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A word of warning from McAfee

Posted on 6th July 2012 by Lauren

Warriors of the internet McAfee has come over all Nostradamus on us and predicted that nearly 20,000 computers in the UK  will be loosing internet access on the 9th July. McAfee has some theory behind this wild prediction though and it has got us a little worried. Basically hackers have been running an online scam…

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Three makes holiday roaming a little sweeter

Posted on 19th June 2012 by Lauren

We all love using our phones while we are on holiday, even if we are supposed to be enjoying the holiday in hand … many of us can’t resist emails, uploading photos, tweeting and updating our Facebook with all the lovely things we are doing. As much as we love this bit, the slightly yucky…

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Competition: Find the force with xbox’s new Kinect Star Wars app and win!

Posted on 2nd June 2012 by Lauren

Okay kids, its competition time and we have got some great prizes to give away from the techtastic folks over at xbox. In perfectly geeky way to celebrate the Jubilee and the launch of xbox’s Kinect Star Wars iPhone app, we’ve got a bevvy of goodies to give away to you our loyal readers. The…

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Kodak releases printable Jubilee goodies with new app

Posted on 1st June 2012 by Lauren

Are you looking into how you can celebrate the Queen’s Jubilee this weekend? Thinking about maybe some bunting and lots of Union Jacks? Well Kodak has come to your rescue with its Big App and printable templates. The templates are easily downloaded, meaning your Jubilee party will be looking beautifully British and Royal before you…

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Flowd – the social network for your music

Posted on 15th September 2011 by Lauren

I have recently been playing a round with a free app Flowd (available on iPhone, Android and Nokia devices) on my iPhone and I have to say it is pretty cool. If you are a music lover or someone that likes to share your interests/likes/dislikes with friends, then this is definitely an app that you…

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Music to your ears!

Posted on 24th July 2011 by Lauren

Are you a lifelong BlackBerry loyal, a BBM addict, or perhaps you want to escape the same-ism of the iPhone pandemic? Well, Vodafone has an offer that will brighten up your Sunday – teaming up with BlackBerry, it is offering all new customers 10 free music downloads per month, for six months! The offer is…

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PowerMat – bringing us wireless charging

Posted on 22nd June 2011 by Lauren

Towards the latter end of last year I had the pleasure,  and I don’t use that term lightly, of using a PowerMat for my iPhone 4. PowerMat is a wireless charging tool that connects to your iPhone via a made-to-fit case that snuggles around it and connects in a simple “drop and charge” motion. Some…

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Please vote for Girls n Gadgets – Windows Phone 7 & Zune

Posted on 18th April 2011 by Lauren

Following on from my last post on the HTC HD7, I wanted to delve into a bit more detail on the competition I mentioned – and more specifically how you can help us at GnG win 😉 We’ve been tasked with coming up with a Zune playlist for the Royal Wedding – not that it…

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HTC HD7 – An introduction

Posted on 29th March 2011 by Lauren

One thing that I have been wanting to try out for a while now is a Windows Phone 7 device, of the ones on the market at the moment I have to say that the HTC versions have been the most enticing. So you can imagine my excitement when we were offered a chance to…

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The HTC Wildfire …

Posted on 8th November 2010 by Lauren

Most know the HTC Wildfire as the, for want of better words, dumbed down version of the HTC Desire. It may well be that, but it features some pretty cool software encase in a rather sexy package too – petite at 118g, sleek and packed with lots of smartphone features including HTC Sense UI, Android…

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