The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn

Hergé’s Tin Tin is one of those cartoons that will entertain both young and old forever. It’s unsurprising then that the film has just  been nominated for not one, but two BAFTA’s. And with any big blockbuster these days, there’s a game to go with the film.

It was a game I was keen to play. Nostalgia took over and at Christmas I had the perfect excuse to adventure through the windy seas and the stormy skies with my step son. The game is easy to pick up and can be played with Kinect or if you’re feeling a little bit old school, you can always just use the good old controllers.

The graphics I found were good and the play was flowing. My favourite part was probably the fight scenes with the comedy punches and creeping up on enemies. You do have to watch out though if you’re playing two player as you can unintentionally beat your partner us, as I found out – a very unimpressed 7 year old starring at me angrily. oops!

This is definitely one for the family. It can be played with one or two players and is delightfully fun. A firm favourite in my household. We give it an excellent 4/5

When I asked my 7 year old step son what he wanted for Christmas, there was only one thing on his list… Skylanders: Spyro’s Adventure. Being aware of the original series, I was totally baffled when he tried to explain what it was. A couple of days later, I was offered the opportunity to review the game and everything become clear!

Skylanders: Spyro's Adventure

Activisions Skylanders: Spyro’s Adventures is a multi player adventure game for all ages. Bringing this new concept in gaming to your living room, just in time for Christmas, the game features Spyro (which you may know from the PS1 series years ago) and his friends Trigger Happy and Gill Grunt. ‘For Generations, the Skylanders have used their magical powers and weapons to protect Skylands. But now, an evil tyrant has frozen them and banished them to Earth. Only you can put them on the Portal Of Power and bring them to life to save Skylands forever.’

The pack comes with a ‘portal of power’ which brings your character to life on screen. It’s a beautifully thought out game which will certainly not disappoint your little one this Christmas. As well as the characters, portal of power and the game, the pack also includes trading cards, a sticker sheet and webcodes to use on the Skylander site. A great package to give your little one this Christmas and there are also 30 characters to collect keeping the adventure alive.

The game is available on XBOX 360, Playstation 3 and Nintendo Wii. RRP is £59.99, however, is available from a number of online retailers for around £45. This is going to be a clear winner this Christmas!

What do I do if my child is being cyber-bullied?

The Lady Geek TV Security Show series tackles important and topical issues such as cyber-bullying, inappropriate content and how to protect yourself from malware. The fifth episode raises awareness on the increasingly relevant issue of cyber-bullying. We show how one can help curtail the impact of online bullying for a child through a combination of Kaspersky PURE monitoring software and taking an active interest in their online behaviour.

Looking for something luxurious for your gadgets this Christmas? Well… Look no further! Whether it’s for yourself or someone else, we have two fantastic luxurious brands for you.

Women are embracing technology more and more in recent years and with the gadgets comes the chance to accessorise. Obviously, we like to look sophisticated and chic sometimes and so the Capulet and Knomo brands are perfect for this!

Starting with the beautiful Capulet covers. Capulet produce the most beautiful, high quality cases for the iPad, iPhone, Kindle and laptops. Even before you’ve unwrapped the Capulet cases, you feel the quality. I have to say, I was extremely excited to receive the samples and they didn’t disappoint. The cases come in different colours and designs. Price wise, they aren’t cheap, but I’ve always felt that you get what you pay for and so having seen these beautiful samples, quality is certainly something that you won’t be disappointed in.

Capulet Karrina in Purple £240

To accompany these beautiful cases, we have found the equally gorgeous Knomo Silvi bag. This bag is made of beautiful soft leather and has a stunning majestic purple lining. With it’s gorgeous gold finishing, it’s certainly the luxurious bag to go with the Capulet range. Knomo also produce beautiful cases for iPhones, iPads and laptops. Again, Knomo products are above average, but outstanding quality well worth the price. The Knomo Silvi is my favourite from the Knomo range and at a fantastic price of just £125.

Knomo Silvi - £125

The only down side is that I have to part with these stunning samples and return them to the PRs – I am truly gutted. They are certainly a must have for any business woman or chic gadget chick. I’d better get saving or start sweet talking the Hubby for my Christmas present!

