Author: James O'Malley
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GTA Online Heists coming March 10th – but GTA5 on PC delayed
Finally! At last! After over a year of waiting the much anticipated online Heist mode is coming to Grand Theft Auto Online. The mode, which was originally promoted with the launch of the game, sees up to four players cooperate on pulling off bigger missions than the rest of the game - usually involving stringing…
LG G Flex 2 pre-orders start at Carphone Warehouse
Carphone Warehouse has announced that it is now taking pre-orders for LG's latest curved screen phone. The phone looks set to be available from £34.50/month (with no upfront fee). Here's how the retailer describes the phone: "Announced at CES, the LG G Flex 2 has a futuristic curved shape and a stunning screen that uses…
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…
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…
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…
