Month: December 2012
EE 4G rollout to hit 17 more cites: Bradford, Reading, Watford go superfast
EE's superfast 4G mobile network will hit 17 more cities by March 2013. EE's 4G network, which offers speeds roughly five times as fast as 3G, will be switched on in Bradford, Chelmsford, Coventry, Doncaster, Dudley, Leicester, Luton, Newport, Reading,…
YouView app lets you record from iPad or iPhone, coming to Android "next year"
YouView, the live broadcast/catch up TV set top box mash-up, gets some-on-the-go love today in the shape of an iOS app that lets you set your box to record shows remotely. If you've got an iPad, iPhone or iPod Touch,…
Our 21 best gadgets of 2012
Over the last few weeks we have been working with the team over at Brandish to come up with what believe are the 21 best gadgets of 2012. These are electronic goodies that are either the best in their sphere…
Would you use Yota Devices' dual screen LCD/E-ink smartphone?
Smartphone design has got a bit stale in recent months. Edge-to-edge screens, ever-larger displays, NFC and the odd boost in camera tech are all to be expected, but all the major manufacturers have more-or-less settled on a winning formula, that…
Logitech roll out Bluetooth Easy-Switch Keyboard for Mac and iPad, as well as Rechargeable Trackpad for Mac
Hot on the heels of their Windows 8 range, Logitech throw a pair of new Mac accessories out into the wilds of the pre-Christmas shopping period. Both Mac-focussed takes on ideas already seen in their Windows 8 range, Logitech are…
Google Zeitgeist 2012: Top UK search terms puts Netflix above iPad 3, suggests few know what iCloud does
Google have released their annual Google Zeitgeist list, revealing the most searched for terms in the UK and worldwide across 2012. While the usual list of celebrities feature prominently (the late Whitney Houston topping the list, with royal Kate Middleton…
Acer C710-2605 Chromebook revealed, pairs 500GB HDD with two year 100GB Google Drive subscription
Acer have updated their C7 Chromebook, sprucing up its spec sheet and revealing the catchily-named C710-2605 Chromebook. Bumping the price up to $299 (£185), Acer have doubled the RAM to 4GB, popped in a bigger hard drive with 500GB of…
O2 mobile contract bills to rise 3%, and there's nowt you can do about it
Mobile network O2 will be upping the price of all of its monthly contract costs, adding 3.2% to monthly bills from next February, regardless of the price of the contract you originally signed up for. While users on PAYG plans…
Microsoft widening Surface distribution, boosting production to match
Microsoft's Surface RT tablet has impressed reviewers, but the Windows 8 slate hasn't enjoyed massive sales. Yet. Rather than this being down to public disinterest, Microsoft believe this is down to poor distribution, something they're now looking to rectify. "The…
RUMOUR: Apple iTV set design in early testing stage, but still "isn't a formal project"
Apple's often-rumoured TV set may finally be on the verge of becoming a real project, according to a new report from the Wall Street Journal. The strongest indication yet that such a device actually exists (Journal supply chain reports tend…