Featured Content
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Jargon Busted: What is DLNA?
As technology advances we’ve noticed a growing trend with manufacturers advertising their wares with an endless list of features, most of which are usually abbreviations, which make it even trickier to understand what the product actually does: HSDPA, Wi-Fi, LED, NFC – the list goes on. Our Jargon Busted feature aims to break down the […]
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The London Digital Switchover – What to do and what not to do
We all know that the digital switchover is coming and in many areas it has already arrived but whilst knowing about the switchover is good, knowing what to do during the switchover is a different story. We at the GadgetHelpline have many years of experience with all things gadgety but we like to think that […]
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London Starts Digital TV Switchover
The UK’s slowly rolling Digital Switchover is finally hitting a landmark today as the London Digital Switchover has now begun, with nearly 8 million Londoners set to experience the final stages of the process. The typical Digital Switchover will be happening in two stages, with the initial stage consisting of large transmitters such as the […]
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RETRO REPLAY ► Best of Video Games to Cartoons – Super Mario, Sonic, Pokemon & More!
The Gadget Helpline: RETRO REPLAY feature will bring you a weekly throwback to the days of old school gaming and will present a little history on the new wave of classic titles currently getting a revival on our modern gaming gadgets. However. With the eggciting announcement that popular mobile game Angry Birds will be adapted as a […]
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RETRO REPLAY ► Best of Video Games to Cartoons – Super Mario, Sonic, Pokemon & More!
The Gadget Helpline: RETRO REPLAY feature will bring you a weekly throwback to the days of old school gaming and will present a little history on the new wave of classic titles currently getting a revival on our modern gaming gadgets. However. With the eggciting announcement that popular mobile game Angry Birds will be adapted as a […]
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BBC and Sky Add 24 HD Channels of London 2012 Olympics Coverage
The BBC has announced today that it will be running an additional 24 HD channels for this summer’s upcoming London 2012 Olympic Games, but these channels will be aired exclusively on paid-for cable and satellite provider’s services. What this basically means is that the BBC will be providing coverage of every Olympic sport from every […]
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Only in Japan! – Far East Has Tech Licked with Tongue Sensing Interface for Kinect
When it comes to tech it’s no secret that the Japanese give the rest of the world a good licking, but now they’ve really taken that idea too far with research currently on-going to develop of a tongue motion-capture interface for the Microsoft Kinect! A team at the University of Electro-Communications in Tokyo, Japan is […]
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How to Update Your HTC Sensation to Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich
The ball is now well and truly rolling with the Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich update, with major manufacturers HTC and Samsung now sending the update out to their phones around the world. HTC has already announced that the first phones to get the update will be from its Sensation family – specifically the Sensation […]
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How to Update Your Nokia Lumia 800 Windows Phone & Triple it’s Battery Life
After a lengthy wait for us Brits, Nokia has finally delivered the Lumia 800 software update that should bring an end to those battery woes on your Windows Phone and it’s believed that this fix, which recently went live in India and Singapore, will even increase the life of you gadget’s charge threefold! If you […]
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How to Update Your Nokia Lumia 800 Windows Phone & Triple it’s Battery Life
After a lengthy wait for us Brits, Nokia has finally delivered the Lumia 800 software update that should bring an end to those battery woes on your Windows Phone and it’s believed that this fix, which recently went live in India and Singapore, will even increase the life of you gadget’s charge threefold! If you […]
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Top 5 Travel Apps for Android Smartphones
Travelling is fun but stressful – it’s always this balancing act between relaxing to enjoy the moment and keeping a careful eye on your tickets and the clock to ensure you don’t get stuck somewhere along the way. I’ve been traveling a lot recently – first to CeBIT in Germany, then a Hadrian’s Wall Cottage […]
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App of the Week: Temple Run (Android)
The hugely popular iOS game Temple Run has leapt onto the Android platform, at long last. As of today, Imangi Studios’ massively addictive app is available to download from Google’s Play Store for absolutely nothing. Temple Run has been around for a while for Apple devices, building up an impressive fan base and reputation. Over […]