Did you know there is a secret picture hidden in your Android mobile phone or tablet computer? Since the release of Android 2.3 (codename Gingerbread) the boffins at Google who make the Android operating system have included a hidden picture, a so called Easter egg†, which represents the confectionery codename of that Android release. Google gives each significant new Android […]
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Lidl are advertising a Russell Hobbs Tornado upright vacuum cleaner as being available in their stores from Monday 1st December 2014. Lidl give no indication of the exact model of Russell Hobbs Tornado vacuum cleaner they will be selling but the picture on their web site matches the one for the Russell Hobbs 19290 NLS Tornado on the Russell Hobbs […]
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While viewing videos on YouTube I came across the one below from xjet who I believe is based in New Zealand. In it he shows a cheap Chinese made four port USB hub he purchased that did not work. He opens it up to show the shocking build quality and it becomes obvious there was no way it was going […]
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There are times when it is useful to take a USB flash drive and make it bootable. When I need to do this I use a straightforward stand alone free utility called Rufus which works so well I thought I would give it a quick plug. I tend to use it for creating bootable drives from ISO images I have […]
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You have two different operating systems installed on one computer, how do you decide which one loads up when you start your machine up? Well the bit of software that controls this is called a bootloader, it pops up on screen asking which O/S to start. If both operating systems are part of the Microsoft Windows family then you will […]
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From the 27th of November 2014 Lidl are offering a Cartronic gyro toy helicopter for £19.99. This is a small rechargable model helicopter controlled by an infra red remote control suitable for flying indoors. Lidl offered a similar infrared remote control helicopter just before Christmas last year. At the time there was speculation about its similarity to the Syma S107 […]
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In the marketing email I received from Ebuyer today they are advertising a Digihome 50″ Full HD Smart TV for £359.99. Now at first glance that looks a pretty good price for a large screen feature packed television, but being curious I looked to see what else is out there. Well first I spotted the Hitachi 50HYT62U 50 Inch Full […]
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A few days ago I got an email from the MightyDeals web site offering a ‘Dell Desktop PC Computer Full System‘ for just £135.99. Now that seemed worth further investigation and on visiting the link in the email I found that the offer was for a Dell desktop PC ‘Grade B refurbished condition‘. So what is ‘Grade B refurbished condition‘? […]
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Misco are selling a pair of dual sim smartphones made by GoClever, the Quantum 350 and Quantum 450. For those who are not familiar with dual SIM mobile phones they have slots for two SIM cards inside allowing you to have two phone numbers on one device. This is useful for either taking advantage of different mobile network coverage on […]
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I spotted that online retailer Ebuyer are promoting the 32″ Sharp LC-32LD145K for what looks like the very competitive price of just £169.98. A quick search seemed to bare this out with both Tesco Direct and Agros asking higher prices for the Sharp LC32LD145. The Sharp LC32LD145K has a 32″ HD Ready screen and the LCD display is LED backlit. […]
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