Morning. We’re half way through the week; get through today and it’s all downhill. To help you pull yourself to the other side, how’s about we give you a tour of the tech news you need in your life? Read more
December, 2011
The Amazon Kindle Fire is getting a UK release. We thought it would never happen, but a source inside Amazon UK has revealed that the Atlantic discrepancy is to come to an end with the 7-inch tab landing early next year. Read more
Looking for a great gadget Christmas idea? You could do worse than the OnLive micro console, which brings the cloud powered game streaming service to your TV. It’s been available in the UK since September, but is now making a move on the high street: retailer Game will sell the device in the run up to the 25th.
Facebook privacy is a topic that rarely finds itself out of the headlines, and today is no exception. A collection of morally dubious bodybuilders on an online forum seemed to have found a hack that lets you access and view private photos. Read more
Why do you have a games console? I don’t mean ‘why do you like games?’ – I mean to ask what the reason is for the actual physical console. Simple: it whirs away under your TV spinning discs. But it’s days are numbered, due solely to that thing in your pocket. Read more
Spotify is on a roll of late: last month, it revealed it had surpassed 2.5 million paying customers, and announced its new plan for apps within the Spotify desktop client. It wants to be the de facto online music platform, but Sony’s entertainment boss Tim Schaaff tells Electricpig today that the battle is far from over, going so far as to compare Spotify to failed social network Myspace.
The Kobo reader: you may have seen posters about it over the past few months. It’s been trying to steal the attentions of Amazon Kindle buyers in the run up to Christmas. That aim may have just been given a shot in the arm, as Asda’s just become the first UK supermarket to stock the Kobo – at a frankly insane price. Read more
Mozilla’s Firefox, amid reports of a tumbling web browser chart position, may be about to add a new string to its bow by focusing on online gaming. The company has just added an API to allow gamepads to work in-browser, so is it about to change tact completely? Read more