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Using your phone as a personal assistant: Daily uses for Siri & Google

Ever since I bought my first iPhone I’ve used Siri (and Google Assistant on Android devices) as much as I can. They’re far from perfect — sometimes your device will struggle to understand your accent, or it’s simply incapable of completing the task you’ve asked for — but for basic, day-to-day tasks these assistants are…

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Android iOS

My experience moving from iOS to Android

When I thought about writing this article, the important thing to me was to present this in a clear view where there is no comparison about which is ‘the best’ OS. Much more than ever, I was able to tell that there really isn’t a better option as such. It all comes down to the…

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Apple iOS Smartphones Smartphones & Tablets

Why I’m not buying the Apple iPhone X

Why this Apple/iPhone lover won’t be buying the flagship iPhone X anytime soon.

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Apps & Software iOS Photography & Video

My top 4 iPad apps for photo editing

Guest author: Michael Penn In this day and age, the iPad is becoming more of a powerful working tool than it ever has been before. With iOS 11 coming out this fall, the iPad is getting some much-needed upgrades to really help it along in the work and education categories. It has also been a great…

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Smartwatches WatchOS Wearable Tech

Apple Watch gets a phone keypad in watchOS 4

That’s right, Watch folks! How many of you take calls on the Apple Watch? I, for one, do. And as much as it sounds ‘unnecessary’, it’s actually quite handy to have a phone keypad — especially when you’re driving. Yes, when you’re driving! Is there a more dangerous situation to cause an accident because you…

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Apps & Software iOS

Send money to contacts with Apple Pay, using iMessage on iOS 11

Apple Pay is a convenient, fast and easy method to make payments through the web or contactless points in stores. Today at WWDC 2017, Apple has announced the ability to make Apple Pay payments to your own contacts right in your iMessage app. The money goes into an Apple Pay cash card, with the option…

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Apps & Software The Web

Code & Play: Learning how to code with a fun computer game

The idea of coding & programming can be an intimidating one — even for me! — but we’re living in a digital age where everything is online. For that reason, coding skills are becoming more useful (and necessary) than ever; to build games, the business and social applications we use, and even the websites we visit…

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Giveaway: 10 F-Secure TOTAL (internet security & privacy) subscriptions worth $110/£100

Thanks to our sponsors F-Secure for making this giveaway of F-Secure Total possible! F-Secure Total combines two very useful apps — F-Secure Safe for internet security and Freedome VPN for online privacy — in just one package. Now usually, a one year subscription of F-Secure Total would cost you $110/£100 to cover 5 devices. This month however, they’re offering 10 of…

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F-Secure TOTAL first impressions: a combination of internet security & privacy

Many thanks to F-Secure Total for sponsoring Let’s Talk Tech this month. Without realising it, so many of us leave our devices exposed to outside threats on a daily basis. Every time you log into a public WiFi network at your local coffee shop, supermarkets or hotels, your data is susceptible to hackers spying and tracking on…

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Apps & Software Business Mac OS X

GAget 2: A beautiful Google Analytics widget for macOS

Logging into your Google Analytics dashboard to check your latest visitor counts can be time consuming, so app developer Zoltán Hosszú built GAget 2: an beautiful Google Analytics widget that lives in your macOS Notification Centre. The latest version is designed for full compatibility with macOS Sierra, and includes the ability to add multiple Google Analytics accounts…