Google Glass

After Google Glass, what next for smartglasses?

Oh, Google Glass; we barely knew ye. Just over half a year after it was launched in the UK, Google has decided to shelve the first edition of their infamous head-mounted smart glasses. While the official line is that Google is preparing for a new model in 2015 (and a …

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27/01/2015
Chris Smith

Playlist: The Biggest New Artists of 2015

Thanks to the magic of hype and excitable music critics, we have a pretty good idea who the artists to keep an eye out for this year. We’ve compiled some of our favourites below; check them out! Remember: you can sell CDs with musicMagpie – even embarassing ones! James Bay …

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26/01/2015
Chris Smith
Angry Birds

5 of the weirdest upcoming movie adaptations

It’s a truth universally acknowledged that originality is dead ”“ see, we even stole that line off Jane Austen. This is apparently no truer than in Hollywood, where every 2nd movie seems to be a reboot, a sequel or an adaptation of a book, video game or play. Most adaptations …

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26/01/2015
Chris Smith
wunderlist

The Surprisingly Easy App of the Week: Wunderlist

Each week – come rain, shine or weather bomb ”“ we bring you one app that will make your life easier. This week, it’s the turn of Wunderlist, a ridiculously useful to-do list and life management tool. (P.S: don’t forget to give our own surprisingly easy app a whirl! It’s …

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22/01/2015
Chris Smith
Galaxy Note 4

Fancy a phablet? Here are 5 of the best

The word ”˜phablet’ is enough to send some people into a rage but there’s no doubt these smartphone/tablet hybrids ”“ too small to be a tablet, too big to be a phone ”“ are here to stay. More and more people are swapping their devices for phablets, especially since the …

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21/01/2015
Chris Smith
The Saboteur

5 amazing games that were sadly overlooked

For every million-selling Call of Duty, FIFA or Assassin’s Creed title, there are 100s of other games that deserve much more attention. None, though, deserve more attention than the games in the post. Whether its due to poor marketing or bad timing, these are among the most underrated games of …

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20/01/2015
Chris Smith
Snoop Dogg

The 6 weirdest music videos by otherwise normal artists

There are some artists we expect weird music videos from: Lady Gaga, Bjork, Aphex Twin – the list goes on. Sometimes, though, otherwise normal artists – y’know, the types who stick to the standard ‘band playing in some sort of grand setting’ or ‘rapping in the hood’ style video – …

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19/01/2015
Chris Smith