Author: James O'Malley
James is the Editor of TechDigest. You can follow him on Twitter @Psythor.
Samsung dishing out free S6 handsets to dedicated fans in South Korea
As part of a special promotion, Samsung will apparently be giving its most loyal fans a free Galaxy S6, if they're able to show up with all of the previous phones. According to Chosun, customers will need present SK Telecom with everything from the original Samsung Galaxy S to last year's S5. That's 13 phones…
Playstation Home has finally been evicted
Remember Playstation Home? The weird PS3 avatar pseudo-game that Sony released back when it was in a panic about the appeal of the Wii and its Mii characters. Yesterday, Sony finally pulled the plug. According to Develop Online, the service has finally been switched off for European gamers - following the North American and Japanese…
Amazon goes retro for April Fools’ Day
At the time of writing, this is what you'll see if you go to Amazon.com... Yep, its the Amazon homepage from 1999. Mercifully though, try to click anywhere and you'll be reverted back to Amazon 2015. Wait... so if this was the official Amazon April Fools' joke, what on earth was the Amazon Fire Phone?!
Twitch mobile app update adds “persistent” video player
Twitch has just announced updates to its apps on iOS and Android which should help those with itchy fingers. The update essentially rips off the clever thing Google has done with the YouTube app, which allows you to continue watching one video, whilst browsing around looking for what you're going to watch next. Now you…
Sky announces improvements to TV Guide
Sky has today announced the latest update to Sky+, which will bring a number of new features to Sky owners' boxes. One of the major improvements is to series link - which will now record automatically again when series return - without you having to remember to set it up all over again. Here's the…
When does “Unlimited” not mean “Unlimited”? Virgin Media given a slap by regulators
Whoops! It seems that if you advertise "unlimited" mobile broadband, you probably shouldn't reduce users' download speeds when they hit a pre-defined limit - at least according to the Advertising Standards Authority. As spotted by ISP Review, the advertising regulator has given Virgin Media a good telling off for throttling download speeds to just 0.38Mbps…
Google Panda is Google Japan’s April Fools Joke
Google Japan got in early with its April Fools joke, thanks to the power of time zones. It has gone with "Google Panda" - which is essentially Google Now, stuffed inside a cuddly toy. Check out the video above for more, umm, important details.
How is speed running like science?
One of my favourite YouTube channels is the PBS GameShow, which takes a more thoughtful look at gaming than average. In the latest episode, Jamin looks at the phenomenon of speed runs - and draws an interesting parallel with scientific research. Check it out!
“Amazon Dash Button” April Fools Joke actually looks useful
Amazon has posted the above video showing off what it claims is called "Dash button" - a stick on device that will automatically re-order household essentials automatically. So when you run out of (say) washing up liquid, hit the button mounted on your sink and Amazon Prime will ship some more to you. The story…
Microsoft announces mid-range Surface 3 for the UK
Without much fanfare Microsoft has today announced the Surface 3 tablet - a midrange replacement for the Surface 2, and the slightly stupider younger sibling of the business-focused Surface Pro 3. Spec-wise, the new device has a 10.8" display (in the 3:2 aspect ratio), and is powered by a quad-core Intel Atom x7 processor. Microsoft…
