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Nexus 5 - The latest affordable smartphone

Nexus 5 – The latest affordable smartphone

As the price of the latest generation of popular smartphones creeps towards the $1000 mark you may be tempted to see what else is on offer.  Well the good news is that you can spend around half that amount and still get an great device. A good example is the new Nexus 5 from Google and LG.  It’s the first[Read More…]

Hands-free selfies

Hands-free selfies

If you use your iPhone as your main digital camera and occasionally want to get in your own photos then you’ll need two things…a portable camera stand and the Shutter Remote. Once connected with your iPhone via bluetooth, the small shutter remote can be used to trigger the camera shutter up to around 10 meters away but it also has[Read More…]

Sony Vs Microsoft with November console launches

Sony Vs Microsoft with November console launches

November is traditionally a big month for video games with many of the year’s biggest titles launching around this time, but this year November will also see the launch of new games consoles. On November 22 the XBox One from Microsoft arrives, now using the Blu-Ray disc format for games.  This new system will set you back $599, but be[Read More…]

Who has the fastest Web Browser?

What is the key feature you want from a web browser?  How about speed?  It must be top of the list for most as developers that create web browsers are always boasting about how fast their product can load web pages compared to competitors. Well if that’s how you measure a good web browser then Internet Explorer 11 from Microsoft[Read More…]

What's inside Windows 8.1?

What’s inside Windows 8.1?

Windows PC users have regained something once thought to be forever lost…the Windows Start Button. With the recent release of Windows 8.1, Microsoft has refined the multi-device operating system which perhaps by popular demand brings back that familiar on screen start button that hasn’t been seen since Windows 7. Windows 8.1 is also fully integrated with SkyDrive so you can[Read More…]