tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-54341264404006435802024-03-05T18:37:53.094+00:00Cell Phone ReviewsUK Mobile Phone reviews, news, tips, and how-tos.poison_ivyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12695749142209548939noreply@blogger.comBlogger669125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5434126440400643580.post-87690315885018478722014-02-01T04:47:00.002+00:002014-02-01T04:47:45.922+00:00Disney Hidden Worlds Review tips and tutorialSo I'm currently addicted to this game. What kind of game is it? It's a hidden objects game, for those not familiar with that kind of game genre, it's a puzzle type game where you try to look for specific items within a scenario, kinda like where's wally. Anyways, I really like this game because I'm a fan of Disney cartoons, in fact after I started playing Hidden Worlds I rewatched Beauty and thepoison_ivyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12695749142209548939noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5434126440400643580.post-42394987431379824412013-12-30T11:05:00.000+00:002013-12-30T11:05:30.396+00:00Day 5 iTunes 12 Days of giftSorry I forgot to post Day 3 and Day 4 but here's what Apple has in store for Day 5 in their 12 days of gift app for the UK, USA, and the rest of the world.
USA, Canada(?): Hugo movie
UK, Australia, rest of Asia: Home Alone
If any of you has a different one in your region please chime in the comments.poison_ivyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12695749142209548939noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5434126440400643580.post-43177217903260594562013-12-28T00:55:00.001+00:002013-12-28T00:55:07.907+00:00Day 1 and Day 2 of Apple's 12 days of giftsApple is again doing some gift giving this holiday season with their 12 days of gifts. This year is the first year that Apple extended the app to our American brothers and the rest of the world it seems. Due to licensing issues you may see gifts vary per region.
DAY 1:
USA, UK, Australia, Canada and the rest of the world(?): Justin Timberlake's iTunes Festival EP
DAY 2:
USA: Pilot poison_ivyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12695749142209548939noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5434126440400643580.post-51337154058369118502013-12-23T01:44:00.001+00:002013-12-23T01:44:53.303+00:00Tech 21 Impact Shield for iPad MiniEver since I discovered the wonderful creation that is glass screen protectors, I have since covered up my gadgets in them. They would not only protect your screen from scratches and the occasional drops, but they also won't take anything away from the touch experience as they provide the same feel as the glass screen of your gadgets compared with traditional plastic screen protectors.
So when poison_ivyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12695749142209548939noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5434126440400643580.post-41976404992199575232013-11-29T16:20:00.002+00:002013-11-29T16:21:16.771+00:00Best powerbank with built in AC AdapterI've been searching for the best travel/portable external battery or powerbank for my gadgets and there's just one requirement for me to consider it portable and best for travel: they have to have a built-in AC adapter or prongs. The built-in prongs for me is a must-have because I hate carrying extra cables to charge the powerbank. In fact during one of my travels, I had to check-in my poison_ivyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12695749142209548939noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5434126440400643580.post-74570643091147627002013-11-12T06:01:00.003+00:002013-11-19T01:21:00.628+00:00Best keyboard case for the iPad MiniI hardly ever find the use for keyboards on an iPad but when New Trent offered me the Airbender Mini for review, I thought what the heck, let's give it a go. Out of the box, I was surprised by how compact the Airbender Mini is, well, at least compared with the Otterbox Defender case for the iPad Mini when it has its cover/stand on. Don't get me wrong, the Airbender is still a brick compared with poison_ivyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12695749142209548939noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5434126440400643580.post-43499531253821469712013-02-08T17:55:00.001+00:002013-02-08T17:55:57.862+00:00Apple's Book of the WeekI love free stuff and what's better than free stuff? Free stuff from Apple! I don't know if its just me since I haven't been visiting the iBook Store very often but it seems that Apple is now offering a free book every week!
This week its Walking Dead #1 Graphic novel. Download now before it's gone!poison_ivyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12695749142209548939noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5434126440400643580.post-37364685211788844292013-01-13T13:54:00.001+00:002013-11-19T01:22:16.681+00:00The Best Clear case for the iPhone 5The Switcheasy Nude is another clear case for the iPhone 5. Unlike the SGP Ultra Thin Air Soft, the Nude is made of a clear plastic which is not bendable but is made up of hard materials.
