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  • iPhone 7 Rumours Rundown – What’s Set to Change?

    iPhone 7 Rumours Rundown – What’s Set to Change?

    If iPhone release trends are to be trusted the iPhone 7 is just around the corner, rumours are certainly hinting at a “Fall 2016” release date putting it squarely up against the Samsung Galaxy Note 6. With an upcoming release date comes a flood of information from the rumour mill. Aside from the rumour regarding […]

  • Could The iPhone 7 Really Ditch The Standard Headphone Port?

    With the continuing miniaturization, or even ‘thinification’ of smartphones, as you could call it, it’s not all that much of a surprise that a rumor has been circulating that Apple are to forgo the traditional headphone jack in favor if the thinner, smaller Lightning port. It makes a lot of sense form the point of […]

  • Thinner iPhone 7 Could Come With OLED screen and No 3.5mm Headphone Port

    Thinner iPhone 7 Could Come With OLED screen and No 3.5mm Headphone Port

    With the Apple iPhone 6S and 6S Plus now successfully integrated into society rumour of course has moved to the future generation iPhone 7 which is looking set to break the mould once more. The first hint that Apple will go for a major redesign with its next iPhone is based on the suggestion that […]

  • [UPDATE] Microsoft Revises Xbox One Controller – New Look Revealed

    [UPDATE] Microsoft Revises Xbox One Controller – New Look Revealed

    Updating yesterday’s news about the ever-so-slightly redesigned Xbox One controller which is set for release this June, we’ve now seen what it’ll look like from the front – thanks to a leak from an Austrian retailer. Before it got pulled the Libro website had pictured the new controller and it’s packaging, revealing an abstract urban camouflage motif in […]

  • Microsoft Revises Xbox One Controller – 3.5mm Port Added

    Microsoft Revises Xbox One Controller – 3.5mm Port Added

    It’s believed that Microsoft will be revealing a newly redesigned Xbox One controller at the E3 event next month – or perhaps even sooner. A simplistic diagram of the underside of the revised XB1 control pad has been seen to fulfil pretty much all of the usual expectations as found on the current incarnation and […]

  • Hacked Cortana Appears For Android

    Hacked Cortana Appears For Android

    The Cortana digital assistant is one of the main attractions for Windows 10, both on PC and mobile. the intelligent smart program behind Cortana lets her make helpful suggestions and understand search queries spoken, similar to Siri on iOS. However, Microsoft is promising a better service than Apple’s, and it looks like that service won’t […]

  • Mac OS X ‘Thunderstrike’ Bug Patched

    Mac OS X ‘Thunderstrike’ Bug Patched

    It was Google that spotted several Mac OS X flaws as part of their ongoing crusade against looming security holes known as Project Zero. The initiative scours the internet for zero day exploits, security holes which are present in a system from the moment it is released that the manufacturer is unaware of. Google’s pet projects […]

  • 27in 5K Retina iMac Announced @ $2499

    27in 5K Retina iMac Announced @ $2499

    Apple also announced some key iMac updates at today’s announcement and keynote at the company’s Cupertino campus in California. The latest addition to the Mac family is a powerhouse 27 inch Retina display equipped, 5k resolution iMac. This high end all in one computer boasts an astonishing 5120 x 2280 pixels of resolution, totalling at […]

  • Destiny Allows Free Upgrade to Next Gen

    Destiny Allows Free Upgrade to Next Gen

    It’s not often that a game allows you to download it again on a new console once you’ve already bought it, but apparently, according to today’s news on the tech front, Bungie’s new shooter Destiny will allow players who upgrade to a next generation console to keeo their copy of the game via a free […]

  • Google Photo Sphere Comes to iOS

    Google Photo Sphere Comes to iOS

    Google’s intelligent photo app, known as Photo Sphere, has made it to iOS, previously only being available for Android. The app originally launched as far back as when Android 4.2 Jelly Bean was around, with the main feature of the clever software being to create panoramic shots using the smartphone’s rear camera. Photo Sphere uses […]

  • New Reversible USB Type-C Announced

    New Reversible USB Type-C Announced

    According to the news today we’ll soon be able to wave goodbye to that frustrating feeling when you have to check the USB port or the connector to see if it’s the right way up or not. Some have even likened current USB cables to the famous ‘Schrodinger’s Cat’ thought experiment, claiming that until examined, […]

  • Apple May Switch Headphone Jack With Lightning

    Apple May Switch Headphone Jack With Lightning

    Future Apple headphones could have Apple’s unique Lightning module instead of the traditional 3.5mm jack, a WWDC session has revealed.  Robert Walsh detailed the inclusion of Lightning at the session, titled “Designing Accessories for iOS and OSX”. This connector, usually found on Apple products, would enable the headphones to plug in via the Lightning port […]