iPhone X

Apple replaced 10 times as many batteries as expected in 2018

Apple replaced 11 million batteries in 2018, more than 10 times the amount they would have normally replaced, according to Daring Fireball’s John Gruber. The influx of battery replacements is down to the new cut price battery replacement programme. Following backlash from the revelation that older devices are ”˜slowed down’ …

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16/01/2019
Laura Hamill

£18 million funding awarded for immersive experiences

Government and industry funding of £18 million has been awarded to help develop immersive experiences. The projects will cover virtual reality, augmented reality and mixed reality which will be tested on real audiences. The projects will develop in three areas: performance, visitor experience and sports entertainment. Performance will see organisations …

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11/01/2019
Laura Hamill

How to set up an Amazon Echo device

Smart home devices have been growing in popularity over the last few years. It is estimated that the number of active UK households in the smart home market will rise to 10.8 million by 2022. That being said, it isn’t a given that every house has a smart device, such …

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10/01/2019
Laura Hamill

11 skills that are dying out as technology advances

It’s no secret that technology is advancing at an incredible rate. Some of the biggest companies in the world are only a few years old, there’s an app for just about everything and we’re rarely without a device in our hands. With our lives becoming undeniably easier, what do we …

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10/01/2019
Laura Hamill

Samsung at CES 2019

Whilst any announcements of the next Galaxy phone will be held off until Mobile World Congress in February, that hasn’t stopped Samsung at Consumer Electronics Show. CES 2019 is underway in Las Vegas, with over 180,000 delegates in attendance, more than four thousand exhibiting companies and one thousand speakers over …

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08/01/2019
Laura Hamill
iPhone

How to organise your smartphone

We not only spend our lives on our smartphones, we put our lives into them too. Endless pictures, messages and apps create a cluttered digital space that can become stressful. A messy workspace or home would get tidied, so why wouldn’t your phone? It’s easy to get started and once …

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07/01/2019
Laura Hamill

The mobile phones we wish we still had

Smartphones have changed our lives forever. There isn’t much they can’t do, and we’re glued to them from morning to night. But, before the new era of super intuitive smartphones, we had simple old mobile phones that held a place in our hearts – and still do. Here are some …

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03/01/2019
Laura Hamill