Month: March 2012
Harry Potter books magic their way onto the Kindle
When it comes to digital distribution of the books that star him, Harry Potter has been hiding under his invisibility cloak practically the whole time the tomes have been available. But now, through an agreement with the J.K Rowling-endorsed Pottermore…
"My SIM is smaller than yours": Apple and Nokia in new Nano-SIM battle
Apple and Nokia are set to go head-to-head over the implementation of a new standardised SIM-card size for future mobile phones. The future of the "fourth form factor (4FF) UICC", or Nano-SIM as it's more commonly referred to, will…
Logitech reveal AirPlay compatible UE Air Speaker
Logitech have today unveiled their UE AirSpeaker, an iPod/iPhone dock that's also fully compatible with Apple's AirPlay wireless streaming standard. Playing back streamed, uncompressed music from iTunes or an iPhone, iPad or iPod touch connected to your home's Wi-Fi network…
O2 forced to give 9,000 porn pirates' details to smut baron
Over 9,000 O2 broadband customers caught illegally downloading pornography will have their personal details handed over to a major porn baron pressing for a settlement payout, it has been revealed today. Ben Dover, the pseudonym for British porn actor,…
HTCSense.com closes doors for renovation: back up your files now or lose them!
HTC have announced that they are to close HTCSense.com for an undisclosed period of time, deleting customers' cloud stored data in the process. Planning a major renovation for the service, HTCSense.com users have until the 30th April to back up…
LG 55-inch OLED to launch in May at Cannes film festival?
LG's fancy 55-inch OLED sets are lining themselves up for a red carpet launch at the Cannes film festival in May, according to new reports. LG's 55-inch 55EM9600, first revealed at CES 2012 back in January was first expected…
Minecraft TV: Mojang considering spending $80 million fortune on show
Minecraft, arguably the biggest indie-gaming success story of all time, has raked in $80 million (540 million Swedish krona) for developers Mojang, it has been revealed by the Financial Times. Downloaded more than 25 million times in just 15 months…
Google Chrome store hit by Facebook hack extension
Google Chrome users beware: a series of new extensions claiming to add customisation options to your Facebook profile are in fact malicious tools created by hackers intended to hijack your social networking accounts. Hiding in plain sight on the official…
Grand Theft Auto V major details, release date leaked by ex-Rockstar employee?
Grand Theft Auto V isn't expected to land on games consoles until late 2012 at the very earliest, but a post by a user on a Gamespot forum claiming to have access to an ex-Rockstar employee may just have…
Q&A: Gamefly co-founder Sean Spector on digital subscriptions, Steam and the indie gaming boom
Gamefly, the USA's leading videogame rental service, has made the jump over the pond and are looking to take old Blighty by storm with their digital PC games download platform and forth-coming digital subscription service. We caught up with…