Galaxy S5

The best new smartphones (for the rest of 2014)

Thinking about upgrading to a new smartphone? Well, you’ve picked a great time as there are loads of great new handsets coming out over the next 6 months. Here’s our pick of the bunch (if any take your fancy, why not buy refurbished phones from the list on the musicMagpie …

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04/07/2014
Chris Smith
transformers

July’s New Releases

It’s officially summer, which means everyone’s gone outside, gone on holiday or gone to a festival. As such, there isn’t much in the way of new games or music releases this month ”“ although there are plenty of summer blockbusters. Music   Trouble in Paradise ”“ La Roux You remember …

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01/07/2014
Chris Smith
dawn of the planet of the apes

Which of this summer’s blockbusters will be worth watching?

We’re in the thick of the 2014 blockbuster season, with Godzilla, Captain America: The Winter Soldier and Maleficent  already arriving on our cinema screens in a hail of stomps, explosions and Angelina Jolie’s razor-sharp cheekbones. But there’s still plenty to come. We decided to find out which are worth your money (based …

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01/07/2014
Chris Smith
playstation 3

Have you conquered gaming’s hardest achievements?

It used be that the biggest achievement in a video game was completing it. Since the introduction of achievements and trophies, however, a game is never truly finished  until you’ve managed to strike off all its achievements. And while this is easy enough with some games, others require a near …

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30/06/2014
Chris Smith