Author: James O'Malley
James is the Editor of TechDigest. You can follow him on Twitter @Psythor.
Payday 2 is coming to PS4 and Xbox One with “Crimewave Edition”
Overkill games has announced that its highly acclaimed bank rob 'em up, Payday 2, will finally be making its way to consoles. The first person game sees players have to use a combination of stealth and shooting to participate in a wide range of criminal activities - from robbing a bank, to rigging an election.…
Will the Apple Watch be waterproof?
It appears that the forthcoming Apple Watch will work fine in the shower - judging by comments from CEO Tim Cook. According to 9to5Mac, Cook told a Berlin Apple Store employee that he wears his watch all the time - "even in the shower". As 9T5M notes, whilst water resistance has been mooted before,…
The iPhone 6 after 6 months – is it still worth getting?
YouTuber Phil Vierno has posted a video answering a great question: Now the iPhone 6 is 6 months old, is it still worth picking up? The question is particularly prescient as on Sunday we'll be getting a glimpse of the Samsung Galaxy S6 and HTC One M9... will they make the iPhone irrelevant? Here's Phil's…
Raspberry Pi is going to SPACE!
British Astronaut Tim Peake has tweeted a photo of himself today wearing a Raspberry Pi t-shirt - and a reminder that the tiny computer will be blasting off with him when he goes up to the International Space Station. Its all part of the "AstroPi" competition, which is encouraging kids to submit code to be…
WATCH: New Batman: Arkham Knight trailer
The new Batman: Arkham Knight trailer has just landed and, well, watch it: This looks like it could be a huge return to form after the lacklustre Arkham Origins (which was developed by a different studio) - the driving sections especially look as though they will bring a little GTA magic over to Gotham City.…
Celebrities paid to promote new HTC One M8 “Champions League” model both prefer iPhones instead
On Sunday HTC is expected to finally reveal the HTC One M9 to the world - so it is curious that today the company has announced a special "Champions League" edition of last year's phone: The HTC One M8. The early announcement is some canny PR - if the company kept it secret until Sunday,…
Check out this awesome “magic” mirror
The brilliant thing about the Raspberry Pi is that it is so small it can be stuffed into almost anything - like this mirror that has been hacked together by developer Michael Teeuw. It functions as both a mirror and a sort-of heads-up display offering weather updates, news, a clock and even a compliment in…
Tomb Raider Reboot free on Xbox Live next week?
Exciting news for Xbox Live Gold subscribers - it looks like next month's free games could be BIG. According to Pure Xbox for the first half of March 360 gamers will get to download the superb 2012 Tomb Raider reboot. This will be followed in the second half of the month - from the 16th…
What phones will be announced at Mobile World Congress?
This Sunday marks the start of Mobile World Congress - one of the biggest dates of the year in the gadget calendar. But what can we expect to see? The short answer is essentially everyone but Apple, but it does appear that Sunday will be a blockbuster day - with several major players letting us…
Unbelievably, “Yo” has become a genuinely useful service
Remember Yo - the messaging app that lets you only send the word "Yo" to your contacts? Astonishingly, the company was not a one-note joke, got some serious investment and has now rolled out the "Yo Store" for notifications from a wide range of places. The company has announced the Yo Store, where users can…