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Tuesday 13 October 2015

Duracell USB Charger Review

The Duracell Plug With A Small Charge!

Vendor:  Sainsburys
Price:  £20 reduced to £5 when purchased
Description: Universal Tablet/Phone Charger
What's in the Box?: Charger Plug and Cable (fixed) 2.4A output.

My weekly trot around the local Sainsburys almost always turns up a diamond or two and this week was no exception.
Set out on the clearance rack was this little number just begging to be picked up.
On closer inspection this looks like your standard spare generic Micro USB Charger complete with fixed meter lomg Canle but its not that mundane. The main selling point in my opinion is its high power output. At 2.4A this has been the most powerful I have come across so far.
My standard Tablet Charger is 2.0A Max and charges it up in around 2.5 hours or so. Hopefully this seemingly small increase would boost my Charging routine and bring that charge time down.
Why be that bothered? Well unfortunately as well as being a fantastic device, my Tablet has a shocking Battery life and as a consequence never far away from a wall socket.
Not being tied to sitting near the wall every time I want to play an Amdroid game would make this purchase seem a no-brainer!


Monday 12 October 2015

Extreme Landings Pro Review

Extraordinarily good Flight sim on Play Store!
How often would you hear that statement? Not much I wager. That's because Google Play Store is full of so-called Flight sims. Not really but trying hard to be flight sims. With the exception of the equally excellent Infinite Flight there is absolutely nothing of any substance on offer. 
One Engine gone and chaos ensues

Being a fan of Flight Simulators (especially good quality Android offerings) I decided to download Extreme Landings Pro. Rather than taking the free version, I chose the full Pro package instead...

Friday 9 October 2015

Android 6.0 Marshmallow Preview


Another massive treat or a little dusting of Sugar?

Now steady on Google! Only recently have I managed to obtain a working stable copy of 5.1 Lollipop.....and you're knocking this out? ? No sooner do I get my hands on something I could call working and up to date the big announcement came from Google Towers to say at all new Nexus Tablets will be getting this 'Marshmallow'. I hate Marshmallows. 
So not to waste too much of my valuable time on this I decided I would highlight the 'changes' and point out exactly what benefits an upgrade would bring.

New Paranormal Group in Town

News

Born from the ashes of the disbanded Paranormal Group NPG (Northwich Paranormal Group), new Ghost hunting group Searching For Casper promise to take Paranormal investigation to the next level with new locations and a new working ethic. They already have few successful investigations behind them and the group is growing from strength to strength according it its co-founder Frankie. A large investment in technical equipment and confirmed venue bookings have kept the guys busy recently. Some exciting locations have been promised in the near future.
Recent encounters have included Frodsham Hall and Stanley Palace in Chester. Next on the agenda sees the team track down some pesky spooks that reside at a Nuclear fallout Shelter in Nantwich. A throw back from the cold war, the Shelter now serves as a tourist attraction which has a number of reported phenomena within its rooms.
Searching for Casper are based in Northwich, Cheshire

Searching for Casper Website

Monday 5 October 2015

Tesco Hudl 2 Review

The Best Budget Tablet Ever!?

Vendor: Tesco Stores
Price:  £99 (less if you use Club Card Vouchers)
What's in the Box?:  Hudl2 Tablet, Charging Cable and Plug, dedicated helpline support from Tesco Tech

Often spoken about as the best budget Tablet of 2015 the Tesco Hudl2 has a reputation to live up to.
Following the sad death of my regular Tablet recently I decided to have a hunt around to find a great spec Tablet for as little money as I could.
This is not as easy a task as you may have thought. Although the cheap Android Tablet market is more and more saturated with offerings, they are all pretty much similar in spec and finding a stand out choice was difficult.