How to track Santa: follow his Christmas journey live

December 24, 2014

Father Christmas has started his annual present delivery run across the world and you can track his progress right now – with a little help from rival tech companies Microsoft or Google. St Nick’s journey has been tracked for more than 50 years by the North Amercian Aerospace Defense Command (Norad) and it has teamed up with Microsoft for a second time on its tracker, reports the BBC. The Norad Sanata tracker – the full website can be found at www.noradsanta.org and offers…

The sweet evolution of Android O/S [INFOGRAPHIC]

October 21, 2014

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7dayshop, Android, Android 5.0 Lollipop, Google, In The News, infographic, internet, mobile phone, mobile phones, smartphone, smartphones, technology

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From Cupcake to Lollipop, we chart the development of the Android operating system. The latest version of the Android mobile operating system (o/s) has been unveiled by Google – and in keeping with tradition, it has been been named Android 5.0 Lollipop. The search engine giant has been giving each version of Android a confectionary-themed name since April 2009 – the first being cupcake. See the infographic below for the sweet evolution of Android o/s. Further links: Which phones will…

Lollipops (photo credit: Graphicstock.com)

Which phones will get Android 5.0 Lollipop first?

October 17, 2014

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Google has unveiled its latest version of its mobile operating (o/s) system – Android 5.0 Lollipop. It’s been given a visual and technical makeover – which Google says will give users a more intuitive, faster and consistent experience across devices. For example, Google says that with Lollipop it’s easier to pick up where you left off on one device so songs, photos, apps and even recent searches can be immediately accessed on another Android Lollipop device. There’s also a consistent design across devices, which Google has…

The man with one of TV’s most heard voices (although you may not know his name or face)

August 19, 2014

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7dayshop, adult, commercials, concerts, Google, internet, John Lewis, Marstons, office supplies, photography, radio, radio ads, telephone lines, Terry Golding, TV, TV ads, video, voice-over, web ads

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Ever wondered who does the voice overs for TV ads? Well, we have found out who one of these “mystery voices” belongs to… it’s a 7dayshop customer and his voice is most likely to have been heard by many of us. Terry Golding has lent his voice to thousands of TV, corporate, internet video and radio adverts. Just listen to this recording – and realise, you have probably heard his voice! Google, John Lewis, Marstons have been just a few…