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Microsoft Reveals Xbox One, Talks About TV

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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Chat Apps Overtake SMS For First Time Ever

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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Google Play Found to be Hosting 32 Malware Infested Apps

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, Microsoft Creative Director Deletes LinkedIn Account

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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Microsoft Creative Director Suggests ‘Always Online’ for N...

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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Google and Motorola are reportedly working on a smartphone that pushes the boundary with the best technologies that are available, called the X phone. The phone is expected to launch at some point in 2013, and will reportedly have features that set itself apart from rivals such as the Apple … [Read More]

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Rumours are rife that Samsung is looking to release the next phone in their flagship Galaxy S line of smartphones despite the fact that the Galaxy S3 only released in May this year, and the Galaxy S3 Mini only just released. The phone is expected to be announced at the … [Read More]

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An Apple iPhone 5S could be released in June 2013 if reports from several websites are to be believed. Typically a new iPhone is released just before the holiday period, around September or October, but it appears that Apple is thinking about releasing the iPhone 5S much earlier than anticipated. … [Read More]

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Sony’s PlayStation 4 and Microsoft’s next generation Xbox have had their code-names revealed if SemiAccurate are to be believed. According to the website, the next generation of Microsoft’s Xbox is being referred to as Kryptos, and according to the site’s inside sources, the console was supposed to be ready for … [Read More]

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BT today said it will slash the wholesale rental price of its ultra-fast 330Mbps Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) service by 37 per cent. This service, which Openreach provides to Communications Providers, currently costs £60 a month but it will fall to £38 a month from June 2013. The company also announced the lower … [Read More]

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Google and LG’s Nexus 4 is doing very well in the UK, with the 8GB version selling out after being back in stock for less than 24 hours. The 8GB version of the phone is available for £239, but is now out of stock on the Google Play store. The … [Read More]

Nintendo Wii U

The Wii has launched in the United Kingdom, selling just 40,000 units in the first two days on sale. Whilst that number may seem quite high to many people, it’s a paltry amount when compared to the Wii’s first weekend on sale, which managed to shift 105,000 units. May gamers … [Read More]

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Despite the fact that Windows Phone 8 is already available on new devices, Microsoft has confirmed that they will continue to support some Windows Phone 7.5 devices, at least for a little while, with an update to Windows Phone 7.8. The Nokia Lumia 800 and 900 was rumoured to be … [Read More]

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Samsung has launched the innovative liquid pixel display project, which sees Steak Studio – a new creative technology consultancy – controlling 408 fish pumps wirelessly from a Samsung Galaxy Note II. Using a clever combination of water-jets, electronics and programming Steak Studio has created a piece of interactive water art, … [Read More]

Google Nexus 7

Google temporarily managed to restock it’s Google Play store with the highly sought after Nexus 7 3G tablet, only to have it sell out within hours. The 32GB 3G version of the tablet released around 4 weeks ago, a lot later than it’s Wifi-only counterpart, and has sold much faster … [Read More]

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Online shopping passed a record-breaking $1 billion for the first time ever during this Black Friday. Shoppers spent $1.042 billion online during Black Friday, which represents a 26 percent increase over last year’s Black Friday, according to market analyst ComScore. ComScore Chairman Gian Fulgoni said in a statement:

Despite the frenzy of

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The Pro+ 5.1 headset is the latest and greatest gaming headset from Tritton. The company claims that this is the only true Dolby Digital 5.1 headset on the market that can be used on both the PlayStation 3 and the Xbox 360. This is of course true, but the headset … [Read More]

Belkin iPad Mini Folio

Belkin today announced the launch of a new portable keyboard folio for the iPad mini. Designed to provide a better typing experience in a smaller package, the Belkin Portable Keyboard Case combines a removable keyboard and convenient folio in one slim, lightweight design.

Tristan Lericollais, Senior Director of Product Management … [Read More]

PlayStation Plus

Sony Computer Entertainment has announced that PlayStation Plus, the premium membership from PlayStation Network, will expand its Instant Game Collection to include support for PlayStation Vita beginning on November 19, 2012. PS Plus members will receive six titles to play on PS Vita in addition to the 12 games currently … [Read More]

BlackBerry

Research In Motion (RIM) has announced that it will hold its BlackBerry 10 launch event on January 30th, 2013. The event will happen simultaneously in multiple countries around the world. This day will mark the official launch of its new platform – BlackBerry 10, as well as the unveiling of … [Read More]

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Microsoft Reveals Xbox One, Talks About TV

On Tuesday 21st May, Microsoft revealed their next generation of ...

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Chat Apps Overtake SMS For First Time Ever

Instant messaging applications on smartphones such as WhatsApp and Viber ...

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Google Play Found to be Hosting 32 Malware Infested Apps

Lookout, a mobile security provider, has revealed that they have ...

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Adam Orth, Microsoft Creative Director Deletes LinkedIn Acco

Adam Orth, a Microsoft Games Studios creative director who caused ...

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Microsoft Creative Director Suggests 'Always Online' for Nex

Adam Orth, a Creative Director at Microsoft Studios, has suggested ...