Author: James O'Malley
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Now searching “find my phone” will, umm, find your phone.
A nice new bit of clever integration from Google. If you've got an Android phone and can't find it, now instead of having to navigate to the Android device manager you can simply Google for "find my phone" and a map will pop up and attempt to locate your handset. Brilliant! According to the Google+…
Huawei announces the Huawei P8 and Huawei P8 Max
Chinese phone maker Huawei has today announced two new flagship smartphones - the P8, an update to last year's P7, and the P8 Max, a phablet too. Both devices sport a metal unibody design (so no removable battery), 3GB of RAM and a Kirin930x935 64bits Octa-core chipset (with a processor architecture that scales with need),…
The Pope’s iPad sells for $30,500
It looks like Pope Francis may finally be upgrading to an iPad Air 2 - as his old iPad has been sold at auction in Italy. The iPad, which appears to be the original iPad 1 was apparently initially given by the Pope to Uruguayan priest Gonzalo Aemilius, but then he gave it to a…
WATCH: GTA5 on Oculus Rift, running at 60fps
Yesterday Grand Theft Auto 5 was finally released for PC, opening up a whole new world of mods, hacks and cool stuff related to the game. Already players have tried plugging the game into the Oculus Rift and the results are pretty spectacular. Watch the above video, featuring two of the most annoying people on…
Hurrah! Netflix is going to add audio description options for the blind
Great news for any visually impaired Daredevil fans hoping to catch the new series on Netflix. The company has announced plans to offer audio description on both its own Netflix origins and licensed shows, starting with the man in the mask. The Netflix blog says that AD will also be rolled out to House of…
Could Xbox One be getting game streaming features as early as next month?
There are suggestions that next month's Xbox One system update could include functionality that will let you stream your games to play on you Windows PC or tablet. According to Windows Central, the update is expected - but not quite so soon. But now screenshots have emerged showing the buttons to press to make it…
O2 gets a “high street exclusive” on Moto 360 in “Light Gold”
O2 has today announced the availability of a "Light Gold" Moto 360 Android Wear watch at its stores. The Moto 360 is one of the most highly acclaimed Android smartwatches - and unlike the Apple Watch features a round screen, just like a real watch. O2 says "The stunning stainless steel with a light gold…
WATCH: Chimpanzee Vs Drone
View post on imgur.com There's probably some sort of deep metaphor for mankind's pursuit of technology here or something, but check out the above video of a chimp encountering a drone flying nearby. So will it be Rise of the Planet of the Apes or Rise of the Machines?
Guitar Hero Live officially announced
Its official - we're getting a new Guitar Hero game! GH Live will be hitting the PS4, PS3, Xbox One and Xbox 360 and even the WiiU in the autumn and revamps the game slightly, focusing on two specific modes: There's "Live" mode, where you play to a large crowd and they react in real…
Star Wars Battlefront hitting Xbox One first
One of the most hotly anticipated games of this year looks set to be the reboot of Star Wars: Battlefront. It seems though, if you want to play it first, you'll need an Xbox One. According to scientists, who have managed to translate the below Twitter exchange into coherent English, it seems that the game…
