Tag: Apps
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Skype has announced a new messaging app: Skype Qik
Skype have been known for their long haul video calls and messaging service for a long time now, and have done very little in the way of change up until now. Noticing the popularity of Snapchat and Whatsapp, Skype have announced a new app known as Skype: Qik. Available on smartphones only, Qik is…
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iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus – Finally Detailed
After a rocky start where Chinese dubbing went over the audio on the live stream, we finally heard the features that would make it onto the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 plus – a larger model with a bigger screen. Here’s a list of the features, straight to the point. The iPhone 6 at its…
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Google Play Store Down for Virgin Media Customers
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The Gadget Helpline has been receiving reports of problems downloading apps and content from the Google Play Store for Virgin customers in the UK only. This follows a weekend of YouTube difficulties which still appear to be causing videos not to complete buffering. So far we have established that Virgin broadband subscribers / Play Store…
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Google Ordered to Pay $19 Million to Consumers
Google has been ordered to pay $19 Million to consumers by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). This is because of unsupervised children making in-app-purchases through Google’s Play Store without their parent’s knowledge and therefore not being granted bill payers permission. It was assumed by the FTC that Google billed these unaware parents unfairly due to…
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Phoneless Android Wear Apps Coming
Smartwatches and other wearables usually require a paired handset in order for most of their functionality to be relevant to a user, i.e. push notifications, contacts and messages streamed from the phone to the watch face. These features are common throughout Android Wear devices, but what if someone just want to get hold of a…
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Galaxy Tab 4 Nook Coming Soon
Barnes and Noble, one of the biggest book store chains in the US, are slowly being edged out by both the digital age and the lack of interest in reading amongst young people. Even television and movie adaptations of books haven’t slowed the gradual phasing out of reading print books, a sad trend in today’s…
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Amount of Apps Available on the Windows Phone Store Double!
The amount of apps for Windows Phone, found on the Microsoft Windows Phone app store, have appeared to have doubled since this time last year, according to a recent announcement by Microsoft. “We have more than 300,000 Windows Phone apps today and the Windows Phone Store continues to grow,” a Microsoft spokesperson said when speaking…
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New Xbox One Updates Coming Every Month
August’s Xbox One update is set to be a continuation of the monthly pattern of update releases for the popular console. Not only will the update contain some cool and exciting new features, but also Xbox head Phil Spencer has promised that, at least up until October, new Xbox One updates should be coming every…
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Windows 9 Apps and Start Bar Leaked Again!
Stop the presses, Windows 9 has been leaked again! The new Windows 9 operating system, or as some sources put it, Windows 8.1 Pro, is the imminently arriving new operating system from Microsoft, which apparently still includes a start menu, even though Microsoft seems to be adding and removing the traditional program starter every time…
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Facebook Introduce Save – For When Your News Feed Isn’t Enough
Do you ever get sick of filtering through the miles and miles of drivel on your Facebook News Feed, just to find that little nugget of comedy gold you glimpsed earlier but didn’t have time to see the end of? Well, Facebook are introducing a new feature whereby you can save these precious finds for…
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BBM Available On Windows Phone
BBM or BlackBerry Messenger has been available on Android and iOS for a while now, but only recently has it become available on Windows phone. The introduction of BBM to Windows started out only being available by invite only for their beta version of the app. Now, two days after launching the invite–only version, BlackBerry…
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Android Wear – Getting Started Setup Guide
Anyone who’s pre-ordered an Android Wear device, listen up, we’ve got the Google approved step-by-step to getting your device all set up when it arrives. There are a couple of apps and updates you’re going to need, all now available from Google sources. The first thing you’re going to need, on your mobile at least,…