Investigators at Microsoft have discovered Cybercriminals have put a new plot into action through which they have installed malware onto 1 in 5 desktop and laptop computers before they have left the…
UK Firm Develops Rival to Google’s Project Glass
Google’s Project Glass has been the target of much hearsay and conjecture since ; largely because of the notorious secrecy of the company on how exactly the Augmented Reality headset is going…
UK Fast Broadband Boosted By Planning Changes
The government has announced changes to planning permission rules in order to speed up the rollout of faster broadband speeds across the country. These changes will mean that internet companies will not…
Research Claims Most Bittorrent Users are Tracked
Research by the University of Birmingham has discovered it is likely that users of peer-to-peer sharing tools such as BitTorrent are being monitored and their IP addresses stored by a number of…
Technology firm reveals eye controlled television
Swedish eye-tracking technology firm Tobii and Chinese electronic company Haire have joined forces to develop new technology for controlling your TV with just the blink of the eye. The technology known as…
Back to the Source – Black Mesa and Social Media
1998’s Half Life saw mute Physicist Gordon Freeman pitted against zombies, the army and the alien forces of the Xen dimension in a game so ahead of its time, that it is…
Apple and Samsung Await US Verdict
In the wake of last month’s findings by the UK High Court, which proclaimed Samsung’s innocence, Apple was ordered to fund and run an advertising campaign, apologising for slander and announcing that…
Honda Unveils New Lawnmower Robot
Honda’s Research and Development Robotics program has been building robots since the 1980s. However, it became forever enshrined in popular culture in the early 2000s, when its autonomous, two-legged robot, Asimo, made…
Facebook/Instagram Deal Given Go-Ahead
Instagram is a free image-sharing application, defined by many as a social network unto itself. Often used to promote artistic work, it allows for limited digital enhancement and filter application, and proved…
Tablet Technology – The Sky+ is the Limit
Sky+, beginning in 2001, is an umbrella term used by BSkyB to refer to a television playback service which allows Sky customers to record, rewind and fast-forward live television. It consists of…
Free Indie Game Turns Players into Devs
The classic ‘dungeon-crawling’ video game archetype was spawned by a game called ‘Rogue‘ – an incredibly graphically-basic top-down game which had players exploring a randomly-generated dungeon, slaying monsters and collecting loot. The…
Tech Startup Scheme gets Fresh Industry Support
A UK scheme to support small, start-up technology companies has received fresh industry backing from companies including Vodafone, Barclays and one of Japan’s most wealthy technology developers. The scheme, dubbed the Tech…
A Turnout for the History ebooks
Kindles were first introduced to the UK market in 2010. They have since soared in popularity, with many seeing them as more practical than their paper counterparts, but how have they actually…
World of Darkness Online – a Work in Progress, or an Elaborate Masquerade?
Long before the advent of mainstream video gaming, another form of game reigned supreme. Pen-and-Paper roleplaying games like Dungeons and Dragons captured the imaginations of generations. One player would narrate the story,…
UK Adopts PEGI System
The Pan European Game Information (PEGI) system has, today (30/07/2012), come into-force in the UK. This system, among other things, will make it an offence punishable by prison to sell video games…