Category: Tablets
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Get Festival Ready With These Top Gadgets!
With a multitude of outdoors accessories for your smartphone and an endless number of sites selling them, the Gadget Helpline thought it may be useful to highlight a few devices that really do stand out when it comes to innovation and having a real use in the upcoming festival season! First on the list is […]
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UK Network Launches EE Jay Tablet – Will it Take Off?
UK network EE has been offering up some affordable self-branded smart devices for a while now and have just announced the latest in the line-up – a new tablet, and following the brand’s avian theme, this one is called the EE Jay. With a style that looks and feels like a classic budget tablet – […]
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Argos Recall on Alba 8GB Tablet 3-Pin Charger Attachment
UK retailer Argos has issued an immediate recall on a power adapter part for a handful of its own brand Alba 8GB tablets after it was discovered that the 3-pin attachment, which slides on to assemble the charger, could in rare instances come away and cause a safety risk to owners. The Alba tablets themselves and […]
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Amazon Issues Recall on Kindle Fire Kids Edition Power Adapter
Online retailer Amazon has issued a recall on some UK and Ireland chargers/power adapters supplied with its own branded Kindle Fire tablets – including its recently launched Kindle Fire Kids Edition. Concerns were raised when it was found that in some ‘rare cases’ the power adapters for these products can cause electric shocks when the […]
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MWC 2016: ZTE Spro Plus – Portable Projector Meets Android Tablet
At the Mobile World Congress over in Barcelona the Chinese mobile company ZTE has just launched its new portable projector, a large screened smart device called the Spro Plus. The ZTE Spro Plus is the follow up to the Spro 2 which was launched last year but this one dwarfs its 5.3-inch predecessor and offers […]
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Apple Recalls AC Wall Plugs Due to Safety Concern
Apple has announced a recall on its two-prong AC wall plugs due to safety concerns. A fault has been discovered on at least twelve of these AC adapters which have caused electric shocks to users. Despite being called ‘very rare’ Apple has decided that these dozen instances warrant a widespread recall of all units to avoid […]
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Safari Glitch Causes Apple iOS to Crash – How to Fix it
An issue has been identified where by using the Safari web browser app on an Apple iPhone or iPad the device’s iOS will suddenly stop working. This seems apparent when tapping the address bar to search for content or a web address/URL. Despite no official solution yet and Apple not acknowledging the problem (which is […]
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How to Use Night Shift Mode in iOS 9.3
One of the worst habits of our day-to-day lives in this modern technological age is using our smart devices at bedtime. This is scientifically and medically proven to affect our sleep pattern, behaviour and raise stress levels, largely due to the blue light emitted from our bright retina-popping screens. Despite the warnings we all still do […]
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What is Google Project Tango?
Judging by the title of this blog, you may be mistaken for thinking this is going to be about a game or possibly some kind of cloak and dagger conspiracy theory, you would be wrong though. Project Tango is a development kit produced by Google that is all about giving the device it is installed […]
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Experience Star Wars Through VR with Google Cardboard
Internet giant Google and US cellular network Verizon have brought together budget virtual reality with this year’s most highly hyped movie to release a set of limited edition Star Wars Google Cardboard headsets. We say limited, but there are in fact 200,000 Star Wars Google Cardboard units up for grabs for Verizon subscribers but we […]
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The Emoji Keyboard is Here – Unicorns and Smiley Poos at Touch of a Button
As communication evolves (or breaks down, depending on how you view it) this was destined to happen sooner or later – Someone has actually invented the Emoji Keyboard allowing social networkers to express a visual range of emotions faster and easier than ever before. EmojiWorks is the maker of the Emoji Keyboard, which is currently […]
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Android 6.0 Rolling Out To Previous Nexus Models
With the Nexus 6P and 5X ushering in the new Android 6.0 software a week ago it’s only fitting that some previous generations of Google’s flagship smartphone and tablet brand should also get the goods and a selection of Nexus devices have now been confirmed as eligible for the update. Android 6.0 ‘Marshmallow’ – also […]