Author: James O'Malley
James is the Editor of TechDigest. You can follow him on Twitter @Psythor.
Amazon Fire TV stick FINALLY comes to the UK – for just £35
Amazon has today announced that its answer to Google's Chromecast - the Fire TV Stick - is now available to order in the UK for only £35. The stick offers many of the features of Amazon's Fire TV box including a suite of streaming services including Amazon's own Instant Video, as well as Netflix and…
Fitbit adds bike mode to Fitbit Surge
Health tracker Fitbit has added bicycle tracking to its top-end Surge wearable. Using the GPS on board the Surge, it will track your bike journeys and give you the ability to look back at your route on a map in the Fitbit app. Clearly Fitbit is gunning for the likes of Strava that does what…
The Ford S-Max will read road signs to limit your speed
How about this for a space age technology? Ford's latest S-Max will have a feature you can enable that will automatically prevent you from breaking the speed limit - so you don't accidentally end up with points on your license. What's really clever is how it works. Rather than read the data from a map…
Twitch CEO expects phone-style upgrade cycles for home consoles
Emmet Smear, the CEO of game streaming service Twitch has been speculating on the future of the home games console - and has come up with a rather interesting prediction of where consoles could be going in the future. Speaking to The Guardian, Smear suggests consoles could go the way of phones - with new…
WATCH: Batman Arkham Knight “Officer Down” gameplay trailer
WB Games has just released a new gameplay trailer for Batman: Arkham Knight, showing off what we can expect from the game. In the 7 minute clip, you can see Batman talk to Commissioner Gordon, beat up some thugs and drive the Batmobile. The game is due to hit on June 23rd.
BT expected to keep prices high as it launches its own mobile network
The great thing about competition is that it drives down prices for the consumer. And the great thing about consolidation is that it drives down prices for the consumer. These are two contradictory axioms that underscore modern capitalism. I mention them, as it seems this week, the consumer is about to get a raw deal…
WATCH: Rainbow Six Siege alpha gameplay leak
Since Rainbow Six: Siege was announced at E3 last year, we've heard very little about the title. But finally something has emerged - albeit unofficially, as this alpha footage of the "Plane" map has leaked. ۞ by AGB-Leaks Check out the video above whilst you still can - no doubt Ubisoft will be urging its…
Nexus Player, the first Android TV device, launching in the UK on Thursday
The battle for the living room looks set to heat up on Thursday as Google's very own Nexus Player will be launching here in Britain. According to IBT, the Android TV device will be available from Amazon for £79.99. The device is significant as Android TV is Google's latest attempt at establishing a connected TV…
Now you can play Family Fortunes in your browser
I'm so sorry, I'm about to destroy your productivity on a Friday afternoon. Some clever coder has created Google Feud, a game that mashes up Family Fortunes (known as Family Feud in America, hence the name) with Google's search trends. Essentially, you're asked a question like "how do I get rid of...?" or a name…
Is a new Apple TV coming in June?
Rumours suggest that Apple will finally be announcing a new Apple TV at its Worldwide Developers Conference in June. According to Buzzfeed, the company will be launching a new set top box that will support both Siri voice controls and a long overdue app store for the platform. Its about time too - the last…