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Is Your Bank Supporting Apple Pay in the UK – Click Here To Find Out

July 14, 2015

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Here’s the list of the banks supporting Apple’s contactless payment system in the UK now. Apple Pay allows you to store the details of your credit or debit card – of participating financial institutions – into your iPhone 6 or 6 Plus, Apple Watch or iPad Air 2 or mini 3 and pay for things at high street stores simply by holding your phone over a shop’s contactless reader. The Apple Watch must be paired with an iPhone 5, 5c, 5s, 6…

Facebook is Changing How You Can See Posts – What To Do

July 10, 2015

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You could be about to miss out on great posts, news, deals and photos on Facebook. Did you know Facebook is changing the way that you can see posts on your timeline? Here’s what to do to make sure you don’t miss anything from 7dayshop.com on Facebook and your other favourite pages: 1. When you’re on Facebook on your computer, click on the arrow pointing down at the top right hand corner. 2. This will show a drop down menu, select News…

New BBC Micro:bit Computer To Be Given To Children For Free

July 7, 2015

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Pocket-sized BBC micro:bit designed to introduce a new generation to computing. The idea of the new codeable computer is to encourage children to become creative with technology, bringing their digital ideas, games and apps to life. A simple piece of coding within seconds can light up it LEDs or display a pattern. It measures 4 x 5cm and has 25 red LEDs, two programmable buttons, an on-board motion detector and compass, Bluetooth to connect to the internet and other devices,…

We’re All Getting An EXTRA Second Tonight – Here’s Why

June 30, 2015

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Earth’s time lords have decided to add a leap second to time to reflect the general slowing of the Earth’s rotation around the sun. There have been concerns that the step could affect computer systems across the world, but experts say the move is necessary because our time would eventually go out of sync with solar time. In other words, the clock might say it is the middle of the day but it would be night time. And while it would take…

9 Music Festival And Summer Event Essentials!

June 23, 2015

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As music festivals and other summer events get into full swing, here’s a list of essential items that you need to take with you. A low-cost smartphone Why run the risk of losing your iPhone or other expensive smart phone in a field in Hampshire or some other festival location, when you can get a smartphone for incredible value from 7dayshop.com? The excess on any mobile phone insurance you might have could be higher than the price of a Tecmobile Opal 2 Dual…

7 Father’s Day Gifts That Won’t Break The Bank

June 10, 2015

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With Father’s Day just around the corner, here’s a list of 7 awesome gifts that won’t break the bank – and that your Dad will love. Watch With Smart Functions Heard the buzz about smart wearables, but not sure about spending a fortune? Well, how about a Hannspree sport watch with smart functions? It comes in at under £30 and features a circular OLED display showing the time, data and battery. There’s also fitness tracking, plus call and message notifications from…

£5,000 Photography Competition – Enter Before Deadline Closes

June 3, 2015

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There’s just a few weeks left enter an international photography competition with a £5,000 prize. Lots of entries have already been received, but the organisers of the competition at the Guernsey Photography Festival have issued a final call for submissions before the competition closes. The award is open to anyone, professional or amateur, aged 18 and over, who has developed, or is developing, a coherent, artistically driven body of work in the field of contemporary photography. You can enter work…

Sony And Samsung Make Cash Off Apple iPhone, Reports

June 2, 2015

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Parts made by smartphone rivals Samsung and Sony are reportedly inside the iPhone. Sony’s reported $20 per iPhone Sony is the world’s largest supplier of image sensors in digital cameras and, according to the respected Wall Street Journal, two Sony-made image sensors and related parts are contained in each iPhone 6. It reportedly generates as much as $20 (£13.10) per phone for Sony. Sony-built components are also in Samsung’s Galaxy S6, according to the same recent report. Samsung-made chips inside iPhones?…

Windows 10 To Be Released ‘For Free’ On July 29

June 1, 2015

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Users of Windows will able to upgrade to the latest version of the operating system for free, says Microsoft. Windows 10 will be initially available for release for PCs and tablets, although you will need to be running the latest version of Windows 7 SP1 or Windows 8.1 update. And customers will be able to get an upgrade for free within the first year of release. Microsoft has promised Windows 10 will be faster than ever, work across different devices and bring…

Woman Throws Out Rare $200,000 Apple Computer For Recycling

June 1, 2015

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But E-recycling company says there’s a $100,000 (£65,492.17) cheque waiting for her. Silicon Valley based CleanBayArea is looking for the woman who dropped off the rare Apple 1 computer, produced in the 1970s, among a couple of boxes of e-waste about a month ago. She told them she had decided clear up her garage after her husband had passed away. The woman did not leave any contact information, and a couple of weeks later a recycling manager found the computer –…

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