Month: June 2012
New Mass Effect 3 ending now available on Xbox 360
BioWare have released an extended, revised ending for Mass Effect 3 for the Xbox 360. One of the most-talked about games of the year, it was universally praised but garnered almost equally universal scorn from gamers who felt the final…
Nokia 808 PureView Amazon pre-order page opens
Nokia's 41MP cameraphone monster is now up for pre-order for UK Amazon customers. Set for release on 30th June, you can pick up the handset SIM-free from the online retailer for £499.98 However, that's a fair bit more than you'd…
Kate Middleton is the new Lara Croft…sort of…
Square Enix have lifted the lid on who will be providing voice over and motion capture duties as Lara Croft in the new Tomb Raider reboot, and it's none other than Prince William's beau Kate Middleton. Wait. Sorry. We mean…
Microsoft do not plan to make own-branded Windows Phone 8 smartphone
Microsoft have looked to quash rumours that they are to begin manufacturing their own Windows Phone 8 smartphones, following the unveiling of their own-branded Surface tablet. The company's senior marketing manager for Windows Phone, Greg Sullivan, told Information Week Microsoft…
'Fifty Shades of Grey' becomes best selling Kindle book of all time
Forget Shakespeare. Forget Harry Potter. When it comes to our digital eBook reading habits, we like to tuck in to a bit of blue. Amazon.co.uk today announced that E L James, a former Kindle Direct Publishing author, has become the…
10 Must-Have MacBook Pro with Retina Display Accessories
Mmmm…MacBook Pro with Retina Display. It's a keeper, that's for sure. Apple pulled out all the stops when putting together their latest, greatest notebook, with an unbelievably sharp display, super-slim design and top-notch hardware updates that include SSD storage and…
Lulzsec's Ryan Cleary pleads guilty to hacking charge
Ryan Cleary, the Brit charged with attacking a number of high profile web targets last year, has pleaded guilty to hacking charges and has admitted to being a member of Lulzsec. Cleary, first arrested almost a year to the day…
What if Spotify had been invented in the 1980s?
Well, forgoing the need for widespread high-speed broadband, advanced graphical user interfaces and any tunes other than A-Ha or the Beverly Hills Cop theme, it would have probably looked something a bit like this, command line inputs and all….
Sony and Panasonic sign OLED panel partnership deal
As had long been rumoured, Sony and Panasonic have signed a new deal that will see the two companies enter into a manufacturing partnership to drive down the production costs of OLED panels. Both Japanese companies have seen their TV…
Facebook launch "Find Friends Nearby" feature
Facebook has just launched a new feature called 'Find Friends Nearby', which allows you to search for fellow Facebook users nearby in the real world and send them a friend request. According to Venture Beat, new feature, which you can…