Month: November 2012
WikiLeak's Julian Assange suffering from chronic lung infection due to house arrest
Julian Assange, the controversy-courting founder of whistle-blowing website WikiLeaks has become seriously ill while under house arrest at the Ecuadorean embassy in London. According to Ecuador's ambassador in Britain Ana Alban, a lack of sunshine and living "in a confined…
Nintendo boss offers apologies for Wii U day one firmware update
Nintendo boss Satoru Iwata has apologised for the fact that the Wii U requires a day one firmware update in order for owners to access its full suite of online features. Those looking to get the optimum online experience from…
Eddy'll Fix It: Apple's Eddy Cue the man to sort out iTunes, Siri and Apple Maps
Though hardware sales have been as strong as ever for Apple this year, it's also been a year full of uncharacteristic software cock-ups too. By now, the Apple Maps debacle needs no introduction, while Siri and iTunes continue to disappoint….
Gotye and David Guetta top Spotify most-streamed lists for 2012
Spotify have revealed the artists making waves through their music streaming service in 2012, publishing the lists of most streamed albums, tracks, and artists, both globally and in the UK, as well as the most used apps in the desktop…
iTunes 11 to land today after a month's worth of delays
Apple's next-generation iTunes application is set to land today, following a month's worth of delays that saw the media library tool slip from its original October launch date. According to the Wall Street Journal, iTunes 11 has come late due…
CHRISTMAS GIFT GUIDE: 10 best 3D Blu-ray movies of 2012
Got the 3D TV? Got the 3D Blu-ray player or PS3 games console? Then you'll be after a handful of 3D Blu-ray movies this Christmas. It's been a bumper year for 3D Blu-ray releases, following on from a strong Christmas…
VIDEO: What if GTA V starred a horse? Enter "Poonikins the Magic Warrior Princess"
You can do some pretty outlandish things in the Grand Theft Auto games; diving out of helicopters and parachuting onto the top of a skyscraper, taking on the army armed only with a baseball bat, mowing down drug pushers in…
webOS resurrected as an Android app
webOS, Palm's ill-fated operating system behind the equally ill-fated HP TouchPad, may soon get a new lease of life as an Android app. A company called Phoenix International Communications has been working on getting Open webOS running on Android hardware,…
Sky's Now TV movie streaming hits Roku boxes
Sky's Now TV movie streaming service has been made available to Roku box owners today. Available from the Roku Channel Store, the new app lets the web video streaming box access the catalogue of Sky's Hollywood blockbuster movies, as made…
GALLERY: Destiny – Bungie's Halo follow-up revealed, details and pictures leaked
Details of Destiny, the top-secret game currently in the works by former Halo developers Bungie, have been leaked online, giving us our first glimpse at what to expect from the game and a sneak peek at some of its concept…