Category: News
iOS vs. Android Casino
Several years ago, online gamblers had to sit in a room with a computer to play games at online casinos. The players didn’t need to travel to physical casinos, but betting at online casinos meant being stuck in front of your computer screen. Fortunately, smartphone gambling has made things easier. About 60% of gamblers worldwide…
Tech Digest daily roundup: Twitch announces partial gambling ban
Twitch has announced a partial gambling ban, targeting slots, roulette and dice games. The Amazon-owned livestreaming platform will bar videos of gambling sites not licensed in the US or "other jurisdictions that provide sufficient consumer protection". The ban includes cryptocurrency gambling sites such as Stake.com, based on the Caribbean island of Curacao. It will take…
Europe’s capitals reimagined to mark World Car Free Day
Carless future visualisation of London including sustainable Dott transportation - scooters and e-bikes. View of Bank of England, Royal Exchange and City Skyline. E-scooter and e-bike company Dott has created a series of visuals for World Car Free Day showing how Europe’s capital cities could be reimagined with a focus on…
Liverpool is best UK city for ‘geeks’, claims survey
Liverpool is the best UK city for geeks according to Broadband Savvy Broadband Savvy, a leading authority on UK broadband service and performance, has conducted research into the best cities for geeks to visit or live in the UK. With Brits now spending 32% more on video games and consoles than…
Two-thirds of Londoners feel there are too many cars on the road
Study finds nearly 1 in 5 shared e-scooter journeys is replacing a car journey More than a third of Londoners feel exposed to other vehicles when travelling by bike or e-scooter 80% of Beeline navigation users polled report feeling safer when riding their bike when following a quieter route as chosen by the app E-scooter…
Volvo launches system that detects if driver is unfit to drive
Volvo is to launch a driver understanding system as standard in its EX90 that can detect if a driver is unfit to drive and even take control of the steering wheel if needs be. Using a two-camera system to pick up early signals that indicate if a driver is not at their best, the system…
Tech Digest daily roundup: FBI investigate hacker allegedly behind Grand Theft Auto leak
The hacker who claimed responsibility for this weekend's enormous leak of Grand Theft Auto 6 material is now being investigated by the FBI. The same attacker also said they were behind last week's high-profile hack of ride app Uber, which has provided an update on its own investigations. "There are also reports over the weekend that…
Marshall celebrates Diamond Jubilee with Black Diamond special editions
Marshall Diamond Jubilee Family (From left to right: Emberton, Motif A.N.C and Monitor A.N.C) To celebrate 60 years of the iconic brand, Marshall is launching Black Diamond special editions of three bestselling products: the Emberton Bluetooth speaker, Motif A.N.C earbuds, and Monitor II A.N.C headphones. The award-winning Emberton speaker is a compact yet powerful design offering…
Tech Digest daily roundup: The grand theft of Grand Theft Auto VI
Rockstar Games' Grand Theft Auto. Image: Rockstar Games It’s been a giant week for video game news. Nintendo announced a release date of 5 May 2023 for the next Legend of Zelda game (now titled Tears of the Kingdom, certainly not an intentional reference to the death of the Queen); we’ve seen…
Online shoppers spent 9.5% less this August than last year
New Government figures show the number of goods we bought in August fell by -1.6% compared to July, and an eye-watering -5.4% against August 2021. ParcelHero warns online spending was hit particularly hard, due to the dramatic rise in the cost of living. Last week's Office for National Statistics (ONS) retail sales figures for August…