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This Week’s Tech News – The Rock, Nokia, MS Paint

July 27, 2017 by Dan

The Rock teamed up with Apple to release a mini-movie or if you prefer advertisement to show how much he gets done by using the iPhone’s digital assistant, Siri. The film sees The Rock check his schedule, read emails, gets a car ride and more with Apple’s voice assistant. He relies heavily on the ‘Hey … Read more

Mobile World Congress 2016: What is Launching?

February 5, 2016 by Dan

The Mobile World Congress held every year in Barcelona is where mobile manufacturers, journalists, mobile networks, app developers and the rest of the mobile ecosystem gather together to see what is going to happen in the next year. Many firms use it to launch their new phones and products. Phone Launches for Mobile World Congress 2016 … Read more

The Lowdown on Microsoft Lumia 950 XL

November 6, 2015November 4, 2015 by Ben

If you are a fan of Microsoft and the flexibility offered by Windows operating system, you’ll definitely be interested in the latest smartphone from them – the Lumia 950 XL. Even if you aren’t, this smartphone might make you a convert! Here’s our review of the Microsoft Lumia 950 XL. Phablet? Running the latest OS – … Read more

Top Launches Coming Up at IFA Berlin This Week

September 8, 2015September 2, 2015 by Ben

September is full of exciting new launches and we’re hoping to see more at the IFA Berlin event this week.

IFA begins on September 4th in Berlin, Germany and will last till the 9th, where you will get to see the likes of LG Display CEO Sang-Beom Han and Microsoft’s Nick Parker speaking about the latest from their factories.

Expected Launches

From mobility, health and big data to design, home, and entertainment, the event will bring a range of announcements. We’re going to tap in for updates on the latest mobile launches. Expected are the LG sensor SmartThinQ Sensor for smart homes that was recently unveiled, Sony’s Xperia Z5 series, Motorola’s Moto Style, Asus’s ZenFone series, LG’s Urbane Watch Luxe and a new Windows 10 mobile from Microsoft.

Let’s take a look at some of them:

LG’s SmartThinQ Sensor

Samsung’s Gear S2 smart watch was to be unveiled at the IFA, but there could have been a lot of pressure after the teaser shown at New York last week because Samsung has officially shared specs of the watch online:

1GHz dual-core chipset
512MB RAM
4GB of storage
Tizen OS
And there’s a 3G version too.

Urbane Watch Luxe was also recently outed and will be displayed at the IFA. Priced at

Have You Discovered Flipagram Yet?

August 8, 2015 by Dan

Millions of us use Instagram but how many of you have heard of Flipagram? Flipagram is a newish phenomenon which has been gathering pace recently with some top celebrity users and a growing following of fans which has recently exceeded the 30 million mark. Here’s the lowdown. If you’ve got a lot of photos and videos … Read more

The Lowdown on the Microsoft Lumia 435 and 532

February 1, 2015 by Dan

Microsoft have recently added to their Lumia series of smartphones with the news of two new handsets which are expected to be available in Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Asia from next month. The Microsoft Lumia 435 and 532 are both compact smartphones which are intended for the budget end of the mobile phone … Read more

Windows 10, Coming to a Microsoft Lumia Near You this Year

February 1, 2015 by Dan

Microsoft have recently unveiled their brand new operating system – Windows 10 (they have skipped a version 9 – clearly 9 isn’t as sexy a number as 10). The aim of Windows 10 is to provide a more consistent operating system which will work almost identically across all available Windows platforms such as smartphones, tablets, … Read more

What to Expect from Microsoft’s Lumia 940

November 30, 2014 by Dan

The Lumia 940 is set to be the first flagship smartphone under the new Microsoft Lumia brand name. There have been several reports concerning leaks and speculation which have recently surfaced as to what we can expect to see from the Microsoft Lumia 940 and the specs it could include. Let’s take a look at … Read more

The Latest Leaks on the Lumia 940, Galaxy S6 and HTC One M9

November 12, 2014 by Dan

Of course, it’s the flagship phones that people get all excited about and as soon as the latest one is released, the rumour mill starts about the new version. This week has seen gossip galore on the Microsoft’s (nee Nokia) Lumia 940, Samsung’s Galaxy S6 and the HTC One M9, so we thought we’d share … Read more