There was a time when Posterous was the hot new thing in blogging. In 2008 thousands of hardened bloggers, and some intrigued newbies, set up an account using the service because, well, it was so easy to use. You could create a blog post simply by email, or use the Posterous bookmarklet to grab images…

The price a no name Android seven inch tablet has now fallen to under £50. Check 'em out here. But you run the risk if buying from a company that you know nothing about and receiving a product that is a poor performer. One more established maker who is pushing the price of Android tablets…

Skype is very useful for lots of things and now there's another feature that UK and us users will be able to check out - video messaging. It is as it sounds with users able to record a video message that they can then send to another Skype contact. They can access the service via…

The jury is split on the BlackBerry Z10. People who have had BlackBerrys before seem very keen on it while those who never liked them much are as sniffy as ever. Personally I think the Z10 looks like a big step forward and it has once again created a bit of a buzz around the…

Some fairly big breaking news from tablet maker Archos. The company has just unveiled new devices in the guise of the Platinum range which feature a sleek aluminum design, high definition IPS displays, quad-core processors and the Android 4.1 Jelly Bean operating system. The company says that the tablet will come in three sizes: 8-inch,…

Record shop, and I guess we can call that again now, Rough Trade has been doing brisk business in spite of the difficulties that have afflicted some of its rivals. Now it is turning its attention its online offering and delivering a very interesting new service. In association with The Guardian, it is launching Tracks…

Good news for Samsung Galaxy S3 owners. The first PowerCase for the handset is just about to go on sale in the UK via retailer Firebox. The case clips on to the back of the handset and boots its power by eleven hours talk time, or six hours of web surfing. It provides protection for…

This one had me looking at the date to confirm that it is Valentine's Day and not April Fool's Day, but a survey of 320,000 mobile and tablet users in six countries, including the US, UK, France, Germany, Japan, and Indonesia conducted by OnDevice Research has concluded that the device that has the highest level…

They're not all new, they're not all particularly exciting and we can't guarantee they'll replace the likes of Instagram, but if you're feeling a bit bored of your good mates Brannan, Amaro and Rise (Instagram filters for anyone who's not a huge app geek), then we recommend you try out some of these photo apps,…