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Remember the old Polaroid cameras that used to be a novelty because they produced an instant printed photo, which you had to wave around to develop? Polaroid have updated the concept for the social media generation with the Polaroid Mint. The 16 megapixel camera is naturally set to portrait mode for those Instagram snaps and has a viewfinder and simple...

Google had it's IO conference last week and there were a number of improvements announced to Google Assistant, the virtual assistant you can access on your phone by saying 'Hey Google'. The stand-out demonstration was a real call to a hairdresser's where Google Assistant was able to carry out a normal conversation with the person who answered the phone and...

Let's take a look at what has been happening this week in the world of technology. First up, Tamagotchis are back! Remember the popular button-pushing toys from the 90s where you had to keep the tiny pixellated creatures alive? Bandai Namco are releasing a new mobile game called My Tamagotchi Forever. It is an enhanced version of the original toy...

Storm Barney Even as a storm is upon us, Brits - at least online - are not taking it too seriously. Its name might be one of the reasons. And the weatherman isn't making it easier either with warnings to not take "storm selfies". Even the Dublin Fire Brigade got in on the fun! All jokes apart, we hope that...

Dual Selfie? LG V10 Yes, the latest smartphone from LG allows you to take two types of selfies, with 2 cameras in the front! All the manufacturers this year have been stressing the "selfie" features of their phones - Samsung with its "wide selfies" and Apple with the "emergency selfies". The LG V10 also lets you take a wider angled...

At the Google Nexus and Chromecast launch event held in San Francisco last evening, 2 highly anticipated smartphones were launched and a surprise tablet called the Pixel C was showcased. Let's dive into these latest launches by Google, shall we? Nexus 6P This is the higher-end smartphone, with a larger display, a neat camera bump design, an aeronautical-grade aluminum body, a better battery and of course, a...

iPhone Photography Awards Winner (see below). Let's start this week with reports that BlackBerry may be working on a new smartphone which will run on an Android operating system and feature a sliding keyboard. BlackBerry are keen to compete with other mobile phone markers and it would give their users access to a huge number of Android apps rather...

Let's start this week with the speculation that Apple are working on a big redesign of the iPhone 7. It's thought that it could be a while until the iPhone 7 is launched, may be sometime in 2017, and the new design would significantly alter the way it is currently used. The main feature of the big change is expected...

Google have recently held their annual developers conference known as the I/O Conference. It's always full of interesting developments and news and as usual it did not disappoint. Let's take look at some of the biggest announcements to come out of this year's event. Paying for Stuff with Your Android Phone Google have developed their own contactless payment system called Android Pay...

Let's start with Apple's new music streaming service, Apple Music, which is expected to be unveiled next week according to a report in the Wall Street Journal. It's thought that there will be a charge of US$10 a month for unlimited listening and it will have similarities with Spotify but without the option to listen for free. However Apple Music...

If you have an Android smartphone or tablet then make the most of the Google Now, the virtual personal assistant that can help you with tasks, to unearth information and all manner of other useful things. Here are 10 handy things that Google can do for you, get ready with those voice commands... Control your WiFi and Bluetooth Get the...

Mobile World Congress will be upon us next week and we can't wait to see what new smartphones and gadgets emerge from this year's much anticipated event. MWC kicks off on Monday 2nd March in Barcelona and runs for 4 days, so let's take a look at what we expect to see from this exciting annual bash. OK, so strictly...