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Pump up the volume with the Zooka wireless speaker bar

Posted on 4th December 2012 by Lauren

When it comes to listening to music or watching films on your smartphone, tablet or laptop, the sound quality is one of the biggest issues – namely that it is not loud enough. There are a number of portable speaker options, but these can often mean messy wires and sometimes complicated balancing acts. These issues…

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Orange and Libon make calls free!

Posted on 22nd November 2012 by Lauren

It’s one of those things you read about and think what’s the catch … free calls, really?! News just in from Orange and its app Libon claim just that and there really is no catch. Call all of your Libon contacts for free, no matter where they are in the world. And on top of…

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New Toffee Leather Messenger Satchel is to die for

Posted on 23rd October 2012 by Lauren

We at Girls n Gadgets are big fans of Australian brand toffee and when they get in contact about a new product, we know that it won’t disappoint. The latest range that the tech-style gurus have sent us is its leather messenger satchel made for a Mac Book Pro or Air – of course it’ll…

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Nokia comes back to bite with Lumia range on Windows Phone 8

Posted on 6th October 2012 by Lauren

We’ve been spoilt for choice in the last few weeks with new phones from big names like Apple and Samsung, but be still our little beating hearts – there is more. And it comes from the handset manufacturer that first sparked my delight in all things mobile phones … Nokia. Although it was the de-facto…

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The Girls n Gadgets Guide the to the iPhone 5, new iPod Touch and Nano

Posted on 14th September 2012 by Lauren

So, the long awaiting Apple conference finally came on the 12th and it delivered in the sense that we got three new devices, two new accessories, LTE and a nice bit of iOS 6 added in to the mix. We’re sure that you have picked up on lots of round-ups of the announcements and we…

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The Expendables 2 – Getting a whole lot of bang for your buck!

Posted on 22nd August 2012 by Lauren

I remember being in Blockbusters once and this guy came in and went straight to the check out, he said “I want to see shit blow up!” – if that had been today, I would have walked up to him and directed him straight to the nearest cinema to see the Expendables 2. As if…

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Keep your phone full of juice this festival season with the NUU ClickMate PowerPlus

Posted on 14th August 2012 by Lauren

We’re smack bang in the middle of festival season and although the weather is top of mosts lists to check before leaving, here at Girls n Gadgets it is definitely the tech that we are going to fit into the backpack that tops our list. High on my needs mainly being keeping my gadgets on…

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Don’t huddle round your smartphone, get Twonky and Beam all your internet videos straight to the TV

Posted on 4th August 2012 by Lauren

Twonky is a pretty cool service that allows its users to live stream internet-based content from a mobile device to another your TV. One of the limitations of Twonky previously was that it was limited in the websites and apps it could Beam with – not anymore. A new Beam button will enable users to…

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Cardagram – Send cards free till Sunday! Try it now

Posted on 1st August 2012 by Lauren

If you’re looking to share your Olympic snaps with friends everywhere now is your chance – and it is free. France based digital postcards company, aptly named Cardagram, has made its service free until 5th August to celebrate the launch of its service. Download now from iTunes (coming soon to Google Play) and try it…

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Super sophisticated iPad covers from toffee

Posted on 9th July 2012 by Lauren

An iPad is beauty in itself, but as much as we’d love to leave it unprotected…there’s nothing worse then a scratched or cracked iPad. Hence we are always on the lookout for a case that protects while also maintaining our iPad’s sexy design. Thankfully a Sydney based company called toffee has created just this and…

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Thanks for visiting my blog! I'm Leila, wife and mum to two boys on the spectrum. I'm best known as a tech blogger, but can also be found sharing my views on  motherhood and lifestyle. I'm passionate about raising awareness about special needs and I'm keen to change the stigma around children and adults with needs. 

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