Author: James O'Malley
James is the Editor of TechDigest. You can follow him on Twitter @Psythor.
HTC One M9+ Announcement set for 8th April
The rumours suggesting HTC isn't done with the HTC One M9 have been seemingly confirmed today as an invitation has gone out to journalists in Beijing for an event the company is holding on April 8th. According to Android Central, the "More than One" event will be showing off what we expect to be called…
Apple is training its sales nerds to talk fashion
Selling Apple hardware used to be so easy for a nerd. You know what all of the devices are capable of, you know the specs and the upsides and downsides to everything - but the Apple Watch looks set to be a whole different ball game. According to 9to5Mac, Apple is undertaking a training programme…
Is YouTube planning its own game streaming service?
YouTube could be about to take on Twitch by launching its own live streaming service for gamers, according to one report. According to The Daily Dot, Google currently has 50 coders working on the new service, which would be a modified version of YouTube Live dedicated to e-sports. Such a move would make sense as…
BT Mobile launches offering discounts for BT Broadband customers
BT has finally launched its long-awaited re-entry into the mobile market - 15 years after selling off O2. Today the company has announced its tariffs, and it could be good news for BT Broadband customers. If you switch to the new network on a one year contract, you can apparently get 500mb of 4G data,…
Rosetta Stone language learning coming to… umm, Xbox One
How's this for a slightly weird tie-up? The language learning software Rosetta Stone is apparently planning to launch an app for the Xbox One. In a post on the company website, it says that "Rosetta Stone’s new application teaches English and Spanish by way of immersive simulation. Virtual travel experiences teach you the vocabulary and…
WATCH: Jaguar XF high-wire world record
Jaguar yesterday pulled off a new world record as part of a promotional stunt for its latest car. Check out the video above to see stuntman Jim Dowdall pilot the car across a high wire, suspended above one of the docks above Canary Wharf.
Bluetooth umbrellas are now a thing
Just when you thought that everything that could be invented has been invented, someone goes and makes a bluetooth umbrella. Check out Kisha, which functions just like a normal umbrella, but pairs to your phone so that if you leave home without it, your phone will let you know. Apparently the app is smart, so…
How safe is my Android phone from hackers? Answer: not very says report
Worrying news as it has emerged that there's a hole in some Android phones that could enable hackers and the like to execute malicious code. The potential exploit was discovered by Palo Alto Networks, which does enterprise security for big businesses. Apparently the way it works is that it exploits a flaw in Android’s “PackageInstaller”…
PS4 and Xbox One sales up to 3m in the UK – ahead of expectations
A great spot by Videogamer, which has been going through retailer GAME's annual report. It reveals that the install base - in other words the total number of both consoles sold in the UK - is now over 3 million. (3 million over all - not just consoles sold at GAME.) Apparently this is ahead…
Samsung announces series of posh Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge phone covers
With the release of Samsung's new flagship phones just around the corner, perhaps unsurprisingly the company has announced the first cases and covers for the devices. Samsung has partnered with a bunch of fancy brands for its "Rich Accessory Collection". Here's the details: Burton: Burton has fuelled the growth of snowboarding worldwide through its ground-breaking…