Author: Stuart
Stuart is formerly a Technology Production Editor for The Evening Standard and lives in Battersea
Mario Kart 8 zooms past 1m sales in the US
Nintendo has been having a difficult couple of years, with sales of its latest console, the Wii U, not exactly setting the world on fire. But there's some good news for the games pioneer as Mario Kart 8 sales top the one million mark in the US. It's the second Wii U title to achieve…
New World of Warcraft expansion, Warlords of Draenor, gets a release date
Warlords of Draenor, the latest expansion for Activision Blizzard's World of Warcraft, is to be released on November 13. Announced at last week's Gamescom event in Cologne, Germany, the expansion introduces the new continent of Draenor to explore, allows game characters to become more powerful and lets players build their own fortresses. The expansion lets…
Meet Simon: the world’s first ‘smartphone’ turns 20
OK, so the term 'smartphone' wasn't actually around when IBM released the Simon in August of 1994, but it was easily the smartest mobile phone of its day. The Simon Personal Communicator was was a handheld, touchscreen mobile phone, designed and engineered by IBM and the American cellular company Belself. It was the first gadget…
iPhone scam sees staff ‘steal $500,000’
An alleged iPhone scam has led to the arrest of seven Apple Store staff in Florida. The seven staff members have been accused of helping criminals steal more than $500,000 (£299,500) from the company by replacing stolen devices. According to The Register, the plot involved thieves bringing stolen iPhones to the store where the staff…
Microsoft clones Snapchat with WindUp
It seems that even Microsoft is now cloning Snapchat with its own Windows Phone app. Microsoft Research has published a messaging app in the Windows Phone store that behaves exactly like Snapchat, as spotted by Neowin. The app is called WindUp, works on Windows Phone 8 and Windows Phone 8.1, and is available to download…
How the internet is slowing down
Do you suffer from a slow internet connection? Well, it may get worse before it gets better. The BBC is reporting that networking giant Cisco says that web browsing speeds could slow over the next week or so as old hardware is upgraded to handle the growth of the internet. It says that the reason…
Samsung Galaxy Mega 2 image and details leak
The follow-up to last year's Samsung Galaxy Mega phablet - which will cunningly be called the Samsung Galaxy Mega 2 - is expected to be unveiled by Samsung soon. But in the meantime, images of the device have supposedly been leaked. The website Phone Arena has posted what it says is the first image of…
Google is testing new Hangouts codenamed Ultra Violet
As Twitter and Facebook grow from strength to strength, Google is still struggling with its attempts to "do" social media. Google+ has not exactly set the world on fire, and neither has Google Hangouts - the Facebook Messenger-style chat app the company rolled out last year. Now it looks as though Google is experimenting with…
Samsung launches Galaxy Alpha with metal body and 4.7-inch screen
Samsung has launched the Galaxy Alpha, a new smartphone with a 4.7-inch screen and an all-metal design which the company hopes will take on Apple's iPhone 6. Samsung describes the Galaxy Alpha as representing a "new design approach". The Alpha features a 4.7in display with a resolution of 1280 x 720 pixels, and dispenses with…
Sony announces PlayStation TV launch dates for UK and Europe
Sony is to launch its PlayStation TV mini console in the US, UK and Europe in the autumn, the company announced at Gamescom yesterday. The long-awaited streaming device will make its debut in the US on October 14, and in the UK and Europe on November 14. Making the announcement at the games trade show…
