Month: May 2011
Samsung Galaxy S III to launch next year
Looks like Samsung are going to take a leaf out of Apple's book on product launches, with Samsung Galaxy S smartphones set to become an annual affair. Sammyhave no confirmed that the Samsung Galaxy S III is already in…
Hallelujah! David O. Russell no longer working on Uncharted movie
Long time readers of Tech Digest will know that we absolutely adore the Uncharted PS3 games franchise. Long time readers will also know that we've had plenty of reservations concerning the game's planned Hollywood adaptation, which was set to be…
£99 Android tablet on the way from Arnova
If you want in on the Android tablet revolution, but still want change from £100, Arnova will have you covered as they prepare to launch two cut price Android tablets this summer in the form of the Arnova 7…
HTC CEO open up handsets to hackers with their blessing
HTC have announced that they are to relax restrictions on modders, unlocking the bootloaders of the company's handsets making it far easier to root HTC Android devices. The Taiwanese manufacturers had initially feared the wrath of networks who felt…
PlayStation 4 development has begun, says Sony rep
Work has begun on Sony's next home games console, the PlayStation 4, a top Sony executive has revealed. Though no official announcement has been made, chief financial officer Masaru Kato let slip that Sony are now beginning to look into…
Our new mag Technode – get it on your iPad, read it online or download a PDF
Fancy a bit of bank holiday reading? Check out our new free gadgets and tech magazine Technode. You can read about… * The summer's 20 top gadgets. * How 4G Mobile will mean we may get free broadband *…
Barack Obama employs Twitter CEO as advisor
The UK government may be floundering as how best to approach the micro-blogging craze Twitter after its recent controversial involvement in a series of high-profile super-injunctions, but US President Barack Obama is approaching the service in a far more pragmatic…
PayPal sue Google over NFC Wallet scheme
Google have revealed a new NFC payment system that will allow smartphone users in the US to buy goods simply by touching their handsets against dedicated readers at 124,000 PayPass-enabled merchants in the States and more than 311,000 across the…
Shunned pensioners turn to the internet, new study reveals
Over half of the UK's pensioners feel "silenced and ignored" according to a new study by the Nominet Trust. With 43% unable to recall the last time someone asked their opinion, many are now turning to the internet to have…
VIDEO REVIEW: Home Creations Electric Massage Chair
As we approach the end of another busy week at Shiny Towers, we thought we'd earned ourselves a little back rub to soothe the muscles and ease the tension that only continuously blogging about gadgest and gizmos brings. Here…