The Google Play Store for Android phones is set to reveal a new look in the next few weeks. Following the teaser message sent out on Google+ last week by Google designer Kirill Grouchnikov, the hashtag #soon had users looking forward to seeing the redesigned Play Store start appearing on their phones. A fresh new…
Marshmallow, the latest release of Android (6.0), is keeping the competition with Apple iOS alive well and strong. The Android update was available to consumers this week, and the software seems to have met users’ expectations and more. One of the most looked forward to details was the upgrading of Google Now , Google’s search…
The iPhone 6s and 6s Plus were released earlier this month, soon after the latest iOS 9 became available for Apple users to install on their devices. Continuing the trend, the 6s and 6s Plus models sport a physically-similar phone to the iPhone 6 predecessors, but boast new and improved functionality , namely the addition…
Google has announced an event on September 29 in San Francisco with a sweetly worded invitation, promising ‘tasty new treats and much s’more’. The official release of the newest Android OS 6.0 Marshmallow is now confirmed to be at this event. Rumor has it that Google’s ‘tasty new treats’ refer to two new Nexus smartphones…
Year after year Apple gives us some amazing gadgets to look forward to, whether it be the latest iPhone or iPad or the Apple TV, users are always anticipating their release. This year it’s no different and the company have rolled out the 4th Generation of Apple TV. With a new, sleek design the latest…
Apple unveiled its latest iPhone models, the iPhone 6s and the iPhone 6s Plus, at a major media event held at the Bill Graham Civic Auditorium in San Francisco on September 9. The widely anticipated “Hey Siri” event was a huge ceremony that marked the release of several Apple products in addition to the iPhone,…
In the field of innovation with respect to mobile technology, smartwatches are the “in” thing. These gadgets make the lives of mobile users easier by displaying the notifications and alerts right on the users’ wrist. This keeps them from being derailed from an important task or conversation by having to fish their smartphones out of…
Following the news last week that Google was changing the way it operated, becoming a new company called Alphabet – of which Google would be a subsidiary, there has been a lot of buzz around what is coming from the newly formed company. The theory behind the shift was to allow the company to become…
Samsung’s mobile payment system has been making headlines across the world. The service allows users to make secure online payments with their Samsung devices. Phones compatible with this technology include Samsung Galaxy S6 and Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge, as well as upcoming devices, including Galaxy Note 5, Galaxy S6 Plus and the smartwatch Samsung Gear.…
Earlier this week we were asked by Cardiff Council, in conjunction with BT, to run a Junior Hack day as part of their Design an App Competition. The competition was aimed at primary school children and there were five winners from two schools around Cardiff. We took the winners of the competition and got them…