Author: Shane Lea

Touch Bar Function Keys when using Windows via Bootcamp on the new MacBook Pro

The new MacBook Pro has been completely redesigned with a brand new feature called the ‘Touch Bar’. This has come about in the effort of creating thinner machines that shifts away from traditional computer ports. Apple has solved this by putting in place the latest Thunderbolt 3 ports and by replacing the function key row of the keyboard with a new versatile Touch Bar that dynamically changes based on whatever app the user […]

Shazam introduces some impressive new features!

Shazam, the popular apps that finds the ID of any song simply by listening to a sample of a song, has added some impressive new features! Shazam is a mobile app that allows the user to capture 20 seconds of any song, no matter if it’s intro, verse, or chorus, and will create a fingerprint for the recorded sample. The app will then look this hash tag up in it’s massive […]

Nightshift will eventually come to every Apple device

It has now been officially confirmed that Night Shift is coming to every Apple device from this point forward. Apple introduced this special Night Shift feature with the introduction to iOS 9.3.  Since this time Apple Night Shift mode has been updated for both the iPhone and iPad in iOS 9.3.2 beta. The principles of which the device is set out to accomplish is to: save strain on your eyes, improve […]

Google announces Android Pay is now available in the UK

Google have announced that Android Pay is now officially available in the UK.  This allows users of Android smartphones to make contactless payments much in a similar way to iPhone users. The UK is the first country besides the US that can currently use this method of contactless payment via a smartphone.  Jimmy McLoughlin, The Institute of Directors lead on the Digital Economy has stated that: ” The arrival of […]

Spotify reach over 30 Million subscribers!

Founder CEO Daniel Ek has revealed in a tweet that his Swedish  streaming music service ‘Spotify’ has now reached over 30 million paid  subscribers. In perspective that’s up 10 million as compared to June 2015, and 20 million more than in 2014!  This is the first subscriber update Spotify has given out since it announced it had 20 million subscribers days before Apple Music hit the market last June, and demonstrates that […]

Apple releases smaller version of iPad Pro

It has been rumored that Apple have been working on a smaller version of last year’s iPad Pro; this rumour has become reality at todays “Loop you in” event. Apple has revealed the new 9.7-inch, with a 2,048 x 1,536 resolution display. This mobile device weighs less than a pound making it much more mobile than the companies predecessors! The tablet is much similar to the 12.9-inch model, but with some brand […]

Samsung Galaxy S7 to be released this Spring

It has been annouced that the Samsung’s Galaxy S7 will be released this Spring according to the Wallstreet Journal. There is likely to be a Mobile World Congress in February — though it’s quite possible for the company to hold their own dedicated event to give the phone higher outburst. The Samsung Galaxy S7 will be available in two different sizes i.e. a flat 5.2 Inch display and the second […]

Google Chromecast Promotion $20 in Google Play Store

This Monday Google has announced their new promotion for their Chromecast line. This means if you buy any of their $30 devices, whether that be the new ‘Google Chromebook Pixel‘ selling from around $799, or a Google Chromecast HDMI Streaming Media Player which can be priced a little over $30, you will get an exclusive $20 in credit to spend in the Google Play Store however you choose. You could even preorder the […]