Review: Splinter Cell Blacklist September 18, 2013 The latest installment in the long-running franchise reminds Steve Dinneen of his lost youth GAME Xbox 360, PS3, Wii U, PC Four stars WHEN I was a student I didn’t just play Splinter Cell; I made an art form of it. My flatmate and I completed the entire game in co-op mode without being spotted [...]
iOS7: Need to know September 18, 2013 LAST week, the world was abuzz with the unveiling of Apple’s iPhone 5S and 5C.If you’ve been sitting in a queue for one since Monday, you’ll know that the new models – out tomorrow – come preloaded with Apple’s newest mobile operating system iOS7.If you’ve been sitting on your sofa with a cup of tea [...]
App, app and away: the best going out apps September 18, 2013 Barchick barchick.com The logo may not suggest this is the most sophisticated app in the world but it’s actually pretty comprehensive. Those barchicks certainly get around. The search tool asks you to sort by area, then by what kind of boozer you’re after (options include “killer cocktails”, music, gay & lesbian and people watching, among [...]
The 5S: Apple goes for gold September 11, 2013 New features of the tech giant’s latest smartphone, reviewed by Melissa York APPLE unleashed its newest smartphone at an international launch in Berlin this week to an audience eager to hear about the latest innovations from the world’s most secretive technology company. Here, we unravel the hype and review the main new features of the [...]
Plastic fantastic: Apple hopes iPhone 5C will crack international markets September 11, 2013 APPLE CEO Tim Cook told the audience at Apple’s live-streamed launch that the company was thriving and looking forward to shipping their 700 millionth iOS device next month. But South Korea’s Samsung is leading the way with around 30 per cent of the market share worldwide. Apple is lagging behind in second with around 18 [...]
Gizmos to get the brain in gear September 4, 2013 The kids suffering from end of summer blues? Alex Dymoke chooses eight gadgets to help ease in the new academic year Seagate ultra-portable external hard drive 500GB £145.00 Losing unsaved work is every student’s worst nightmare. Take no chances with this usefully pocket-sized external hard drive from Seagate. amazon.co.uk Samsung Chromebook £229.00 If the Macbook [...]
The appiest days of your life: Five of the best educational apps September 4, 2013 Studyblue Studyblue allows users to create electronic flashcards that are great for revision. The creators claim to have tailored their app to the specific learning requirements of children who have grown up with the internet. Notes are stored in the cloud and students studying the same subjects are able to help each other. Duolingo Duolingo [...]
Stay away from prying eyes online August 28, 2013 effortlessactuality.com ONCE upon a time, there was a quaint idea that a conversation between two people was private. In light of revelations that the US’s NSA and the UK’s GCHQ are able to intercept private emails and phone calls, as leaked by Edward Snowden, it’s hard to imagine that anything we do or say these [...]
Finesse your 5S August 21, 2013 The latest iPhone is coming – send it into orbit with these stellar accessories Tarra Motors Scooter Price: TBC Asian scooter production company Tarra Motors has announced its latest creation: a scooter with an inbuilt iPhone docking station. The docking station in the dash allows the scooter to store information such as electricity consumption while [...]
Troll, alt, delete August 14, 2013 Waging war on the cyber bullies IN BOOK two of Plato’s Republic, Socrates’ sidekick Glaucon attempts to bolster the argument that humans are not intrinsically just by invoking the Ring of Gyges, a myth in which a poor shepherd stumbles upon a magical ring in a cave. The herdsman is astonished to find that he [...]