Category: Apps
12 Monkeys TV show to sync with your lightbulbs (!)
The 1995 film 12 Monkeys is being remade as a TV series by the US Syfy network - which has announced that the show will do something cool with your Phillips Hue smartbulbs. According to CNet, the show will hook up with the Syfy "second screen" phone app to pick up on audio cues from…
Apple Pay coming to the UK in the “first half of 2015”
The major British banks are currently negotiating with Apple on support for the company's new wireless payment system, called Apple Pay, according to reports. The Telegraph claims that negotiations are well under way - and it could see the service launch over here in the first half of next year. Apple Pay has been available…
The Digest: Uber says sorry (again)… and 3 other things people are talking about today
[nextpage title="Next"] Uber 'truly sorry' for price rise during Sydney siege | BBC News "Taxi booking firm Uber has apologised for raising fare prices during a deadly cafe siege in Sydney last week. The firm raised fares by as much as four times its normal rate when demand shot up during the siege that left…
Facebook launches yet another app: “Stickered for Messenger”
Facebook this morning has launched yet another app into the iPhone and Android app stores. Stickered for Messenger lets users modify their photos by placing stickers on top. The app, which is free, lets you add as many stickers as you like, and you can drag and pinch to twist and shape stickers as you…
The Digest: Gadget insurance complaints rise… and 4 other things people are talking about today
[nextpage title="Next"] Gadget insurance complaints to Ombudsman jump | BBC News "The Financial Ombudsman Service says it saw 2,200 complaints about gadget warranties last year, double that of the previous year. It says many people hugely undervalue the cost of the technological items they carry with them, and are also unaware that most general insurance…
Is Google working on an in-car version of Android?
Google is planning a version of Android that will run on cars on-board computers, according to reports. According to Reuters the new system would be different from the previously announced Android Auto, because rather than simply acting as an in-car display for your phone (with the phone doing all of the clever stuff), it would…
BMW set to show off a smartwatch that will tells cars to park by themselves
With only a few weeks to go until January's Consumer Electronics Show (just pesky Christmas to get through before then) details on some of the big presentations are starting to leak out - including a clever car parking app from BMW. According to The Register it will be debuting a car that can not only…
Google Drive can now be voice searched on Android, and import any file on iPhone
Google has been busy at work on some important updates to Google Drive, which have the potential to make the suite of office apps even more useful. First off, for Android users Google Drive has now been even more tightly integrated with Google's mobile operating system - you can now search its files as part…
REVIEW: Inatek Mini Wireless Bluetooth Keyboard
Touchscreens are great, but sometimes you really need the feel of a proper keyboard. There's just something that isn't quite as quick and intuitive when typing on a screen - which can make typing long emails or making notes a bit of a chore. As luck would have it though, there is a solution -…
The Digest: More trouble for Uber… and 4 other things people are talking about today
[nextpage title="Next"] Sydney siege sees Uber raise prices before backtracking | BBC News "Cab-ordering firm Uber has been criticised for increasing fares by up to four times normal rates during the hostage crisis in Sydney. As the police cordoned off a wide area around the Lindt cafe where a gunman was holding staff and customers…
