The Surprisingly Easy App of the Week: Flipboard

Every Thursday, we bring you an app that’ll make your life easier. This week, it’s the turn of Flipboard, which promises to make your internet reading experience a lot less stressful. What is it? Flipboard is a news reading app that collects content specific to your interests. When you start …

08/10/2015

Chris Smith

App of the Week

9 of the worst gaming accessories of all time

Rockband is back, and so are plastic instruments! Hooray! Rockband and Guitar Hero (which is also making a comeback later this month) wouldn’t have been anywhere near as popular without their novelty controllers, which make you feel like a guitar god playing to an arena full of screaming fans rather …

07/10/2015

Chris Smith

Games

New details emerge about the absolutely massive Samsung Galaxy View

New details about the Samsung Galaxy View have been leaked, with the headline feature a humungous 18.5 inch display. The screen, which is about the same size as a portable TV, is Full HD and has a resolution of 1,920 x 1,080. That gives the View a pixel per inch …

07/10/2015

Chris Smith

News

Microsoft unveil their first ever laptop, the Surface Book

Given their history, it’s amazing that Microsoft has never released its own laptop ”“ until today. At a hardware event held earlier, the Windows giants announced the Surface Book, their first ever laptop. Although it’s not a traditional laptop, because you can detach the screen and use it as a …

06/10/2015

Chris Smith

News

5 little-known smartphone brands that could take over the world in the next 5 years

20 years ago, Apple were Microsoft’s poor cousin, while Samsung were better known for making microwaves than high-end personal gadgets. Everyone has to start somewhere. Over the past few years, 100s of new smartphone manufacturers have emerged to try and take on the big boys. While not all of them …

06/10/2015

Chris Smith

Tech

Security experts discover another security flaw in Android: Stagefright 2.0 could affect over 1 billion devices

Security experts have uncovered another security flaw in the Android operating system, with over 1 billion devices potentially affected. Stagefright 2.0, named after the widely-reported security flaw exposed in July, allows hackers to take control of a device using an infected MP3 or MP4 file. These files run a remote …

05/10/2015

Chris Smith

News

7 brilliant Shakespeare adaptations (for people who donâ€™t like Shakespeare)

Macbeth, a gritty and modern retelling of the legendary Scottish play, is in cinemas now and it looks like a brilliant take on Shakespeare. But let’s be honest: Shakespeare isn’t for everyone. While he is undoubtedly one of the finest writers of all time, his works can be daunting at …

05/10/2015

Chris Smith

Introducing new Fast Same Day Payments!

We’re hugely proud to have helped over 3 million customers sell their stuff, with over £65 million paid out. Over the years, we’ve introduced lots of new stuff to make our service even better, including our FREE Courier Service, our Electronics Price Promise and our FREE Smartphone app. However, we …

05/10/2015

Chris Smith

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