Author: James O'Malley
James is the Editor of TechDigest. You can follow him on Twitter @Psythor.
WATCH: Notch’s new $70m mansion recreated in Minecraft
Last week we heard the news that Markus "Notch" Persson, the brain behind Minecraft had spent some of his $2bn fortune on a gigantic house in trendy Beverly Hills. Hours later the inevitable happened - and some fans recreated it in Minecraft itself. The mansion itself has 8 bedrooms, a pool (with a 54ft glass…
How long until your Christmas presents are out of date?
[nextpage title="Next"] One of the most annoying things in tech is when you spend your hard earned cash on a new toy - say, a phone or a tablet - only for a couple of weeks later have the company announce a new model. In an instant you no longer have the shiniest, newest thing…
Is it ethical to report the contents of the hacked Sony documents?
Since Sony Pictures was hacked earlier this month we've seen a slew of stories do the rounds - reporting everything from the studio's forthcoming films, to internal email arguments between executives and emails from celebrities themselves. Perhaps unsurprisingly, this unfiltered gossip was lapped up by journalists and consumers alike. Meanwhile, a few months ago in…
Is Google working on an in-car version of Android?
Google is planning a version of Android that will run on cars on-board computers, according to reports. According to Reuters the new system would be different from the previously announced Android Auto, because rather than simply acting as an in-car display for your phone (with the phone doing all of the clever stuff), it would…
GTA Online gives players a “Festive Surprise”
Rockstar has announced the latest update to Grand Theft Auto Online, which should make murdering people in a virtual city seem a little bit more... festive. In addition to bug fixes and a boost in the number of properties you can now own, the here's what Rockstar says is being added: "EXPLOSIVE STOCKING STUFFERS Brand…
Blackberry Classic is official – and available now in the USA
We knew it was coming - but Blackberry has finally made it all official. The Blackberry Classic is the latest phone from the troubled smartphone maker and takes its inspiration from the past - retaining a physical keyboard - whilst boosting the insides to compete with modern devices. The phone, which runs the Blackberry 10…
Ubisoft releases gigantic patch for Assassin’s Creed: Unity
Good news! One month on and Assassin's Creed: Unity might finally be playable... as long as you download a gigantic patch. According to Eurogamer, the patch for the PS4 version is 6.7GB big. It's almost though the notoriously bugged game wasn't actually finished. Worse still, for Xbox One players the 'patch' clocks in at 40GB…
Android Wear notifications come to Pebble
Pebble has just released updated software for its smartwatch to add in support for Android Wear notification - supercharging the watch in the process. Despite being the young upstarts, it was perhaps easy to assume that Pebble was under threat by the rise of the Apple Watch and Android Wear, which offer deeper integration with…
BMW set to show off a smartwatch that will tells cars to park by themselves
With only a few weeks to go until January's Consumer Electronics Show (just pesky Christmas to get through before then) details on some of the big presentations are starting to leak out - including a clever car parking app from BMW. According to The Register it will be debuting a car that can not only…
Google Drive can now be voice searched on Android, and import any file on iPhone
Google has been busy at work on some important updates to Google Drive, which have the potential to make the suite of office apps even more useful. First off, for Android users Google Drive has now been even more tightly integrated with Google's mobile operating system - you can now search its files as part…