Today marks the 5th anniversary of Google Chrome in all it’s forms, and for this anniversary Google have announced a set of new, groovy desktop “Chrome Apps” for us Chrome and Chrome OS users to take advantage of. They’re Not Really Web Apps…Well, Kind Of Anyone who uses Chrome, or the internet for that matter will be familiar with web apps, but these new Chrome Apps ... »
A while back I wrote about World Championship Snooker for Android. It’s a great game for any snooker fan, but it’s a little too realistic and it isn’t free. So what if you want a fun, quick to pick up pool game that’s also free? Well, enter Miniclip’s 8 Ball Pool. I’ve been meaning to write about this app for quite some time as it is a really simple, yet brillia... »
Yesterday marked the release of the latest Humble Origin Bundle, but this time there is a difference, and the difference is epic! You see, the guys at Humble have teamed up with EA’s Origin and Steam to bring some astounding titles in the latest bundle. Not only that but 100% of the money raised will be going to charity. What’s in the Humble Origin Bundle? In this bundle there are curr... »
Ever wanted to run your own server but also wanted the ease of use that comes with the package installers of hosted services like Softalicious on cPanel? Well, now you can using Installatron. Installatron is a free to use system, although there are paid tiers that you can utilise that offer more functionality, the free version would probably be enough for most people’s needs. So, how does it... »
The third party Google Drive syncing app, Insync has finally lost it’s beta tag for the Linux version of it’s client and it brings with it some brilliant features which the native Google Drive application simply doesn’t emulate. Cast your mind back to the 28th March 2013. It was an important day and I’m sure many of you can remember this day with the fondness and reminisce... »
A week ago the world was introduced to the Ubuntu Edge Idiegogo campaign which hopes to raise a massive $32,000,000 to help fund Canonical’s limited edition smart phone, the Ubuntu Edge. A lot has happened in the last week so let’s take a look… Ubuntu Edge is everywhere Other than RefuGeeks (of course), the Ubutu Edge Indiegogo campaign has been covered by some of the most influe... »
Anyone with a Chromebook will be familiar with the Google App Launcher. Basically it’s a small menu that contains all the shortcuts to the Google web apps you have “installed” within Chrome. Now you can have that same app launcher within Windows. Pretty much anyone who uses the Internet today will be using at least one of Google’s many services. Whether that be Gmail, Googl... »
Having a mobile phone contract is getting more and more expensive nowadays, gone are the days of a £10 a month, 1 year contracts. They’re mostly around £30+ and last for a whopping 2 years. This (I think) is because of the cost of the hardware rising significantly. There is now an Android app on the market that claims to rid you of all these financial burdens in the way of adverts straight... »