Nintendo's gamer-in-chief, Satoru Iwata, dies
facebooktwittergoogle+emailBarry Collins Satoru Iwata, the games developer who became Nintendo's president, has died at the age of 55. Arguably the second most noteworthy person in the company's...
View ArticleSpotify's swallowing your disk space - and you can't stop it
facebooktwittergoogle+emailBarry Collins Spotify has angered many PC users by removing the option that allows you to limit how much disk space the software was allowed to consume. The streaming service...
View ArticleReddit chief resigns with a swipe at the trolls
facebooktwittergoogle+emailBarry Collins Ellen Pao's brief, tumultuous reign as the CEO of Reddit came to an end over the weekend, with the outgoing boss issuing one last rebuke for her most vociferous...
View ArticleApple iPod 2015 range ready for release
facebooktwittergoogle+emailBarry Collins Apple is reportedly planning to refresh its iPod range this week, in a low-key update to the now almost forgotten range of music players. iPod sales have fallen...
View ArticleApple Pay launches... without Barclays, HSBC, Lloyds and co
facebooktwittergoogle+emailBarry CollinsApple Pay has gone live in the UK - but without support from three of the UK's 'big four' banks. The cashless payment system for iPhone and the Apple Watch...
View ArticleLet's hope all Windows 10 laptops look as good as this
facebooktwittergoogle+emailBarry Collins HP might not have its first Windows 10 laptops in the shops by the July 29 launch date, but if they all look as good as this we're happy to wait. This is the...
View ArticleFirefox blocks Flash, blasts Google for not doing same
facebooktwittergoogle+emailBarry Collins Mozilla has blocked all versions of Flash in the Firefox browser, whilst its head of support has attacked Google for leaving millions of Chrome users exposed....
View ArticleHow the PlayStation-powered New Horizons probe flew to Pluto
facebooktwittergoogle+emailMike Bedford By the time you read this, NASA’s New Horizons space probe will likely have just had its long-awaited ‘close encounter’ with Pluto, one of the most distant...
View ArticleNo, seven out of ten Sky customers aren't blocking porn
facebooktwittergoogle+emailBarry Collins The Daily Mail is claiming it as a "victory" for its Block Online Porn campaign, but the truth is rather different. Although the ever-excitable newspaper...
View ArticleBest Amazon Prime Day deals
facebooktwittergoogle+emailKatharine Byrne@ByrneinatorAmazon Prime Day is here. Starting at midnight on 15th July, Amazon Prime members will be able to take advantage of hundreds of offers and...
View ArticleHive revamps smart thermostat with invisible screen
facebooktwittergoogle+emailBarry Collins Hive has released a second generation of its smart thermostat - although you wouldn't necessarily guess it was 'smart' just by looking at it. The Hive Active...
View ArticleThe Commodore PET is back - as a smartphone
facebooktwittergoogle+emailBarry Collins The beleaguered Commodore brand has made more comebacks than Status Quo. Now the name is being given one more shove, this time on a smartphone that will contain...
View ArticleHow to find your IP address and your routers’
facebooktwittergoogle+emailDavid Ludlow@daveludlow Every computer on a network has a unique IP address, which is the computer equivalent of a postal address. While you don’t normally have to worry what...
View ArticleMicrosoft will make Windows phones, even if nobody else will
facebooktwittergoogle+emailBarry Collins Microsoft boss Satya Nadella has dismissed rumours the company is preparing to pull out of the mobile phone business, insisting his company will continue to...
View ArticleHumax launches smaller Freesat HDR-1100S Freetime box
PVRsRichard Easton@chocojetpack15 Jul 2015 Humax has unveiled a smaller, sleeker Freesat PVR box facebooktwittergoogle+email We were big fans of the Humax HDR-1010S, so much so that we gave the PVR box...
View ArticleAdobe fixes fatal flaw in Flash
facebooktwittergoogle+emailBarry Collins Adobe has fixed two serious flaws in Flash, which could have allowed hackers to take remote control of infected PCs. The flaw was so serious that Mozilla banned...
View ArticlePanasonic GX8 review – hands on
Compact system camerasSeth Barton@SethBarton116 Jul 2015 The Panasonic Lumix DMC-GX8 could just be the ultimate CSC but you'll pay for itfacebooktwittergoogle+email Panasonic's Lumix G range of Micro...
View ArticleHTC One M9 Plus may miss out on UK release date
facebooktwittergoogle+emailKatharine Byrne@Byrneinator The HTC One M9 Plus is coming to Europe. Originally launched as a China exclusive, the suped-up version of HTC's flagship One M9 will be making it...
View ArticleSamsung Galaxy A8 will not be released in the UK
facebooktwittergoogle+emailKatharine Byrne@Byrneinator Samsung has just confirmed that its thinnest phone ever, the Galaxy A8, will not be released in the UK. In a statement to Expert Reviews, Samsung...
View ArticleHow to upgrade to Windows 10 for free
facebooktwittergoogle+emailDavid Ludlow@daveludlow Although Microsoft is letting every Windows 7 and 8 user upgrade to Windows 10 for free, provided they register within one year of Windows 10’s...
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