Ladies and gentlemen, we are proud to announce the 4th anniversary of GearBest.

This event is extremely important as they started as a really small shop selling RC toys and hobbies. In the timeframe of less than 4 years they’ve gained global attention for the Chinese brands they support. Nowadays, GearBest is the biggest chinese eCommerce able to ship on almost any country in the world.

Of course, a big party to celebrate this success is mandatory. As usual, GearBest promotions follow the same pattern with a preheat, main-event and after-party along with lucky bags, games and coupons for extra discount.

When does the party start?

All of the three main parts of this birthday celebration features different products, so it’s pointless to wait for a better price as the promotion is proceeding. Don’t forget to use coupons along your orders and participate in the GearBest Points Lucky Draw game to win umidigi s2 lite.

Also GearBest will sell Lucky Bags in 8 different options with random suprises inside.

Here is the scoop on GearBest 4th Birthday:

• Preheat: March 20th (9:00 UTC) – March 26th (2:00 UTC)
• Main-event: March 26th (9:00 UTC) – April 2nd (2:00 UTC)
• After-party: April 2nd (2:00 UTC) – April 9th (2:00 UTC)

What discount do I get?

As GearBest’s own birthday party, you will definitely not be disappointed.

Your favorite brands such as Xiaomi, DJI, Huawi or Alfawise will all be on board. It’s not only about smartphone and tablets, other categories will also be covered. No matter if you are an outdoor enthusiast, E-cigarette vaper, gadget lover or fashion addict, there will be something for you.

What’s more, GearBest have a special part for Existing Loyal Fans (March 20th – April 9th)

• MOST LOYAL FANS (registered in 2014-2015) enjoy $400 – $40 coupon
• ESTABLISHED FANS (registered in 2016) enjoy $120 – $10 coupon
• RECENT FANS (registered in 2017) enjoy $300 – $25 coupon

All the above mentioned coupons work for all products except Flash Sale products, APP exclusive and E-mail only. All the coupons have limited units, so try your best to get the coupon when the clock turn to 9:00 UTC.

How about some games?

Easter Day Gaming to win CHUWI HI8 AIR, you can get 1 free chance to break the egg everyday (March 26th – April 2nd), share it to your social media platform you can get 1 more chance, limited to 5 times.

What you have to know about GearBest

1. Shipping: GearBest is a Chinese online shopping website that’s able to deliver worldwide. The logistics department is able to dispatch to over 150+ nations. While four years ago the most common shipping method was “flat rate shipping”, nowadays GearBest developed a sophisticated delivery line called Priority Direct Mail. This shipping line, developed by GearBest, brings your order in your country with a dedicated carrier. A national express provider will then complete the shipping in as low as few hours. The dimensions of this shipping network made GearBest the biggest Chinese online B2B international shopping website
2. Product selection: You won’t find the brands you are used to. GearBest portfolio of producers focuses on most promising Chinese brands: comparable quality at an unbelievable price. These brands might not be as popular as American top brands but the selection of Gadgets on GearBest is composed by the most popular and used by the earth’s biggest country
3. Price: GearBest is the only distributor between the producer and the customer. There are no importers and no distribution partners to bring the product to you. With a workforce of over 5,000+ employees in the time frame of 4 years, GearBest managed to run in-house most of the logistics
4. Support: you have plenty of ways to reach out GearBest. From facebook pages to forums and groups. If you are interested in a tv-box for example, you can reach out the dedicated group on facebook to check stock availability and coupons and have suggestion on the best delivery to use for your needs!

Can’t wait?

If you want to take advantage of the Flash Sale deals, here’s one you’ll probably like.

How about a DJI Spark drone, in white, for just £292.83?

Another deal is a 1050 Ti graphics card for under £190. Could come in handy for those of you looking in to Crypto Mining or just updating your gaming PC.

Have a look and see what you can get.

This is a promotion and GadgetyNews might be rewarded through an affiliate deal.

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As you know, the 3rd annual Prime Day started yesterday evening at 6pm and will run until midnight tonight, giving Prime members 30 hours to shop.

It seems that Prime Day is proving to be very popular.

