Tag Archives: smartphones

Why Samsung is better than Apple

Over the last few years, the smartphone market has been an on-going tug of war between Apple and Samsung. Apple’s iPhone series popularised the smartphone and brought it to a mass audience, and the company’s position as top dog was … Continue reading

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How changes in the law will protect you from inadvertently pirating music on your smartphone.

  Merry Christmas to all our readers! Plans made this week mean that it will finally be legal for residents of the UK to make backup copies of their digital media, as long as they do not share those backups … Continue reading

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PayPal makes cardio a priority!

PayPal has just announced the acquisition of the card payment service card.io. The service allows merchants to take payment from traditional debit/credit cards by simply holding them up to their phone to be scanned. PayPal has been using card.io’s service … Continue reading

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Are you an impulse buyer? Blame your smartphone or tablet

How many times have you bought something spur of the moment, then gone home and thought, ‘Why did I buy that?!’ If you are anything like me, then this has likely happened to you plenty of times! Impulse buys are … Continue reading

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How your smartphone & tablet may be affecting your sleep

Have you been having trouble sleeping lately? If so, your last cup of coffee may not be to blame. Instead, your smartphone or tablet may be the cause of your sleeping problems. Researchers at the Lighting Research Center at Rensselaer … Continue reading

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How to back up all your data using cloud storage

One handy (and likely essential) tip for the modern technology user is to make the most of opportunity cloud based services offer to back up all of your precious data. The cloud is a great way of ensuring that you … Continue reading

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Why you should wait to get a smartphone

I don’t mean to put a spanner in the works, but if you are the hunt for a new smartphone then it’s best to wait a couple of months. There are so many good smartphones to choose from that you … Continue reading

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Job losses, profit losses & VIP losses…..Is this the death of Blackberry?

You could say that Blackberry manufacturer RIM is having a pretty tough week….well actually, you could say they have been having a pretty tough couple of years. This week, chief legal officer Karima Bawa resigned, coming hot on the heels … Continue reading

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The Top 7 things your Business needs for Mobile Sales

With mobile traffic on the rise, smartphone devices are on their way to becoming the first stop for making online purchases. Many large retailers and household names have already set up their e-commerce platform, ready for smartphones and tablet computers. … Continue reading

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Think mobile traffic for websites is in the lead? Think again…

Adobe has just announced its recent findings on website traffic, showing the difference in engagement between tablets, smartphones and PC’s, and it appears that consumers find browsing websites on tablets nearly as engaging as on PCs. The use of tablets … Continue reading

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