The Digest: New details on Sony hack… and 4 other things people are talking about today

[nextpage title="Next"] FBI Director Comey reveals new details on the Sony hack | The Verge "Speaking at a cybersecurity conference in Manhattan, FBI director James Comey went into more detail about how the FBI determined North Korea was behind the recent digital attacks on Sony Pictures, which culminated in the partially canceled release of The…

The UK Top 10 video games chart: Call of Duty Advanced Warfare retains top spot

[nextpage title="Next"] 2015 gets under way with an unchanged Top Three, meaning Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare has now achieved six weeks at No.1, one more week than predecessor Ghosts. Grand Theft Auto V is not far behind at No.2, staying ahead of FIFA 15 at No.3. Ubisoft’s top sellers Far Cry 4 and Assassin’s…

The UK Top 10 video games chart: Call of Duty Advanced Warfare ends the year at the top

[nextpage title="Next"] Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare signs off the year in style, taking its fifth No.1 crown since launch. Grand Theft Auto V continues to deliver strong sales climbing to No.2 after four weeks in third place. FIFA 15 is relegated to No.3, which means that for the first time since 2009 a FIFA…

The UK Top 10 video games chart: Call of Duty retakes the top spot for Christmas

[nextpage title="Next"] Advanced Warfare becomes the fifth Call of Duty game to claim the coveted Christmas No.1 position with a well-timed promotion on the PS4 version helping it leapfrog FIFA 15. Last year, FIFA 14 pulled off a similar trick, sneaking ahead of Call of Duty: Ghosts at the last minute to claim the festive…

The Digest: Gadget insurance complaints rise… and 4 other things people are talking about today

[nextpage title="Next"] Gadget insurance complaints to Ombudsman jump | BBC News "The Financial Ombudsman Service says it saw 2,200 complaints about gadget warranties last year, double that of the previous year. It says many people hugely undervalue the cost of the technological items they carry with them, and are also unaware that most general insurance…

Sony: Stop using the laws of supply and demand to sell your 20th anniversary PS4s

Fresh from, umm, asking journalists not to cover the Sony Pictures hack, it has now emerged that Sony don't want consumers selling their 20th anniversary edition PlayStations either. A couple of weeks ago Sony announced it was making some custom PS4s styled like the original PlayStation for the brand's 20th anniversary, and the company even…

The UK Top 10 video games chart: FIFA 15 stays at the top of the table

[nextpage title="Next"] FIFA 15 remains at No.1 in the run-up to Christmas and the Top Five remains the same, with Activision’s Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare at No.2, Rockstar/Take 2’s Grand Theft Auto V at No.3, Ubisoft’s Far Cry 4 at No.4  and Warner’s Lego Batman 3: Beyond Gotham at No.5. Ubisoft’s Just Dance 2015…

The UK Top 10 video games chart: FIFA 15 is back at the top of its game

[nextpage title="Next"] FIFA 15 moves back into top spot for the first time in six weeks - which means last week’s No.1, Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare, is pushed down to No.2 while Grand Theft Auto V is a non-mover at No.3. Ubisoft’s Far Cry 4 also holds its position at No.4 in its third…

The Digest: Microsoft kills Clip Art… and 4 other things people are talking about today

[nextpage title="Next"] Microsoft Office kills Clip Art, replaces it with Bing | PC World "You'd better enjoy Microsoft's cheesy Office Clip Art catalog while you can, because it may be going away in favor of Bing. According to a Microsoft support page, the company is retiring its Office Clip website. As an alternative, Microsoft suggests…