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Nokia Lumia Black Update Roll-out Begins

Gareth | January 10, 2014 |

The Nokia Lumia Black software update will start to roll-out for Nokia Lumia WP8 owners around the world from today. The update brings new features, improvements in imaging, new apps and app updates from Microsoft and Nokia to make the Lumia smartphone experience even better. The main features brought along with the update from Nokia […]

Acer C720 Chromebook Unboxing video

Gareth | January 10, 2014 |

The Chromebook of the moment has got to be the Acer C720. Currently being released in a number of different configurations featuring various amounts of RAM and storage, touchscreens and now colours. Acer seem to have hit upon a winning combination of value, power and quality. What new edge does the Acer C720 bring to […]

Google adds more to their Takeout menu

Gareth | January 9, 2014 |

Google have expanded their Google Takeout service. Previously, most of us had used Takeout to export our feed archives from Google Reader before the big shutdown last year, a shutdown many still mourn to this day.  However, Google made switching to an inferior RSS client the relatively easy. It seems tha they have now expanded […]

4K TV

Matt | January 9, 2014 |

TV lovers will be excited to hear that Amazon is filming all of its original drama in 4K UHD quality for LOVEFiLM. 4K UHD is a relatively new technology which provides viewers with exceptional clarity and definition, using four times as many pixels as FULL HD. The enhanced detail means that even with very large […]

Mobile Tech Addicts Podcast 217: CES Analysis

Gareth | January 9, 2014 |

Gareth and  Matt are here with another UK update on the mobile front. Unboxings galore and a look at some of the major announcements from CES 2014. The first podcast of a new year sees CES in full swing so there’s plenty to talk about this week and plenty to catch up on following a […]

Samsung Galaxy Grand Neo teased

Gareth | January 8, 2014 |

So Samsung has the Note III, the Grand 2 and the S4. Three pretty huge phones that cover almost all needs. Aside from the obvious gap that the Grand Neo is there to cover. The  Galaxy Grand Neo will come with a 5-inch TFT display with a resolution of 800 x 480 pixels. Under the hood, […]

VDI Technology and Disaster Recovery

Matt | January 8, 2014 |

The use of virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) solutions means businesses can operate with more and more of their data being stored and rendered accessible via external data centers. As a consequence, disaster recovery processes and the planning involved has become much more straightforward and reliable.   Getting Back Up to Speed A growing number and […]

Android or Windows at the flick of a switch from Asus

Gareth | January 8, 2014 |

The new Asus Transformer Book Duet seems to be the real deal that many have promised over the years in that it can go from Windows 8 to Android literally at the flip of a switch (actually push of a button). Press the OS switch button on the Duet’s keyboard dock or tap the app […]

Will Windows 8.2 see the return of the Windows start menu?

Matt | January 8, 2014 |

When Windows 8 was revealed to the public back in October 2012, there was a burning question floating around – where’s the notorious Windows Start menu? The update had not only shocked everyone with its multi-functioning operating system, touch-screen compatibilities and bright Live Tiles but it had also omitted some of the most well known […]

Lenovo has been thinking about the ThinkPad 8

Gareth | January 7, 2014 |

Alongside the ThinkPad X1 Carbon, Lenovo yesterday announced a new ThinkPad tablet dubbed the ThinkPad 8. The ThinkPad 8 mixes things up a little by offering three unique configurations: Desktop, Tablet, and Tent. Tablet is obviously a portable mode while Desktop Mode requires an optional keyboard base. Tent Mode also requires an accessory, Lenovo’s Quickshot Cover.  […]