Mobile World Congress 2012 is just a few weeks away, but we’ve already privy to some of the most innovative tech from the show. This week, we headed down to the Smart UK competition to get a sneak peek at some of the gear that’s going to change the mobile phone industry, from right here in the UK. Read more
‘Twas the day after Christmas and all through the house, people were going on about heading off to the sales. They will be, trust us. But do you actually need to venture out? And how can you be sure you’re getting the best possible deal? Read more
When did tech get so serious? Was it the arrival of Android on the smartphone scene? Apple’s resurgence from ailing tech titan to the world’s biggest company? Or does it have its roots in the days of Sega and Nintendo waging dirty war on each other? If you read tech sites, or more pertinently, peruse their comments sections, you’d think we were talking about a matter of life and death. Rather than something that makes the lives of those of us lucky enough to be able to afford the latest tech richer, more positive and ultimately, more fun.
Remember The Libertines? They were pretty rock’n'roll, right? Well, frontman Carl Barât has gone solo, had a kid, and no doubt calmed down somewhat from the days when he smashed phones on a regular basis (‘Unfortunately, the last one belonged to my girlfriend’).
We caught up with him to talk about the best zombie apps, the hellish moment his entire collection of Angry Birds golden eggs got wiped, and why nobody who owned one of those 1980s handheld TVs would ever admit to the fact they couldn’t get a signal…
Ricky Gervais spoke to Electricpig about his graveyard of Macs, why Twitter is the modern equivalent of graffiti on the toilet wall – and why it’s safer to get an assistant to switch the telly on…
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In our digital age, predicting what’s going to sink and swim is a dodgy business: you’re at the mercy of a connected community who change their minds at the drop of a hat. Folks have been making bad tech predictions for more than a century, and still don’t learn that going out on a limb can often backfire. In celebration of those who sacrificed said metaphorical limbs, we’ve gathered together some of the worst, most off the mark tech predictions ever, from the failure of the telephone to wonky iPad predictions and the definite flop of the Huffington Post. Read on!
We’ve asked you what the best gadget of 2010 has been for you, and who’s come out top as the figurehead of tech in 2010, but what about the year ahead? What’s coming in 2011 that just can’t come soon enough? Click and tell us what you’re looking forward to in 2011…
This year has been strong for the big guys: Steve Jobs brought out the iPhone, Steve Ballmer did Kinect and Windows Phone 7 within the space of a few months. Google has launched its second phone, and a raft of other services and improvements, and Zuckerberg was immortalised on the silver screen. But who’s the tech don of 2010? Click and tell us who you think is the most important tech personality of 2010…
