http://www.gizmodo.co.uk Sat, 18 May 2013 07:00:51 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/05/blackberry-avoiding-tablets-with-bbm-android-and-ios-launch/ http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/05/blackberry-avoiding-tablets-with-bbm-android-and-ios-launch/#comments Fri, 17 May 2013 09:45:41 +0000 Gary Cutlack http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/?p=166670 The arrival of BBM on Android and iOS will be a slightly limited affair, with BlackBerry deciding it’s best to focus solely on smartphones — meaning the messaging app won’t work on the iPad, Nexus 7 or any of the other large-screened devices that are currently dominating the tech world. Speaking to Trusted Reviews, Vivek Bhardwaj, [...]]]> http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/05/blackberry-avoiding-tablets-with-bbm-android-and-ios-launch/feed/ 7 http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/05/ifontmaker-the-doors-app-and-more/ http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/05/ifontmaker-the-doors-app-and-more/#comments Sat, 11 May 2013 20:30:32 +0000 Ashley Feinberg http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/?p=164975 What’s the point of owning an iPad if you’re not going to let yourself get a little artsy with it? Good thing we’ve got plenty of apps down here to let your creativity roam wild. Plus a little inspiration if you need it, as well. iFontMaker: While designers may suffer this the most, pretty much [...]]]> http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/05/ifontmaker-the-doors-app-and-more/feed/ 0 http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/05/your-ipad-smart-cover-could-switch-off-a-pacemaker/ http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/05/your-ipad-smart-cover-could-switch-off-a-pacemaker/#comments Fri, 10 May 2013 14:30:35 +0000 Gizmodo http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/?p=164833 The little magnets sure make the iPad’s Smart Covers useful — but they could switch off pacemakers, too, if a new series of experiments is anything to go by. When 14-year-old Gianna Chien set out on a science fair project earlier this year, she decided to test if the magnets in the iPad Smart Cover [...]]]> http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/05/your-ipad-smart-cover-could-switch-off-a-pacemaker/feed/ 5 http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/04/google-now-for-iphone-and-ipad-is-great-this-is-why-you-should-get-it/ http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/04/google-now-for-iphone-and-ipad-is-great-this-is-why-you-should-get-it/#comments Mon, 29 Apr 2013 14:30:38 +0000 Brent Rose http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/?p=161897 Rumours have been swirling that Google Now (the Big G’s super-useful personal assistant application) would be coming to the search page on Google.com, but surprise! Our friends on iOS are getting the love first. Starting today, Google Now will be rolled into the Google Search app for iPhone and iPad. Google Now, for those not familiar, [...]]]> http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/04/google-now-for-iphone-and-ipad-is-great-this-is-why-you-should-get-it/feed/ 15 http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/04/drawnimal-netflix-and-more/ http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/04/drawnimal-netflix-and-more/#comments Sat, 27 Apr 2013 13:00:00 +0000 Ashley Feinberg http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/?p=161466 Adults shouldn’t have all the fun. This week’s set of iPad apps includes something for the kids as well as a beloved, improved toy all your very own. Drawnimal: It seems kind of ridiculous to integrate an iDevice into crayon and paper drawing time. Some things are sacred. But for kids who are addicted to [...]]]> http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/04/drawnimal-netflix-and-more/feed/ 0 http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/04/shiny-new-apple-gear-is-your-buy-now-pay-later-deal-of-the-day/ http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/04/shiny-new-apple-gear-is-your-buy-now-pay-later-deal-of-the-day/#comments Thu, 25 Apr 2013 15:45:47 +0000 Andy Dawson http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/?p=161039 It’s not often that we can get a discount on the latest technological marvels of wonderment from Apple, but instead, here’s a way that you can spread the payments as opposed to taking a bit hit at the same time that you take your goodies home. If you’ve got a Barclaycard, you can treat yourself [...]]]> http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/04/shiny-new-apple-gear-is-your-buy-now-pay-later-deal-of-the-day/feed/ 2 http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/04/flowboard-cut-the-rope-time-travel-and-more/ http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/04/flowboard-cut-the-rope-time-travel-and-more/#comments Sun, 21 Apr 2013 07:00:26 +0000 Leslie Horn http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/?p=159657 This week’s crop of iPad apps helps you get your work done quick and easy so that there’s plenty of time left over for fun—which you’ll find down below as well. Enjoy. Flowboard: Photo collages and scrapbooking can be dull, arduous processes that don’t transfer well to your digital life. And most web and mobile [...]]]