Category: Columns & Opinion
Why the dangers of cyberbullying can’t be stressed enough?
The news about the tragic consequences of cyberbullying doesn’t seem to be abating. It can seem like every time one opens up a newspaper or turns on a television, another […]
What will Christmas look like in 2026?
Fast forward ten years – what will Christmas look like in the year 2026? How will technology change our experiences of the festive season? Global futurists Rohit Talwar and April […]
Time to wipe my browser history – I'm leaving Tech Digest
So then. It's time to share some news I've been sitting on for some time now. I'm…having a baby! No, just kidding – I've not turned into some "Schwarzenegger-in-Junior" style freak of nature. The real news, as you've probably figured…
LIVING WITH: YouView with BT Vision
It's time to re-visit YouView. Has its intriguing interface become easier to navigate over time, and have the service's few other problems been ironed out?
Amazon Coins to join MS Points in the ranks of made up currencies we don't want to have to use
Amazon have announced that they are to introduce their own currency in May called Amazon Coins to be used exclusively with the company's range of Kindle Fire tablets. Supposedly aimed at making it easier to buy apps, in-app purchases, games…
Apple iPad Mini: The final nail in Steve Jobs' coffin?
"The 10-inch screen size is the minimum size required to create great tablet apps". Not our words, but those of Steve Jobs, the late, great Apple leader. Kickstarting the tablet revolution with the launch of the first iPad in 2010,…
Edinburgh Fringe 'LadyNerd' Keira Daley on the rise of the nerd
The Queen Geek of cabaret, Keira Daley is set to take the Edinburgh Fringe festival by storm this year with her show LadyNerd. An infectious mix of tech anecdotes, wit and belly laughs, LadyNerd sees Keira join forces with musical…
It's selling millions, so why are there so few Samsung Galaxy S3 accessories?
Samsung's Galaxy S3 is the posterboy for team Android. With a whopping 4.8 inch HD Super AMOLED touchscreen, nippy quad-core processor, an 8MP camera with 1080p recording capabilities and NFC technology built in, it's every bit the match for its…
Why the Microsoft Surface tablet could mean trouble for third-party hardware makers
Wow! "Microsoft in cool, exciting product launch shocker!" Microsoft's first foray into own-branded tablet hardware may have been a long time coming (and long overdue in the fight against Apple's mobile dominance), but credit where it's due: the Surface tablet…
"Troll Bill" could mean the end of web nasties. But will it cost us our web freedom too?
Trolls: as pervasive on the web as trojans, dodgy porn and those picture you just knew you should have deleted from your camera. Spouting out abusive comments on chat rooms, social networks and forums, the era of the web troll…
