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I hate alarms – not because I hate waking up; I just think they’re too easy to turn off. Snooze and turning off your alarm is always one swipe away, and while some apps try a few different things to make you get out of bed, Mimicker Alarm puts its own unique take on it. A […]

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The most well-known fact about the Android operating system is that it is open and free for anyone to pick up and work on. While it’s obvious Google is well oiled machine and gets plenty of money from advertising, we’ve been wondering for the longest time exactly how much money Google has been making from […]

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A few days ago, we heard about two rumoured HTC Nexus devices that would be released this year. It was unclear which Nexus devices exactly they would be, but we postulated it would be a tablet and smartphone given HTC’s track record. The rumour’s validity has gotten a significant boost thanks to HTC leaker LlabTooFeR who […]

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There is a segment of the mobile gaming community (“gaming” might be being a little generous) that enjoys its games with a touch of celebrity – Kim Kardashian: Hollywood immediately comes to mind. The latest game in this vein of gaming comes from Gordon Ramsay and Glu Mobile who have teamed up to presumably make mobile […]

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If you’re an Iron Maiden fan and a gamer, this news is going to make you want to rock out. Announced earlier today, Roadhouse Interactive is making Iron Maiden Legacy of the Beast, an “action-packed, free-to-play RPG steeped in Iron Maiden mythology.” The game will feature Iron Maiden’s entire album library and sees you assume control […]

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MWC 2016 is just around the corner and many manufacturers are starting to send out invites to the press for their respective press conferences. The date and time of the Sony MWC 2016 press conference has been revealed with the Japanese company making its announcements on February 22nd at 08:30 CET. There’s nothing in the invite […]

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Google and HTC have had a long history together, and rumours are saying that that relationship is set to blossom again this year. After making good on the Nexus 9 tablet, rumours are suggesting that HTC will be collaborating again with Google for not one, but two HTC Nexus devices for release in 2016. While what […]

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Most of you will undoubtedly be users of WhatsApp, and if you do, here’s a bit of good news. For the longest time, a WhatsApp annual fee of $1 has been payable to the instant messaging company, but it appears the annual fee is still a deterrent for some. Given that WhatsApp’s ambitions are to be the most […]

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There was a time when Samsung would launch its products all around the world at the same time, but time has long passed now. These days, Samsung, like every other manufacturer, releases its products in certain regions first (read: US and Europe) before releasing them around the world at a snails pace. This is exactly […]

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MWC 2016 is still over a month away, but LG is getting its marketing engine into gear with invites being sent out to its event at the conference. According to the invite, the LG press conference will be on 14:00 CET on February 21st and simply includes the words “Play begins” and a jack-in-the-box in […]

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If there’s one thing that can be said about OnePlus‘ marketing team, it’s that they keep things fresh. The Chinese manufacturer has most recently put up a teaser asking the question “What are the two things you can’t live without?” All this is a big vague for our liking so we’re not going to get […]

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In the current world of smartphones, when it comes to batteries there are two kinds of devices – phones with removable batteries, and phones without removable batteries. More often than not, phones without removable batteries are designed as such so that they can have a metal unibody. Naturally, on the other end of the scale, phones […]

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Last week, the creators of adult cartoon Rick and Morty and adult swim games started teasing the release of their new game, Pocket Mortys. It was obvious then that the game was a homage to the Pokemon gameplay that has now become as recognisable as the franchise itself. Pocket Mortys plays on the idea of collecting […]

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