Month: January 2013
iShoes: Apple patent smart sneakers
We've known for a while now that Apple are looking into the possibilities of wearable tech. So far it's seemed most likely that the company will produce a smart watch device that could pair with an iOS gadget to share…
Nokia 808 PureView confirmed as final Symbian smartphone
It's the end of an era: Nokia have confirmed that the Nokia 808 PureView smartphone was the last Symbian based phone the company will be releasing. Revealing the news as part of their Q4 earnings report (which also saw the…
Samsung to reveal Galaxy Tab 3 at MWC 2013? Kona, Santos and Roma codenames suggested
Mobile World Congress is always a busy show for Samsung, given the way the company's Galaxy tablet and phone ranges have become phenomenally popular over the past few years. But it may be a particularly bust show for Sammy on…
Sony hit with £250,000 fine over PlayStation Network hack
Sony have been hit with a sizeable £250,000 fine for their failure to prevent the hacking scandal which rocked their PlayStation Network back in 2011. Issued by the UK Information Commissioner's Office, the hack (which caused the network to be…
Vine, Twitter's Instagram for video rival iPhone app, almost ready for mass consumption
Twitter are thought to be nearing the launch of their new video sharing app Vine. The social networking site bought Vine, a video file-sharing start up last year, and the first fruit of the partnership (an iPhone app) is now…
New Zelda, 3D Mario and Mario Kart titles heading to Wii U
Nintendo have released a whole slew of details on their future plans for the Wii U console, including the first details on new Zelda, Mario and Mario Kart titles. During the 23 January Nintendo Direct vidcast, the company announced that…
Apple reveal Q1 2013 earnings: iPad sales soar as Mac sales drop
It's another record breaking earnings call for Apple, with the Cupertino company reporting $54.5 billion in revenue and $13.1 billion in net profit for Q1 2013. "We're thrilled with record revenue of over $54 billion and sales of over 75…
More Gs than Clarkson: My ride inside the human centrifuge
I'm sitting somewhere in the middle of a former RAF base in Farnborough, strapped into a tiny recreated jet fighter cockpit, on the end of a huge mechanical contraption that wouldn't look out of place in an Alien film, a…
Ermahgerd, bewbs! Apple pull 500px photo app due to nudity
The iPad's 500px photo sharing app has been pulled from Apple's App Store, as the Cupertino company believes it goes against some of their stringent App Store Guidelines. The app has apparently been penalised for allowing users to easily search…
Five reasons why you should be considering the S3
So you are in the market for a new phone. That old iPhone/Nokia/Samsung has served you well but it is time to move on to bigger and better things?