Protection-wise I think the Switcheasy Nude offers a little to medium protection from drops but I think it has your bases covered when it comes to scratch protection. Unlike the Ultra Thin Air and other clearpoison_ivyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12695749142209548939noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5434126440400643580.post-20539607951859282252013-01-06T09:17:00.001+00:002013-01-06T09:17:03.858+00:00DAY 11 and 12: Apple's 12 Days of Christmas giveawayOkay so I missed about posting yesterday's free giveaway which is One Direction's Little Things video so if you're a One Direction fan and missed it...sue me, but if you're not let's move on to the the final giveaway which is Shark Dash.
Apple's giveaway for 2012 is a bit underwhelming. I was hoping for a free eBook like last 2011 but we got nothing although I love Toy Story toons video so I poison_ivyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12695749142209548939noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5434126440400643580.post-41581125664619730022013-01-04T05:57:00.001+00:002013-01-04T05:57:53.100+00:00DAY 10: Apple iTunes 12 Days of Christmas giveawayOnly 3 days left on Apple's gift giving ways and today we have The Photo Cookbook.
The Photo Cookbook is an app that shows all the ingredients needed for the recipe as well as the before and after photos. Great app if you want to brush up on your cooking skills. poison_ivyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12695749142209548939noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5434126440400643580.post-27997494525281140942013-01-03T15:00:00.001+00:002013-01-03T15:00:31.100+00:00DAY 9: Apple iTunes 12 Days of Christmas giveawayToday, Apple's giveaway is The xxmas EP. This EP contains one song and two videos.
Reviews on iTunes are not very favorable but if you're a fan, start downloading as its only free for a day. poison_ivyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12695749142209548939noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5434126440400643580.post-70452967566471955932013-01-02T09:47:00.001+00:002013-01-02T09:47:53.854+00:00DAY 8: Apple iTunes 12 Days of Christmas giveawayOn the 8th day of Christmas Apple iTunes gave to me... Bucket Labs Phoster App!
It's a bit of a meh app but still, its free. The premise is you can make posters vis the app's template. Download and see for yourself. poison_ivyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12695749142209548939noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5434126440400643580.post-70082187384709252872013-01-01T12:02:00.001+00:002013-01-01T12:02:41.198+00:00DAY 7: Apple iTunes 12 Days of Christmas giveawayIt's Day 12 of Apple's 12 Days of Christmas promo and we have a good one today: Toy Story Toons. It's some short movies from Pixar'd Toy Story. At the US iTunes store this retails for $2.99 per short and Apple's giving away two titles: Small fry and Hawaiian Vacation.
If you love Toy Story 3, these shorts are worth downloading. poison_ivyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12695749142209548939noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5434126440400643580.post-12676245519699468602012-12-31T15:04:00.001+00:002012-12-31T15:04:23.665+00:00DAY 6: Apple iTunes 12 Days of Christmas giveawayThe universal game Sonic Jump by Sega has been made free by Apple for Day 6 of their 12 Days of Christmas giveaway.
Sonic Jump is a jump-tilt game similar to doodle jump or icy tower. For those of you not included in the 12 Days of Christmas giveaway (promo is restricted to certain countries) just search for Sonic Jump in the Appstore. poison_ivyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12695749142209548939noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5434126440400643580.post-71944920756327652342012-12-30T05:03:00.001+00:002012-12-30T05:03:54.156+00:00DAY 5: Apple iTunes 12 Days of Christmas giveawayIt's day 5 of Apple's gift giving days and today they're giving away Ed Sheeran Holiday Gift EP.
The EP includes the live versions of Drunk, the small bump, and The City. As previously mentioned you don't need to download the 12 Days Of Christmas app to get access to these freebies, you just need to know which items are actually free and you can search for them in the App store or iTunes for poison_ivyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12695749142209548939noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5434126440400643580.post-88850677331464752932012-12-29T13:04:00.001+00:002012-12-29T13:04:43.832+00:00DAY 4: Apple iTunes 12 Days of Christmas giveawayDay 4 of Apple's iTunes Christmas giveaway is Chuggington Traintastic Adventures.
It's a Children's App which is previously around £4 so that's a lot of savings.
I just discovered that you don't actually need the 12 Days of Christmas App, since it seems that Apps that are offered for free is also free for everybody including those in the US. I don't know about music, books and videos though poison_ivyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12695749142209548939noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5434126440400643580.post-30991927026566391122012-12-28T10:04:00.001+00:002012-12-28T10:04:24.442+00:00DAY 3: Apple iTunes 12 Days of Christmas giveawayIt's Day 3 of Apple's 12 Days of Christmas and today's giveaway is the app called Geomaster 2.
The game tests your knowledge about World Geography. If you're cramming for your Geography exam, this is a fun app to learn from.
