Mobile Phones
Best Galaxy S4 deals
Tesco Mobile currently has the best Samsung Galaxy S4 24 month contract. if you’re looking to buy a Galaxy S4 direct from the mobile networks, we’ve reviewed the best Galaxy S4 deals, and in our view Tesco Mobile currently offer the best value 24 month Galaxy S4 contract. Article last updated: 23 May 2013 Tesco [...]
The best mobile phone
The best mobile phone currently available in the UK is the iPhone 5. If you have the budget to choose any phone in the market, the iPhone 5 should be your first choice. Last updated: 7 May 2013 If you walk into a mobile phone shop, or past through an airport or shopping centre, you [...]
Buying an iPhone 5 on a 12 month contract
Vodafone currently has the best iPhone 5 12 month contract We’ve run our eye across the current network offers, and in our view Vodafone currently offer the best value 12 month iPhone 5 contracts. Article last updated: 15 May 2013 Vodafone offer unlimited minutes, unlimited texts, and a whopping 4GB data allowance, with an affordable [...]
iPads & Tablets
The best tablet computer is the iPad and the iPad Mini
The iPad with Retina display and the iPad Mini are the best tablet computers to buy. A short recommendation on the best tablet computer to buy When recommending the best tablet computer to friends and family, our first two picks are always the iPad with Retina display (aka the iPad 4, as everyone except Apple [...]
Kids tablets for under £100
Can you get a decent kids tablet for under £100? Tariff Hound looks at the two best sellers to find out.
Kindles & eReaders
Kindle vs Kobo vs Nook: Why the Kindle Paperwhite is the Best Buy eReader
We recommend sticking with Amazon’s Kindle models vs the Kobo and Nook models The £109 Amazon Kindle Paperwhite is our pick of the black and white eReaders. Amazon’s Kindle range offers the widest and best range of books versus the Kobo and Nook online book stores, and unlike the Kobo and the Nook, we’re confident that [...]
Laptops & computers
Best cheap laptop for under £300
We recommend the Google Chromebook for a £300 laptop Our Best Buy cheap laptop for under £300 is the Samsung Chromebook XE303C12 available from John Lewis (£229) or from Amazon (£221). Many families are looking to replace an ageing, misbehaving laptop, but can’t stretch the family budget to pay £900+ for a premium laptop like [...]
Other Gadgets
The best baby monitor
The best baby monitor we suggest you buy is the Angelcare AC401 Baby Movement Sensor The Angelcare AC401 Baby Movement Sensor Pad and Sound Monitor, available from Amazon (£74) or from John Lewis (£74). Last updated: 8 May 2013 I spent hours researching the best baby monitor to buy when our daughter was born, finally [...]
Gadget Advice
A fun way to practice spelling on an iPad
Our six year old daughter now does a weekly spelling test at school. Myself and Mrs Tariff Hound help her revise and prepare for the Tuesday test, and we tread a fine line between trying to support her with a fun home based learning experience and pushily drilling her Tiger Mum style with her allotted [...]
Are Windows Phones good?
Nokia and Microsoft are working hard to make “Windows Phones” a strong alternative to iPhones or Android platform phones such as Samsung’s Galaxy range. So are Windows Phones good? Tariff Hound takes a look. I’d describe Nokia Lumias as great phones with a bit of an image problem. I also need to put one large [...]
Parental controls on an iPad
Q. We’ve just bought our kids an iPad Mini. We have an iPad and iPhones for the parents already and so far we just use one iTunes account and password to buy games and sync over iCloud etc. I don’t want to give this password to the kids as its linked to my bank account! [...]
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Best Galaxy S4 deals
Tesco Mobile currently has the best Samsung Galaxy S4 24 month contract. if you’re looking to buy a Galaxy S4 direct from the mobile networks, we’ve reviewed the best Galaxy S4 deals, and in our view Tesco Mobile currently offer the best value 24 month Galaxy S4 contract. Article last updated: 23 May 2013 Tesco [...]
The best baby monitor
The best baby monitor we suggest you buy is the Angelcare AC401 Baby Movement Sensor The Angelcare AC401 Baby Movement Sensor Pad and Sound Monitor, available from Amazon (£74) or from John Lewis (£74). Last updated: 8 May 2013 I spent hours researching the best baby monitor to buy when our daughter was born, finally [...]
The best mobile phone
The best mobile phone currently available in the UK is the iPhone 5. If you have the budget to choose any phone in the market, the iPhone 5 should be your first choice. Last updated: 7 May 2013 If you walk into a mobile phone shop, or past through an airport or shopping centre, you [...]
The best tablet computer is the iPad and the iPad Mini
The iPad with Retina display and the iPad Mini are the best tablet computers to buy. A short recommendation on the best tablet computer to buy When recommending the best tablet computer to friends and family, our first two picks are always the iPad with Retina display (aka the iPad 4, as everyone except Apple [...]
Buying an iPhone 5 on a 12 month contract
Vodafone currently has the best iPhone 5 12 month contract We’ve run our eye across the current network offers, and in our view Vodafone currently offer the best value 12 month iPhone 5 contracts. Article last updated: 15 May 2013 Vodafone offer unlimited minutes, unlimited texts, and a whopping 4GB data allowance, with an affordable [...]
