Tag: Alert
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Google Granted Patent for Spoiler Blocker
One of the greatest annoyances of the social networking age is the dreaded Spoiler. Time after time a casual browse on Facebook or Instagram has ruined top telly like Game of Thrones and The Walking Dead, blowing the cover of secrecy surrounding a massive plot twist or character demise when some smug b*****d in the…
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Google X Pill To Spot Cancer With Nanotech
If cancer was a person, we’d be first in line to kick them right in the crotch. Thankfully though, massive tech companies are stepping in to potentially reduce the death toll from this nasty affliction, companies like Google, and their mad science department known as Google X. Google X are known for sending balloons filled…
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TomTom Go Live Redesigned for Caravan & Camper – Avoids Narrow Roads & High Bridges
Wide Load? TomTom’s got it covered – with a new version of its leading Sat Nav (GPS) gadget which caters for our slightly larger road caravans & campers.
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TomTom Go Live Redesigned for Caravan & Camper – Avoids Narrow Roads & High Bridges
Wide Load? TomTom’s got it covered – with a new version of its leading Sat Nav (GPS) gadget which caters for our slightly larger road caravans & campers.
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HTC Rhyme’s charming LED Accessory revealed
HTC has unveiled its new female-aimed Rhyme smartphone and we brought you a glimpse under the hood in the Gadget Helpline’s article yesterday. Today we’ve got a video and some details to share, revealing some of those charming accessories which come along for the handbag handset formerly known as HTC Bliss. Coming in at a…
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Apple’s iOS 5 will deliver “earthquake notifications” for Japanese iPhone users
A new notification system is reported to be coming along with Apple’s new iOS 5, specifically for Japan’s mobile-buying market. It’s not a new cool social feature we’ll all want to get hands-on with – far from that. Following the devastating natural disasters which hit the far eastern country earlier this year, the new notification…
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Google now alerts users of malware infections
“The Internet brings remarkable benefits to society. Unfortunately, some people use it for harm and their own gain at the expense of others” says Google, who have been busy again – this time routing out infectious malware which has been coming up ever more frequently in our day-to-day web browsing. Identifying unusual search data and…
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SMS Smoke Alarm – Get a text just before your house burns down!
Forgot to put out that lit cigarette? Not that we’d want to encourage your bad habits but wouldn’t your worries of burning down the house be a little lessened if you had a handy text whenever things get a little heated? That’s what Firetext.me is offering with their new SMS Smoke Alarm. The gadget looks…
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Apple TV to gain more bluetooth connectivity in iOS 5?
The latest Apple iOS 5 Beta is proving to be a bit of a treasure hunt for new apple features, with something new and interesting seemingly being discovered every day that the test phase is open. Over the past few days there has been Gesture Control and the long Awaited Alert tone editing discovered, but…
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Apple iOS 5 finally adds iPhone message and alert tones!
Apple Fans rejoice… the most mundane feature to all modern day mobile phones is now… finally, available to you. Yes, we’re talking about Custom Message Alert Tones. The release of the new iOS 5 beta 3 testing platform has unveiled many new features for the iPhone, iPad and iPod operating systems (see the information on…
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Gadget HELP! – Dell venue Pro Windows Phone 7 and changing the email alert tone
We at The Gadget Helpline get hundreds of calls a week from frustrated customers looking for support and help with their Gadgets and electronic goods, so we thought we would share some of our help to the world. Today we have received a call where one of our dedicated agents provided support on Dell Venue…
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1,500 Virgin Media customers infected with virus
Virgin Media has warned around 1,500 of its broadband customers that their PCs or laptops are infected with a harmful Trojan virus. Individual letters were sent out to customers this week explaining that they have unwittingly downloaded a malicious SpyEye Trojan virus. The virus is said to be a keylogger, in that it will record…