Category: Gadget News

  • Get 15% Discount off PlayStation VR Pre-Order through Flubit

    Get 15% Discount off PlayStation VR Pre-Order through Flubit

    Looking to grab yourself one of those PlayStation VR headsets you’ve been hearing about since E3 but are on the fence about the pricey-ness of the Sony peripheral? Then you should consider slapping down a pre-order in the next three days and you can bag yourself somewhat of a bargain through online marketplace Flubit.com! Flubit […]

  • Smile! The Emoji Movie is Coming in August 2017! :)

    Smile! The Emoji Movie is Coming in August 2017! 🙂

    Just when you thought there were no good ideas left in Hollywood Sony Pictures has just confirmed a title and release date for its new animated feature film based on those cheeky little Emojis. Emojimovie: Express Yourself will be released in August 2017 and will see our frequently used and favourite smileys come to life […]

  • Samsung Galaxy Note 6 (Note 7) May Only Come With Curved Edge Screen

    Samsung Galaxy Note 6 (Note 7) May Only Come With Curved Edge Screen

    The next addition to the Samsung Galaxy Note range – the Note 6 – is rumoured to be just a couple of months away from official announcement so of course the rumour mill is working overtime. With a new smartphone product expected to arrive at a Galaxy Unpacked launch event on August 2nd 2016 reports […]

  • KFC India Launches “Watt a Box” Free USB Charger With Your Chicken and Chips

    KFC India Launches “Watt a Box” Free USB Charger With Your Chicken and Chips

    Diners at selected KFC restaurants in India are not only filling their bellies with finger-licking fried chicken but also fuelling their phones for free thanks to the Colonel’s latest tech-related give-away gimmick called Watt a Box. The limited edition 5-in-1 meal package comes complete with not only bits of tasty bird and a side of […]

  • Disney Infinity – Cancelled Doctor Strange Figure Design Appears

    Disney Infinity – Cancelled Doctor Strange Figure Design Appears

    A few weeks ago Disney decided to pull the plug on its gaming division and with this news came the heart-breaking cancellation of the popular sandbox title Disney Infinity. What makes this news even sadder is that today images have surfaced of an unreleased figure based on Benedict Cumberbatch’s Doctor Strange which will now never […]

  • Batman v Superman “Ultimate Edition” Will Be The First 4K Ultra HD 100GB Blu-Ray Set

    Batman v Superman “Ultimate Edition” Will Be The First 4K Ultra HD 100GB Blu-Ray Set

    Warner Bros. Studios has announced its intentions to release a Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice – Ultimate Edition Blu-Ray which not only features the extended and uncut version of Zack Snyder’s recent comic-to-screen blockbuster but also a massive amount of bonus content. And to show this three-hour version of the film in true super-heroic […]

  • Star Trek Actor Anton Yelchin Dies at 27

    Star Trek Actor Anton Yelchin Dies at 27

    As our regular readers will know we here at the Gadget Helpline are big fans of Star Trek and the impact it’s had on our tech world so it’s with great sadness we read the reports last night that the actor Anton Yelchin has passed away under tragic circumstances. The young actor who plays the […]

  • Gaming Weekly 17/06/2016 – E3 2016 Round-Up

    Gaming Weekly 17/06/2016 – E3 2016 Round-Up

    The Gadget Helpline’s GAMING WEEKLY has returned! Each week our dedicated team of gamers will gather some of the top gaming news and announcements from the last seven days and deliver them here to you, our fellow players! In this edition we’ll be bringing you a run down of our top stories from E3 which […]

  • E3 2016: The Legend of Zelda – Breath of the Wild Announced and it’s Actually Breath-taking

    E3 2016: The Legend of Zelda – Breath of the Wild Announced and it’s Actually Breath-taking

    After four years since first announcing it, Nintendo has finally treated us a good look at its long-teased new Legend of Zelda game for Wii U – as well as the yet to be launched NX – and it’s absolutely breath-taking. Whisking us back to Hyrule Kingdom in a massive scale adventure, the debut trailer […]

  • Pebble Time Round Kickstarter Edition is Launched

    Pebble Time Round Kickstarter Edition is Launched

    Pebble Time has gotten even more stylish thanks to a new Kickstarter backers exclusive. The Pebble Time Round is based on the original Time – which itself is the fashionable sibling to the original Pebble smartwatch, however this one comes with a more traditionally shaped circular face and is available in both Polished Gold and […]

  • Gadget Helpline Review – MilestonePod Running Performance Tracker

    Gadget Helpline Review – MilestonePod Running Performance Tracker

    Fitness wearables are a big trend these days. From the Fit Bit to the Microsoft Band these highly technical gadgets will do everything from monitoring heart rate to calculating calories to make you feel guilty about everything that passes your lips. Truly superb and useful stuff for the actively inclined – But it can also […]

  • BBC iPlayer V2 Closure: Will Your Freeview / Freesat TV or Set Top Box Be Affected?

    BBC iPlayer V2 Closure: Will Your Freeview / Freesat TV or Set Top Box Be Affected?

    The BBC has announced that it will be ending support for its older iPlayer software on certain Freeview and Freesat Smart/Connected TVs and Set Top Boxes from September 2016. This might mean that the service will no longer work on your device if it’s running the iPlayer version 2 (or MHEG). The only way around this […]