Author: James O'Malley
James is the Editor of TechDigest. You can follow him on Twitter @Psythor.
The iPhone is getting an official fitness app from Apple
When an Apple Watch is paired with an iPhone, a brand new app appears. "Activity" is the app that will let you access all of your fitness activity through your phone. So the Fitness app does exist on 8.2, it's just hidden until you connect an Apple Watch pic.twitter.com/R1BgnKYRHe— Hamza Sood (@hamzasood) March 12, 2015…
Is Microsoft’s Siri-like Cortana coming to iPhone and Android?
Microsoft's voice assistant, Cortana, could be coming to iPhone and Android, unexpectedly. According to Reuters CEO Satya Nadella could greenlight the apps for rival platforms as part of his strategy of getting Microsoft's products on devices people actually use - rather than insisting that they use Windows Phone. Apparently Cortana could come as a stand…
Now you can watch Netflix on Oculus Rift
A company called AltSpaceVR has announced an open beta of a new app that will let Oculus Rift VR headset users watch Netflix together in a virtual cinema. According to UploadVR the new app is unofficial - it isn't made or endorsed by Netflix - but nor does it infringe on the terms of service…
Titanfall 2 is coming to PS4 – just as we predicted a year ago
Big news for big mechs today, as CEO of Respawn games Vince Zampella has confirmed that a sequel to last year's Titanfall will not be an Xbox exclusive - but will be coming to PS4 and PC too. According to IGN, he said: "So we're working on a sequel. No official name yet, but we're…
Apple CEO Tim Cook wanted to give Steve Jobs part of his LIVER
An astonishing story is to appear in a new book on Steve Jobs - suggesting that current Apple CEO Tim Cook once offered to give Apple's dying founder part of his liver. Seriously. According to Fast Company, Cook went as far as getting all of the tests done - before Jobs refused to take it.…
You probably have a better phone than President Obama
Last night President Obama was on US Chat Show Jimmy Kimmel Live and amongst other topics talked tech, and how he can't use a smartphone, saying "I can't use phones with recorders in them so a lot of the new-fangled stuff for security reasons I don't get". Unsurprisingly, the US government has super strict requirements…
WATCH: How licensing can change game releases between territories
Check out the above video - which is much more interesting than it sounds. YouTube channel Videogame Facts has been delving into the world of licensed videogames - and showcases how the same game can be rebadged withe entirely different characters in a different country. The McDonalds game you remember playing as a kid? Turns…
Hailocab announces Apple Watch app
Hailocab has this morning confirmed that its popular taxi-hailing app will be making its way to the Apple Watch. Details are scant but CMO Gary Bramall said: "We’re impressed with the brilliantly casual way the Apple Watch amplifies simplicity and eliminates the smallest little daily frictions. The device gives us an exciting opportunity to streamline…
Hands on with CEL Robox 3D Printer: Can normal people do 3D printing?
If there’s one sort of device I’ve never got along well with, it is printers. Despite being a moderately nerdy man, who is usually the one in the room who ends up having to fix the computer, and having built a reputation for being tech savvy, printers are just beyond me. Loading ink? What a…
WATCH: An “Apple Engineer” talks about the new Macbook
Check out the above video for an exclusive interview with one of the engineers who worked on Apple's new Macbook... honest...!
