Google Reader is retiring

By Sami Mughal While the biggest news today might be the Galaxy S4, the biggest impact will probably be by the little message we saw earlier today when we signed into Google Reader. Personally, I have used and relied on Reader since 2005 if not earlier, signing in almost every day to catch up on … Read more

Featured Kickstarter: UVeBand

By Sami Mughal We present to you another Featured Kickstarter, and we can proudly say this is exactly the kind of project we started this section of the website for. Inovia who specialize in developing smart indicators and sensors that can be used in everyday life, are an Oxford based company. Here they have produced … Read more

Case-Mate on the Z10 case

By Sami Mughal Case-Mate are no strangers to the world of mobile phone and tablet cases. Over the years they have made their name in the accessories market by producing cases that are both stylish as well as provide plenty of protection to your devices. Obviously, when it comes to the new devices such as … Read more

TWEETCASTER : Trolling Twitter’s Official Android App

With this post we welcome Ammar Mahmood (@dedarkpassenger), the latest addition to our writers panel. Here he analyses Tweetcaster, the alternative to Twitter’s official app. One of the few scenarios where a 3rd party app is more rated than the official one and not by thousands of user but by more than 0.4 million users. … Read more

Featured Kickstarter: Tripwire 21

By Sami Mughal Here we love to feature a local Kickstarter, and here we feature TRIPWIRE from London. This is them in their own words: 2013 is a milestone year for TRIPWIRE. This year, we celebrate twenty-one years of publication, moving from a primitive stapled fanzine to a full colour lavish magazine with high production … Read more

Fixing a broken HTC ONE X, and recovering your old software

In this article, Becca tells of her tale when her HTC ONE X started to show some battery issues. She goes through how she reported the problem, how HTC responded, and what she had to do to get her phone back in its original state. I’ve had my HTC One X for just over a … Read more

Review: Vodafone Mobile Wi-Fi R205

Today we give you the Vodafone Mobile Wi-Fi R205, or as I like to call it – “the white thingy”. What is mobile Wi-Fi? Well, it’s a portable router which uses cellular network connection to distribute internet goodness to up to (in this case) five devices. That is, of course, if you’re in a good … Read more

Weather apps on Android–a comparison for Oxford!

With this post we welcome Becca Chaplin (@ox_bex) to our team of writers. She starts off by doing a comparative analysis of the different weather apps available on Android and how well they work in the lovely city of Oxford. One of the things pretty much all of us have on our smartphones and/or tablets … Read more

Review: LA robe cover for iPad Mini

By Sami Mughal For our latest review, we are covering the be.ez’s LA Robe cover for the iPad Mini. The one they sent us for a review is the Black Allure, which is very sophisticated with the stripy design despite being very neutral in it’s appearance. A perfect companion to your iPhone 5 case, if … Read more