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Android gaming round-up 03/11/13

Android gaming round-up 03/11/13

| November 3, 2013 |

Lets take a look at the latest games on the Android platform. Trouserheart is a new hack n’ slash game has arrived onto Google Play from 10tons called Trouserheart. In this game you are not trying to save a princess who has been kidnapped, free a realm from a monster invasion or any other typical fantasy type of […]

What is in KitKat?

What is in KitKat?

| November 3, 2013 |

It looks like the new 4.4 KitKat version is the most significant upgrade for Android in a quite some time. It includes a massive array of new features. Here’s a quick breakdown of many of the features: Now supports lower-end devices and can run on just 512MB of RAM. It will now have a new […]

Retro Tech Addicts Pickups 03-11-13

Retro Tech Addicts Pickups 03-11-13

| November 3, 2013 |

I’m back with a long overdue look at some of my recent pick ups from the days gone by. This time there is a follow-up to a piece of kit I stumbled upon a month ago, the Amstrad NC200 is the big brother of the NC100 complete with new features and some top notice goodies […]

Android 4.4 KitKat Easter Egg video

Android 4.4 KitKat Easter Egg video

| November 3, 2013 |

There has been a long tradition of including hidden messages or features in software. These hidden messages, called Easter Eggs, have featured in each version of the popular Google Android OS and with the latest release of Android 4.4 KitKat the included Easter Egg is a pretty good one. Accessed by entering the Settings menu […]

HP Chromebook 14 – A first look

HP Chromebook 14 – A first look

| November 2, 2013 |

Recently the market for Chromebooks has expanded massively with four new models arriving around the same time, the largest of these being the HP Chromebook 14. Packing a number of extra features over the Chromebook 11, HP have crammed in a 14″ screen, an SD card reader and a new Intel processor with Haswell technology. […]

Nexus 5 benchmark video

Nexus 5 benchmark video

| November 2, 2013 |

In my Nexus 5 unboxing and hands on video yesterday, I ran a quick benchmark test on the Nexus 5 using Quadrant. As I mentioned in that video, the Nexus 5 benchmark scores seem to be a bit ‘off’ and I suspect that this is largely down to Quadrant not being updated for Android 4.4 […]

LG Google Nexus 5 unboxing and hands-on video

LG Google Nexus 5 unboxing and hands-on video

| November 1, 2013 |

The LG Google Nexus 5 was finally launched yesterday afternoon and went on sale here today in the UK. So far the sales have been strong and many stores have already sold out of the Nexus 5. In fact I had to try 4 different stores before I managed to find one that had stock […]

HTC One to get Android 4.4 KitKat within 90 days

HTC One to get Android 4.4 KitKat within 90 days

| November 1, 2013 |

With the launch of the Android 4.4 touting Nexus 5 yesterday it was just a matter of time before questions would be asked of the manufacturers of other phones as to if and when their phones would see an update to KitKat. HTC seem to have been the first to go on the record to […]

How Fiber Optics are Reinventing the Internet and Communications Industry

How Fiber Optics are Reinventing the Internet and Communications Industry

| November 1, 2013 |

Fiber optic Internet was the biggest news on the market just a few years ago. Today, news about wireless Internet has overshadowed that of fiber optics, though people may not realize fiber technology continues to progress by leaps and bounds. What new types of technology have made fiber optics a better way to get connected? […]

Next-gen Google Glass teased

Next-gen Google Glass teased

| November 1, 2013 |

Google decided to show off the next-gen version of their Google Glass hardware. They previewed the image to the right on the Google Glass Google+ page. As you can see they would rather “show” than “tell.” The only real difference which is immediately noticeable is that it now has a mono earbud. We aren’t sure […]

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