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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O2 today announced the launch of O2 Wallet – a seamless and secure digital wallet service that will deliver the benefits of mobile money to more UK consumers than any other product or service currently available.
O2 Wallet uniquely combines the following functions:
If you’re an avid viewer of The Gadget Show in the UK, you’ve probably been wondering, where has everyone gone? Suzi Perry (pictured above) had been with the show since it began, but she, Ortis Deley (yellow shirt), and Jon Bentley (on the right) have all been axed from the … [Read More]
Dolby has announced that Disney/Pixar’s Brave will be the first film to use its new Dolby Atmos audio technology. Atmos is the next step in surround sound technology from Dolby, which make a massive step forward from Dolby 7.1 surround. The new system offers a more natural and realistic sound field, which … [Read More]
Microsoft has announced that it will be releasing an early preview version of Windows 8 in the beginning of June. The Windows 8 Release Preview, as it will be known, will be available in the first week of June according to Microsoft President Steven Sinofsky. Sinofsky made the announcement at a Windows 8 Dev … [Read More]
Motorola Mobility has won the latest round in a patents battle between the mobile phone giant and Microsoft. A judge for the U.S. International Trade Commission ruled on Monday that Microsoft’s Xbox 360 had infringed on patents held by Motorola Mobility, leading to speculation that shipments of the games console could … [Read More]
Adobe has today announced Creative Cloud, a new subscription-based service that allows users access to Adobe PhotoShop CS6, as well as two of Adobe’s new HTML5 products, Muse and Edge preview. Adobe Creative Cloud membership is $49.99 per month, with an annual contract. A special introductory offer of $29.99 per month … [Read More]
The massive amount of data that remains in limbo after Megaupload was shut down by the FBI in January is to be discussed on April 26th. More than 25 Petabytes of data was stored on Megaupload’s servers when the US raid took place on January 19, 2012. Since then, … [Read More]
Samsung is set to announce a new smartphone in the Galaxy range on May 3, 2012, but the internet already seems to believe that the new phone is almost definitely a Galaxy S3, the flagship phone in the Samsung Galaxy range. The latest rumours however, suggest that not only will Samsung … [Read More]
PayPal intends to lead the new race for mobile payments in order to fight back competition from larger firms as well as smaller start-ups. The company recently revealed in its latest financial results that PayPal revenue increased 32% year over year, driven primarily by increased penetration on eBay as well as continued merchant … [Read More]
Currys, the leading specialist electronic retailer for the UK and Ireland, will give customers a free £50 voucher when they purchase a large electrical appliance from Bosch, Neff, and Siemens over the next few weeks. Currys’ Bosch, Neff and Siemens selection includes a fantastic range of washing machines, tumble dryers, fridge … [Read More]
The latest smartphone sales data from Kantar Worldpanel ComTech shows Android retained its number one OS position in the latest 12 weeks, now holding 50% share, up from 42.2% a year ago. The data also shows that more than half of all mobile phones bought by over 50s in the … [Read More]
Sony is in talks with Taiwan-based AU Optronics to create a new joint production plant that will help produce the next generation of organic light-emitting diode (OLED) televisions. OLED is seen as the technology that will ultimately replace current liquid crystal display (LCD) TVs, and as such, many of Sony’s … [Read More]
A Chinese website, NetEase, has stirred up an old rumour that Apple are working on a smaller version of the iPad, also known as the iPad Mini. The website claims to be repeating news that has been covered by the Taiwanese media, who are basing their information on orders … [Read More]
Microsoft have announced the editions of Windows 8 that will be available to buy at launch. The editions are named, Windows 8, Windows 8 Pro and Windows RT. For PCs and tablets powered by x86 processors (both 32 and 64 bit), there will be two editions: Windows 8 and Windows 8 … [Read More]
Samsung has announced that it will be revealing a new smartphone in the Galaxy S line on May 3 in London. The main reason for using London is due to a big Olympics partnership, which Samsung are hoping will help boost sales for their devices this summer. The announcement comes … [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 ...
