xboxlive-game-downloads
This week, Kotaku’s Stephen Totilo published a report claiming that the next Xbox may use a system to prevent used games from being played. It’s a tricky situation in itself: the used games market is huge, and doesn’t directly provide games publishers with any revenue, although the situation is far more complex than the likes of THQ would have you believe. But it also points to something else further down the line: it’s no longer just Sony who wants to sell and send you console games directly over the internet. Microsoft wants in too. It’s a shame our shoddy broadband network won’t be up to the job. Read more
January 19th, 2012
zte-tania
Over the next month, two new Windows Phones are set to go on sale in the UK: the colourful Nokia Lumia 710 and budget priced ZTE Tania. Neither alone will likely change the status quo at gunpoint, but they point to an extremely useful plan B that Microsoft has been working on: getting the price - and the experience - down to compete with the cheapest Android smartphones out there right now. Read more
January 18th, 2012
mobile-piracy
While you'd be hard pressed to find someone who both understands how the internet works and supports the proposed SOPA legislation across the pond, few can deny that the issue of piracy needs addressing somehow. An interesting illustration of this is the rise in mobile app piracy: because of the typically small file size, and the ability for Android phones to install apps from unknown sources, Android app piracy in particular is booming. On the day that the web goes dark in protest, we take a look at the Android apps being illegally copied and shared the most. Is your favourite app being stolen around the clock? Read more
January 16th, 2012
google-tv-2
Guffaw TV seemed like a more appropriate name for Google TV when former CEO Eric Schmidt claimed in December that by this Summer, it would be on the "majority" of new TVs. At the time, the search giant's key launch partner, Logitech, has just dumped Google TV after openly admitting that its device cost the company "well over $100M (£65m) in operating profit". But last week's Consumer Electronics Show showed Google TV is anything but dead. Second generation tech, and new partners including Samsung and LG mean the biggest ballers in flatscreens are actually on board. If Apple really is working on a TV, here's how Google can beat it to the punch with a smart TV people will actually want. Read more
January 9th, 2012

How to ruin your life online

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January 9, 2012 2:44 pm
oh-god-why
The internet is a minefield. Every turn online is a possible pitfall in terms of your reputation and your general way of life. What’s worse is that many of the more friendly and innocuous-seeming services are often the worst; there are multiple ways to ruin yourself on the web. Here are the worst... Read more
January 2nd, 2012
new-apple-tv
It’s a new year, and with CES just a week away, we’re about to see lots more new gadgets. But there’s one you won’t be seeing for a little while yet: the new Apple TV, a flatscreen with a new interface, and maybe even a new means of video delivery. It’s by no means official, but there’s a lot of smoke suggesting it’ll be out this year. Let’s take a look at all the evidence so far. Are you going to be buying it? Read more
December 30th, 2011
life-optimizer
We all want to be better people in the new year, but sometimes you need an inspirational kick in the right direction. There’s no better place for inspiration than the web and no better place within it than blogs, some of which are grand or promising enough to give you a new lease on life. Here are 5 that you need to bookmark right now. Read more
December 27th, 2011
google-chrome-apps
So you’re back home for a few days and are forced to use your parents’ old machine? Hang about... How the hell do they use this thing? They’ve fallen into every web trap going and it’s up to you to de-clutter it. Here’s how. Read more
 
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