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Google to ask Android users about search engine preferences following record EC fine

Google is to begin asking Android users in Europe about their preferred search engine and web browser apps after being accused of abusing its position by the EU competition authorities. Last year, the internet giant was fined a record £3.9 billion by the European Commission for what it said were restrictions placed on mobile phone…

20 March 201920 March 2019 Chris Price Google, News

Robotic waiters among children’s predictions for life 200 years from now

Flying cars, jet packs and robotic waiters are among the predictions for life in 200 years time, at least according to the winners of Legoland's latest competition. As part of a creativity competition launched by the Legoland Discovery Centre and judged by futurist Richard Watson, children aged ten and under were asked to imagine and…

19 March 201919 March 2019 Chris Price News

Tim Peake’s Soyuz spacecraft goes on UK tour. Experience Samsung’s VR space adventure

Want to see the actual Soyuz spacecraft which was used for Tim Peake's Principia mission? Of course you do. Coming to a town near you, the Soyuz TMA-19M is set to go on tour until 2019, complete with a unique VR space adventure. The Science Museum Group, which acquired the capsule, has joined forces with…

26 September 201726 September 2017 Chris Price Gadgets, Space

UNLEASH YOUR INNER SPIDER-MAN! WIN SUPERHERO WORTH £150! #TDSpiderManComp #SpiderManHomecoming

Immerse yourself in the Marvel Universe with your very own Spider-Man. And we’re not talking some dumb kind of arachnid here either. No sir. Instead what we have to give away is a smart, voice activated action hero, much like the real thing. With this action figure you can engage in witty banter with Spidey…

4 July 20177 September 2017 Chris Price Competitions & Promotions, Gadgets

WIN a Laser Cosmos Projector!

Ever thought you could give Professor Brian Cox a run for his money? This week TechDigest are giving YOU the chance to win a Laser Star Projector that can turn your house into a planetarium. So get practicing with your…

11 November 2013 James O'Malley Competitions & Promotions

Aliens take over London landmark with giant egg for Colonial Marines launch

"They're coming outta the goddamn walls! And the goddamn Thames river! And goddamn Tower Bridge!" That's exactly (probably) what Aliens' Private Hudson would have said had he seen the scene on London's Southbank yesterday, where Sega had plonked a giant…

12 February 2013 Gerald Lynch Gaming, Tech Digest news

COMPETITION: Aliens: Colonial Marines Limited Edition – five copies up for grabs

WIN: Aliens Colonial Marines Limited Edition Five copies up for grabs! Aliens: Colonial Marines is an adrenaline fuelled first-person shooter, steeped in the eerie, claustrophobic and terrifying atmosphere that made the Aliens films worldwide hits. Bringing you a true sequel…

12 February 20134 November 2018 Gerald Lynch Competitions & Promotions, Features, Gaming, Tech Digest news

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