Technology

Wordle.net: a Fun Tool for Learning

Just for fun, we put Colour My Learning through wordle.net, the web tool that generates your blog or website’s ‘word cloud’ based on the text that actually appears on the feed of your site and this is what we got.

Top 5 Health and Fitness Wristbands

Following a full-on health and fitness daily regime, working out and training, exercising at the gym or simply wanting to make sure that you stay healthy and keeping track of your daily activities, here are 5 best health and fitness activity tracking wristbands to get you started.

Top 5 Best Flagship Smartphones Compared

Flagship smartphones from five of the biggest mobile phone makers compared. With the usual thinner, smarter, lighter, bigger, and the usual speed bumps from one generation to the next, how do these flagship smartphones compare with one another.

Free Online Photo Backup with Google Plus

If you are like me and enjoy taking snaps on the smartphone (both Android and iPhone), you would also have to frequently clear out the snaps to make way for new ones. Here is a service from Google that provides you with unlimited online backup of all your photos.

Top 5 Best Phablets in 2014

If you are not one for multiple mobile devices, smartphone, small tablet, big tablet, then a phablet may be your thing. Essentially a cross between a phone and tablet, phablets are phones with big screen and tablet-like features.

Top 5 Best Chromebooks 2014

Chromebook is gaining a foot hold in the market given it’s simplicity, ease of use, maturing OS and now reliable hardware from mainstream manufacturers. We looked at the comparison between HP Chromebook 11 and Samsung Series 3 Chromebook, now let’s look what else is out in 2014.

Top 5 Health and Personal Care Apps and Gadget

When the iPhone first hit the smartphone scene, it stirred the interest and imagination of developers, thousands of apps were developed each month.

Top 5 Budget Smartphones

Here are five SIM free smartphones that you can buy retail for less, actually 4 out of 5 of these phones are super affordable. Yes, no expensive contracts or lock-ins, just put your SIM card into it and off you go.

Asus Vivotab Smart ME400c 10.1and Tablet Review

In our Top 5 Budget 10-inch Tablets 2014 we looked at Asus Vivotab Smart ME400 10″. It is the only Window 8 tablet among other Android tablets. So, we have decided to revisit the VivoTab and do a bit more digging.

Top 5 Budget 10-inch Tablets

Here is a quick list of the top 5 budget 10-inch tablets you can buy off the shelf from your local supermarket. After a quick visit to the local supermarket, (not your typical place for tech I know) we found that apart from groceries, they stock a good line up of tablets at very competitive […]

Top 10 Portable Wireless Speakers

Typically, wireless speakers connect via Bluetooth although most speakers also provide a 3.5mm cable for direct connection using the Line-in socket. Some of the speakers featured here also include a mini USB or USB port and cable. This is used to update the speakers firmware or as a USB Power port to charge your smartphone […]

Top 5 Windows 8.1 Tablets

With Amazon’s new Kindle Fire HDX 7-inch and flagship Kindle HDX 8.9-inch tablets, the overnight success of Google’s Nexus 7 2013 and Nexus 5 smartphone, what can we expect from tablets based on Microsoft’s OS. Since the introduction of Windows 8.1, there has been a surge of devices based on the new OS.

Wireless Portable Media Hubs

We looked at portable wireless storage solutions in our article, Wireless Portable Hard Drives. But what if you already have a portable storage, memory cards and removable flash USB drives. Is there a solution(s) out there that shares the features of wireless portable storage; self powered device with built-in rechargeable battery and wireless connectivity BUT […]

Top 5 Wireless Portable Hard Drives

With a web developer, an avid photographer and a graphics designer in the team, we have invested in network storage and backups in our workplace including cloud solutions for backing up to the web. But we were never quite sure how to bring our files with us especially when we are on assignments abroad or […]

Kindle Fire HD vs Kindle Fire HDX 7-inch Tablets

Amazon’s Kindle Fire HDs (both 7″ and 8.9″) have its’ successors, the Kindle Fire HDXs. X in HDX refers to ‘beyond HD’ and here is what’s happening across the range. The old Kindle Fire 7″ has been removed from Amazon’s virtual shelf. However bot Kindle Fire HDs 7″ and 8.9″ are here to stay but […]

Nexus 5 the Epitome of An Android Smartphone

While HTC, Samsung, Sony and other vendors have been churning out Android phones left, right and center, Google has been working with the likes LG to come up with their own brand smartphone, the Nexus 5. Successor to the Nexus 4, also manufactured by LG, released a little over a year ago (November 2013). The […]

Top 5 Budget Small Tablet

Looking for a budget 7″ tablet to get for school and at the same time, not willing to sacrifice on quality and specifications, here are 5 top small tablets from reputable names that you can count on.

Top 5 Completely Free Blogging Platforms

More and more teachers and educator are starting their own blog to publish education related content from lesson plans, course materials to video tutorials. This provides the students that they teach, access to targeted learning resources. Being on a blog also meant that these resources are available online for other students and schools. This indirectly […]

Apple iPad Mini 2 with Retina Display vs Nexus 7 II

Due out late November. One of the biggest improvement to the iPad Mini is undoubtedly the display. The first generation iPad Mini had a measly 1024 x 768 pixels. At 7.9″ that’s only 163 PPI (Pixels Per Inch). Compare this to the new iPad Mini with Retina Display which spots a 2048 x 1536 resolution, […]