Author: Gerald Lynch
Sony explain why new PS Vita uses LCD not OLED screen
There's a new PS Vita gaming handheld on the way from Sony. Set to be cheaper and lighter, it's got those two marketing check boxes ticked off – essential when touting new tech. However, not every point on the new…
iPhone 5S and 5C won't work on O2 4G network at launch
O2 staff may have a headache on their hands come the launch of the iPhone 5S and iPhone 5C handsets. Despite both phones supporting 4G bands, and O2's 4G network launching late last month, it appears the latest smartphone hardware…
Valve adding Steam Family Sharing, lets users share game libraries
Valve, makers of the Half-Life, Portal and Left 4 Dead games and purveyors of the Steam PC gaming digital download service, have announced a new Steam feature that will allow users to share their games with family members. Called Family…
Jimmy Kimmel prank pitches iPad mini as iPhone 5S, fools many
Talk-show prankster Jimmy Kimmel is at it again. This time he's taken his crew to Hollywood Boulevard, where he's pulling the wool over the eyes of shoppers, leading them to believe that last year's iPad Mini is in fact the…
Apple TV update could be the missing "one more thing" from iPhone 5S launch
Lacking one of Steve Jobs' trademark "one more thing" announcements at last night's iPhone 5S reveal, Apple may still have one more goody tucked up its sleeve. AllThingsD is reporting that the Apple TV set-top box will be getting a…
Three's free 4G hits London, Birmingham, Manchester and Reading in December
Three have today shed light on a few more details of the UK network's 4G rollout, revealing the first four cities set to get the superfast data speeds come its launch in December. London, Birmingham, Manchester and Reading will be…
Would you buy this modular, LEGO-like smartphone?
Check your cupboards and drawers – as a loyal Tech Digest reader we're guessing you'll uncover at least one or two unloved gadgets or phones. Perhaps the device in question was relegated to the cupboard because of a fault, or…
iPhone 5S camera sample shots show off just how good it is
"It's much more efficient to teach iPhone to take great photos than it is to teach millions of people to be expert photographers," reads the Apple iPhone 5S press blurb, conjuring an image of a terrifying future in which a…
21 iPhone 5S and iPhone 5C cases and covers
You've just shelled out a couple of hundred quid on an iPhone 5S or iPhone 5C pre-order and the thought of your shiny new smartphone slipping through your buttery fingers sends a chill through your heart. But not to worry!…
Job cuts hit struggling BlackBerry
It's still very much a rough time to be at mobile phone manufacturer BlackBerry. According to a new report by the Wall Street Journal, the Canadian smartphone makers this week laid off dozens of staff in a whole new round…