The Surprisingly Easy Guide to the Apple Watch

After months of speculation, Apple has launched their first wearable gadget, the Apple Watch. Billed as a ”˜smartwatch’, the Apple Watch (not iWatch, as some people thought it would be called) allows you to check emails, message people and do all kinds of other important stuff from the comfort of …

10/09/2014

Chris Smith

The Surprisingly Easy Guide to the iPhone 6 (and the iPhone 6 Plus)

Apple unleashed two brand new iPhones on the world at a major media event yesterday evening, the iPhone 6 and the iPhone 6 Plus. The new devices are due for release on the 19th September, with pre-orders available from the 12th. Here are the main things you need to know! …

10/09/2014

Chris Smith

Has the most expensive game ever made flopped? Find out in our review round-up

Destiny, the long-awaited online space shooter from Halo masterminds Bungie, has finally hit our shelves and the reviews are pouring in from major games publications across the globe. Well…kind of. Most of them have actually published ”˜reviews-in-progress’ because they haven’t been able to spend enough time with the game yet. …

09/09/2014

Chris Smith

Canâ€™t afford the iPhone 6? These 6 surprisingly easy money-saving tips might help…

The long-awaited iPhone 6 is being launched this evening, and we’re very excited indeed. Although details are thin on the ground, rumours suggest it’ll be the best iPhone yet (check out the best rumours in our surprisingly easy guide to the iPhone 6). Unfortunately, the iPhone 6 won’t be cheap. …

09/09/2014

Chris Smith

The most expensive video games ever made (that flopped badly)

Some people would say spending $500 million making a video game is completely ridiculous, but those people clearly haven’t seen Destiny. Bungie’s epic shared-world space shooter is the most expensive video game ever made, but it looks like it’s worth every single dollar ”“ we’ll find out for sure tomorrow, …

08/09/2014

Chris Smith

Games

Flashback Friday: Prometheus

Prometheus is one of our top traded DVDs at the moment. From the moment rumblings of an Alien prequel directed by Ridley Scott emerged way back in 2009, people were very excited for Prometheus. Finally, we’d get to find out how our favourite teeth-tongued black lizards of doom came to …

05/09/2014

Chris Smith

Movies

How to Get Over Your Decluttering Anxiety in 4 Easy Steps

People feel a strong attachment to their old stuff, even if they don’t use it anymore. Getting rid of a CD or DVD we bought a few years ago can feel a bit like getting rid of our old selves, and that can feel sad (even if our old self …

05/09/2014

Chris Smith

Decluttering

The Greatest Greatest Hits Albums Ever!

Greatest hits albums are generally frowned upon by music lovers, mainly because they’re collections of a band’s ”˜catchiest’ songs designed to make loads of money from people who only like a couple of songs by the band. Often, the artists aren’t even involved in selecting the tracks. There are, however, …

04/09/2014

Chris Smith

Music

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