Category: Gadgets
#IFA17: ARCHOS unveils Access, Core and Sense budget smartphones from just £49.99
Remember when even a basic smartphone would set you back a few hundred pounds? Not any more. French electronics brand ARCHOS has unveiled its range of Access, Core and Sense budget smartphones with prices starting from just £49.99. The ARCHOS Access and Core models will be available from September 2017 with prices between £49.99 to…
Broadband speed more important to home buyers than local crime levels, claims survey
Access to fast broadband connections has emerged as more important than crime levels, nightlife and transport links, according to a new study which polled a cross-section of British homebuyers. The average homebuyer would be willing to offer an extra £6,500 on a property guaranteed to have excellent broadband speed, according to research conducted by a…
#IFA17: Bang & Olufsen 55/65inch TVs with LG’s OLED technology, motorised stands
High end Danish TV manufacturer Bang & Olufsen has partnered with Korean giant LG for its latest range of televisions, the new 55inch and 65inch BeoVision Eclipse. The TVs integrate 3-channel 450 Watt SoundCentres (stereo plus centre channels) and boast a distinctive visual appearance that mixes glass with coloured fabric or aluminium. For the first time…
Buffering Britain. 43 million Brits suffer poor broadband connection
Eight in 10 (83%) UK broadband users have experienced reliability issues over the past year, according to new research by price comparison and switching service uSwitch.com. Customers’ biggest broadband bugbear is slow loading pages, which 71% of those surveyed have been blighted by in their current contract. Six in 10 (63%) have experienced buffering, more than half…
Meters Music introduces Meters Cubed wireless speaker system
Meters Music, the British music and audio innovator, introduces Meters Cubed, a desktop wireless speaker system combining compact design with powerful sound performance. Meters Cubed consists of three, easily desktop-mounted (90mm) cubes: one amplifier unit and two high-power stereo speakers containing 2.5in drivers and delivering 10 watts per channel. Cubed is also adorned by Meters…
Harman International announces waterproof Bluetooth JBL Boombox
HARMAN International, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd, introduces the JBL Boombox. A portable Bluetooth speaker, the JBL Boombox keeps the music experience going for up to 24 hours, thanks to a powerful, long-lasting battery. The newest member of the JBL portable speaker family, it's also the biggest portable speaker available, weighing in at…
Amazon Prime Day gives July’s online sales a lift – but lowest growth rate in 4 years
UK online retail sales were up 11% year-on-year in July boosted in part by Amazon Prime Day, according to the latest figures from the IMRG Capgemini e-Retail Sales Index. However, this was the lowest July growth rate for the index in four years (since July 2013) and last year it was 18.6%. Growth for online sales…
Tech Digest and Contact Numbers UK celebrate iPhone’s 10th anniversary #iPhoneis10
Can you believe that it’s exactly 10 years since the original Apple iPhone launched? Back then no one could have predicted just how revolutionary this little handheld device was going to be. The launch of the iPhone in 2007 came off the back of extremely successful sales of Apple’s portable music player, the iPod. The…
5 Tips to Cleaning Up Your Windows Hard Drive after Experiencing a Virus
A virus infection on your computer is a total headache. It does a lot of frustrating things to your programs, files, applications, and your unit as a whole, and sometimes their effects linger. They cause your unit to malfunction and affects your productivity and enjoyment. As well, infected computers not treated immediately may allow the…
HARMAN offers ad-free Google Play Music
HARMAN International is teaming up with Google to provide music lovers with a free three-month subscription trial to the popular Google Play Music. Launching across 47 countries across the world including the Americas and Europe, this multi-year global initiative will be available in August to eligible HARMAN customers and will be promoted in select JBL…