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Tiiny Video And Photo Sharing App Created By Kevin Rose Closing Down

2:18 pm February 23, 2015 By Julian Horsey

The Tiiny app built by Digg creator Kevin Rose has this week announced that the Tiiny app will be shutting down, the new was originally revealed by Marc Hemeon, Rose’s co-founder at North. The notification of the closure of the app was revealed after Hemeon left a comment on Product Hunt which was … [Read more...] about Tiiny Video And Photo Sharing App Created By Kevin Rose Closing Down

Google Planning To Unveil “Revived” Google Wallet At Google I/O

2:06 pm February 23, 2015 By Julian Horsey

The Wall Street Journal is this week reporting that Google is preparing to unveil a “revived” version of its Google Wallet payment service later this year, during the Google I/O developer event that will be taking place during May 2015. Since the launch of Apple Pay last year Apple’s mobile payment … [Read more...] about Google Planning To Unveil “Revived” Google Wallet At Google I/O

Freeview Play Teams Up With Panasonic For Connected TVs

1:37 pm February 23, 2015 By Roland Hutchinson

Freeview is launching a new streaming service in the UK which is called Freeview Play and the service will bring content from a range of providers to your TV, including BBC iPlayer, 4oD, ITV Player and Demand 5. Freeview has announced that they are teaming up with TV manufacturer Panasonic in the … [Read more...] about Freeview Play Teams Up With Panasonic For Connected TVs

Gemalto Says SIM Cards Are Secure After Snowden Leaks

1:28 pm February 23, 2015 By Roland Hutchinson

Last week we told you about the attempted hacking into the SIM cards of the largest SIM card manufacturer Gemalto, by UK and US spy agencies. The company released a statement last week saying that they were looking into the alleged hacking, and now they have released another statement saying that … [Read more...] about Gemalto Says SIM Cards Are Secure After Snowden Leaks

Softbank Pepper Robot Pricing Revealed

1:15 pm February 23, 2015 By Roland Hutchinson

Last year we saw the new Softbank Pepper robot, the robot is due to launch later this year and now the company has revealed pricing for this new robot, the device will cost around $9,000 in total. Developers will be able to get their hands on the Softbank Pepper robot for an upfront payment of … [Read more...] about Softbank Pepper Robot Pricing Revealed

Twitch Announces TwitchCon Conference For This September

10:59 am February 23, 2015 By Roland Hutchinson

Last year, Amazon purchased the video streaming company Twitch in a deal worth $970 million. This acquisition marked a significant milestone in the digital streaming industry, as Amazon aimed to expand its footprint in the gaming and live streaming sectors. Now, Twitch is launching a new conference … [Read more...] about Twitch Announces TwitchCon Conference For This September

Samsung Gear Live Android 5.0.2 Update Released

10:46 am February 23, 2015 By Roland Hutchinson

Samsung has released a new Android Wear update for their Samsung Gear Live smartwatch. The update comes in the form of Android 5.0.2 and carries the build number LWX49K. This latest update brings a host of improvements and optimizations, particularly for Google Play Services, enhancing the overall … [Read more...] about Samsung Gear Live Android 5.0.2 Update Released

New Microsoft Lumia 635 With 1GB RAM Spotted

8:22 am February 23, 2015 By Roland Hutchinson

The current version of the Microsoft Lumia 635 smartphone comes with 512MB of RAM, although a new version of the handset with 1GB of RAM has been spotted. The rest of the specifications on the handset are expected to remain the same, which will include a quad core 1.2GHz Snapdragon 400 processor … [Read more...] about New Microsoft Lumia 635 With 1GB RAM Spotted

Microsoft Offering Dropbox Users 100GB Of OneDrive Storage

11:07 am February 20, 2015 By Roland Hutchinson

Earlier this month, Microsoft offered people who joined their Bing rewards program 100GB of free OneDrive storage. This initiative was part of Microsoft's broader strategy to attract more users to its cloud storage platform. Now, the company is taking another significant step to expand its user base … [Read more...] about Microsoft Offering Dropbox Users 100GB Of OneDrive Storage

$5 Million In Grants Available For Unreal Engine 4 Developers Announces Epic Games

9:54 am February 20, 2015 By Julian Horsey

Epic Games has this week announced that $5 million in grants have been made available for Unreal Engine 4 developers to help them develop their projects even further using the popular games engine. Epic Games has created the $5 million fund to provide game developers with grants ranging from $5,000 … [Read more...] about $5 Million In Grants Available For Unreal Engine 4 Developers Announces Epic Games

UK and US Spy Agencies Hacked Into Largest SIM Card Maker

8:09 am February 20, 2015 By Roland Hutchinson

The latest leaks from Edward Snowden claims that both UK and US spy agencies hacked into the worlds largest SIM card maker to steal the encryption keys for their SIM cards. The news comes in the form of a new report from The Intercept, who have received information from Edward Snowden regarding the … [Read more...] about UK and US Spy Agencies Hacked Into Largest SIM Card Maker

Sainsbury’s Install e-Ink Price Tickets In London Store

2:14 pm February 19, 2015 By Julian Horsey

Sainsbury’s has this week started trialling a new digital pricing display system that uses e-Ink technology rather than the traditional paper-based pricing tickets used in the past. The new e-Ink digital price tags are being test at a Sainsbury’s London store and enable the prices to be updated for … [Read more...] about Sainsbury’s Install e-Ink Price Tickets In London Store