Month: November 2014
Carphone Warehouse confirms Samsung Galaxy Note Edge hits on 12th December
Carphone Warehouse has confirmed that Samsung Galaxy Note Edge will be available in its stores from 12th December. The phone is unique in that it is the first to offer a curved screen - one side dips down, and is designed for displaying notifications, shortcuts to apps and other information It's available now for pre-order…
WATCH: New Star Wars: The Force Awakens Trailer
We'll figure out our tech angle later, but let's face it - we all want to see the new trailer: Cor, look at that lens flare! But what's with the weird light sabre? The new film is due in cinemas next Christmas and will presumably hit on-demand/DVD/etc in Spring 2016 - so we could end…
WATCH: Sony’s e-ink, umm, WATCH.
Check out this video from Sony's Fashion and Entertainment division - it has come up with a watch that uses not just an e-ink display, but an e-ink strap too - meaning that at the touch of a button you can change everything. It appears to be simply a prototype, and at this stage isn't…
WATCH: A winter mural created with just an electric toothbrush
This is fun - Philips has demonstrated the power of its Sonicare electric toothbrush by using it to create art - check out the video below. Here's how Philips describe the project: "To demonstrate the stain removal ability of the Philips Sonicare range of brushes, Philips has partnered with renowned street artist, and inventor of…
The Digest: Social media told to simplify terms… and 4 other things people are talking about today
[nextpage title="Next"] MPs say they need 'serious discussion' with social networks over users' data | The Guardian "Social networks should simplify their terms and conditions, to ensure that their users fully understand how their personal data will be collected and used, MPs have concluded. A report by the Commons science and technology committee calls for…
Boris Johnson says that white vans are TERRIBLE (and he prefers drones instead)
Just over a week after Islington South MP Emily Thornberry's infamous "white van" tweet the Mayor of London Boris Johnson - an Islington resident himself - has come out and said he thinks that white vans are "terrible". Well, sort of anyway. According to The Guardian, Johnson has been speaking in Singapore to financial technology…
iPhone 6 tops Yahoo tech searches for 2014
Yahoo has released its top searches for 2014 and, perhaps unsurprisingly, the iPhone 6 tops the search queries for tech - and comes in third over all. Here's the list - yep, apparently people are still using Yahoo for search: 1. iPhone 6 2. PlayStation 4 3. Samsung Galaxy S5 4. iPad Mini 5. iPhone…
Country goes mad as “Black Friday” infects the UK
In its latest act of cultural imperial, America's so-called "Black Friday" sales have finally become A Thing in Britain. Forget the NFL matches at Wembley - it is the Wembley branch of ASDA that has seen people going nuts trying to buy stuff at a modest discount, with all of the gusto of our American…
REVIEW: Far Cry 4
Have you ever gone to a far away country to scatter the ashes of a beloved parent, only to end up joining an insurgency movement aimed at overthrowing the charismatic dictator? Me neither, but I can identify with the story a hell of a lot more than I could with Far Cry 3’s awful protagonist.…
Vinyl sales pass the 1m mark for the first time since 1996
We might have iPhones, lossless MP3s and Spotify now - but it seems that people still can't let go of Vinyl, which new figures reveal has seen over a million sales in the last year - the highest figures in nearly two decades. According to the British Phonographic Industry (BPI), sales this year look set…
