Month: December 2014
The Digest: Zuckerberg’s resolutions… and 3 other things people are talking about today
[nextpage title="Next"] Mark Zuckerberg asks Facebook users to suggest his personal challenge for 2015 | The Guardian "Facebook chief executive Mark Zuckerberg sets himself a personal challenge every year, from wearing a tie every day in 2009 and learning to speak Mandarin in 2010 to only eating meat in 2011 if he killed the animal…
“Lizard Squad” hackers now accepting freelance requests
The hacking group that successfully took down the Playstation Network and Xbox Live over Christmas is now, rather ominously, offering its services to anyone who will pay. According to The Guardian, a Lizard Squad representative claimed the Xbox and PSN hack as a "huge marketing scheme" - and that the software it used to it,…
Tetris pulled from Nintendo e-shop
Few titles are so closely linked with a console than Tetris is with Nintendo's Game Boy - it was the game that proved handheld gaming could work. So it's a shame to see that the 1989 original will no longer be available on 3DS via the Nintendo e-shop. According to The Telegraph, the reason is…
The Top 10 TechDigest posts from 2014
So what were you reading in 2014? It turns out you were very interested to know more about how to watch American sports in the UK and how to AirPlay without the expense of owning an Apple TV - amongst other things. Here's the top 10 2014 TechDigest posts. 1) How to watch American sports…
WATCH: This Hobbit sword will glow when it detects wifi
The sword in the Hobbit glows when there are orcs around - great technology, but not hugely useful in the real world. If only it could detect wifi instead... So that's exactly what this guy has built. The sword has been modified so that it will glow when there are unsecured wifi networks present -…
Xiaomi working on a laptop that looks strangely familiar…
Remember Xiaomi? The company isn't too well known outside of China, but in its domestic market it is absolutely huge - making it the third largest smartphone maker in the world. Photos have emerged today showing that phones isn't all the company is interested in - it is also building a laptop. GizmoChina got the…
The LG G4 might have a stylus
It's an open secret that LG is working on a follow up to its widely acclaimed LG G3 phabet. We've seen leaked spec sheets - and now we're hearing rumours that the phone will come with a stylus, just like the Samsung Galaxy Note 4. The murmurs come courtesy of GSM Dome, which also reports…
Is Microsoft working on an entirely new web browser, codename “Spartan”?
Microsoft is working on an entirely new web browser, which will be more light-weight, support extensions and feel similar to Chrome or Firefox, apparently. According to ZDNet, the development of the browser - codenamed "Spartan" - is completely separate to the teams currently working on future versions of Internet Explorer. Windows 10 on desktop is…
The N64 nearly got a Doom multiplayer game
Who knew there would be N64 news just as we're about to go into 2015? Details have emerged about a cancelled N64 Doom title that would have added a multiplayer component to the classic shooter. The brilliant Unseen64 has uncovered details on the title, called "Doom Absolution" that was canned in favour of the developers…
The Digest: Sony hack an ‘inside job’… and 3 other things people are talking about today
[nextpage title="Next"] Sony hack: New evidence points to inside job, say security experts | The Hollywood Reporter "Despite the FBI declaring that North Korea was behind the devastating cyber attack on Sony Pictures Entertainment, security experts continue to believe that the hack was an inside job. Security firm Norse claims it has evidence that shows…
