Nintendo has cancelled the European launch of Wii U’s video streaming and TV feature dubbed TVii. Currently available in Japan and North America, Nintendo’s TVii allows users users to browse and watch…
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Microsoft updates Xbox.com with new ‘Activity Feed’, ‘Suggested Friends’ features
Microsoft has added new features to the Xbox.com website including the Xbox Activity Feed and Suggested Friends feature. The New Activity Feed feature allows Xbox One users to scroll through all the…
Apple testing electric car waters says new report
Apple is said to be working on an electric car of its own to rival the likes of Tesla among other auto makers and if reports are to be believed, Cupertino has…
Hack allows Windows 10 for Phones to run on nearly all WP8.1 handsets
Hackers have already managed to find a way to bypass the Windows 10 for phones technical preview limitation that dictates that the recently released mobile OS can only be run on some…
Microsoft removes feature restrictions from OneNote 2013
Microsoft has freed its note-taking software ‘OneNote 2013’ off all feature restrictions, meaning that OneNote for Windows is now no longer a freemium product. Redmond had launched OneNote for Mac as a…
Apple adds two-factor authentication for iMessage and FaceTime access
Apple has beefed up security with two-factor authentication for iMessage and FaceTime access, after having introduced it to iCloud and iTunes more than a year ago. Two-factor authentication is a security feature…
Ofcom approves white space spectrum use; says prepping ground for IoT
UK’s telecom watchdog has given its approval for white space spectrum use in a bid to boost wireless network availability in the UK while also laying groundwork for Internet of Things in…
Windows 10 for phones technical preview lands; still “very much under development”
Microsoft has released its first Windows 10 for phones technical preview and made it accessible to all those who have joined Windows Insiders program and are in possession of one of the…
KickAss Torrents knocked offline, but kickass.to saves the day
KickAss Torrents saw its Somalian domain kickass.so seized by authorities, but the site didn’t have to stay down for long as an alternate domain kickass.to was already operational and accessible. The Kickass.so…
Google reveals plans of incorporating accurate health information in search results
Google has revealed that is will soon be incorporating accurate health information in search results using its Knowledge Graph and will provide medical facts without requiring users to click beyond search results…
UK mobile networks gauged; EE rated best, Vodafone worst
UK’s mobile network landscape will soon see a huge transition with two major acquisitions and launch of two new virtual mobile networks and to give a picture of the current state of…
Samsung smart TVs listen in on everything you say; even your personal stuff
Samsung’s smart TV privacy policy has drawn ire of internet users as it allows Samsung as well as its partners to listen in on everything their customers users. The policy reads: “Please…
ARM buys internet of things firm ‘Offspark’
UK based multinational semiconductor and software design company ARM has acquired Dutch internet-of-things (IoT) company called Offspark specialising IoT communication security for an undisclosed sum. The news about the acquisition was announced…
Fitbit Surge and Charge HR fitness trackers land in UK
Fitbit has confirmed that its latest fitness tracking bands -the Fitbit Surge and Fitbit Charge HR- are now available for sale in the UK. To recap, the £120 Charge HR enables users…
Google’s ‘right to be forgotten’ shouldn’t expand, expert panel advises
A panel of experts appointed by Google on an European court ‘right to be forgotten’ ruling ordering removal of personal information from its search results has advised the search engine giant to…