How do I use social networking responsibly?

The Lady Geek TV Security Show series tackles important and topical issues such as cyber-bullying, inappropriate content and how to protect yourself from malware. The fourth episode gives the viewer advice on how to reduce the security threats posed by social networking. We show how Kaspersky’s PURE software can help remove spam and malware, but that the most important protection lies in measures taken by social-networkers themselves to limit access to sensitive information.

How do I protect my children from online threats?


The Lady Geek TV Security Show series tackles important and topical issues such as cyber-bullying, inappropriate content and how to protect yourself from malware. The third episode shows how Kaspersky KIS can be used to clean-up a computer which has been infected by malware, block inappropriate content and monitor your child’s browsing history. We show how Kaspersky’s software can help parents ensure that their kids use the Internet responsibly.

Take Away food is always the easy option and with hungryhouse.co.uk‘s new iPhone app, this is made even easier! I’m generally critical about ordering on mobile in general, but when I tried the hungryhouse app out, it was very easy and fuss free.

Once you’ve signed up, just log in. Go to ‘My Order’ and add your location. You can add more than one location for quick access the next time you visit. They also have a ‘nearby’ button if you’re unsure exactly where abouts you may be, which certainly comes in handy when you’re travelling within the UK.

Once you’ve chosen your location, you will be shown a list of local restaurants. You have the ability to filter the search by your preferred cuisine, favourite cusines, budget, open restaurants or those with free delivery.

Once you’ve made your choice, it’s time to choose your order and submit. This will then take you through to the payment screen, which is all very straight forward.

Then kick back, relax and wait for your food to arrive! It couldn’t be simpler. The hardest part for me was actually choosing what food I wanted!

The hungryhouse app is free and can be downloaded from the app store. You can also order your takeaway online at www.hungryhouse.co.uk.

How can I protect my computer from viruses?

The Lady Geek TV Security Show series tackles important and topical issues such as cyber – bullying, inappropriate content and how to protect yourself from malware. The second episode of the Lady Geek TV Security Show series shows the viewer how to defend against common security threats including viruses, phishing software and spyware. We also show why it’s important to keep Internet security software such as Kaspersky PURE up to date in order to protect against the latest threats.

Lady Geek TV: Mysterious Stranger steals phone

The first episode of the new series gives practical common sense tips in case you lose your phone and don’t want to lose all of your valuable data with it.

What do I do if I lose my phone?

The Lady Geek TV Security Show series tackles important and topical issues such as cyber -bullying, inappropriate content and how to protect yourself from malware. The first episode of the new series gives practical, common sense tips in case you lose your phone and don’t want to lose all of your valuable data with it. Presenters Nicola and Maddie show the viewer how they can use Kaspersky’s mobile security software to protect and locate their phone.

I have recently been playing a round with a free app Flowd (available on iPhone, Android and Nokia devices) on my iPhone and I have to say it is pretty cool. If you are a music lover or someone that likes to share your interests/likes/dislikes with friends, then this is definitely an app that you should try out.

So what does it do exactly?
Flowd allows you to set up private messaging sessions with your friends where you can talk about and share music, decide on which club/gig your going to on the weekend, plus also check out and ‘follow’ your favourite artists.

Flowd’s social networking features of course span outside of private chats and users can also ‘check-in’ to places, share pictures and connect directly to their other social networks e.g. Facebook and Twitter. As a reward for these social interactions, fans of Flowd will receive exclusive rewards via the apps Frequent Fans platform – recent reward examples include a mobile coupon for Britney Spears Til the World Ends single and an exclusive to Flowd track from DJ Alex M.O.R.P.H.

The neat thing about Flowd is that is also is a great hub for budding and established artists to share content with and reward its fans/followers via special offers – similarly to the above, these could be free tickets to a gig or free downloads of a track. Soundcloud and YouTube integration means that artists can share video/audio content easily and fans can view them seamlessly without leaving the app.

How do i get involved?
You can download the free app instantly from your app store (iTunes, Android Market and Ovi) or check it out online here. Once you’ve created an account you can start following your favourite artists, hook up to and share on Facebook/Twitter and start making recommendations on music, gigs and clubs.