On Tuesday 21st May, Microsoft revealed their next generation of gaming, with the Xbox One. However, despite being touted as a gaming device for the past few months, Microsoft spent 75% of the time talking about TV and sports, announcing just two exclusive titles at the event, only one of … [Read More]
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Instant messaging applications on smartphones such as WhatsApp and Viber have overtaken the SMS market for the first time ever according to research firm Informa. Informa’s research suggests that 19 billion messages were set each day on chat apps, compared to 17.6 billion SMS messages in 2012. Another research company, … [Read More]
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Lookout, a mobile security provider, has revealed that they have found no less than 32 apps on the Android Google Play Store, that are infected with a new strain of malware known as BadNews. According to statistics on the Google Play store, the combined affected applications have been downloaded … [Read More]
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Adam Orth, a Microsoft Games Studios creative director who caused a massive row on Twitter, Neogaf and several other gaming websites when he dismissed ‘Always Online’ DRM as a major issue in gaming, has now not only protected his tweets on Twitter, but has also removed his account from … [Read More]
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Adam Orth, a Creative Director at Microsoft Studios, has suggested that the next Xbox, commonly known as Durango or Xbox 720, will require users to be always online whilst playing games or running apps. In an ill-thought out Twitter tirade with Senior gameplay designer at BioWare, Manveer Heir, Orth posted … [Read More]
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If you’ve been paying attention to the news lately, the biggest thing to happen over the weekend is the ruling against Samsung in the patent battle between the South Korean electronics company and Apple. A group of nine jurors found Samsung guilty of infringing on all of Apple’s utility patents and three … [Read More]
A lone file sharer in the United States has been ordered to pay $675,000 in damages to major US music labels, for illegally downloading and distributing 31 songs. Joel Tenenbaum, now 25, was found guilty of downloading and uploading the songs in 2007. When he was 16 years old, he … [Read More]
LG’s CEO has confirmed that the company has started mass producing in-cell LCD panels, which is the new type of screen that is being used for Apple’s rumoured iPhone 5. In-cell technology integrates the touch functionality of a phone into the LCD itself, rather than requiring a separate infra-red LED layer, which … [Read More]
Staff and students at the University of Birmingham have created and successfully trialled the UK’s first hydrogen-powered locomotive, though it is a little on the small side. The prototype train is part of a competition led by the Institute of Mechanical Engineering, and is the first of its kind to … [Read More]
Samsung has announced a variety of new content for its brand new Galaxy Note 10.1, which was launched at a star-studded bash in London on Wednesday 15th August. The content includes software, games and apps – all of which are designed to make the most of the innovative … [Read More]
Ofcom, the UKs telecommunications regulator, has approved an application by the mobile phone operator Everything Everywhere (owner of T-Mobile and Orange) to use its existing 1800 MHz spectrum (i.e. the 2G spectrum) to deliver 4G services (aka LTE).
Following a consultation, Ofcom has concluded that varying EE’s 1800 MHz licences … [Read More]
These sort of cases usually occur between companies that resemble David and Goliath, but the fact is, both Samsung and Apple are Goliaths, and neither of them are backing down from protecting their hardware. Both companies have given their final closing arguments on Tuesday in a fierce patent battle that … [Read More]
Anonymous, the hacking group, has claimed responsibility for recent DDoS (distributed denial of service) attacks on a variety of UK governmental websites. In an attack the hacking collective referred to as #OpAssange, Anonymous took down the Department for Work and Pensions website, the Number 10 Downing Street website, and the … [Read More]
Mad Catz’s recently announced TRITTON PRO+ seems to be getting a lot of attention because it is the first true 5.1 surround sound gaming headset that supports both the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, as well as PC and Mac devices in Europe. So here are a few more images … [Read More]
An avid Apple fan has made some impressive mock-ups of the new iPhone, based off the images of leaked front and back cases. Martin Hayjek, has created a fully 3D, and incredibly realistic render of the new 16:9 iPhone, which many expect will be the iPhone 5. Apple is rumoured … [Read More]
Despite an earlier rumour from an ‘inside source’ which suggested that Microsoft would be pricing the Surface ARM tablet at $199, analysts argue that the price will be closer to the iPad. At $199, the Microsoft Surface would be directly competing with the Google Nexus 7, and most likely taking … [Read More]
After recent rumours that the company was laying off employees, the CEO of the company has confirmed that OnLive has laid off employees. According to reports from various sources, Steve Perlman, CEO of OnLive, called an all hands meeting in the early hours yesterday and fired all of the staff … [Read More]
Dyson has announced a new version of its handheld vacuum cleaner, which sees a 50% increase in battery life from the previous model. The Dyson Digital Slim DC44 uses a 22.2 volt nickel manganese cobalt battery pack, that gives you 20 minutes of standard battery life (up from 15 minutes), … [Read More]
Mad Catz announced today the TRITTON PRO+ True 5.1 Surround Sound Headset, the upgrade to the TRITTON AX Pro. Compatible with both the Xbox 360 and the PlayStation 3, the TRITTON PRO+ True 5.1 Surround Sound Headset is expected to ship in September 2012. The PRO+ features a number of key … [Read More]
Twitter co-founders, Evan Williams and Biz Stone, have launched a new blogging service called Medium that gives users more freedom than Twitter, but is easier to use than other blogging platforms, according to the company. Although it isn’t available to everyone right now, the idea behind the service is to … [Read More]
On Tuesday 21st May, Microsoft revealed their next generation of ...
On Tuesday 21st May, Microsoft revealed their next generation of ...
Instant messaging applications on smartphones such as WhatsApp and Viber ...
Lookout, a mobile security provider, has revealed that they have ...
Adam Orth, a Microsoft Games Studios creative director who caused ...
Adam Orth, a Creative Director at Microsoft Studios, has suggested ...
