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London-based Atom Studios a  brand that creates beautiful smartphone accessories using eco-friendly materials, today adds Keep, a premium cork MagSafe wallet, to its product range in the UK and US.

Available in carbon black or natural, Keep is made from cork — a natural, durable alternative to leather and plastic that has the added benefits of being naturally water repellent and antibacterial. The wallet boasts a minimalist design and subtle Atom Studios logo, which emphasises the natural beauty of the cork, and has a card slot which can hold two cards, offering a convenient way to keep credit, debit and ID cards close to hand.

Compatible with all MagSafe equipped iPhones (iPhone 12 and newer) the secure built-in magnets ensure that Keep stays firmly in place on the back of your phone or MagSafe phone case.

Akbar Ali, Creative Director at Atom Studios.

“We carefully consider environmental impact when designing our products, so choosing cork as the material for Keep was crucial. We want to offer iPhone users a beautifully designed, functional MagSafe wallet with environmentally friendly credentials. Many MagSafe wallets on the market are made from leather or plastic which ends up in landfill, so Keep will be an attractive option for conscious shoppers.

Not only is cork biodegradable, recyclable and reusable it’s also inherently sustainable – oak cork trees grow abundantly and harvesting the cork assists in CO2 absorption. Every year, the trees absorb nearly 14m tonnes of carbon dioxide during their natural regeneration. Harvesting the bark from these trees aids in the regeneration process, and helps them absorb more carbon dioxide and release more oxygen.

Due to its eco credentials and durability, cork is having a renaissance in the product ranges and the design space, as architects and designers embrace the material as a sustainable and aesthetically pleasing choice for interiors, walls and ceilings. It’s for these reasons that Atom Studios has chosen the material for its new MagSafe wallet.

Keep is available in the UK and US from 31st August for £29.99 / $29.99 from Atom Studios (UK and US),  Amazon (UK only), Verishop (US only).

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Here at Coolsmartphone Towers, we have reviewed Groov-e headphones on a few occasions, and have always been impressed with the sound quality at their competitive price point.

Today Groov-e has announced their latest product; the SoundBuds. The SoundBuds feature a ” push to talk feature” which give users access to their AI assistant without needing to open the phone. Simply press a button on the side of the headphones and speak directly with Siri, Google Assistant or Alexa. Using voice commands users can cue music, ask for directions, set calendar events and make phone calls quickly and easily when on-the-go.

Features include:

• Bluetooth 5.0 technology, users are able to connect the SoundBuds seamlessly with any smart-device that’s up to 10 metres away
• Four-hours of battery life from a single charge, and up to 14 hours in total
• Charging case; the SoundBuds automatically turn on and connect to each other once taken out of their charging case, or just use one SoundBud at a time for a mono version on calls

Kunal Patel, Director, Groov-e said:

With our latest launch we are proving that you don’t need to spend a fortune to have a quality pair of true wireless headphones. With the SoundBuds coming in at £60, this offers a step up to our PlayBuds, packed with technology such as our voice assistant guide and Bluetooth 5.0.

Hopefully we will get a set of SoundBuds for a full review, but if you cant wait till then the SoundBuds true wireless earphones are available now from www.groov-e.co.uk  for £59.99.

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According to an email being sent out by Google, Hangouts SMS integration will stop working after May 22, 2017. The company will presumably roll out an update on the day that will disable the SMS integration functionality on the app.

Google will start showing an in-app notification to users starting from March 27, 2017, prompting users to select a new default messaging client of the ones installed on their device. If no other SMS app is found installed, users will be redirected to the Google Play Store to download the Android Messages app. Users who do not use the Hangouts app as their default messaging client will not receive any notification.

Last year, we announced several improvements to the most popular features of Google Hangouts, such as the new video meetings experience and better group chat messaging. As a part of that ongoing effort, we will be removing carrier SMS text messaging from Hangouts on Android after May 22, 2017.

So in a weird way Google is trying to say removing features from an application is an improvement? I wonder how long after that May deadline will we see SMS integrated into Allo. Think about it – wouldn’t it be nice to have a fully unified messaging app that loads of people use, and that doesn’t rely on Facebook or WhatsApp for example.

source: an email from Google posted on Reddit.

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A lot of mobile games have a problem to resolve, most of us are used to playing games with a physical control pad, and most Tables and Smartphones can’t provide that option.
Games designers obviously provide different control mechanics to get around the lack of buttons on mobile devices, from specific touch centric controls to virtual on-screen joypads, but for some of us nothing replaces a physical controller. Some games offer a Bluetooth controller option but there are other options, for example the Satzuma Joystick.

A low tech option for gamers?

The Satzuma Joystick offers a low tech solution to a modern day problem through a small stick-on joystick which attaches to your devices through a small suction cup.
The information supplied with the joystick claims that it will work with any game that uses an on screen D-Pad that doesn’t uses a sliding motion, I was naturally sceptical especially given the price of £6, however the Satzuma Joystick provided a pleasant surprise.

When I removed the Joystick from it’s packaging I was impressed with it’s build quality and how solid it felt, but couldn’t see how it was going to work well in practice. Quickly firing up FIFA on my iPad soon put my concerns to rest, as after I got used to feel of the joystick, controlling the players was very responsive indeed.

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The joystick works in a similar way to the old fashioned digital joypads rather then the analog controls were are now used to in that you need to press firmly, but after you get used to this it works surprisingly well.

Will the Satzuma Joystick replace a physical joypad? No of course not…but in testing it was definitely significantly better then just using the on-screen virtual pad and made the games more enjoyable, which for £6 (from Boots) seems a bit of a bargain.

If you are a mobile gamer or looking for a gift for one then the Satzuma Joystick is an option.

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A smartphone with a 4.7″ screen, dual-core Atom 1.6GHz CPU, 2000mAh battery, 8 megapixel camera plus a 1.3 megapixel front shooter. It’s nothing unusual in the mobile market of today, but the Geeksphone “Revolution” phone can boot both Android 4.4 (Kit Kat) or Mozilla’s FXOS (Boot2Gecko) OS. Not only that, but it’s to be available for 199 Euros which, all things being equal, is £164.

It’ll be available to buy in just a few days on May 1st via www.geeksphone.com and on Amazon. The company tell us that you can choose either standard Android 4.4 or have a CyanogenMod 11 version of Android.

Get more details on the handset below. do let us know if you’re looking to get one.

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