The super-duper Uber app April 30, 2014 Alex Dymoke on the minicab app that helped Londoners through the strikes THIS is my second day on Uber. I went for my test day and they said I was ready to start right away,” Omar my minicab driver tells me excitedly. He is polite and chatty, reminiscing about the days before sat-nav and waxing [...]
Five of the best | Stuck in London? Here are five apps to get you moving again April 30, 2014 Cycle Hire This app was made to accompany the Barclays Cycle Hire scheme – commonly known as Boris Bikes. It uses an in-app journey planner to help you devise cycle friendly routes, search for docking stations by postcode or a London venue, and manage your cycle hire account. iOS; 69p Citymapper Available for London, Paris, [...]
UK backs green energy projects April 23, 2014 EIGHT renewable energy projects have been approved for a new subsidy framework, the government said yesterday, which will support 8,500 jobs but also raise customers’ bills. Under the new Contracts for Difference scheme, the projects will receive a guaranteed price for the power they sell. The government claims that by 2020, the projects will provide [...]
Sunshine Gadgets April 16, 2014 Make summer a breeze with these clever warm-weather devices Biolite camp stove, £129.95 There’s no need to carry heavy gas canisters for this stove which generates its own power using twigs and biomass fuels. The generating unit also comes with a fan and its own battery supply. It heats the stove for outdoors cooking, recharges [...]
GIFted individuals April 9, 2014 The humble GIF has been in vogue for a while. Now the medium has its own art prize IN EARLY 2013 the New York Times hailed the return of the animated GIF, the stuttering, looping, lo-fi videos that hark back to a prehistoric internet of dial-tones, hotmail and endless buffering. As the first generation of [...]
Five of the best GIF maker programmes April 9, 2014 GIFBOOM With a range of filters and social media sharing options, this GIF-making mobile app is the Instagram of motion photography. Upload photos from your camera roll or record yourself before adding text and filters. iOS/Android; free Cinemagram This app from developer Factyle is designed to seamlessly blend video and image content, plus it has [...]
Living in a gamers’ paradise April 2, 2014 The trio of much-hyped next generation consoles have taken their time to bed in but we’re set for a glut of A-list titles – here are the ones to watch out for this year, whether you’re into racing, sports or shooting things in the face NINTENDO WII U MARIO KART 8 RACING; 30 MAY The [...]
Time savers April 2, 2014 If you watch the minutes, the hours will look after themselves; check out these London-centric, time-saving apps Yplan iOS and Android No need to trawl through event listings, the YPlan app offers up 15 carefully curated events for that night, up to a week in advance. From music and theatre to food tastings and gallery [...]
Virtual reality is here (almost)… March 26, 2014 Late on Tuesday, Facebook announced their acquisition of virtual reality start-up Oculus VR for $2bn. Here, Alex Dymoke gives the low-down on what many predict is the future of gaming and home entertainment THE HISTORYOculus VR started life in 2011 in the Californian garage belonging to the parents of 19-year-old virtual reality enthusiast and self-taught [...]
As Candy Crush developer King is valued at $6bn, we select the top five British developers making waves in mobile gaming March 26, 2014 Neonplay Think cutting edge mobile game development and you probably don’t think Cirencester. Still, the people at Neonplay are putting the sleepy Cotswolds town on the map. Top games: Jewel Jumper, Carpark Carnage Fireproof Based in Guildford, indie developer Fireproof won a Bafta award for their multi-million selling The Room, which was released in 2012. [...]