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Gadgets April 27, 2015 posted by

ZGPAX S29 Smart Watch Phone – $54 delivers a state of the art computer phone to your wrist

It’s not the speed of technological change that’s really so staggering, as how fast the various techs come and go. Here we are at the start of the ‘smart watch’ era, and even so there are budget priced products coming out which really demonstrate that your new gadget is almost obsolete the moment you receive it. Tough time to be a manufacturer.


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ZGPAX S29 Smart Watch Phone – $54 delivers a state of the art computer phone to your wrist
Mobile Tech April 24, 2015 posted by

Ding – simplify the process of topping up your phone

Anyone on a pay as you go phone plan will know it can sometimes be quite a hassle to top up the fees. You can use cards, sometimes text messages or free calls, but it can still be a hassle. Likewise when you’re trying to top up someone else’s phone, say if you’re a parent. Now there’s a new service which promises to make it easier.


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Ding – simplify the process of topping up your phone
Mobile Tech April 22, 2015 posted by

Lullabond – find out why your baby is crying using your phone

Every parent knows just how frustrating it can be when the baby cries and you can’t figure out why. Is it hunger? Pain? Discomfort? What? Most of the anguish that new parents face is tied in to this issue. Now a new company is hoping to combat the panic by introducing a smartphone app which will translate those cries into a meaningful suggestion. Don’t laugh, they think they can do it.


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Lullabond – find out why your baby is crying using your phone
Free Software April 20, 2015 posted by

Fossdroid – ditch Google apps and go fully open source on your phone [Freeware]

There are lots – and we mean lots – of free apps out there for your Android smartphone. However most of them are just free to push ads onto your phone, or they’re cut down versions which nag you to upgrade to get the ‘full’ version. Which is why this online catalog of open source apps for Android really makes a refreshing change.


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Fossdroid – ditch Google apps and go fully open source on your phone [Freeware]
Mobile Tech April 13, 2015 posted by

Honor Holly – budget Android smartphone comes with some pedigree style [Review]

Judging different budget smartphones can get to be a tricky proposition if all you do is look at the specifications. Ticking the boxes rarely gives you a true answer as to value, so it’s important to try and judge a whole package rather than just a set of numbers. The new Honor Holly budget phone is a case in point.


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Honor Holly – budget Android smartphone comes with some pedigree style [Review]
Gadgets April 10, 2015 posted by

Dimple IO – the NFC sticker that adds two or four buttons to your smartphone

The whole NFC tech may be taking a while to take off properly, but there’s no doubt that it has some really useful functionality. If you’ve ever used it to instantly pair with a Bluetooth accessory or to trigger some action on an app and tool, then you’ll know what we mean.


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Dimple IO – the NFC sticker that adds two or four buttons to your smartphone
Gadgets April 10, 2015 posted by

iPhone 6 Ultra Thin Keyboard – turn your new phone into a micro sized computer

So you’ve just invested in a top class smartphone of the fruity kind and it has all the lovelies you need. But surely there’s something missing? Something you can’t – literally – put your finger on? That’s right, you need a nice keyboard for typing out all those parole reports.


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iPhone 6 Ultra Thin Keyboard – turn your new phone into a micro sized computer
Mobile Tech April 2, 2015 posted by

Hannspree SN 50 Smartphone – nice looking budget Android does a nice dual SIM job [Review]

Well here we are at that time of year again, when men are men and budget phones are… well cheaper than ever. One of the interesting things about the current boom in Android smartphones is the fact that everyone seems to be jumping on the bandwagon, even brands you wouldn’t expect. For instance Hannspree, the Taiwanese company best known for televisions and other consumer products.


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Hannspree SN 50 Smartphone – nice looking budget Android does a nice dual SIM job [Review]
Gadgets March 27, 2015 posted by

Lifetrons Multi-Tool Lighting Adapter USB Sync – a charger for every occasion

So you’re an Android user but your best mate is an Apple fanatic. You’re on a long car trip and suddenly, a wild low battery appears. Your buddy has forgotten his charger, what do you do? Usually he would just be out of luck but the Lifetrons Multi-Tool Lighting Adapter USB Sync, you always have the right charger on hand.


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Lifetrons Multi-Tool Lighting Adapter USB Sync – a charger for every occasion
Gadgets March 9, 2015 posted by

SISWOO Monster R8 – this beast of a phone blows most other budget Androids out of the water [Review]

We have a feeling that 2015 will come to be recognized as the start of the era of the Chinese budget phone, which means it’s also likely to be the beginning of a surge in online handset buying. What this means for the main street phone retailers is anyone’s guess, but the signs are that things are going to get pretty precarious, pretty quickly.


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SISWOO Monster R8 – this beast of a phone blows most other budget Androids out of the water [Review]
Gadgets March 9, 2015 posted by

Jump Cable With Lighting Charger – an emergency battery that fits in your pocket

Having a charger with you has become a way of life in the smartphone age. The downside is that you can’t do much with just a cord. Luckily, there are many portable batteries and charger solutions. The Jump Cable with Lighting Connector is an emergency charger for iPhones.


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Jump Cable With Lighting Charger – an emergency battery that fits in your pocket
Gadgets March 5, 2015 posted by

Immerse Virtual Reality Headset – turn your smartphone into a 3D wonderland of fun for just $45 ]Review]

There’s no question that 3D is a bit of a joke nowadays. The problem is the industry thought we’d love it enough to pay lots of money for the TVs, the movie tickets and all the other bits and pieces. But we didn’t. Our bad. But now there’s a new genre of fun budget 3D products which might just bring it back to life, and we’ve got our grubby mits on one example to test out.


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Immerse Virtual Reality Headset – turn your smartphone into a 3D wonderland of fun for just $45 ]Review]
Gadgets February 27, 2015 posted by

iPassport – keep your identity safe with this RFID case

Wireless, contactless, touchless, whatever you want to call it, the new convenience tech is starting to take off in a big way. In London, contactless cards now account for around 100,000 transactions a day on London transport services, and they’re starting to really take off in stores with most stores now featuring ‘tap & pay’ terminals of one sort or another. But with the convenience, as with everything else, comes risk.


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iPassport – keep your identity safe with this RFID case
Free Software February 26, 2015 posted by

Do Tools from IFTTT – cool online service gives us some mobile tools to play with. But what a mess! Freeware]

We’ve talked about the very cool IFTTT (if this, then that) service before, with its cool mix of automated recipes which you can use to automate parts of your life. The idea is you can set up a recipe to, say, send an alert to your phone if snow is coming, based on a reading of the weather reports, and once the recipe is set up, it just runs automatically every day for you. Neat. Now the company is offering…


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Do Tools from IFTTT – cool online service gives us some mobile tools to play with. But what a mess! Freeware]