Author: James O'Malley
James is the Editor of TechDigest. You can follow him on Twitter @Psythor.
What tablet has the best camera?
Despite modern phones having cameras in them with hugely powerful cameras, tablets are somewhat left behind. But if you do want to shoot photos with your tab, what has the best camera? Obviously comparing cameras across devices is incredibly tricky, but on spec alone and using the simple (and some pro-photographers would say too simple)…
More signs that Sony is about to dump its phone business: Goodbye Xperia?
Back in November we reported rumours that Sony was thinking of abandoning its phone business. Today more fuel has been poured on that fire. According to Reuters Sony is aiming to boost its operating profits 25-fold over the next few years, and it plans to do it by both boosting the successful Playstation and camera…
Xbox One FINALLY getting screenshot function next month
Microsoft has officially confirmed that a screenshot function is on the way to Xbox One owners - along with improvements to community functions and the ability to make your menu tiles a bit more semi-transparent. Here's the announcement made on the Xbox website of what will be in the March system update: Screenshots – New…
This smart bed cover sounds stupid… but you’re probably going to want one
Check out Luna, which has recently smashed its fundraising goal on IndieGoGo. Its a mattress cover that is packed with sensors and will, the makers claim, help you sleep better. Whilst you sleep it will monitor your heart rate, breathing rate and sleep cycle, and will adjust the temperature of the bed to optimise your…
VLC adding Chromecast support “soon”
Excellent news for anyone wanting to play back pretty much anything on their TV: VideoLAN, also known as VLC Player, is going to be adding support for Google's Chromecast dongle in a forthcoming update. The news comes via our pals at ShinyShiny. The update was spotted in a changelog for VLC 3.0. VLC is particularly…
Apple’s Tim Cook always thought Google Glass would fail
Apple CEO Tim Cook has been speaking out on Google Glass and how he always thought that it would fail. But he would say that, wouldn't he? The Glassholes over at Glass Almanac spotted the key quote, in a recent profile of Apple's design guru Jony Ive in the New Yorker. Here's what it says:…
Three launching voice-over-4G (VoLTE) services in Q3 this year
Three's Director of Networks has revealed that the company is planning to launch 4G voice services in the third quarter of this year. Speaking to Mobile News CWP Three's Phil Sheppard said that the plan is to use the new 800mhz spectrum that the company recently acquired to launch voice services on 4G - which…
WATCH: The latest Samsung Galaxy S6 teaser
This is the S5... Samsung has tweeted another short video clip dropping a hint at what we can expect from the Galaxy S6 and - SURPRISE! - it is going to be faster than the S5. This follows an earlier teaser when Samsung obliquely told us that the S6 will have…
Japan still really likes flip phones, for some reason
Forget your iPhones and your M8s - flip phones are where its at in Japan, apparently. According to Reuters sales of flip phones rose in 2014 for the first time in seven years - suggesting something of a resurgence for devices. Market researcher MM Research apparently reported a 5.7% increase in shipments of the phones…
Amiibos to unlock partial NES and SNES games on WiiU
Nintendo has managed to find yet another way to leverage its back catalogue of titles, announcing plans to use Amiibo figures to unlock old games. According to Kotaku, the plan was announced in a call to Nintendo investors. Presumably the way it will work is that when you touch your Mario figure on the WiiU…