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The perfect Tech gifts
Now that December is upon us and the Christmas season is in full swing people scramble and scatter looking for the perfect present. It can be hard to determine what exactly to get for someone especially if your not exactly offay with all the latest teen trends and don’t know who the heck Edward or Jacob are. However, there are certain presents which do not require knowledge of the latest ‘it’ thing and are gender universal and that is tech presents. No matter what the gender, technology is an integral part of everyday life of every individual and there is a huge market with a wide array of devices to meet the standards of anybody be they a techie or not. Read the rest of this entry
Latest Tech Scams
With the Christmas season officially upon us and budget not far away, people have become a lot more wary on how much they spend and can budget for the Christmas holidays. Unfortunately, there are many out there that realise the shoppers of today are conscious of spending too much and are always in search of a good deal or offer. Hackers and scammers have utilised this need for a good bargain and have exploited it for their own gain. There are various types of scam marketing out there ranging from the non tech use of flyers and junk mail post to invading your inbox with emails promoting great offers if you act now. It can be hard sometimes to distinguish the scam from the genuine offer and lately it has become all the more harder to do when scammers have learned to pose themselves as reputable companies. Read the rest of this entry
Just touching the Surface
For those of you looking for something out of this world look no further than Microsoft’s latest development the Samsung SUR40. This hefty gadget runs the all new edition of Microsoft Surface and is set to wonder and amaze the masses with its fully touch reactive display and unbelievable capabilities. Microsoft’s Samsung SUR40 boasts a powerful Dual Core Athlon processor and with its high end AMD graphics can even recognise up to 50 points of simultaneous touch. Not only is this a great device just to have and brag about, the Samsung SUR40 not only recognises fingers and hands, the latest Surface device can even register and recognise various objects that are placed on the screen and depending on the object can even bring up various menus or info on it also. Read the rest of this entry
Adobe Abandons Flash
In a move long predicted by Steve Jobs, Adobe admits defeat to HTML5 and will cease development of its Flash player for mobile devices. On Wednesday 9thNovember, Adobe confirmed the rumours that they will no longer develop their Flash player for mobile browsers. The news comes as part of a shakeup at Adobe which will see the company scale back on the development of some products and even consider leasing software in a bid to change the company’s current situation. The news however comes as no surprise to Apple – Jobs since the first launch of the iPhone in 2007 stated that, “Flash was created during the PC era – for PCs and mice.” Jobs decided that the future of mobile browsing lay in HTML5 which it seems to have taken Adobe years to agree with and bow down in defeat. Read the rest of this entry
Moving UP in the Tech World
The world of technology is forever changing and advancing to fit the needs of the user. There are new products and advancements with each passing day and more and more companies are looking to the IT sector to find solutions and improvements to everyday work. Some of the technology the public would be most familiar with is phones and computers which have come a very long way in a short space of time. In this article I will look at the introduction of a completely new form of technology in IT industry which could lead to an entirely new way of living. One product in particular which I believe highlights how technology can change the way in which we live is Jawbone’s latest gadget UP. Read the rest of this entry
iPhone 4S – Quick Look
The iPhone 4S which has taken the smartphone market by storm saw a huge demand with the handset pre-ordered in its millions for many excited new users. Now that some time has passed since the launch we take a look at the latest Apple product that has revolutionised the way in which we use our phone. With the same look and feel of the iPhone 4, the iPhone 4S boasts a brand new dual core A5 processor and features a much improved 8MP camera with a great increase in processing power and graphics also. However, one of the most talked about additions to the iPhone 4S is of course the new voice assistant, Siri. Read the rest of this entry
Taking the first bite out of Android’s Ice Cream Sandwich
On the 19th October, Google previewed their latest OS update since the 2011 ‘Honeycomb’ to their Android devices. Android’s latest OS 4.0 (codenamed ‘Ice Cream Sandwich’) sees the emphasis now finally placed on user functionality. There are various new features to the OS which Google now boasts supports both their tablet and smartphone devices using the same software. Google are currently top of the smartphone market in the US but with Apple’s iPhone 4S and iOS5 receiving much praise there are fears that Google’s Android could lose out to their more prestigious rival. The latest update to the Android OS sees a mixture of features which are familiar to other devices like
Windows Phone Mango and iPhone’s Siri. Read the rest of this entry
Phone Wars–Who will come out on top?
The last few weeks have seen a lot of change in the phone market. With the release of Apple’s latest device – iPhone 4S, Windows Phone and Mango and of course the latest Samsung devices due to receive patent battles with Apple. Along with various new devices and updates there has been a shift in public opinion of a particular brand of phone – the infamous Blackberry. Recently RIM (Blackberry manufacturers) suffered a great loss when the Blackberry network crashed with users unable to use Facebook, BBM (Blackberry Messenger) or even access the internet. Users took to every social network available to complain of the outage with many deciding to abandon the device in pursuit of a more reliable handset. The network outage seem to mainly effect Pay as You Go Blackberry users with some reporting that their services did not return for more than 3 or so days of outage. RIM were quick to comment and apologise for the issue and much like the Sony PSN crash, RIM have decided to release premium Apps to their users in attempt to make up for the mess and annoyance they caused to many a Blackberry user. Read the rest of this entry
WP7 MANGO finally arrives
The longest awaited update to Windows Phone 7 has finally rolled out to the general public. After months of rumours, videos and demos the illustrious 7.5 update (codenamed ‘Mango’) has officially been released and is available to most Windows Phone users to download. Microsoft have released the update in line with their new range of Windows Phones which all come with Mango pre-built also. Users will receive a notification telling them when their update is available but the roll out of the update depends solely on your network provider. Microsoft have stated that they expect all current Windows Phones to receive the Mango update by the end of October. Read the rest of this entry
