Apple Car talk intensifies as more automotive experts sign on

by Chris Smith 13 February 2015 |Share: The whispers suggesting Apple may be working on its very own car continue to grow louder with reports claiming the firm has poached more top automotive experts to work on the top secret project. The Financial Times says “dozens of Apple employees, led by experienced managers from its iPhone unit” are conducting research at a secret lab near the firm’s Cupertino...
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Apple wants to ‘be the music industry,’ insider claims

by Chris Smith 13 February 2015 |Share: The rumoured relaunch of Beats Music as an Apple-branded Spotify rival may be just the start of Apple’s plans to once again become the dominant force in the music industry. According to a so-called industry insider quoted by a Billboard report (via AppleInsider) on Friday, Apple’s goal "is to be the music business; it's not to compete with Spotify."The report...
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Sage Smart Fryer BDF500UK Review

What is the Sage Smart Fryer?The Sage Smart Fryer is a big, industrial-style deep fat fryer with hi-tech digital programs to turn out twice-fried chips and other popular foods.The large capacity and digital thermostat mean that it can cook 1kg of chips with ease – the programs even allow for the "thermal shock" of cold food being added, by making the oil a little bit hotter than needed before cooking....
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Nike FuelBand app no longer needs a FuelBand to work

by Chris Smith 13 February 2015 |Share: Nike has issued an update for its Fuelband companion app which means users to longer need to wear the device in order to collect movement data. The update issued on Friday makes the app completely self-sufficient as it can now harness information gathered by the dedicated M7/M8 motion co-processors, which sit within newer iPhone models.Previously, the app had...
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Philips Viva Airfryer HD9220 Review

What is the Philips Viva Airfryer?The Philips Viva Airfryer is a hot air cooker that offers a healthier alternative to deep fat frying. It's effectively a small fan oven on your worktop.Its chips are superb for a health fryer – the best we've tested. But its repertoire beyond chips is fairly limited. And it's let down by a small capacity and a large price tag. Philips Viva Airfryer – Design and FeaturesThe...
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HP Sprout depth-sensing projector PC available in UK

HP has just announced its new sensor-laden Sprout computing platform is available to buy in the UK. Honestly, it’s a bit of an oddball – Sprout combines a normal desktop computer with a touchpad, scanner, depth sensor, hi-res camera, and a projector.Why? Because Sprout offers a dual screen – in horizontal and vertical format – that will let you blend physical items with the digital world.That sounds...
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HP Sprout Review

HP Sprout – First impressions of the dual-touchscreen PCThe HP Sprout all-in-one PC, which was announced last year, is looking to shake up the way we use desktop computers at home and at work. It's a PC at heart, with a 23-inch Full HD touchscreen and running Windows 8.1, upgradeable soon to Windows 10.It's not as sleek as an iMac and is certainly a bit heavier to manoeuvre, but there are plenty of...
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Leaked HTC One M9 specs point to a smartphone powerhouse

by Luke Johnson 13 February 2015 |Share: The full array of HTC One M9 specs have leaked, with the eagerly awaited handset shaping up as something of a smartphone behemoth. Building on the foundations of the 2014-released HTC One M8, the Taiwanese manufacturer’s upcoming flagship offering has seen its features list teased ahead of an expected MWC 2015 unveiling.Making a premature appearance courtesy...
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Sony Xperia Z4 release date, rumours, news, specs and price

Everything you need to know about the Sony Xperia Z4The Sony Xperia Z4 release date is now just a matter of weeks away, with the eagerly awaited handset widely expected to be a one of the standard-setting flagships of this year's smartphone race. The Xperia Z3 might still be a relatively fresh addition to shop stock-rooms, but Sony's frankly ridiculous habit of launching updated flagship phones every...
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Samsung Galaxy S6 camera hype train at full steam

by Sean Keach 13 February 2015 |Share: Samsung has confirmed the shape of its Galaxy S6 camera in its latest effort to heap praise on the upcoming device’s photographic capabilities. A new video released by the South Korean electronics firm reveals the outline of a squared-off camera housing, marking the snapper as a key feature of the S6.Previous Samsung flagships have used square camera housing,...
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Google teams up with Mattel for VR View-Master reboot

by Sean Keach 13 February 2015 |Share: Google has partnered with toymaker Mattel to launch a new virtual reality headset based on ye olde View-Master. The View-Master was, of course, a toy for children of yore (we’re talking 1939, here) that offered a pseudo-3D experience through a headset that displayed stereoscopic images contained on faux ‘reels’.Everyone’s favourite search engine giant has decided...
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British Gas buys AlertMe for £44m to grow Hive

by Sean Keach 13 February 2015 |Share: British Gas has today announced its acquisition of smart home company AlertMe, as part of its expansion of the Hive platform. The energy giant picked up the firm for a net cost of £44 million, taking into account British Gas’ existing 21 per cent holding in AlertMe.AlertMe works on innovations for the ‘next generation’ of Internet of Things technology.British...
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Alienware Alpha PC Review

What is the Alienware Alpha?Valve created headlines when it previewed a wave of Steam-powered PCs to take on consoles, but the scheme was postponed, with hardware manufacturers left in the lurch. That hasn’t stopped Alienware launching its latest desktop. The Alpha was announced as a Steam Box, but it now runs a custom, controller-friendly UI built around XBMC.This pint-sized PC is aimed squarely...
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