Author: Stuart
Stuart is formerly a Technology Production Editor for The Evening Standard and lives in Battersea
New Mortal Kombat X video reveals Kano
Warner Bros Interactive Entertainment and developer NetherRealm Studios have released a new Mortal Kombat X gameplay video that shows us veteran fighter Kano, leader of the international crime syndicate The Black Dragon, as he goes up against the new character D’Vorah. Narrated by Mortal Kombat co-creator and NetherRealm creative director Ed Boon, the new gameplay…
Apple Stores now have iPhone 5S screen repair service
Is your iPhone 5S screen cracked or broken? Now you don't need to ship the phone off to Apple to get it fixed, which can take up to a week. The company started offering a screen repair service for its current flagship phone last week in its US and Canada stores, but has now rolled…
Rumours abound of next-gen iPad Air with anti-reflective coating
Some good news for those of you who are tired of all the iPhone 6 rumours - today we bring you rumours of the iPad Air 2 and iPad Mini 3. Reports abound that ahead of an expected special event in September, Apple suppliers are supposedly ramping up the manufacturing of both the 9.7-inch iPad…
Microsoft loses $400m on Xbox One
In news that will no doubt please Sony, Microsoft - which spent $2.1 billion producing and marketing the Xbox One - has reported a loss of $400 million (£238m) since launching the console in November last year. The Independent reports that the news comes from Microsoft’s annual earnings report for 2014, and shows the loss…
Is this the iPhone 6 final assembly?
Another week, another batch of rumours and leaks about Apple's upcoming iPhone 6. First up, we have a report from Slashgear with images allegedly showing the final screen assembly of the phone. Slashgear says: "The pics are of the oft-rumored and widely anticipated iPhone 6 with a 4.7-inch screen. The display is affixed to the…
Netflix now in 10% of British homes
Streaming film and television service Netflix is now hooked up to more than three million British households. A report in the Daily Telegraph says that the new figure means more than one in 10 households have joined the service, and signals a rise in take-up over the past year. The report says that Netflix is…
Amazon drops pre-orders for Disney titles
Amazon in the US has halted pre-orders of some Disney movies in what appears to be another contract dispute, according the Wall Street Journal. Copies of films such as Muppets Most Wanted, Maleficent and Captain America: The Winter Soldier were unavailable for order on DVD or Blu-ray on Amazon.com on Sunday, although digital copies were…
Xbox One digital TV tuner coming in October
Xbox One owners in Europe will soon be able to ditch their separate digital set-top box, if they have one. Microsoft has announced that from October, the Xbox One Digital TV Tuner will be available in the UK, France, Germany, Italy and Spain. The company says that the tuner will provide users with an over-the-air…
Apple TV beta gets an iOS 7-style makeover
Apple has released a new beta version of its Apple TV platform, and its look borrows heavily from the design of iOS 7. As you can see from the image above, the redesign sees a new emphasis on colours with flatter, less-glossy icons and a slightly simpler design that reflects iOS 7 on the iPhone…
Police arrest man for running proxy servers
City of London anti-piracy police have arrested a man in Nottingham for running a proxy server. The 20-year-old from Nottingham is believed to have been running a proxy server that connected to addresses banned by service providers in the UK. Acccording to reports, the man was questioned and then released on bail. The arrest was…
