Category: Sony
The UK Top 10 video games chart: Call of Duty Advanced Warfare ends the year at the top
[nextpage title="Next"] Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare signs off the year in style, taking its fifth No.1 crown since launch. Grand Theft Auto V continues to deliver strong sales climbing to No.2 after four weeks in third place. FIFA 15 is relegated to No.3, which means that for the first time since 2009 a FIFA…
The Digest: Gmail blocked in China… and 5 other things people are talking about today
[nextpage title="Next"] Google’s Gmail blocked in China | The Guardian "Google’s Gmail was blocked in China after months of disruptions to the world’s biggest email service, with an anti-censorship advocate suggesting the country’s 'great firewall' was to blame. Large numbers of Gmail web addresses were cut off in China on Friday, according to GreatFire.org, a…
The Digest: North Korea web blackout… and 3 other things people are talking about today
[nextpage title="Next"] Why did North Korea's internet go down? | BBC News "If the North Korean system was brought down, the obvious suspect is the United States. President Obama promised/threatened a response to the Sony intrusion 'in a place and time and manner that we choose'. It would be proportionate." [/nextpage] [nextpage title="Next"] Google's self-driving…
The UK Top 10 video games chart: Call of Duty retakes the top spot for Christmas
[nextpage title="Next"] Advanced Warfare becomes the fifth Call of Duty game to claim the coveted Christmas No.1 position with a well-timed promotion on the PS4 version helping it leapfrog FIFA 15. Last year, FIFA 14 pulled off a similar trick, sneaking ahead of Call of Duty: Ghosts at the last minute to claim the festive…
The Digest: Gadget insurance complaints rise… and 4 other things people are talking about today
[nextpage title="Next"] Gadget insurance complaints to Ombudsman jump | BBC News "The Financial Ombudsman Service says it saw 2,200 complaints about gadget warranties last year, double that of the previous year. It says many people hugely undervalue the cost of the technological items they carry with them, and are also unaware that most general insurance…
The Digest: Apple ‘failing to protect workers’… and 4 other things people are talking about today
[nextpage title="Next"] Apple 'failing to protect Chinese factory workers' | BBC News "Poor treatment of workers in Chinese factories which make Apple products has been discovered by an undercover BBC Panorama investigation. Filming on an iPhone 6 production line showed Apple's promises to protect workers were routinely broken. It found standards on workers' hours, ID…
The Digest: Sony caves in to hackers… and 4 other things people are talking about today
[nextpage title="Next"] Sony bosses cancel The Interview release | Hollywood.com "Sony Pictures executives have officially pulled plans to release Seth Rogen and James Franco's controversial new comedy The Interview after hackers threatened the safety of filmgoers." More on this story Whodunnit? The Mystery of the Sony Pictures Hack | BBC News North Korea behind Sony…
The Digest: More trouble for Uber… and 4 other things people are talking about today
[nextpage title="Next"] Sydney siege sees Uber raise prices before backtracking | BBC News "Cab-ordering firm Uber has been criticised for increasing fares by up to four times normal rates during the hostage crisis in Sydney. As the police cordoned off a wide area around the Lindt cafe where a gunman was holding staff and customers…
The UK Top 10 video games chart: FIFA 15 stays at the top of the table
[nextpage title="Next"] FIFA 15 remains at No.1 in the run-up to Christmas and the Top Five remains the same, with Activision’s Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare at No.2, Rockstar/Take 2’s Grand Theft Auto V at No.3, Ubisoft’s Far Cry 4 at No.4 and Warner’s Lego Batman 3: Beyond Gotham at No.5. Ubisoft’s Just Dance 2015…
The Digest: Ford dumps Microsoft… and 4 other things people are talking about today
[nextpage title="Next"] Ford dumps Microsoft for BlackBerry infotainment system | CNN "Ford is upgrading its infotainment system to make it more like a smartphone or tablet - and it is dumping its longtime software provider Microsoft as part of the change. Instead, Ford will use BlackBerry's QNX operating system for the new Sync 3 infotainment…
