Month: September 2014
Nintendo unveils transparent 2DS consoles
Nintendo has unveiled a pair of redesigned 2DS consoles for the European market. The new Nintendo 2DS consoled will be available in the UK from November 7, and will be called Transparent Red and Transparent Blue. Nintendo says that aside from the side paneling, both offerings are transparent in design, revealing the skeleton of the…
Apple’s new iPhone debuts to sales of 10 million
Executives at Apple are sure to be rubbing their hands with glee at the news that their two new iPhones - the 4.7-inch iPhone 6 and the 5.5-inch iPhone 6 Plus - had a bumper first weekend on sale. Apple has said that it sold more than 10 million units of its new handsets over…
Ceefax would have been 40 today! Write BBC League Cup report to celebrate
Long before the days of the internet and email the only way you could get information quickly was via Ceefax. It used part of the analogue TV signal to transmit its pixellated stories directly to your TV screen in an age well before home computers and when the only electronic game was Pong - a…
Amazon beats Apple and Argos to top list of Top 50 online retailers
IMRG and comScore have joined forces to produce the Top 50 IMRG Retailer Ranking, a new league table for online retailers. The IMRG Top 50 Retailer Ranking will be published quarterly, and measures visitors to those websites based on comScore’s MMX online audience measurement technology. In the inaugural list, online retail giant Amazon beat Apple…
Oculus unveils Crescent Bay VR headset prototype
Virtual reality company Oculus VR, which was bought by Facebook earlier this year in a deal worth $2 billion, has announced a new prototype version of its flagship Rift headset. The new hardware, named Crescent Bay, features 360 degree tracking, a higher resolution than previous models, lower latency and a built in audio system. Announcing…
Ruark Audio updates R1 DAB radio
British company, Ruark Audio, has announced a new version of its iconic R1 DAB radio. Designed and built by a company with 30 years experience of producing the best in British sound, the R1 is finished in real walnut, soft black and soft white. Features include DAB, DAB+, FM and Bluetooth to stream music from smartphones, tablets and computers.…
Samsung Galaxy Note 4 available to pre-order today
While all the hype is around the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus going on sale, Samsung has announced that the Galaxy Note 4 will also be available to pre-order from Samsung Experience Stores across the country today, including the Samsung Store at Westfield Stratford City. This will be followed by other selected online and high street…
Destiny is the most-watched game on Twitch so far in 2014
Destiny has received mixed early reviews, but it has become 2014's most-viewed console game on the Twitch streaming service. In its first week on sale, Destiny Twitch streams have been viewed nearly 20 million times, with fans watching almost 240 million minutes of gameplay. "To date, Destiny is the biggest console game launch of the…
Apple’s iOS 8 upgrade a frustrating affair for many users
Many iPhone and iPad users have found Apple's latest iOS update, which was released this week, not as easy to install as it has been in the past. The biggest problem for most is the sheer size of iOS 8, which has led to people needing to delete apps, photos, music, videos and other files…
Apple tightens up its iCloud security
Apple has expanded its use of two-factor verification checks to protect data stored online by its customers, after a massive breach last month that saw thousands of nude celebrity photos stolen from iCloud. The BBC says the move follows suggestions that third-party software had been used to steal the photos. It says that the security…