At 19 hours in to the sale Amazon is already seeing some remarkable figures.

• Prime members have ordered thousands of TVs in the UK as of 3am. The LG 49 inch 4K Ultra HD HDR Smart LED TV has proven particularly popular. Get one of your own right here.
• Members also ordered more than 90,000 toys as of 3am and the Melissa and Doug Wooden Stamp Set is the best-selling toy so far
• The best-selling deal so far on Prime Day in the UK is the Amazon Echo (at just £79.99 with, £70 off).
• Other best-selling deals so far today in the UK include Echo Dot, Fire TV Stick with Alexa Voice Remote, All-New Fire 7 Tablet with Alexa, Oral-B Smart Series 4000 Electric Rechargeable Toothbrush Powered by Braun.

It’s not just tech and gadgets flying off the shelves either. Ariel’s 3 in 1 Colour Washing Capsules seem to be doing well too. With a tenner off a Mega Pack, I can see why.

Deals released at midnight on July 10th

• Up To 50% off Kenwood, Breville, Tefal and more including a Breville Personal Blender for just £17.99
• Up to 30% off Smart Lighting products including great savings on Phillips Hue and Hive
• 40% off Tommee Tippee including a pack of 9 Sangenic Tec Refills for just £20.99
• At least 40% off the Epson LCD Projector
• Up To 50% off Pet Food, Healthcare and Accessories including a Sureflap Microchip Cat Flap at just £34.99
• Up to 63% off Braun, Philips and Remington
• Up to 50% Off Levi’s, Wrangler, G-Star and more
• 40% off Selected Le Creuset, Joseph Joseph, Circulon, Tefal and more
• Up to 30% off Bose and Sennheiser Headphones
• Up to 30% off Fitbit
• Save over £100 on GoPro HERO5 Session 4K Travel Bundle

All deals can be found at www.amazon.co.uk/primeday.

To participate in Prime Day you need to be a member of Amazon Prime; customers can sign-up or start a free trial of Prime by visiting www.amazon.co.uk/primeday.

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Yesterday I received some very exciting news – could GadgetyNews possibly stop always being the bridesmaid and never the bride?

Don’t get me wrong, I am very proud of what I have achieved so far with GadgetyNews. Over the past eight years I have watched the readership grow as well as my list of contacts and friends I have made through writing reviews and news that’s easy to understand.

This year GadgetyNews was in the final 10 for the UK Blog Awards and now it is in the final five for the Bloggers’ Lounge Tech Blogger of the Year Award!

To say that I am excited is an understatement. I am so happy to have my little corner of the interweblogosphere noticed, let alone be recognised by its peers.

If you have a second or so to spare, please click here or the picture above to vote – the Tech Blogger category is the third down on the left-handside, unless you’re using a mobile.

Thanks to all of you who have already voted as well as those who will do.

Most of all, thanks for reading, commenting and for supporting GadgetyNews.
Jay

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Amongst all the fancy dress costumes, fog and consumption of way too many sweets and chocolates over the weekend, GadgetyNews entered its ninth year.

Way back on October 30th 2007 I decided it was time to move my first attempts at a gadget and tech blog over from some temporary hosting and make it official.

What was Jay Garrett’s Gadget News (snappy huh?) was moved over to WordPress and the announcement, as is the way of WordPress blogs, appeared as a ‘Hello world!‘ post.

At that point I was so very in love with my brand new Nokia N95!

I am fortunate enough to have made a number of good friends and excellent contacts over the years which has enabled me to get hands-on with the latest tech and gadgets to review.

I’d like to think that my writing has improved and that the style of GadgetyNews has evolved. Most importantly though, after eight years and 5,797 posts, I hope that GadgetyNews is still keeping it low jargon for all your high tech needs.

Thanks to all who have dropped by.

Jay

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Imagine, not being able to use a smartphone, tablet, PC or even bare to be around tech in general. I know, scary isn’t it. For some people this is a reality but is rarely treated as a serious thing. A breakthrough has happened though as a French woman has won a disability grant after telling a court she suffers from an allergy to electromagnetic radiation from gadgets.

