Month: January 2015
Is Google about to launch its own mobile network?
Google could be about to take over even more of our lives if reports from the US are accurate - the search giant could be planning its own mobile network. According to BGR the company has been speaking to US networks Sprint and T-Mobile about creating a "Mobile Virtual Network Operator" (MVNO) that it can…
Fantastic Four: first-look trailer
Will it be third time lucky for the classic Marvel Comics superhero team? The first two Fantastic Four outings didn't exactly set the world on fire back in 2005 and 2007, so 20th Century Fox is pinning its hopes on this 2015 reboot. From the Fox press release: "Fantastic Four, a contemporary re-imagining of Marvel’s…
Twitter launches group direct messaging and built-in videos
Watch out WhatsApp and BBM - Twitter is gunning for you. The company has just launched a new group DM feature - meaning that you can now privately message groups of people with both text and pictures. It isn't immediately clear if direct messages are also limited to 140 characters - but the implication is…
WATCH: DIY drone warfare
If you want a terrifying glimpse of the future, there's no need to go to the Afghanistan/Pakistan border region and look at the skies - you can build your own death drones right here, it seems. Check out the above video in which a couple of maniacs have mounted roman candles on a drone -…
Samsung Galaxy S6 and Samsung Galaxy S Edge names confirmed
A slip-up by Vodafone Netherlands has revealed that Samsung's next flagship phones will be known as the Galaxy S6 (surprise, surprise) and the Galaxy S Edge. The news comes via Slashgear, which reports that a placeholder has been spotted in the Dutch Vodafone website's source code: Hidden from public view, but ready to be set…
Is it worth getting a curved TV?
Television began life as a big wooden box in the corner of the room with a convex screen (powered by a cathode ray tube) that brought black-and-white programmes into the home. Then came colour. Then the CRT screens gave way to flat plasma, LED and LCD televisions. And we even have 3D TVs. Now, it…
HTC Desire 610 vs Apple iPhone 5C
If you're looking for a mid-range handset then there are many options - and one of the decisions you tend to have to make is whether to go for a brand new, lower-spec device, or a flagship top-of-the-range phone from a few years ago, which has now come down in price. And this is why…
Firmware update will help Xbox One controllers connect quicker
Microsoft is planning to update the firmware on Xbox One controllers that will enable them to connect to your console much more quickly - apparently it will now take just two seconds, instead of an agonising 4-5 seconds. The news comes via Microsoft's Larry 'Major Nelson' Hryb, who also says that members of the Xbox…
WATCH: 3Doodler 3D drawing pen is now slimmer and lighter
One of the coolest tools of the last few years has been 3Doodler - a pen that literally lets you draw 3D objects right in front of you. The original device was pretty bulky, but excitingly we recently learned that the developer has taken it back to the (3D) drawing board and has come up…
Tweetbot for Mac taken down after it hits user limit as Twitter continues to try to kill Twitter
Utterly maddening news this afternoon as it has emerged that desktop Twitter client Tweetbot for Mac has been pulled from the Mac app store after it hit the limit Twitter allows for the maximum number of users. According to The Guardian, Twitter had previously set a maximum limit on the number of users that third…