About Laura Hogan
22 year old Windows phone owner, Android tablet user and Macbook lover.
I can be found @lauralouise90 or dunking a biscuit in a fresh brew!
Are FOUR new Archos Android phones coming?
Archos appear to be throwing everything they have into the mobile market, by releasing not one, not two, but four new smartphones! What’s more the smartphone are thought to be released in April and May, so we should be seeing [...]
Cut the Rope: Experiments now on Windows Phone
Great news – another popular app is now available for Windows Phone users! From today, you can download Cut the Rope: Experiements from the Games Store (it’s under Xbox Games) for £2.29. In Cut the Rope: Experiments Om Nom teams [...]
White Nokia Lumia 928 Gets A Sneak Peek
Last week the guys at Evleaks showed us a sneak peek of the Black Nokia Lumia 928 - Verizon’s version of the Nokia Lumia 920, but with an updated Xenon flash. Today we’ve seen another leak from the source, this time [...]
Apple fans and the NYT get angry as Windows Phone see a small success
Poor Windows Phone and Microsoft! Microsoft’s Corporate Vice President of Corporate Communications (yeah, we know), Frank X Shaw, dared to state in a recent blog post that Windows Phone outsold iPhone in a several territories. Now the Apple blogosphere has [...]
Zinio heading to Windows phone
Digital newstand service Zinio has announced that it’ll be launching a Windows Phone 8 app that’ll be exclusive for Nokia Lumia Windows Phone owners. This adds to the current Android and iOS apps in the Zinio line up; however the [...]
OUYA available for pre-order at GAME
Kickstarter project OUYA is finally making its way to UK shelves, as high street gaming retailer GAME have put the Android console as available for pre-order. We’re not too sure of the shipping date yet, but GAME have listed a [...]
100,000 apps available for BB10 devices
Almost two months after the launch of BlackBerry 10 OS, BlackBerry have announced that it now has over 100,000 apps on its marketplace: a 30,000 app increase in less than two months – pretty impressive. To help mark the special [...]
Auto Trader app now on Windows Phone
Should you be a Windows Phone 8 owner and after a new car then you’re in luck! Auto Trader have now launched their Windows Phone app giving you the chance to search, browse, compare and share potential new cars. Here’s [...]
Samsung Game Pad for the S4 available in May. It won’t be cheap though!
Along with last week’s announcement of the Samsung Galaxy S4 came a plethora of awesome accessories to enhance the S4: the S Band Fitness Bracelets help with keeping track of exercise and work with the S Health app; the Wireless [...]
Sony announce the Xperia SP and Xperia L
Sony Mobile have today announced two brand new Xperia handsets: the Xperia SP and Xperia L. Featuring the stunning designs fans have grown to know and love, these new smartphones are added to the Xperia Z to complete Sony’s Spring line-up. The [...]
Specs Compared: Samsung Galaxy S4 and HTC One
There’s bound to be some fierce competition between the HTC One and Samsung Galaxy S4. Both handsets aim to grab that elusive smartphone crown and it’s fair to say there’s no love lost between the two companies (check out what [...]
What is Samsung Smart Pause and Smart Scroll?
Before the release of the announcement of the Galaxy S4 we heard lots of rumours about ‘Eye scroll’ technology being built into the phone. We didn’t quite get the ‘Eye scroll’ rumoured but what we did see feature on the [...]
HTC get their claws out over the Galaxy S4
As we saw last night Samsung released their new flagship phone, the Samsung Galaxy S4. While general reaction to the phone has been a little mixed (many people on my Twitterl timeline simply described it as ‘meh’, it hasn’t taken [...]
Is the Sony Xperia Z more popular than the iPhone 5?
It has only just been released here in the UK, but according to a poll compiled by uSwitch, the Sony Xperia Z is now more popular than the iPhone 5. Retaining the top spot is the Samsung Galaxy S3 (though [...]
Are smartphones too smart? – Editorial
With recent rumours suggesting that the new Samsung Galaxy S4 may contain ’eye scroll’ technology, it got me questioning whether smartphones are simply too smart? Do we really get the full use out of our phones? Plus, are all these features worth [...]
MWC – HTC One scoops the awards for Best New Mobile, Device or Tablet
It’s only just been announced and the HTC One is already winning awards! Today the handset has been presented with the GSMA award for the ‘Best New Mobile Handset, Device or Tablet’. The award is presented at MWC and is [...]
Audioboo Android app has a revamp
Having relaunched their web platform earlier this year, social sound platform Audioboo have turned their attentions to their Android app. The app revamp means it now includes a more visually-appealing and easier to navigate user interface; it has options to [...]
Apposing acquire Swipe and Tap
Liverpool-based mobile and digital creative studio Apposing have acquired London app company Swipe and Tap. Known for creating apps for company’s such as Nando’s and Carphone Warehouse; this acquisition marks an expansion to Camden Town for Apposing and amplifies the studio’s [...]
Windows Phone Twitter app just got awesome
I absolutely love Twitter – it’s probably what I waste most of my 8X’s battery using. I’ve always felt that the official Windows Phone Twitter app was terrible to use, so I turned to paid for clients instead. However [...]
WhatsApp for Windows Phone gets an overhaul
WhatsApp is one of the most popular messaging apps available. It’s a great way to chat to friends and share images, audio and pictures completely free (as long as you’re connected to wi-fi): therefore it’s great to see such a [...]