The BBC reports that Marine Richard was told that she may claim €800 (£580) per month for three years as a result of her disability.

This is being considered a breakthrough for all people affected by electromagnetic hypersensitivity (EHS). The condition is recognised by the World Health Organisation (WHO), even though the causes of this condition remain unclear.

Typical symptoms reported by those who say they suffer from EHS include headaches, fatigue, nausea and palpitations. The disability allowance was granted by a court in Toulouse, though the ruling did not formally recognise EHS as an illness.

Ms Richard had to move out to a remote area in the mountains of south-west France and live in a barn that has no electricity. Richard had been affected by everyday gadgets such as phones.

Anyone who watches the ‘Breaking Bad’ spin-off ‘Better Call Saul‘ may be familiar with the syndrome as Saul’s brother, Chuck, apparently suffered the with the same.

Electrosensitivty UK (ES-UK), a charity that campaigns for wider recognition of EHS, said it welcomed the French court’s decision.

The charity stated:

Several people in the UK have been diagnosed with electrosensitivity and received help for the disability but any financial allowance usually refers to a different name for the condition or a related condition,”

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It is time to update those “Which songs would you have played at your funeral?” lists and add some tech because, according to the latest research, 1 in 3 UK funerals now includes a gadgety aspect.

Personally I’d like to put the ‘fun’ in to my funeral – perhaps a bouncy castle graveyard, or some ‘you’re dead funny’ helium balloons.

It seems that tech is making an ever increasing feature in funeral services these days with the majority seemingly featuring ‘video calls’ for those unable to attend the funeral and it seems that the people polled felt this is only the tip of the death day gadgets.

Now, I am aware of QR Codes embedded in to headstones and even coffins that feature mobile phones for those calls from the other side.

The study, conducted by perfectchoicefunerals.com, polled 2,145 British adults, all of whom were aged 18 or over, with an even gender split. In order to be eligible for the survey, all participants were required to have attended a funeral within the last 18 months – I am a bit concerned that this may have incited some uninvited appearances

Initially, all participants were asked ‘Have you been to a funeral in which technology played a role within the last 18 months?’ They were asked not to include music played through a CD or MP3 player when considering their answer. 1 in 3 (32%) of respondents revealed that they had been to a funeral in the past 18 months where technology was used in some way.

The survey then asked these respondents to reveal what the technology was. Respondents were able to select all answers that were applicable, which revealed the below top 5:

1. Video call – 21%
2. Memorial videos –  19%
3. Digital order of service – 15%
4. Music streamed – 13%
5. Photobooth – 4%

A photobooth? Really? I know that weddings and funerals are probably those times when you get to see great aunt Ethel who now lives miles away but, really? I am guessing that the photobooths are there for the attendees and not to get that last snap with the dearly departed!

All relevant respondents were asked to reveal what effect the technology used had on the service.

The majority of respondents (67%) said that it had a positive effect, with almost half of these (49%) saying that it had a positive effect because it brought distant friends and family together and involved them in the service.

Those who experienced the use of ‘video calls’ during a funeral were asked to reveal why this had been done. A majority of 65% of respondents said that it had been done so that those living abroad or far away could share the day to remember their loved one.

All respondents were asked to reveal whether they felt comfortable with the use of technology in funerals, to which a majority of 59% revealed that they did not. 76% of these felt it was ‘too disruptive’.

Finally, the survey asked all respondents whether they thought the role of technology in funerals would increase in years to come. A majority of 57% revealed that they thought that it would. When asked how they thought this would be so, 21% said that they believed holograms of the deceased would be used in funerals in the future.

Emma Simpson of perfectchoicefunerals.com made the following comments:

With digital developments comes a rise in the involvement of technology in funerals. Britons may feel uncomfortable with this, but it certainly adds a whole new element to someone’s final farewell.”

She continued:

A funeral is a tough time for everyone involved, so it’s nice for those living abroad or far away to share in the event in some form, even if it is via a video link. As for holograms at funerals, we think that’s a few decades away yet!”

Have you got your last event planned? What tech would you request?

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I clocked off for my lunch-break and headed, as usual, to news feed reader Feedly only to find that I couldn’t connect. It turns out that it is currently suffering a DDoS (distributed denial of service) attack.

