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Why Are More than Half of Brits Playing Online Games?
It’s no secret that online gaming is not so slowly taking over the world. Where in previous years, console and PC gaming had a clear lead in sales, mobile gaming now makes up almost half of the gaming industry’s revenue. With the recent advances in the quality of mobile gaming devices, the battery life, the…
Tech Digest daily roundup: Parents urged to talk to young children about social media
Parents are being encouraged to talk to their children about social media at a young age after new research found girls are negatively affected earlier than boys. The new study, from experts at the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge, found that girls experience a negative link between social media use and life satisfaction when they…
Tech Digest daily roundup: Apple develops gender-neutral Siri voice
Apple has developed a new Siri voice, now available in the beta versions of its iOS 15.4 software, that doesn’t sound obviously male or female. The decision to introduce a gender-neutral voice is one that sees the tech giant taking yet another step away from the criticism that, historically, digital assistants have reinforced unfair gender stereotypes.…
Tech Digest daily roundup: Tesla to recall 475,000 cars in the US
Tesla is to recall more than 475,000 cars in the US, according to documents filed with the US safety regulator. The electric vehicle firm announced it was recalling 356,309 vehicles because of potential rear-view camera issues affecting 2017-2020 Model 3 Teslas. A further 119,009 Model S vehicles will also be recalled because of potential problems…
Tech Digest daily roundup: FIFA 22 on PC won’t include next gen improvements
FIFA 22’s PC version will not feature next-gen improvements seen on PS5 and Xbox Series X, including its new animation tech. The PC edition of FIFA 22 will instead be comparable to the last-gen version, to the dismay of its small but vocal core of fans. It will follow in the footsteps of FIFA 21, which likewise…
Are Today’s Smartphones Really Powerful Enough to Handle Streaming and Games?
People of a certain youthful age will only know mobile phones as being these incredible machines that can do pretty much anything. Those of a slightly older vintage will remember when the Snake game was considered the zenith of technological advancement, and that five minutes to load a single webpage was about par for the…
Tech Digest daily round up: Apple is top selling smartphone seller again
Apple has unseated Samsung as the world's biggest smartphone seller for the first time since 2016. The US company's launch of its 5G enabled iPhone 12 has pushed Apple to the top of the global smartphone ranking for the first time in five years. Apple sold almost 80 million phones in the last three months of…
Developers Identifying Shift in Gaming Audience to Older Players
Across all platforms, the various sectors of the gaming industry are growing at an incredible rate, with more people than ever playing all types of titles. The simple fact is, regardless of how highly rated the games are by console and PC gamers, mobile games, lite games, and online browser games have made this form…
Parents urged to take up online gaming with children
Parents should take up online gaming in order to better understand the benefits and risks of the activity for their children, an online safety group has said. Internet Matters said that despite more than three-quarters of children going online to play video games, most parents do not feel confident in dealing with issues around the…
Revealed: Top 15 games franchises of all time
From the simplicity of Alexey Pajitnov’s Tetris to the vivid realms of Pokémon and Lego, every gamer has a franchise they will always be loyal to. Chris Price takes a look at some the biggest and best gaming franchises to date. Whether it’s a first-person shooter, a platform series or a sports game, the development of video games has produced…