Month: February 2015
Microsoft promises E3 “surprises”
Microsoft is planning "surprises" and "innovation" for this year's E3. Quelle surprise! Pretty much everyone is reporting this via Gamespot, which has relayed the comments of Microsoft's Aaron Greenberg speaking on the Inner Circle Podcast. What's astonishing is how Greenberg manages to say absolutely nothing and somehow that is still a story. Here's a taster…
Sony announces new Xperia E4g smartphone
Another week, another new smartphone gets announced. And this week it's Sony's turn, with the company unveiling its new Xperia E4g. Sony says the new E4g will be simple to set up and use, will feature fast 4G connectivity and will have a battery life of up to two days. “Xperia E4 set out to…
Console OS will let you run Android on your PC – and is now free!
There have been a number of attempts over the last few years by developers to get Android running on desktop PCs and laptops. I mean, why not? Android has millions of apps available so it would make perfect sense. One of the best attempts at making it a reality is known as Console OS, and…
Is Apple planning a Genius Bar overhaul?
Apple could be changing the way its Genius Bar works - to prioritise big problems over little ones. According to 9to5Mac a new service, known as "Concierge" will take customer requests and prioritise them. 9to5Mac gives the example of a broken iPhone screen being judged more important than a minor iCloud syncing issue - because…
The UK Top 10 video games chart for Xbox One, PS4, Wii U and PC: The Order 1886 knocks Evolve from the top spot
[nextpage title="Next"] Another new release comes straight in at No.1 for a second successive week – last week saw a No.1 launch for Evolve and this week it is Sony’s turn to debut at No.1 with PS4 exclusive The Order: 1886. The game was developed by Ready at Dawn Studios, known for PSP Daxter and…
Public Service Announcement: DO NOT BUY A NEW PHONE (for a week anyway)
If you've come to TechDigest today looking for advice on buying a phone, then we have one message for you: Don't. This isn't because we're anti-progress, or think that mobile phone technology peaked with the Nokia 3310 or something like that... it is out of concern for you wasting your money. Next weekend one of…
WATCH: Apple’s Oscars iPad TV ad
Apple wasn't taking any chances at the Oscars last night after last year saw Samsung score a massive PR win with the famous Oscar's selfie - so it booked ad time to show the above advert for the iPad Air 2. In addition to featuring people making films on iPads (films/Oscars, geddit?), the whole advert…
LG announces four new “mid-range” phones: Magna, Spirit, Leon and Joy
LG has announced a bunch of new mid-range phones, and like every mid-range phone, the company is claiming that it will offer "premium" features at mid-range prices. In all honestly, the phones aren't very remarkable. I mean, they will probably be a bit cheaper than LG's top of the range phones, and have spec in…
“Gramography Cinegrams” will turn your Instagram photos into fridge magnets
Weird stuff retailer Firebox has just launched a new product that will turn your Instagram photos into lenticular fridge magnets - so that the image displayed will change depending on the image you look at it. The new service starts at £7.99 and all you have to is upload your snaps, and they will be…
Android Wear made to work with iPhone
Good news for iPhone owners jealous of all of the choice Android users have over what smartwatch to get: One developer has figured out how to make Android Wear work with Android. According to AndroidBeat, developer MohammedAG managed to make the two devices work together. The way it works is by adding a special Android…
