Simon Jary

Simon Jary

Simon is the publisher of PC Advisor, and is also a contributing editor of Macworld – having edited Macworld for 10 years through Apple's darkest days to the the triumphant return of Steve Jobs (with whom he shares initials and birthday, but sadly not billions). He was – for one week only – London's top Foursquare user, and is always ready to give the latest social media fad a whirl.

 

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News: 
Cyber bullies – blame the parents

82 percent of parents said their children had been exposed to cyber-bullying, including insults, threats, or having their pictures disclosed…

News: 
Google search share at 65% in September 2012

Google accounted for 65.26 percent of all US searches conducted in September 2012.

News: 
1.5 billion Wi-Fi devices to ship in 2012

17 million Wi-Fi enabled flat panel TVs were shipped in 2011. This grew to 30 million in 2012 and is forecast to grow four-fold by 2017.

Features: 
17 famous mini things to join the iPad mini, S3 mini

iPad mini! Galaxy S3 Mini! We look at a bunch of legendary Mini things with often tenuous links to Apple.

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Ofcom, carriers agree to early UK 4G release date

Breakthrough in UK 4G LTE rollout schedule may still leave iPhone 5 users crying onto their retina screens.

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iPhone 5 8th most popular search on internet

Last week, as Apple’s latest smartphone went on sale, searches for “iPhone 5” increased 362 percent compared to the previous week, according to…

News: 
Big 2012 Christmas toys and gadgets revealed

Christmas 2012 will be "war of the children's tablets" says influential Toy Insider Hot 20 list.

News: 
Mobile malware up 2,180% in security scare

Loss, theft, spam, Trojans, spyware, data breach, and aggressive advertising are some of the threats facing vulnerable mobile devices, such as…

Features: 
Fix iOS 6 settings for Camera apps on iPhone

Camera app not working properly with iOS 6 on your iPhone? We worked out a simple fix for Camera+, Hipstamatic, ProCamera that should work with…

News: 
Apple flies Ive and entire design team to London

In a surprisingly public show of celebration Apple flew out Sir Jonathan Ive and his entire design team to pick up awards for Best Brand and Best…

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Comments by Simon Jary


Features: 
Taking the iPhone abroad? Avoid data roaming charges

Hi. If you have the wi-fi signal indicator on your phone O2 or any carrier can't charge you. If it shows 3G or 4G, E or the little dot then you…

Review: 
D-Link PowerLine AV 500 Network Starter Kit review

Remember you need the Starter Kit with two adapters. You can buy extra adapters if you need more.

Review: 
D-Link PowerLine AV 500 Network Starter Kit review

Setup is super easy, and speed is fast. If you can connect a plug to a power socket you can install this.

Review: 
VTech InnoTab 2 review

 It uses 4 x AA batteries. Best to buy rechargeable batteries (and charger for those) rather than keep buying AAs. They're meant to ship with…

Features: 
How to claim a refund through a credit card company

Have you been affected by the closure of Jessops or hit by another company going into administration?

Review: 
Leapfrog LeapPad 2 review

 Yes, you can buy games cartridges as well as download.

Features: 
Best tablets of 2012

 What "cold cash" are you referring to?

Review: 
Arnova ChildPad review

Thanks for your comments. I agree that there are many more games and apps available for Android devices than on the LeapPad and InnoTab. My point…

Review: 
Leapfrog LeapPad 2 review

 You're right that something like the iPad mini (or smaller Android tablet) offers more, cheaper software. But its initial cost is multiple times…

Review: 
Leapfrog LeapPad 2 review

There are plenty of cartoon-based software titles but you can't download from a full range of cartoons. Check out the Leapfrog site for a list of…