Month: February 2011
Trouble in the clouds: Gmail glitch loses data, erases some users
Less than a week after Google Calendar lost some users' events, Gmail has proven its fallibility too by losing some users' emails. Yesterday 500,000 Gmail accounts went offline for a while, with some of the users finding themselves facing…
'The Social Network' conquers Hollywood with three Oscars
The Facebook film, 'The Social Network' won three awards at this weekend's Oscar ceremony. While it was probably no surprise it lost out to The King's Speech for Best Picture, The Social Network took home gongs for Best Film…
Advertising billboards will know how you feel (and they're not afraid to dish)
Intuitive advertising billboards is the future, and this future is a lot sooner than we might think too, according to a report published today by the Centre for Future Studies. 3D outdoor ads that can recognise people's moods could…
Facebook turns 'like' button into sharing tool
Now where's that 'unlike' button when you need it. Before you had to click the 'share' button to publish someone else's posts, pictures or links on your own Facebook page. Now that's all set to change, as Facebook alters…
Bloodied dog-tags and teaser site point to Modern Warfare 3 announcement
It's not often do a set of bloddied dog-tags turn up in the post, but games journalists up and down the country have had the wits scraed out of them when opening mail this morning. Plenty are reporting having been…
PictureBox film streaming service hits Samsungs Internet@TV platform
Tech Digest went hands-on with the latest addition to Samsung's Internet@TV web-connected TV platform today, suitably titled PictureBox. Exclusive to Samsung TVs, but also available on the iPad, any number of laptops and very soon the iPhone too, it's an…
Cisco launch HD media-friendly Linksys E4200 router
Cisco are readying the launch of a new broadband router, the Linksys E4200. While routers often aren't the most exciting gadget in the home, the E4200 has enough media-savvy features to make it the perfect starting point for any HD…
Oyster card may face chop as Tube plans credit card ticket system
(Guest post from Shiny Shiny) The Oyster card was a small revolution in ticket payments when it was launched less than a decade ago, but it seems it may soon become obsolete. Transport for London has confirmed that by the…
Robot skin becomes reality: For lovable androids, or android police?
(Guest post from Shiny Shiny) In the Star Trek universe it was the Borg Queen who introduced Data to skin that meant he could feel touch – in reality this is now being developed right here on earth. The sci-fi…
iPad 2 to launch sans retina screen, SD slot?
More rumours flying around the blogosphere today concerning the heavily anticipated iPad 2 launch. Kicking off with some bad news from Engadget, it looks as though Apple's newest tablet will make its debut without any screen resolution jump or SD…