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We’ve pretty much been totally sold on Chromebooks at Wirefresh. Our initial scepticism evaporated when we got our hands on an Asus Flip – an aluminium-clad convertible which swiftly became …
Acer releases sleek R13 13 inch touchscreen convertible Chromebook with whopping 12 hour battery life Read More
Earlier today we wrote that Android users who bank will Barclays Bank will finally be able to use their handsets for contactless payments when the bank released its own app …
Barclays incompetence: Contactless Payment app won’t work for customers with personal and business accounts. Oh wait, yes it will. Read More
Many UK Android owners were excited at the news that Android Pay was coming their way – except those with Barclays accounts who found themselves mightily miffed, because the bank …
Barclays finally launches its contactless payment answer to Android Pay in the UK Read More
We tried and found the service hugely disappointing, but anyone still relying on the Bitcasa cloud storage service had better find a new home for their files soon, as the …
Bitcasa quits consumer cloud storage with users given just a month to save their data Read More
For writers, students and folks who like to spend long hours tippety-tapping on their mains-untethered laptops, the new Samsung Chromebook 3 looks to be a perfect machine, with the budget laptop …
Samsung slips out Chromebook 3 with beefy 11-hour battery life Read More
It’s a bit of a strange looking thing for sure, but with more and more people using smartphones for content creation on the move, the new iKlip A/V mount by IK Multimedia …
IK Multimedia introduces iKlip A/V – the first smartphone broadcast mount for audio/video Read More
Alphabet (the rejigged, rebranded Google) has announced that its third-gen Nest smart thermostat is now available for purchase in the UK, at a retail price of £249.
Google Alphabet announces third gen of its clever clogs Nest Thermostat Read More
Although the Apple and Moto 360 smartwatches are fine things the feeling at Wirefresh Towers is that we’re still a fair way away from truly compelling devices, with the paltry …
LG launches Watch Urbane 2nd Edition racks up the sports features and packs cellular connectivity Read More
Action camera kings GoPro have announced a new entry-level action camera, the HERO+ with Wi-Fi, a compact waterproof number supporting 1080/60p and 720/60p resolutions, with the ability to snap 8MP stills with Single, Time …
Entry-level GoPro HERO+ action camera with Wi-Fi announced Read More
Lenovo has unveiled its latest Chromebook model, the 100S, a smart and straightforward machine available in two flavours, with 11.6 inch and 14 inch HD screens.
Lenovo Chromebook 100S combines affordability with the brand’s tough looks Read More
LG has announced a rather neat roll-out portable keyboard for smartphones and tablets (up to 10 inches) called, appropriately enough, the Rolly.
Is that a LG Rolly roll-out keyboard in your pocket or are you just pleased to see me? Read More
Motorola has updated its hugely popular budget-priced Moto G smartphone, with the 2015 model packing a 5-inch display, all-day battery, waterproofing and a 13 megapixel camera.
Moto G 2015 – a bright, cheap and very capable bargain of a smartphone Read More
ASUS have announced today launched their new Chromebook Flip C100 convertible laptop which, as its name suggests, lets you flip the screen around by 360° so you can use it …
ASUS serves up the 10-inch ChromeBook Flip C100 convertible laptop – specs, videos and photos Read More
The price of smartphones continue to plummet, with UK network EE announcing the release of the Rook, a 4G Android handset that retails for just £49 for new customers, or £39 for existing …
Ruddy hell – a decent enough 4G Android smartphone for £39. Meet The Rook from EE Read More
With the competition heating up in the action camera category, GoPro has announced its teeniest-weensiest camera yet, the uber-bijou GoPro Hero4 Session.
GoPro launches tiny Hero4 Session waterproof action camera Read More