Author: James O'Malley
James is the Editor of TechDigest. You can follow him on Twitter @Psythor.
Tomb Raider reboot is the best selling in the franchise’s history
When Tomb Raider was rebooted in 2012, in a widely acclaimed game written by Rhianna Pratchett, it was perhaps something of an underdog. Though it had huge name recognition, after a decade of bad Lara Croft games, could it finally turn things around? The results are now in, and according to the official Tumblr it…
WATCH: LG G4 “official teaser”
Hey nobody likes mysteries anyway. Which is why LG has presumably gone ahead and titled this video its "LG G4 teaser" - no messing about with euphemisms here. The video, which was posted yesterday, doesn't tell us too much though - other than it looks as though the camera will have an F1.8 lens. The…
Vodafone switches all monthly bundles to 4G
Vodafone has today announced that all of its pay monthly handset bundles now include 4G and "generous data allowances". Here's how Vodafone's press release describes the update: "Prices for our 24 month bundles start from £17 a month for our Standard Bundle and £26 a month for our Red and Red Value Bundles. As part…
Is Apple planning an 8K iMac?
Whoops, it appears that LG has spilled the beans on a new iMac that will be coming out later this year. The folks at Engadget got the scoop. Apparently LG, which manufactures parts for the iMac, has accidentally given away in a press release that the company is planning to launch an iMac with an…
A new Apple TV is probably coming soon – but it won’t support 4K
Disappointing news for AV nerds who want to be on the cutting edge. It appears that the long awaited, and much expected Apple TV revamp will not support 4K video. According to Buzzfeed, Apple is skipping support for 4K technology because it is still in its "infancy". In other words, the fairly reasonable point that…
Vine goes HD
Vines are about to get a whole lot more highly defined, as the app's API lead engineer has announced that following a forthcoming update, Vines will be saved in 720p quality - up from the 480p that was used before. The update essentially means the picture quality is going to get a lot better. Whilst…
Twitter “improves” quoted tweets
Its always terrifying for Twitter users when the company decides to change something - just what has it broken now? So let's hope that you used quoted tweets in the same way that the developers do, as what happens has now been changed in the official app, so that when you quote a tweet, it…
EE launches wifi calling to let you call and text when there’s no signal
EE has earned itself another UK mobile industry first this morning as it has become the first network to launch support for calls over wifi. What this means is that with supported handsets - at the moment only the Galaxy S6, S6 Edge and Microsoft Lumia 640 - even if you have no phone signal,…
Doctor Who appears (legally!) on BitTorrent
To celebrate ten years of Doctor Who being back on TV ("Rose" was broadcast ten years ago this week), the BBC has released a ten episode "box set" on to BitTorrent. That's right - BitTorrent, the pirates file sharing platform of choice. But this is all above board and legit - which is why you…
