Family arguments are a Christmas occupational hazard. But rather than making like your fourteen year-old self and storming off to your room when your dad starts getting all adamant that it was Mick Jagger who did a Christmas duet with Bing Crosby, not David Bowie, use the power of tech to solve your quibbles. These apps will sort any arguments sharpish.
We all know the deal. Heading home for Christmas should bring back happy memories of waking your folks up at 5am and tearing through reams of wrapping paper. But chances are you’ll have to contend with tedious family politics, woeful TV and an inordinate amount of sitting, stuffing your face with turkey sandwiches for meals on end. You need tech to take the strain and make the festivities fly by. Here are 10 tricks that we guarantee will help you survive the big day back at home.
You’ve worked your fingers boneward all year to be able to have a week off with your family over the holidays and you’ve only just remembered: your family are boring. What are you to do? Get some games in. Read more
Thinking about buying an iPhone 4S for Christmas, either for you or to be “gifted” to a love one? I understand if you think it’s a bit too expensive at first glance. It’s a lot of money whatever way you cut it.
But hey, computers cost money. They do a lot. What you might not realise is that the iPhone 4S is better value than you think. Allow me to push you and your credit card over the edge with some number crunching to justify your gadget lust.
Truly, ‘tis the season for giving a Windows Phone. And not just because the Nokia Lumia 800 is the most impressive Microsoft mobile yet: as you can see from the apps that follow, its suite of software is outdoing the iPhone. Read on for the 10 best Windows Phone apps better than their iPhone counterparts.
It’s hard to believe, but 2012 is almost upon us. That means you’ve only got a few months or weeks left to enjoy according to the Mayans, but to us, that means it’s time to recap the year that was 2011 in gadgetry. Join us as we go over the top 10 lowlights of the last 12 months. Are these the biggest letdowns ever?
Right, guys, remember that Doctor Who: Worlds In Time massively multiplayer online game we told you was coming earlier this year? Yeah, we’ve got loads more details on it now, but you have to promise not to shoot the messenger. This game isn’t some sonic screwdriver-based rival to The Old Republic. It’s a Flash-based game with a business model lifted straight out of Zynga’s playbook.
It’s not quite so easy to stay up to date with cars as it is with flagship phones, so we imagine that like us, there’s more than a few of you out there driving around without a USB input or even a CD player. Here’s an ideal late Christmas present for you: Ford’s upcoming USB Music box, which brings iPod powers back to motors all the way from 2003.
