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Watchdog Criticises Smart Appliance Makers – Says Support Doesn’t Last Long Enough!
I can honestly say that I don’t have a single ‘smart appliance‘ within my home. Predominantly because it’s quite old (I’m very happy there though). With more modern housing developments, however, smart home technology is certainly becoming more prevalent and particularly so when it comes to products within a kitchen.…
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Survey Finds 3 in 4 UK Consumers Approve of Microsoft’s Activision Takeover!
I haven’t exactly made it a secret that I am not a supporter of Microsoft’s potential acquisition of Activision/Blizzard. And getting one point very quickly out of the way, this is not because I have any invested interest in the Sony PlayStation. My predominant gaming platform has been, and always…
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Nintendo Updates Repair TOS to Exclude People Who Harass or Abuse their Staff!
If you buy a tech product and it breaks shortly after, you clearly have a right to not just have it repaired (presuming it’s in warranty) but also to perhaps be a little vexed with the overall situation. What you don’t have the right to do, however, is to get…
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UK Consumers Warned of Vehicle Tax Email Scam!
It’s a sad reality that there are many individuals and organisations out there that are absolutely determined if not to steal your money, then to at least learn as much information about you that you’re willing to give away freely. – Of these, one of the most common tactics is…
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European Investigation Called for Nintendo Switch Joy-Con Drift
It’s been well documented since the initial launch of the Nintendo Switch that while the controllers certainly represented something more than a little innovative, a pretty significant problem can lurk within. Namely, the dreaded Joy-Con drift issue. – With literally tens of thousands of complaints having being made about them…
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Facebook Is Officially The Least Trusted Tech Company
Facebook Is Officially Not Trusted! Over the last year, Facebook has certainly seen it’s fair share of PR disasters. Be it their mismanagement of our data or the public perception of political bias, the social media site is certainly struggling to keep all of the plates spinning. It seems, however,…
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Consumer Reports Warns About Microsoft Surface Reliability
Microsoft‘s most recent Surface products have been taken off Consumer Reports from their recommended list due to “poor predicted reliability”. This is also in comparison with most other brands. The laptops taken off specifically include the Surface Laptop and Microsoft Surface Book. Consumer Reports’ reliability rating relies on user survey.…
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Valve Given $3m Fine by Australian Federal Court Over Refund Policy
Earlier this year Valve was found guilty of breaking Australian Consumer Law, and the Australian Federal Court aren’t taking that lightly with their decision that Valve should pay up a whopping $3 million fine. I’m sure Valve has the cash for that with plenty to spare, but that kind of…
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FFC To Create “Nutrition Labels” For Your Broadband
The Federal Communications Commission do a lot of things, including monitoring and investigating companies which have less than kind business practices. In their latest attempt to help people they’ve taken their inspiration from something we see (and ignore for the most part) everyday, nutrition labels. In their latest attempt to give…
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Phantom 3 Creators DJI Announce New Agricultural Drone
DJI is a company known for their drones, the recognisable phantom 3 is one of their models after all. While the public seek to use these drones more and more, with everything from wedding videos to football games recorded, it is no surprise that DJI just announced their latest model,…
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4K Television Shipments Predicted to Reach 40% in 2016
The consumer adoption of high-definition Televisions has taken a considerable amount of time but this isn’t surprising considering the fairly low quality footage on traditional broadcasts. Initially, people were told to upgrade to ‘HD Ready’ sets as a way of preparing for high-definition content. However, many of these users felt quite…
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New Firefox Testing Feature Warns Of Insecure Website Password Submission
Consumers are exposed to a myriad of cyber threats which are intent upon harvesting as much information as possible, from bogus emails offering state cash refunds to spoofed pages which purport to be from a genuine vendors, but are in fact aiming to collect sensitive consumer details. Well known and…
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Reports of iPhone 6S & Plus Randomly Powering Down
Smartphones have moved on leaps and bounds over the last decade, the processing power which is confined within a portable device is quite mind-blowing. But, these devices do have their problems which include generally poor battery life and a tendency to break if dropped, unlike that Nokia 1100 model which…
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Consumer Rights Act 2015 Comes Into Force
The Consumer Rights Act (2015) was enacted into law today which properly outlines the responsibilities retailers have to their customers in a transparent manner. Previously, the Sales of Goods Act (1979) provided information on consumer rights and constituted situations which were eligible for a full refund. Sadly, the Act contained…
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First 2TB Consumer SSDs Are Now Available
Samsung announced that they would be releasing 2TB versions of their popular 850 Evo and 850 Pro families a couple of months ago, but thus far no one has spotted the drives out in the wild. That is up until now, they have been spotted in shops, are available through…
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