Category: General Gadgets
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Back to the Future Day Part II – The Best Bits from October 21st 2015
Yesterday the future caught up with us, October 21st 2015 finally came around and it was a day of celebration for fans of the Back to the Future film series as this was the date in the sequel on which Marty McFly was set to arrive from the year 1985! Unfortunately not all the gadget […]
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Back to the Future Day – The 2015 Gadget Predictions That Happened!
To some today is only October 21st 2015. But to many of us this is more than just another date on the calendar, because according to popular 80s sequel Back to the Future II this is the day when Marty McFly (Michael J. Fox) arrives in the time-travelling DeLorean from 1985. Yes, it really is […]
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How to Restart the Apple Watch When Frozen
The Gadget Helpline has received a few reports (and only a few) from early Apple Watch adopters regarding occasional freezing of the apps and the watchOS causing the wearable to lock up. This can leave the Apple Watch temporarily unusable and can of course lead to panic when your £300 digital bling stops responding unexpectedly. […]
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Nexus 5X Now on Sale to UK via Google Store – Shipping Begins October 22nd
One of the new duo of Nexus smartphones, the Nexus 5X, has gone on sale in the UK – meaning you can order the Android 6.0 handset right now, but you’ll still have a couple days to wait as the device will begin shipping on October 22nd. Google is also taking orders for the Nexus […]
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Cola Maker Pepsi To Release Smartphone
Expansion into the tech industry is widely considered to be the most lucrative option for anyone with vast amounts of capital at their exposure. Be it buying into new startups, or simply coming up with your own product, business giants are all currently flocking to the high tech mobile device and app world It […]
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Surprise! ‘Summer Camp’ Game is Actually Friday the 13th!
Recently a work-in-progress video game called Slasher Vol 1: Summer Camp was announced and it caused a bit of excitement across the horror community due to its homage to the slasher genre that ruled the decade through the nineteen-eighties. It also sounded a lot like the Friday the 13th films. Now the mask has finally […]
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iPhone 6S Tests Show Varying Battery Life
It seems really odd, but according to some tests by online outlets, iPhone 6S models may have differing battery lives based on which internal components have been used in the construction of the phone. As you may already know, the parts inside these phones are often not always made by the same manufacturer – […]
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Harry Potter Enhanced Editions Now Available on iTunes
Harry Potter has become such a huge popular culture phenomenon in its 18 years as both a published series of fantasy novels and as a film franchise, beloved by fans of all ages. It’s also hard to believe the recent reminder that the bespectacled wizard’s eldest son would himself be old enough to start at […]
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Facebook Introduces Reactions as ‘More Expressive Like Button’
Last month, after much deliberation, Facebook entrepreneur Mark Zuckerberg announced that it would soon be possible to express an alternative response to liking a post on the social network. Many, ourselves included, got a little over-excited and presumed this meant the fabled Dislike button would soon be arriving. Also See: Facebook Confirms ‘Dislike’ Button is […]
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Pokemon GO – Augmented Reality and the Shadowrun Connection
Back in 1989 a game came out that involved reading quite a lot and occasionally rolling some dice, its name was Shadowrun and I loved it for its in depth background history and amazing sci-fi/magic melding. For the last few years I have been noticing many elements of the games history actually becoming reality… Due […]
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LEGO Jurassic World Free Demo Available for Xbox One
Xbox One owners can now visit Jurassic World as never seen before – and the best bit apart from the incredibly cool dinosaurs is that it’s all built out of LEGO and it’s also completely free to try! Xbox Director of Programming Major Nelson has opened the world’s most ambiguously insured and genetically modified theme park and is […]
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Steam Sections Arriving In GAME This Autumn
Steam is where it’s at for gaming on the PC, but did you know that soon Steam is going to make the transition over to the less complex and more affordable console market? We’ve been hearing about Steam Boxes, Steam Controllers and Steam console operating systems for years now, and true to their word Valve […]