As the Rolling Stones once sang, “you can’t always get what you want”. This would seem to be the case with the latest iPhone, as there were many new features that people were expecting to see that didn’t make an appearance. Even the phone itself – people wanted an iPhone 5, instead we got an iPhone 4S. But as the song continues, “sometimes you get what you need.” The iPhone 4S may not include all of...

From toys to tools, the list of hot gadgets for 2011 is extensive.  Here are some of the highlights: Kindle Fire The Fire boasts a 7″ multi-touch display and a Wi-Fi connection. The platform uses Amazon Silk, its own browser. The Internet connection allows users to access 18 million movies, TV shows, magazines, songs and books; making the Fire a media treasure trove. Thousands of apps can also be downloaded including Hulu Plus,...

WHAT IS GOOGLE FRESH? Google Fresh is the newest update to Google’s ever-changing algorithm. In an attempt to weed out outdated results for search queries, the company has enacted a change that will bring newer, “fresher” results to the top of search results. The change will affect 35% of websites, giving priority to those publishing new content to their domains regularly. This is not necessarily different from what Google has been...

After many months of producing high end Android smartphones such as the Sensation and EVO 3D, HTC has turned their attention back to the mid-range market with their latest offering. The Explorer seeks to make a name for itself in the section of the market that had been conquered by HTC’s earlier Wildfire and Wildfire S smartphones. Like the Wildfire handsets the Explorer runs on Android. This is a more up to date version though, and...

In recent years, a wide range of social media sites have sprung up. Most serve a similar purpose – to connect users from around the world with one another. Among social networking sites, Facebook is easily the most popular and now it has a new competitor: Unthink. The newly-launched site was brought into the limelight by founder and now-CEO, Natasha Dedis, after she tired of watching Facebook continually violate its users’ privacy...

With Samsung one of the modern age’s electronic darlings, the Ace was clearly going to get a lot of attention upon its release – and it has. So what does the phone have going for it – does it stand out? And is it better than other mid-range phone deals? Well one of the premium competitors is the HTC Wildfire S and the Ace just seems to be put together in a number of ways better than the HTC. The Taiwanese made phone is for one thing...