The attack, and subsequent downage, has been announced on Feedly’s blog.

Users are currently unable to access the website or load any of your feeds via the app. Feedly explained in a short message that the DDoS perpetrator is holding Feedly to ransom and asking for money to stop the attack, Feedly has refused to comply.

CEO of Feedly, Edwin Khodabakchian, said in the following short statement:

Criminals are attacking feedly with a distributed denial of service attack (DDoS). The attacker is trying to extort us money to make it stop. We refused to give in and are working with our network providers to mitigate the attack as best as we can.

Khodabakchain went on to explain that users’ data is safe and that you will be “able to re-access your Feedly as soon as the attack is neutralized.” He continued: “We are working in parallel with other victims of the same group and with law enforcement.”

Evernote, which integrates with Feedly, also suffered a similar attack early this morning, although service was quickly restored.

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You have no doubt by now heard about the encryption flaw called Heartbleed. It has already been called one of the biggest security threats the Internet has ever seen and has affected many popular websites and services — ones you might use every day. Here’s a quick list of the most popular ones that may require you to update your details.

If you have accounts with Gmail (maybe) and Facebook (more than likely) the Heartbleed hole could have quietly exposed your sensitive account information (such as passwords and credit card numbers) over the past two years.

Due to the nature of the Heartbleed bug, you’ll need to wait until affected sites update their infrastructure before you change your passwords.

Handily, the LastPass Security Check tool now includes recommendations for Heartbleed, letting you know which sites have closed the hole, when, and if you should update yet.

To run the tool, just click on LastPass and check the site’s URL – here’s the result for Apple.com.

Obviously the list below is not extensive – check out the mahoosive one produced by GitHub. Thanks to Christian for the tip

Social networks

Email

Top tech companies

Shopping

Media and tools

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This is a very special moment for me. 5 years ago I posted up the “Hello world” post which signalled that what started as Jay Garrett’s Gadgets on a temporary hosting was making an important move.

5 years and 4,300 posts (give or take a couple) later, I am thankful and, frankly amazed by the amount of support that PR companies, gadget makers and tech builders has given this one-man-band over the last few years.

More importantly though, is the amount of you out there that read my take on the world’s gadget news and have given me feedback through the site’s redesigns and focus.

Even though it has mainly been yours truly slinging words up on here every day – GadgetyNews would be nothing without you, the reader. Whether you slip by once in a while or avidly open your RSS reader when a new post lands – I thank every single last one of you and count you as one of the Gadgety Faithful.

Back in 2007 the best phone, in my opinion, was the Nokia N95. I kept that right up til I bought the iPhone 3G in June 2008. My N95 continued to be brilliant for another 2 or 3 years as my good friend bought it off me. Soon after I got my N95 the Nokia Music Store opened.

If you were an Apple fan back in 2007 you wouldn’t be raving about your MacBook Air as they didn’t exist. You could have been sat in a coffee shop with your MacBook Pro which had just been upgraded to feature Santa Rosa architecture if you were really happening, though

Back in 2007, you could grab a Sony PlayStation for £75 and get a robot to do most of your cleaning chores for the first time!

Thanks again and here’s to the next 5 years – surely we’ll have hoverboards and jet packs by then!

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The reason why Twitter has become such a great place for breaking news is its 140 character limit – but now Twitter is partnering with big media companies to expand what can be shared in a single Tweet.

Twitter announced today that it has introduced expanded Tweets.

These allows companies such as The New York Times and Wall Street Journal to embed a headline and even the introduction to an article within a single tweet. That’s like cheating isn’t it?

Part of the speediness of Twitter must be due to the 140 character limit, but in recent months Twitter has been expanding what users can do within a Tweet, allowing them to embed YouTube videos and Instagram photos that can be viewed within Twitter or one of its clients.

Today it’s adding more content for media partners, new sources for video, and even embedded audio from Soundcloud links – ok, so that’s handy for bands which is a good thing

The expanded Tweets will be rolling out on Twitter’s website and mobile site today, and coming soon for iOS and Android.

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