> http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/04/flowboard-cut-the-rope-time-travel-and-more/feed/ 0 http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/04/using-an-ipad-to-photograph-stuff-is-only-okay-if-it-saves-your-life/ http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/04/using-an-ipad-to-photograph-stuff-is-only-okay-if-it-saves-your-life/#comments Fri, 19 Apr 2013 11:00:12 +0000 Leslie Horn http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/?p=159242 Here we have Tom at a girl’s softball tournament, taking pictures with his iPad. Ordinarily, we’d scold him for that kind of behaviour, but since his iPad saved him from death by foul ball, we’re going to let it slide, just this once. Sure we’ve said time and time again that taking pictures with your [...]]]> http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/04/using-an-ipad-to-photograph-stuff-is-only-okay-if-it-saves-your-life/feed/ 14 http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/04/status-board-mail-pilot-and-more/ http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/04/status-board-mail-pilot-and-more/#comments Sat, 13 Apr 2013 15:30:24 +0000 Leslie Horn http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/?p=157596 Productivity don’t come cheap—at least this week. Apps hitting costs in the double digits are practically unheard of, but this week saw not one but two apps offering to make your life better if you’re willing to cough up the cash. The choice is up to you. Status Board: Information-hungry iPad users are in luck [...]]]> http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/04/status-board-mail-pilot-and-more/feed/ 0 http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/04/stolen-uk-laptop-is-sending-its-owner-secret-photos-from-its-new-home-in-iran/ http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/04/stolen-uk-laptop-is-sending-its-owner-secret-photos-from-its-new-home-in-iran/#comments Fri, 12 Apr 2013 08:00:42 +0000 Ashley Feinberg http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/?p=157309 Dom Del Torto is an animator currently living in the UK. Dom Del Torto’s laptop is a MacBook Pro currently living 3,000 miles away in Iran. This was not a planned separation. In fact, Del Torto would desperately like for his laptop (and iPad, at that) to return, but both were stolen back in the [...]]]> http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/04/stolen-uk-laptop-is-sending-its-owner-secret-photos-from-its-new-home-in-iran/feed/ 20 http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/04/would-you-pay-10-50-for-a-better-ios-mail-app/ http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/04/would-you-pay-10-50-for-a-better-ios-mail-app/#comments Thu, 11 Apr 2013 18:00:46 +0000 Ashley Feinberg http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/?p=157227 The first iOS mail revolution came and went with the highly anticipated, absurdly long waitlisted Mailbox. And whether or not you love or hate it, who cares? It’s free! But now, Mail Pilot — dreamed up pre-Mailbox — has officially made its way out of the Kickstarter ether and into the App Store. And it [...]]]> http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/04/would-you-pay-10-50-for-a-better-ios-mail-app/feed/ 8 http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/04/status-board-get-more-control-over-information-than-you-know-what-to-do-with/ http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/04/status-board-get-more-control-over-information-than-you-know-what-to-do-with/#comments Thu, 11 Apr 2013 15:00:07 +0000 Ashley Feinberg http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/?p=156996 Information-hungry iPad users are in luck with Panic’s newest release: Status Board, a customised, at-a-glance display of more tidbits than you could possibly consume. While the £6.99 price tag might seem steep, you’re immediately treated to a friendly, soothingly-soundtracked setup assistant who guides you through the entire process of picking and choosing your knowledge-to-be. You [...]]]> http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/04/status-board-get-more-control-over-information-than-you-know-what-to-do-with/feed/ 7 http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/04/how-the-hell-did-this-ipad-get-stuck-inside-a-car-bumper/ http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/04/how-the-hell-did-this-ipad-get-stuck-inside-a-car-bumper/#comments Thu, 11 Apr 2013 12:30:25 +0000 Casey Chan http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/?p=157005 Places you expect to see an iPad: in an Apple store; at a coffee shop; on an airplane; near your home bathroom; on a bedside table; in someone’s hands — you get the point. Places you don’t expect to see an iPad: at an outdoor concert being used as a camera; in Bill Gates’s office; [...]]]