Darren Millar
European Editor
30 something, ex-nightclub DJ. Currently loving technology. Smart home builder, Small Japanese car fan. Never owned an iPhone. Cat person.
Padmate Pamu Quiet earbuds offer fantastic sound but are they worth it?
Sep 23rd - Like me, you may not have heard of Padmate or PaMu, but they present themselves as a forward thinking team that have produced a selection of what appear to be relatively decent earphones more recently endorsed by a some popular NBA players. The PaMu Slide and PaMu Slide Mini were successful (albeit with some flaws) projects on Indiegogo.PaMU Quiet is …
Boost your bass and share your sounds, with Pixel Buds
Aug 20th - Today 20th August 2020, Google are dropping new features for Pixel Buds to help you customize your unique sound experience, find your earbuds more easily if you misplace them and get more done with your earbuds—including an experimental feature that alerts you to what’s going on around you even when you have your Pixel Buds …
If you think the Pixel 4a is a boring smartphone, you’re wrong
Aug 11th - The Pixel 4a is finally here, well… almost. After months of speculation and delays, you’ll still have to wait a few weeks before the Pixel 4a lands on your doorstep. I have to admit, my euros are literally burning a hole in my pocket. I’m excited for this one.This is what I’ve been waiting for …
How to transfer your Facebook photos and videos to Google Photos
Jun 5th - You are probably sitting there thinking “How do I transfer all my Facebook photos and videos to Google Photos.” You might also be thinking about deleting your Facebook account but don’t want to delete all your precious photos and videos. Truth be told, there are many reasons why you might like to make a copy …
How to schedule a tweet natively on Twitter
May 29th - For a long time the only way to schedule tweets on Twitter was by using any number of services that weren’t actually, Twitter. Weird huh? Of course there is Tweetdeck but not many people use that on a daily basis for a single account and therefore have relied on 3rd party tools to schedule their …
How to temporarily disable or suspend your Instagram account
May 27th - Sometimes or at least for a maximum of once per week you might just want to temporarily shut off your Instagram feed. The floods of notifications might be getting you down or the abundance of free watch collab offers are just too hard to keep track of. Either way, if you choose to temporarily disable …
How to post GIFs to Instagram
May 27th - GIFs are not a new thing, in fact they are some of the oldest things on the internet dating back to 1987. Posting GIFs to Instagram and other social media sites is quite simple thanks to Giphy, a service that is now revered as the “internet standard” in GIF deployment. Recently acquired for $400 million …
How-to: Speed up any laptop or PC with an SSD
Apr 23rd - So here we are 2020 and the world is crumbling beneath us. Now more than ever we are relying on our laptops and home computers when we are sent packing to work from home. Not a new concept but with to date over 1 billion people already being asked to self-isolate there are going to …
How to automate your Instagram feed
Mar 17th - If you are a social media content creator one of the most time-consuming and inefficient part of managing and growing an Instagram account is the time and energy it takes to stop everything you’re doing several times a day to take out your phone, open Instagram, take/upload a photo, write a caption and publish a …
Best cases for the Pixel 4 in 2020
Mar 6th - The Pixel 4 is slim and slippery, but its size means that it’s possible to get a really robust and heavy duty case on it without compromising the feel in the hand, when combined with a slim and grippy case it can feel twice as nice and be totally secure too! In this roundup you’ll …
Alleged Google Pixel 5 renders offer us an ugly camera array and more forehead
Feb 15th - I’d say if these leaked renders were real I’d eat my hat, but I’m not sure if I trust Google enough for it to be completely fake. Jon Prosser released this image on his YouTube channel, suggesting that we are getting a first look at a render of the upcoming Google Pixel 5 XL.It’s far …
Samsung’s answer to the foldable glass flip phone. Galaxy Z Flip
Feb 11th - Priced at $1380 and available from 14th of February the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip is the South Korean manufacturer’s answer to the small form factor glass screen foldable mobile phone question. In direct competition with the newly released MOTO Razr.The device was unveiled at Samsung’s unpacked event below is everything you need to know about …
Samsung Galaxy S20 lineup officially unveiled. Specs & Price.
Feb 11th - Usually one of the most anticipated announcements of the year, along side Apple, and Google is the Samsung Unpacked event, except that this year there was absolutely nothing left to the imagination due to a flood of leaks before the event. Is it me or is the leaky bucket getting leakier? Anyway, there is a …
GMSA will hold a crisis meeting on Friday to decide the fate of #MWC20
Feb 11th - UPDATES BELOWMobile World Congress (MWC) 2020 has already had to endure a list of exhibitor withdrawals due to the coronavirus outbreak in Wuhan China, and it seems like there’s a distinct possibility that the entire event could be cancelled. According to Spanish daily publication La Vanguardia, the GSMA will hold a crisis meeting on Friday, …
This new keyboard for Android promises 72% less typos with 100% privacy.
Feb 7th - Every fifth word written on a smartphone is misspelled, according to a study by Cambridge University and ETH Zurich. Typewise addresses this problem through unique interface and AI algorithms, reducing typos by 72%. Unlike Google Keyboard, Swiftkey and others, Typewise runs completely offline thus safeguarding user privacy.The smartphone keyboard is today’s most important human-machine interface, …