Category: General Gadgets
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Batman The Animated Series Coming to View-Master in Virtual Reality!
Last year one of the top toys of the 60s, 70s and 80s was remastered for the modern age when Mattel (with the help of Google) re-released the View-Master as a Virtual Reality headset compatible with Android mobile devices. But how do you make the idea of a View-Master that plays in VR even better? […]
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Star Trek Discovery Launch Pushed Back Until May 2017
Like many other Star Trek fans, we at the Gadget Helpline are eagerly awaiting the brand new web-only series Star Trek: Discovery. But brace for impact, as its been reported that the show has now been postponed from its original January launch date and now won’t actually debut until May 2017. Star Trek: Discovery’s U.S […]
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Make Your Device Waterproof With Spray-On Coating
Those clever guys in Australia have been at it again. A paper we released on their new wonder material that claims to be as good as impervious to water. William Wong from the Australian National University who is also part of the Nanotechnology Research Laboratory at ANU was quoted by ibtimes to say, “which water […]
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PlayStation 4, PS4 Slim, PS4 Pro – Spec & Price Comparison
Last week Sony announced a duo of brand new PlayStation 4 consoles: The PS4 Slim (or simply PS4) which retained many of the same great features as the original model, only in a stylish compact form – and the PS4 Pro which more than doubles the graphics processing of the 2013 model as well as bringing […]
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Samsung Galaxy Note 7 Exchange Programme – Contacting Your Network
Following up from the recent recall on Samsung Galaxy Note 7, we can now share some contact information to help you get in touch with your retailer/network provider about how this recall affects you and about the Exchange Programme to get your hands on a replacement device from September the 19th. Samsung offers the following contact details: […]
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Will Samsung Remotely Deactivate Recalled Galaxy Note 7 Handsets?
An interesting development in the Samsung Galaxy Note 7 recall story has surfaced in a reddit post which suggests that handsets not returned by Friday 30th September may be remotely deactivated by the manufacturer. This news, at present, seems only to affect Galaxy Note 7 handsets shipped to France and the somewhat extreme action is […]
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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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PlayStation 4 Pro with 4K and Slimmer, Lighter PS4 Revealed by Sony
Apple was not the only major tech company with something to say yesterday and at the PlayStation Meeting in New York, Sony finally got around to revealing some new hardware with both the PS4 Pro and a new slimmer, lighter PS4 both getting their official announcements. Starting with the big daddy, once known as the […]
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Apple Watch Series 2 – Function, Fashion and Fitness
As well as introducing the world to a brand new duo of smartphone models – the iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus, Apple used its special event yesterday to launch a brand new generation of Apple Watch. Referred to as Apple Watch Series 2, this second wave of wearables builds and improves on the ideas […]
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Apple iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus Have Arrived – What’s New?
The new iPhone 7 is finally here and as expected it has arrived in two forms – the iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus. The iPhone 7 (standard) comes with 4.7-inch display with prices starting from £599 and it will be available in Silver, Gold, Rose Gold, Black (Mat) and Jet Black (Gloss) with seamless […]
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Watch as the Apple Watch 2 Gets Broken Down Ahead of Launch Event
A parts specialist has apparently gotten hold of the Apple Watch 2 ahead of this evening’s launch event for both the brand new wearable and also at least two new iPhone models (iPhone 7). The video published today from Bytesuperstore on YouTube breaks down the wrist worn gadget showing off the casing and internal parts being […]