Month: September 2014
Sony Xperia Z3 arrives at Carphone Warehouse
Carphone Warehouse has announced that it is stocking Sony's new Xperia Z3 and Z3 Compact in its store from today. Like previous Sony phones, the Z3 is fully waterproof - which is why Carphone Warehouse produced this unboxing video filmed underwater. The Z3 Compact starts from £28/month with no upfront cost (presumably on a two…
eBay and Paypal split into separate companies – here’s why they’re consciously uncoupling
Intriguing corporate news today as eBay has announced that it is calling it quits with Paypal. The payment system, which was co-founded by electric cars and space tech entrepreneur Elon Musk is being spun off as a separate company. The split will see current eBay Marketplaces President Devin Wenig become the new CEO of a…
Adobe brings full Photoshop to Chomebooks using the power of streaming
Chromebooks may not be the most powerful computers, but they are portable and cheap - which is why it is surprising to learn that Google and Adobe will be bringing full Photoshop to the platform. Now don't get us wrong: This isn't simply a big screened Android app like Photoshop Elements, this is the real…
Is Microsoft killing Bing?
It looks like Microsoft is killing off the Bing brand name... and bringing back MSN right: MSN. In a brand strategy that seems to be increasingly randomly chosen, apparently the latest version of Windows Phone - 8.1 - sees the various Bing apps, such as Bing Finance being rebadged to remove the "Bing" name. The…
Amazon Fire Phone available on O2 in the UK today
Amazon's FirePhone is available from today, O2 has announced. O2 is offering the phone on its Refresh tariff - and you can get the phone for free if you're willing to spend £33/month with 2GB of data (presumably on a two year contract). Much like the US launch, Amazon is also throwing in a year…
Next iPads almost certainly getting TouchID
It seems almost certain that the next generation of iPads will feature fingerprint-sensing TouchID technology - the same we've seen in the iPhone 5S and 6. Cult of Mac is reporting that developer Hamza Sood has done some digging into Apple's release of iOS 8.1 and has found strings of text contained hidden within that…
Apple showing off the Apple Watch for one day only in Paris
There's still time to hop on the Eurostar and head over to Paris if you're desperate to try out the Apple Watch - the device, which isn't being released until next year - is being previewed today in a fancy French fashion store. According to, umm, The Daily Star (which is definitely a reliable source),…
“Android L” to be officially known as “Lollipop”
It seems that the next version of Android will be known as "Lollipop", at least if this massive hint by the company is anything to go by. As spotted by our pals at ShinyShiny, Google posted the above image of a birthday cake to celebrate its 16th birthday... but with the cake adorned with not…
Did the Xbox One beat the PS4 in sales last week?
Potentially big news for an anxious Microsoft as it has been reported that the Xbox One outsold the PS4 in the UK last week. According to MCV, the console which has until now played second-fiddle to Sony's machine took the lead thanks to the release of Fifa 15 and a price cut that saw the…
WATCH: Nixie wearable drone is your own personal photographer
Just as wearables were starting to become the norm, and just as drones are on the verge of taking over - a futuristic combination of the two has appeared. Produced for the Intel Make It Wearable challenge, the quad-copter can be worn around the wrist, before being launched with a tap: It'll fly away from…