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Google Announces Keep, Evernote Competitor

March 20, 2013 by Liam Wise

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Google today released a note taking service called Google Keep. It has similar features to the popular app, Evernote. The service is available for Android and the Web. It offers a simplistic interface that is designed to allow you to quickly save lists, ideas and notes. With Keep you can quickly jot ideas down when […]

Is iOS Getting Old?

March 19, 2013 by Liam Wise

The iPhone was released in 2007, and since then iOS has looked relatively the same. Steve Jobs did however say that iOS was “revolutionary” and “five years ahead” of the competition. That five years was up in January 2012. A year ago. However, iOS is easy to use, fluid and very stable. Other platforms don’t […]

Windows tablets and phones are just not selling!

March 15, 2013 by Ben Smith

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Samsung doesn’t seem to be very impressed at the moment as co-CEO JK Shin says that “Windows tablets and phones just aren’t selling.” We have already guested that Samsung isn’t the biggest fan of Windows phone as it emerged that it was planning to pull the Samsung Ativ Tab from the shelves in Germany and didn’t even bother selling […]

Samsung Unveils the Galaxy S4

March 14, 2013 by Liam Wise

Today at Samsung Unpacked 2013, Samsung announced the long-awaited and heavily rumoured Samsung Galaxy S4. The S4 looks a lot like the Samsung Galaxy S III, and the phone is nearly the same size as it’s predecessor. It has a larger 5-inch, 1080p Super AMOLED screen which is the first of it’s kind. The S4 […]

HP enters the Android tablet market with the Slate 7

February 25, 2013 by Liam Wise

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At Mobile World Congress, HP announced its latest tablet endeavour, the HP Slate 7. The Slate 7 is HP’s first tablet since the HP touchpad. The device has a 7-inch screen with a 1,024-by-600 pixel display. The screen is a High-aperture-ratio Field Fringe Switching (HFFS) panel, which HP says you will be able to view in varied lighting conditions and […]

App Review: Angry Birds Star Wars

February 18, 2013 by Liam Wise

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Angry Birds Star Wars is the latest edition of the bird-flinging franchise. It features level designs and character designs similar to the films. The game features over 100 levels in the iconic locations like Tatooine and the Death Star. It features brand new gameplay mechanics, like using lightsabers, blasters and the force to destroy the […]

Google Now Widget comes to Android with recent Google Search app update

February 14, 2013 by Liam Wise

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Google Search for Android Jelly Bean was updated on Wednesday and it brought a few new features with it. Among the bug fixes and changes, users can now place a Google Now widget onto their home screens and lock screens. We figured out that something like this was coming, but it wasn’t expected this quickly. […]

App Review: GO Launcher EX for Android

February 6, 2013 by Liam Wise

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GO Launcher EX is a free simple download from the Google Play Store and it allows you to completely change the look of your phone. If you’re running an old version of Android, you may want to get some of the new features that are in Jelly Bean and GO Launcher EX has some of […]

Google Glasses on New York Subway

January 21, 2013 by Ben Smith

This is Sergey Brin who oversees Google’s top secret X Labs innovations. He is wearing the Google Glasses. For those who don’t know Google Glasses are Android-based glasses which feature a display that sits in front of the users eye and a camera to pick up the world around, it is still in the development stages and will […]