Merry Christmas from musicMagpie!

Merry Christmas from musicMagpie!

From all of us at musicMagpie, we wish you a very Merry Christmas! Have a lovely day and enjoy overloading on turkey and chocolate. If you're having a bit of a break from the festivities, check out these festive posts from the blog: Christmas Cheer: 7 of the Best Christmas …

25/12/2014

Chris Smith

The 2014 musicMagpie Gaming Awards

2014 is drawing to a close, which means that it's time to look back and reflect on the hits, misses and the plain bizarre moments of the gaming year. It's been a funny old year for gaming. It was the first "˜full' year for the Xbox One and PS4, with …

22/12/2014

Chris Smith

Games

How obsessed with TV is the UK?

How obsessed are the British public with TV? And how could we have spent our time in front of the box instead? Find out in this infographic!

19/12/2014

Chris Smith

musicMagpieâ€™s Favourite Tech of 2014: What Was your Favourite Gadget This Year?

2014 is coming to a close, and what a year it's been for technology. While realistic lightsabers and time machines still seem quite a way off, we've been spoilt for choice when it comes to new smartphones, tablets, consoles and apps. In this post, we've listed some of our favourite …

18/12/2014

Chris Smith

Tech

The Surprisingly Easy App of the Week: The Santa Tracker Special

In 6 days, a certain white-bearded jolly fellow will be suiting up, jumping on a sleigh and flying around the world delivering presents. Ho, ho and, indeed, ho. There was a time when Father Christmas's annual adventure around the world was shrouded in mystery: where did he go first? How …

18/12/2014

Chris Smith

App of the Week

Christmas Cheer: 7 of the Best Christmas Videos

'Tis the season to be jolly – or something like that. To get you in the mood for all the festive fun and frolics over the next couple of weeks, we've put together some of our favourite festive videos for you – including two stuntmen Santas (one good, one very, …

18/12/2014

Chris Smith

Donâ€™t be bored this Christmas: watch these exciting new TV shows!

Nothing says "˜Christmas' quite like lolling about, munching Quality Street and watching TV. There's been a quite a lot of controversy about this year's Christmas TV offering, however. According to the Daily Mirror, 63% of the shows on the main 4 channels will be repeats. The horror! What else are …

17/12/2014

Chris Smith

musicMagpieâ€™s alternative Christmas playlist

Admit it: you're at breaking point, aren't you? You're sick of Slade, I Wish It Could Be Christmas is starting to conjure up some dark thoughts, and if you hear George Michael bleating on about last Christmas one more time, you can't promise that you won't go full-on Grinch and …

17/12/2014

Chris Smith