Category: Apps
BBM getting full Android Wear support
Blackberry has announced that it will be adding full support for Android Wear smartwatches to its BBM messenger service. In a blog post for the company, Jesse Ariss explained that new functionality will enable you to: See who a new message is from and read it Review and accept invites from would-be BBM contacts while…
New video app lets mobiles create multi-camera productions
Shooting video on your phone is convenient - but what if you want to do something more professional, with multiple camera angles? At CES in Vegas We Apps has just announced a new app called "Wevee", which will let you do just this. It sounds really clever. You and up to 3 mates all install…
Could “Books” be the new Facebook?
You know when Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg endorses a technology then it is time to sit up and pay attention. Media reports suggest that Zuck has gone on the record talking about his enthusiasm for "Books". Books are essentially a medium through which ideas can be stored and shared. Each individual book, which is usually…
Atari launches… umm… a fitness app.
So this was unexpected. Atari has launched a fitness app that will reward you for working out by letting you play some of the company's classic arcade games. Luckily, you won't need an Atari 2600 to use it. Atari Fit, when it launches later this month, will have 150 exercise routines and custom programs in…
Swissvoice Voice Bridge will turn your iPhone into a landline
Swissvoice has announced a new gadget for those situations when, frustratingly, you still need to use your landline - even though the world has gone mobile. The Voice Bridge is a little box that plugs into your landline in place of an actual phone - which you then plug into your router. Then, using the…
Twitter starts testing “while you were away” Facebook-newsfeed style feature
Twitter has started testing a new feature which will sort through your tweets since the last time you checked Twitter, and display the most important/relevant ones, without you having to scroll through the whole lot. The news comes via many Twitter users, who have started seeing the section appearing in their app. OMG, it appears…
How to take good photos of fireworks with your phone
Pic from Flickr. It is New Year's Eve, which means that millions of people will be gathering to watch fireworks tonight. But this is the 21st century, so no doubt you're also wondering how to take good photos of fireworks with your phone? Here's the answer: DON'T BOTHER TAKING PHOTOS. Look,…
Is Microsoft working on an entirely new web browser, codename “Spartan”?
Microsoft is working on an entirely new web browser, which will be more light-weight, support extensions and feel similar to Chrome or Firefox, apparently. According to ZDNet, the development of the browser - codenamed "Spartan" - is completely separate to the teams currently working on future versions of Internet Explorer. Windows 10 on desktop is…
Apple adds 14 day app store refund option for UK and EU customers
Ever bought an app or a song accidentally? The good news is that you might be able to get your money back - as Apple has introduced a 14-day refund window for European users. According to IBTimes, the change is due to new EU regulations, and as a result the refund window only applies to…
Is TalkTalk planning to buy Blinkbox?
There have been rumours for a while that Tesco is looking to offload its struggling on-demand service Blinkbox - and today we're hearing reports that it looks like TalkTalk could be a buyer. According to The Guardian TalkTalk has been TalkTalking to Tesco about a possible sale of the service - which is apparently lost…