> http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/04/how-the-hell-did-this-ipad-get-stuck-inside-a-car-bumper/feed/ 8 http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/04/for-better-or-for-worse-second-screens-are-coming/ http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/04/for-better-or-for-worse-second-screens-are-coming/#comments Wed, 10 Apr 2013 14:00:30 +0000 Chris Mills http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/?p=154967 Most of us are lazy bums with an attention span measured by an atomic clock, so we use a second device to occupy ourselves whilst watching telly. It’s a dubious habit that’s taken off big-time in the US, and now it’s making firm inroads into our green and pleasant isle. The state of second-screen play [...]]]> http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/04/for-better-or-for-worse-second-screens-are-coming/feed/ 23 http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/04/could-this-be-the-front-of-the-next-ipad/ http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/04/could-this-be-the-front-of-the-next-ipad/#comments Wed, 10 Apr 2013 11:45:30 +0000 Jamie Condliffe http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/?p=156607 Since the launch of the iPad mini, there’s been some speculation that the next full-size iPad might ape its looks. Today, French site Nowhere Else has published an image of what it claims to be the bezel of the next iPad — which does indeed look a little like the mini’s. While it’s certainly worth taking a [...]]]> http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/04/could-this-be-the-front-of-the-next-ipad/feed/ 22 http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/04/new-moms-check-in-with-their-newborns-on-ipads-to-start-surveillance-young/ http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/04/new-moms-check-in-with-their-newborns-on-ipads-to-start-surveillance-young/#comments Mon, 08 Apr 2013 07:00:15 +0000 Lily Newman http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/?p=155781 After a difficult birth, women are sometimes separated from their newborns because the babies are placed in the neonatal intensive care unit, and the mothers are recovering elsewhere in the hospital. Cedars-Sinai in LA is providing iPads for “BabyTime,” though, so families can stay connected. Doctors at Cedars-Sinai estimate that 20 to 30 per cent [...]]]> http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/04/new-moms-check-in-with-their-newborns-on-ipads-to-start-surveillance-young/feed/ 2 http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/04/keepshot-dexteria-jr-and-more/ http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/04/keepshot-dexteria-jr-and-more/#comments Sat, 06 Apr 2013 15:00:21 +0000 Leslie Horn http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/?p=155601 In the mood to create something? This week’s selection of iPad apps will let you do just that, whether you’re just getting the hang of walking or the one making sure we remember these moments forever, you’ll be thankful to have the help. Dexteria Jr.: Kids are going to grab for your iPad no matter [...]]]> http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/04/keepshot-dexteria-jr-and-more/feed/ 2 http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/04/charge-your-phone-up-to-50-per-cent-faster-with-just-a-free-app/ http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/04/charge-your-phone-up-to-50-per-cent-faster-with-just-a-free-app/#comments Fri, 05 Apr 2013 14:30:14 +0000 Sam Gibbs http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/?p=155485 Charging your phone can be a right slow, pain in the arse, especially if it’s a power hog. Wall chargers are always best, but when you just don’t have one to hand, there’s a free app that promises to pump more power out of your computer’s USB port to charge your phone as quickly as [...]]]> http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/04/charge-your-phone-up-to-50-per-cent-faster-with-just-a-free-app/feed/ 22 http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/04/how-to-properly-set-up-your-ipad/ http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/04/how-to-properly-set-up-your-ipad/#comments Fri, 05 Apr 2013 14:00:43 +0000 Chris Mills http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/?p=155047 So you or your overly-generous uncle has picked up an iPad, and you want to set it up like a seasoned pro. Understandable. Here’s how to get your 9.7 inches of iOS goodness up and running to its max potential.   Step 1: Break Free of that Jail iOS, wonderful though it is, doesn’t quite [...]]]> http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/04/how-to-properly-set-up-your-ipad/feed/ 6 http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/04/does-apple-have-an-ipad-pro-or-convertible-macbook-air-up-its-sleeve/ http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/04/does-apple-have-an-ipad-pro-or-convertible-macbook-air-up-its-sleeve/#comments Fri, 05 Apr 2013 10:30:52 +0000 Sam Gibbs http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/?p=155400 Tim Cook might have mocked the idea of a convertible MacBook-come-tablet, but a recently awarded patent shows that at least Apple’s thinking about the idea. Could Apple have an iPad-Macbook Air crossover to take on the Microsoft Surface Pro in the pipeline? The patent describes a ‘wireless display for electronic devices’ so Apple’s proposed plan [...]]]> http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/04/does-apple-have-an-ipad-pro-or-convertible-macbook-air-up-its-sleeve/feed/ 17