How do I protect my children from online threats? The Lady Geek TV Security Show series tackles important and topical issues such as cyber-bullying, inappropriate content and how to protect yourself from malware. The third episode shows how Kaspersky KIS can be used to clean-up a computer which has been infected by malware, block inappropriate…
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Family Tech: The battle of the living room.
The battle of the living room is a tense one. So who owns it? Now, depending on who you speak to in the household, ‘they’ own the living room! Although the kids are probably the main occupants of the room, it’s the parents who set it up – and more specifically, research has showed that…
Video Game BAFTA’s 2011
Last week, the Ballroom at Mayfair’s Hilton Hotel was the venue for the Video Game BAFTA’s sponserd by GAME. There was an atmosphere filled with excitement and anticipation. Dara O’Brien presented the evening and was joined by celebrities such as the legendary Robert Llewellyn, Jason Bradbury, the boys from Blue, Danny Wallace to name but…
Kirby’s Epic Yarn (Wii)
It’s been quite a while since Nintendo’s hungry pink puffball last saw a console outing, Kirby’s well known for his various escapades on DS, and his fighting skills in Smash Bros. Brawl, but he’s not seen a proper home console adventure since Kirby 64 at the start of the century. So this adventure has been…
Sonic Colours (Wii)
It’s been a busy Winter for Sonic the Hedgehog, the first episode for Sonic 4 was finally released at the beginning of the season, and Sonic Colours debuted as exclusives for Nintendo’s Wii and DS. The former title did reasonably well in reviews, maintaining a nostalgic feel to the original games while adding its own…
We are Computer Weekly Gadget Blog of the Year!!!
A massive thank you to everyone who voted for us! I’m delighted at our win, especially as it was in the more specialised subject ‘Best Gadget Blog’ this year! Thank you to Computer Weekly for organising a lovely award ceremony at Delfina in Bermondsey Street, the nibbles were fab!!! A huge thank you and well…
We’ve been nominated for a Computer Weekly Award!
2010 has been a great year for Girls n Gadgets. We came Highly commended in the Cosmopolitan Blog Awards and now we’ve been nominated for the Computer Weekly Awards. Lets win this time! Please vote for us here –> http://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/10/18/243307/Vote-in-the-Computer-Weekly-IT-Blog-Awards-2010.htm
Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies (DS)
When Square-Enix announced Dragon Quest XI, it was a bit of a surprise for many that the newest entry in the core series of the game would be on the Nintendo DS. Normally handheld iterations of a series are spin off titles or side stories, so it was considered a bold move to begin with….
Cosmo Update: Highly Commended Gadget Tech Blog
From everyone here at Girls n Gadgets, we’d like to thank all of our readers for supporting us in the Cosmopolitan Blog Awards. We didn’t win unfortunately, however we came second and so we were ‘Highly Commended’ in the Gadget/ Tech Category.First place went to our friend Nikki over at Girl Geek Chic and was well…
Wii remotes for the wee ones!
The Wii as we all know is very much a family orientated game. There’s been a few variations in controllers – driving wheels, tennis bats and even golf clubs! The Wii remotes always struck me as being a little big for younger children, always having to stretch to the buttons when using it with one…