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Christmas Deals: PayPal Offers 0% Finance On Apple Store Purchases

Ready to treat yourself this Christmas? PayPal has teamed up with Apple to offer us 0% finance on all purchases over the value of £99. Considering the premium (and sometimes even overpriced) price tags on Apple’s tech, this sort of deal is awesome for spreading costs across the year. The caveat is that this offer…

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Cortana for Android Available for Download Due to Early Leak

A month ago we wrote about Microsoft’s voice assistant ‘Cortana’ coming to Android this month, it still hasn’t been released officially for download but due to an early leak you are able to get your hands on it. Just like Google Now, you can use Cortana to assist you with certain tasks such as a…

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Android Microsoft

Cortana Beta Coming To Android In July 2015

Microsoft’s mobile voice assistant Cortana was announced for Android last month, however a launch date has been released for the beta. Next month you will be able to download the Android beta and experience Cortana without having to switch to a Windows based mobile platform. The press release states that the app “will be available to…

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Google Can Now Help You Decide The Best Android Phone For You

If you’re looking to upgrade to a new Android phone but can’t choose from the vast flagship selection, Google has you covered. Their brand new web application will narrow down the choices based on the information you enter. Once you’ve clicked the ‘Get Started’ button, you are taken to a new page which lets you…

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Google Updates Slides To Support Chromecast

Google have finally brought support for the Chromecast and AirPlay within their Slides application, meaning that you’ll now be able to stream your presentations onto your HDMI supported displays. Once the presentation has been streamed to a supported device, such as the Chromecast, your mobile device will act as a remote which will let you…

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Apple Smartphones

A Cracked iPhone Lens, Apple’s Genius Bar & Great Customer Service

Last week I had the bad luck of dropping my iPhone flat on concrete. Go ahead, take a moment to cringe — I know I did. Fortunately enough it fell flat on its back rather than the display (that would have been much worse), which meant a few kinks to its sensitive aluminium body. That was painful to look at,…

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Android Apps & Software Google

Google Releases Snapseed 2.0 Update

After much success with the original Snapseed application, Google have just released version 2.0 of the photo editing application for iOS and Android. The update packs a number of new effects along with a much more visual and intuitive user interface, however Google decided to keep the same basic idea of sliding up or down…

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Hey Geeks, Stop Complaining About The New MacBook. It’s Not Made For You

Ah, there’s nothing quite like the buzz surrounding an Apple event. Apple fanboys jumping onto social media to taunt the “opposition” fanboys; analysts predicting the growth/demise of the brand; and of course you have the journalists, bloggers and geeks all passing their judgement on the new products. It’s bloody brilliant. As expected we got just…

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iPhone Keeps Disconnecting From Charger? Try This Fix Before Blaming Your Cable

Does your iPhone keep disconnecting from its charger? Try this one thing before you blame the cable or your iPhone.

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Computing Events News Samsung Storage Devices

CES 2015: Samsung Launches Portable T1 SSD With 450MB/s Transfer Speeds

If you’ve ever used an SSD (Solid State Drive), you’ll already know just how powerful they are. Samsung’s newly announced SSD T1 is a sleek-looking, slim and portable SSD that takes top-level performance and wraps it in a portable package the “size of a business card”.