Month: December 2012
REVIEW: Nintendo Wii U games console
The next-generation of home gaming consoles has arrived, with Nintendo's new Wii U leading the charge. Again opting for an innovative control method over brute graphical and processing power, will Nintendo be able to replicate the wild success of the original Wii with this new machine? Read on for our full verdict!
Hot stuff – five cool 90s cars going cheap, Christmas gudies and more
Top stories from Tech Digest and our pals Air Stewardesses behaving badly Great CCTV footage of people doing stupid things in stations Five aspirational cars from the 90s now going cheap-ish The most under rated British indie bands of the…
8 Great Christmas Gifts for Music Lovers: Bose, Sonos, Orbitsound, Onkyo and more!
Tis the season to be jolly, and nothing makes us happier than some cracking festive tunes blaring out of soe top-notch audio gear. We've been trawling through the Tech Digest archives from the past twelve months to help pick out…
Google Play Magazines store now open for business in the UK
Apple's Newsstand has a new rival in the digital magazine publishing space here in old Blighty, with Google finally launching their Google Play Magazine store in the UK. Plenty of big name titles are already on the store, including GQ,…
Massive Xbox Live Arcade and Marketplace sale kicks off next week
A quick warning for all those Xbox 360-owning Tech Digest-reading gamers out there. Don't blow all your cash buying presents in the run up to Christmas, as you'll want to keep a little dough left aside spend in next week's…
Tablets killed the eReader star: Sales of dedicated reading devices on the decline
eReader sales are beginning to decline following the rise of inexpensive, high quality tablet devices. Research by iSuppli suggests that the eReader market peaked back in 2011, when 20 million devices were shipped, with their findings leading to the prediction…
Vodafone Sure Signal 2 patches up the network's 3G blackspots
If you're a Vodafone customer suffering from blackspot woes, you may want to consider investing in their new Sure Signal 2 gadget. Now onto its second generation (and a fair sight smaller as a wall adapter than a router sized…
Samsung Galaxy Note 3 to be 6.3 inches??? This is getting ridiculous!
Someone may well have to take Samsung to one side, sit them down and have a nice long, calming chat with them if the latest rumours surrounding the Galaxy Note 3 smartphone are to be believed. The over-sized, stylus packing…
London buses now accept NFC contactless payments
London buses have been upgraded to accept contactless fare payments from NFC-enabled smartphones and credit cards as of today, alongside regular cash and Oyster Card fares. All 8,500 of London's buses will have the new systems introduced today, though the…
Google Maps back on iPhone after Apple Maps iOS 6 debacle
Google Maps is now available again in app form for iPhone's, following being booted off Apple's mobile platform with the launch of iOS 6 and Apple's own mapping system, Apple Maps. Google Maps, the premier mapping solution available for…