Author: Tom Pritchard
Eero’s smart router promises to solve all your Wi-Fi woes
We live in the 21st century and one of the advantages is of that is the glorious magic that is wireless tech. But things like Wi-Fi aren't without their problems, particularly when you consider that they're so much slower than wired connections. Eero's smart router plans to fix some of those problems. Eero's router combines a…
Pebble has announced a new smartwatch software platform
It's taken two years, but Pebble has finally sold one million units -- the first smartwatch to do so. To celebrate Pebble has renewed its commitment to the smartwatch industry, promising that more is coming. That includes new models and a brand new software platform. Eric Migicovsky, Pebble CEO, says that the new platform isn't going…
The OneBoard Pro+ is a keyboard and an Android device
Over the past month or so we've seen an awful lot of different devices with computer inside them. Devices like HDMI sticks, and even a computer mouse. But all of those devices need a keyboard to work, so why not stick the computer inside the keyboard? Before you make you snarky remark about that being…
Google, Microsoft, and Amazon pay to get around AdBlock Plus
We don't like seeing adverts, necessary as they might be, so there's a big demand for software that prevents you from seeing them when you browse the web. Obviously the companies making their money from ad revenue don't like that, and it seems some of them might be paying to get round it. According to the…
Google could be launching its own ride-sharing app
There are so many ride-sharing apps around these days, and sometimes it's hard to keep up with which one is which. There might be another one to add to that list soon, because apparently Google is planning on launching a ride-sharing app of its own. According to Bloomberg the tech giant has been working on the…
Samsung has announced Galaxy Unpacked 2015 for next month
There's been a lot of rumour and speculation about the Samsung Galaxy S6, but so far we've heard nothing from Samsung itself. That might have just changed, because Samsung has just sent out invitations to this year's Galaxy Unpacked. The invitation doesn't give much away, not even the date the event will take place. It is assumed…
The Lumia 535 is now available in the UK
Back in November Microsoft announced the Lumia 535, the first Lumia phone not to bear the Nokia branding, and today it's finally available to buy in the UK. The Lumia 535 comes with a 5-inch quarter HD display, two 5MP cameras with a wie-angel lens on the front for selfies and Skype calls, a 1.2GHz…
The preview version of Windows 10 for mobile could land on February 4th
We didn't see much about the mobile version of Windows 10 at Microsoft launch event last month, but rumour has it that we don't have very long to wait until we see it. In fact, the preview version could arrive as early as Wednesday. A number of sources have got in touch with Nokia Power User with…
The Raspberry Pi 2 is now on sale
For tinkerers and computing enthusiasts alike, the Raspberry Pi has an incredibly useful piece of kit due to the fact that there are very few restrictions on what you can do with it. One of the restrictions has, of course, been the power of the hardware itself, but that's going to be less of a problem from…
Chordana Composer turns your whistling into full-blown songs
Music creation has never been easier thanks to the wonders of mobile apps, and Chordana Composer, an iOS new app from Casio, is set to make it easier than ever before. The app listens to you as you whistle a tune, and using two measly bars of music it's able to construct a full-length song. Once…
