Tag: Playback

  • Apple Watch Battery And Storage Revealed

    Apple Watch Battery And Storage Revealed

    Apple’s upcoming Apple Watch has been receiving major flak from consumers, journalists and other critics prior to release over the apparently inadequate battery life the product will include on release. Apple have already stated the battery life of the device will last ‘all day’ but only allows for 45 minutes of app usage into that […]

  • Nexus 7 2013 having video playback issues after Lollipop update

    Nexus 7 2013 having video playback issues after Lollipop update

    There has been much talk about the latest version of the popular Android operating system, Lollipop 5.0, and ever since Google announced it earlier this year, users have been eager to get their hands on the update. Well, according to latest reports, owners of the Nexus 7 (2nd edition) may have wished they hadn’t bothered with […]

  • Native Union “Play” Video Memo Pad Review

    Native Union “Play” Video Memo Pad Review

    The Gadget Helpline was recently sent a charming little device from Native Union called Play – a “video memo pad” which is essentially a video Post-it note that allows you to record a short reminder or message for yourself or another person which can be stuck onto the fridge with a handy magnet on the […]

  • Spotify Delivers Gapless Song Playback & Crossfade to Streaming Service on PC & Mac

    Spotify Delivers Gapless Song Playback & Crossfade to Streaming Service on PC & Mac

    Spotify upgrades roll out from today on PC and Mac, delivering some much desired new features to the online streaming audio platform – including new tweaks to the friends list, favourites section and offline mode – and most notably, gapless playback and crossfade between our playlist and album tracks. If you happen to listen to […]

  • Spotify Delivers Gapless Song Playback & Crossfade to Streaming Service on PC & Mac

    Spotify Delivers Gapless Song Playback & Crossfade to Streaming Service on PC & Mac

    Spotify upgrades roll out from today on PC and Mac, delivering some much desired new features to the online streaming audio platform – including new tweaks to the friends list, favourites section and offline mode – and most notably, gapless playback and crossfade between our playlist and album tracks. If you happen to listen to […]

  • Google Scoring BIG! 700,000 Android Gadgets Activated Daily & YouTube Reaches a Trillion Playbacks in 2011

    Google Scoring BIG! 700,000 Android Gadgets Activated Daily & YouTube Reaches a Trillion Playbacks in 2011

    Google has a couple more reasons to be celebrating this Christmas with news coming from the Californian internet and software co. revealing some exciting figures for both mobile operating system Android and Google-owned clip site YouTube! Android Daily Downloads: Firstly it was reported that Google’s popular Android software, which earlier this year was recognised as […]

  • Google Scoring BIG! 700,000 Android Gadgets Activated Daily & YouTube Reaches a Trillion Playbacks in 2011

    Google Scoring BIG! 700,000 Android Gadgets Activated Daily & YouTube Reaches a Trillion Playbacks in 2011

    Google has a couple more reasons to be celebrating this Christmas with news coming from the Californian internet and software co. revealing some exciting figures for both mobile operating system Android and Google-owned clip site YouTube! Android Daily Downloads: Firstly it was reported that Google’s popular Android software, which earlier this year was recognised as […]

  • New Xbox Dashboard Brings Video Playback Issues

    New Xbox Dashboard Brings Video Playback Issues

    According to reports, it would appear that there are a number of unhappy 360 owners who are saying that since updating to the latest dashboard, they have now noticed that when watching videos, the colour appears to be washed out. Gaming site Eurogamer received a number of emails from frustrated users, so decided to do […]

  • Sky Go flying high with 1-million recorded downloads

    Sky Go flying high with 1-million recorded downloads

    Sky Go, the free-to-access mobile TV service for Sky customers has recently reached the impressive 1-million downloads mark. The Sky Go mobile application went live just 2 months ago as an amalgamation of Sky Mobile and Sky Player and as the growing tech-trend of television on demand becomes more in demand delivering pocket programming has […]

  • 4oD telly service arrives on iPhone and iPod Touch

    4oD telly service arrives on iPhone and iPod Touch

    Following a reboot to the web-based telly service from UK broadcaster Channel 4, the 4oD service finally touches down on Apple gadgets iPhone and iPod Touch. Catching up with the Beeb’s rival iPlayer which was launched on the fruity gadgets some time ago (and is now poised for overseas success), the Channel 4 on-demand service […]

  • First photo of Virgin Media’s TiVo app appearing on iPad screen

    First photo of Virgin Media’s TiVo app appearing on iPad screen

    Virgin Media’s TiVo app for Apple iPad has been caught in photo form for the first time, revealing some familiar aesthetics and some interesting features. Carrying the Virgin Media colours throughout, the new TiVo app will allow digital video recordings to be brought onto the tablet via a TiVo box linked to a television. It […]

  • Stereolizer app for iPad takes digital radio back to the 80s

    Stereolizer app for iPad takes digital radio back to the 80s

    A new app for iPad makes the old school cool again by transforming the Apple tablet’s interface into a 80s-style HiFi – complete with all the functions and features of the trusty old stereo stack. For $2 iPad owners can purchase the Stereolizer app, providing the new generation of digital radio but through an ultra […]