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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During the Game Developers Conference (GDC) this year, Epic Games unveiled an Unreal Engine 4 demonstration running in real-time for the PlayStation 4. This Elemental demo was also shown last year running on PC, and we were very impressed at the time, so we decided to make a quick split-screen … [Read More]
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According to LiveSide, fans of Internet Explorer on Windows 7 will finally be able to download a preview build of the next major release of the internet browser today. The site, which covers Windows Live mainly, claims to have got the information from a Chinese website who attended a … [Read More]
Google and Acer today debuted the new Acer C7 Chromebook, the next-generation mobile computer that runs Google’s Chrome operating system and is priced at a low $199.
The new Acer C7 Chromebook is the ideal additional laptop for families, students and business people that need a fast, easy and secure … [Read More]
Microsoft Research has managed to develop a piece of software that claims to be able to translate your speech, on-the-fly, to another language in, wait for it, your own voice. The demonstration of the technology is available to watch on Youtube (embedded below). The technology, which many are comparing to … [Read More]
Since the announcement of the Wii U, there’s been wild speculation about what the next generation could mean for PlayStation and Xbox. Everyone knows that the graphics will improve, but what we all want to know now is what the controller will be like. There have been rumours and images … [Read More]
Peter Molyneux, of Fable and Black & White fame, and his new studios 22Cans, have released Curiosity – What’s Inside The Cube? on the iTunes App store and the Google Play store today. The goal of the game is to break through layers of the cube by tapping your touch-screen device, cooperatively … [Read More]
Here’s a short video quick look and walk-through of the main features of the Motorola RAZR i, which is Motorola’s first attempt at an Intel-powered smartphone. Overall impressions are good, so if you’re looking for a mid-range device to replace your current phone, feel free to watch the video below … [Read More]
Samsung Electronics has today announced the Galaxy Camera will be available across the UK from November 8th. Samsung brand store customers will get the opportunity to buy it earlier, from 5pm on November 7th. First seen in Berlin at IFA 2012 in August, the new connected camera combines high performance … [Read More]
Apple has begun printing an official apology in UK newspapers as it was ordered to do so by the UK court, stating that the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1, 8.9 and 7.7 do not infringe on Apple patents. The apology can be seen printed in today’s Guardian newspaper in the UK … [Read More]
Samsung Mobile UK today announced that the Galaxy S III Mini, a compact version of its flagship smartphone, the Galaxy S III, will be available in the UK from Thursday 8th November with free content, including The Sims 3 and Bejewelled 2.
The stylish and compact design offers a comfortable … [Read More]
If you have the feeling that the Motorola RAZR i looks familiar, well you’ve probably seen it before, because it looks almost exactly like the Motorola Droid RAZR M. It is in fact the same phone, with a few differences, the main one being that the RAZR i, which was recently released … [Read More]
Mad Catz Interactive, Inc. announced today shipping of the new range of licensed Halo 4 gaming headsets under the TRITTON brand for the Xbox 360. Each headset in the range features themed Halo 4 graphics and bonus downloadable content (DLC).
Darren Richardson, the President and Chief Executive Officer of Mad … [Read More]
Three, the UK mobile network which came to prominence due to the launch of the first 3G service in the UK (after which it was named), could be the next company to offer a 4G service. As part of a deal with Ofcom when T-Mobile and Orange merged, EE has … [Read More]
The UK’s first 4G internet service has launched today as part of Everything Everywhere’s (owners of Orange and T-Mobile) early roll-out. The first cities to get the service are London, Manchester, Bristol, Birmingham, Cardiff, Edinburgh, Leeds, Liverpool, Sheffield, Glasgow and Southampton who will have access to the 4G network from today. Belfast, … [Read More]
Although Google’s event in New York didn’t go ahead, the internet search giant has updated it’s Nexus landing page to show off and officially confirm the LG Nexus 4 and the Samsung Galaxy Nexus 10. One thing that hasn’t gone unnoticed however is that Google has removed the Nexus Q… [Read More]
Despite the cancellation of Google’s Android event earlier today, some information has been leaking out of the event regarding the LG Nexus 4, the latest is that the phone will feature wireless charging. The information comes from a leaked quick start manual for the new phone, which clearly mentions a … [Read More]
