German engineering is renowned the world over for being sleek, effective and industry-leading, no matter what it’s applied to. Cars, kitchen appliances… chocolate. It’s all good stuff. So how does a German-made smartphone sound? The Linshof i8 is the first to ever be created within the country, and we’re both slightly surprised and extremely pleased […]

There’s no denying that the biggest story for a good while broke yesterday, when Nokia revealed its new Android tablet the N1. No one could have seen that coming. Except for one company perhaps: fellow Finnish tech-team Jolla. Today Jolla put a new crowdfunded project up on Indiegogo. At the time of writing this article, […]

It’s funny, in a rather cruelly ironic sense, that despite no individual Android Wear smartwatch impressing all that much they’re actually capable of some rather impressive things. Silly, impressive things, such as running a full version of Microsoft’s Windows 95 operating system. Is there any need for it? Of course not. Is it kinda cool? […]

WhatsApp, the most popular mobile instant messaging service in the world, has recently changed. It’s nothing to do with the introduction of iOS 8 or even Android L. In fact, it’s not really to do with any external factor – the change is actually rather minor. You may (or more likely may not) have recently noticed […]

Even if the Motorola Moto 360 didn’t quite live up to the highest of expectations when it came to delivering a comprehensive smartwatch experience, we should all be eternally grateful that it alleviated the collective standards of what a smartwatch should look like. The Moto 360 was universally praised for its conventional, subtle good looks. […]

When the Phonebloks project was first announced it was met with a great deal of excitement. Then, a fair deal of derision as a ‘modular phone’ was deemed to be nearly impossible to make. Then, Google decided to take Phonebloks team and make its idea a reality, and we all went back to being very, […]

The Samaritans has launched a new online service that warns users if they’re Twitter friends are suicidal. The UK charity’s service entitled Radar uses an algorithm to identify key words that indicate distress in a user’s account feed. It will warn users via email if it picks up on distressful words in their friends’ tweets. […]

It’s been a while since we reviewed the Fitbit Flex (spoiler alert: we liked it), so it’s with a great deal of excitement that we get to take a look at the company’s latest offering – the Fitbit Surge. Fitbit’s successor to the Flex, the Force, is still yet to see a release within the […]

The tech industry was mourning the demise of Nokia last week when Microsoft announced that it would no longer release Nokia-branded mobiles. However, it turns out that our grieving was premature, as Microsoft has now clarified that the Nokia brand will live on – albeit on a much smaller scale. In a statement posted on […]

Despite passing away almost a hundred years ago, the work of artist William Morris continues to inspire designers to this day. The latest source to draw inspiration from the renowned British textile designer is the V&A museum, which today launched an iPad game based on Morris’ Strawberry Thief fabric. Created by the museum’s games designer […]

This article was originally published on 11/09/14 Leaked documents (see above) from within the Microsoft camp have revealed that the company plans to drop the ‘Nokia’ branding from its Lumia line of handsets. When the American tech powerhouse purchased the Nokia mobile brand a year ago, it was suspected that the change would come at […]

This article was originally posted on 08/08/14 As you surely all know by now, the Xbox One is more than just a top-of-the-line games console, it also serves an an entertainment centre. With the variety of apps available, plus its outstanding connectivity, it’s meant to be the device to retire everything else sat around your […]

Original story (13 October): Next-gen racing game DriveClub has been plagued with server issues since its hotly anticipated launch last week. Following a severe online backlash from players, the game’s director has taken to Twitter to update gamers and apologise for the difficulties. DriveClub director Paul Rustchynsky also suggested that gamers could even receive compensation for […]

Project Cars has been delayed till March 2015 according to its developer Slightly Mad Studios. The eagerly anticipated next-gen racing title for the PlayStation 4  and Xbox One, will not be making it onto shelves in time for Christmas to avoid big-name competition. Although the game still requires “fixes and polish” in the words of its […]

Following a spate of recent interviews in which he repeatedly slammed Apple for introducing encryption technology to the iPhone 6, the new FBI Director James B. Comey is set to do the same in his first official policy speech. Comey intends to further criticise tech companies such as Apple, which manufacture so-called ‘dark’ devices that […]

It’s getting to the point where we’re actually getting accustomed to Vertu’s decadent brand of madness. There’s only so many times you can release multi-thousand pound phones made of unicorn skin before we simply get desensitised. That said, this new handset is a slightly different type of ridiculous. The Vertu for Bentley has a price […]

The Amazon Fire Phone is to receive another new addition to its currently small games catalogue in the form of the action-adventure title Til Morning’s Light. The Amazon Fire Phone exclusive takes advantage of the device’s dynamic perspective through tilt controls that will aid players in navigating the game’s haunted house setting. The upcoming title […]

Apple may be one of the world’s largest companies, but it’s always had its fair share of detractors. We would never have guessed that the Prime Minister of Finland was one, though. Alexander Stubb said on Monday that, “We have two champions which went down. A little bit paradoxically I guess one could say that the […]

In case you missed it, Apple acquired premium headphones maker Beats Electronics earlier this year for an estimated $3 billion. In light of that buyout, Apple is now doing its utmost to further boost sales of the company’s audio headsets in its stores by slowly eliminating its rivals from its shelves. Bose is the first […]

Although Microsoft’s acquisition of Minecraft creator Mojang made it an inevitability, it has now in fact been confirmed that the mobile port of the game is coming to Windows Phone. Despite concern within some sectors of the games industry over the nature of Microsoft’s $2.5 bn buyout of the indie developer, the arrival of Minecraft: […]

Tesco wants to get rid of its remaining Hudl tablets as it makes room for the release of the new Hudl2. The original Hudl has consequently received a big price cut, bringing it down to the insanely budget price of just £79. The Hudl, which was released last year for £119, came packing a 7inch […]

Honeywell has launched the UK’s first voice-controlled thermostat just in time for the cold winter months. Taking on other home automation systems, such as Google Nest, the £229 device uses far-field technology to allow users to operate it with simple voice commands from long distances. All you have to do to turn on the Honeywell […]

HTC has revealed its newest smartphone; the HTC Desire Eye. The new device follows the trend for selfie phones by introducing a powerful 13MP front-facing camera – which is one of the best lenses to make it on to the front of  handset. Although there were rumblings that the Taiwanese manufacturer would also release a selfie version […]

EE has thrown its hat into the set-top streaming market by unveiling a new digital TV streaming box to rival existing hardware from the likes of BT, TalkTalk and Sky. Simply titled EE TV, the new service will offer live, on-demand and recorded television content, which viewers will also be able to access on up […]

Instead of printing a ton of induction packs to help first-year students adjust to higher education, a London university as instead opted to take the free paper-free route of handing out free tablets to newcomers. The University of East London (UEL) is giving a free Samsung Galaxy Note 8 tablet to all its new students […]