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Why fitness wearables may be a waste of money

Wearable fitness devices like pulse monitors and step trackers are everywhere these days, but new research has indicated that they might not be any more…
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Smartphone theft plummets in London, thanks to anti-theft measures

Thefts in London involving smartphones have apparently declined by a whopping 50% since manufacturers began rolling out ‘kill switches’, which enable devices to be deactivated…
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EE promises 99 per cent 4G coverage by 2017

The UK’s biggest mobile network has announced plans to make 4G available to 99 per cent of the population by 2017. Double speed 4G (up…
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Would you pay for your fuel with an app?

You will soon be able to pay for liquid gold using your smartphone, thanks to a partnership in the UK between digital payment provider PayPal…
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Penny Dreadful season 2 bounced back to May 5th

Sky Atlantic’s Victorian horrorshow Penny Dreadful has been moved back for a May 5 launch. Originally due to air on April 28, the star-studded British-American…
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Watch the world’s worst back-seat driver in action

Back-seat drivers are the bane of all motorists, but count your blessings and thank your lucky stars you could have to drive with the mother…
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CBBC’s Dixi updates for a second series on Safer Internet Day

A second series of the BBC’s social media-based drama Dixi has arrived in time for Safer Internet Day 2015. The kids show, an online exclusive,…
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British drivers who speed abroad could lose their licence

It seems the days of British drivers speeding abroad could be numbered. The European Parliament is expected to vote on a measure that will allow…
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Sony launches Xperia E4g, an LTE phone for around £100

Sony’s latest affordable smartphones, the Xperia E4 and E4g, sport a 5-inch qHD screen, a promised two days of battery life and a 5-megapixel camera…
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Safer Internet Day 2015: 13 per cent of kids are constantly bullied online

Figures released for Safer Internet Day show that most children have suffered abuse online at some point. A ResearchBods survey of over 1,000 children aged…
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Free TV streaming app TVPlayer bags Japanese channel NHK World

Freeview on a phone app TVPlayer has just added Japan Broadcasting’s NHK World channel. NHK World is a free 24-hour English language news and information…
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SSE customers offered free Tado smart thermostat installation

Southern Electric, Scottish Hydro and SWALEC customers can now get a Tado smart thermostat installed for free. The smart heating controller, one of the few…
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Don’t expect any new features in iOS 9

With iOS 9, Apple will apparently focus on delivering a more solid, optimised user experience, reportedly eschewing the usual raft of new features in favour…
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HTC’s Desire 626 could be a Moto G beater

HTC has just launched its mid-range Desire 626 smartphone and it looks like the device should provide some much-needed competition for the Moto G, which…
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Hyperoptic’s gigabit fibre broadband now in reach of 100,000 Brits

Bleeding-edge up to 1,000Mbps broadband from Hyperoptic is now available in over 100,000 locations across the UK. Services are now live in developments across Greater…
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Is this the cheapest fix for a broken reverse gear?

A car with a broken reverse gear can make driving very difficult, but fixing the problem can be expensive. Luckily one man came up with…
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Chromecast owners can blag three months of free Now TV

Google is currently giving away three months access to Now TV Entertainment to Chromecast owners. From now until the end of February, Chromecast owners can…
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Samsung smart TVs in spying shocker: Voice recognition does what it’s supposed to

Is your Samsung smart TV spying on you? Korean connected telly maker Samsung has been embroiled in a micro-scandal for allegedly failing to protect the…