Remember, you need to download the 12 days of Christmas app to get access. poison_ivyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12695749142209548939noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5434126440400643580.post-85674383473929237412012-12-27T13:40:00.001+00:002012-12-27T13:40:43.383+00:00DAY 2: Apple iTunes 12 Days of Christmas giveawayIf you haven't heard by now, Apple is giving away free stuff like videos, music, books and apps for free for 12 days, so you probably missed yesterday's offer which was a Maroon 5 EP. All you have to do is download the 12 days of Christmas app from the appstore to get access to the free stuff as you won't likely see it if you head straight to iTunes or the App Store.
The tradition continues poison_ivyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12695749142209548939noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5434126440400643580.post-90122559161207083222012-12-26T15:04:00.001+00:002012-12-26T15:04:33.730+00:00DAY 1: Apple's iTunes 12 Days of Christmas giveawayIt's that time of year again where Apple is feeling generous and will be giving away free stuff like music, games, apps, and books for 12 days.
And to kick things off, Day 1 is Holiday Gift Single by Maroon 5 which includes 2 songs: 1) Moves like Jagger, 2) One more Night (Cutmore Club remix); and the Moves like Jagger music video.
Not bad for a first day haul. Just download the 12 days of poison_ivyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12695749142209548939noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5434126440400643580.post-77257389661775872992012-12-07T16:22:00.001+00:002012-12-07T16:22:07.537+00:00Get £10 off eBay UKWoot! Christmas just came early. If you're shopping around for a case or any accessory for your mobile phone/tablet, here's something that could chop off £10 on your purchase price, heck, you could even get your item for free if its less than £10.
Just go to eBay.co.uk and add something you fancy on your cart, the price should be in GBP and not in another currency. Go to checkout and enter poison_ivyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12695749142209548939noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5434126440400643580.post-24509750187499882762012-11-26T09:00:00.000+00:002012-11-27T14:16:04.554+00:00Best Stylish iPhone earphonesSure, the iconic white iPhone/iPod earphones are already stylish in their own right but come on, they're so 10 years ago. Besides, if you're an android fan, you wouldn't be caught dead with the white earphones so what alternatives are there? Here are some of my choices for the best looking earphones out there.
Monster Miles Davis Trumpets earphones
The Monster Miles Davis Trumpets is poison_ivyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12695749142209548939noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5434126440400643580.post-16933980804539482382012-11-23T14:06:00.001+00:002012-11-23T14:09:01.217+00:00Spigen SGP Ultra Thin Air ReviewAs I've mentioned before, with the iPhone 5's new design, I'm now leaning towards slim and clear cases. I got this Spigen Ultra Thin Air, I was hoping for the clear one but its unavailable so I opted for the Soft model.
I was surprised and happy with the materials used. My previous clear case from Incase is made of hard plastic, the Soft Ultra Thin Air is made of soft bendable plastic so I'm notpoison_ivyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12695749142209548939noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5434126440400643580.post-66964228088718600482012-10-11T15:01:00.002+01:002012-10-11T15:02:01.517+01:00Top 5 best iPhone 5 cases that won't hide iPhone's designLet's face it, the iPhone 5 is one GORGEOUS phone. It's so beautiful that some tech pundits that have written it off before its launch actually retracted what they said and has now proclaimed it the best smartphone in the market. Naturally, you want to show off your 500 quid phone and going buff is the only way to go for it to be recognized as an iPhone 5 and not an iPhone 4. But, unfortunately, poison_ivyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12695749142209548939noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5434126440400643580.post-81705357914151925762012-04-03T14:56:00.000+01:002012-04-03T14:56:43.281+01:00Top 10 Best Android Tablets in the UKSure, Apple's iPad is king of the tablet world but for those who don't like Apple's closed environment, there's always Android. But here's the rub, there's a pletora of Android tablets in the market each vying for the anti-Apple market, so which one's the best? Here are my top 10 list.
1) Asus Transformer Prime
With a quad core to boast, 32GB of internal memory and an optional keyboard dock,poison_ivyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12695749142209548939noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5434126440400643580.post-55462584480451716632012-02-04T05:34:00.001+00:002012-02-19T01:27:54.406+00:00How to tell a fake twelve south bookbook case for iPhoneYou know something is popular when you start seeing knockoffs of the thing on the Internet. Well, it seems that the Twelve South Bookbook case is on the spotlight as I have started seeing knockoffs of this thing on eBay.
Now I know that the sure fire way to tell if something is fake is the price but there are some sellers who are actually selling their original bookbook case for iPhone at a poison_ivyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12695749142209548939noreply@blogger.com5