Author: Stuart

Stuart is formerly a Technology Production Editor for The Evening Standard and lives in Battersea

The Digest: More trouble for Uber… and 4 other things people are talking about today

[nextpage title="Next"] Sydney siege sees Uber raise prices before backtracking | BBC News "Cab-ordering firm Uber has been criticised for increasing fares by up to four times normal rates during the hostage crisis in Sydney. As the police cordoned off a wide area around the Lindt cafe where a gunman was holding staff and customers…
Stuart Amazon, Apps, EE, Google, Sony, The Digest

The UK Top 10 video games chart: FIFA 15 stays at the top of the table

[nextpage title="Next"] FIFA 15 remains at No.1 in the run-up to Christmas and the Top Five remains the same, with Activision’s Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare at No.2, Rockstar/Take 2’s Grand Theft Auto V at No.3, Ubisoft’s Far Cry 4 at No.4  and Warner’s Lego Batman 3: Beyond Gotham at No.5. Ubisoft’s Just Dance 2015…
Stuart Gaming, Microsoft, Nintendo, Playstation 3, PlayStation 4, Sony, Top 10 Video Games Chart, Uncategorized, Video games, Wii U, Xbox 360, Xbox One

The Digest: Ford dumps Microsoft… and 4 other things people are talking about today

[nextpage title="Next"] Ford dumps Microsoft for BlackBerry infotainment system | CNN "Ford is upgrading its infotainment system to make it more like a smartphone or tablet - and it is dumping its longtime software provider Microsoft as part of the change. Instead, Ford will use BlackBerry's QNX operating system for the new Sync 3 infotainment…
Stuart BlackBerry, Google, Microsoft, Motoring, Piracy, Sony, The Digest

The Digest: Net is ‘less free and more unequal’… and 4 other things people are talking about today

[nextpage title="Next"] Berners-Lee troubled by 'growing inequality' on web | PC Mag "Sir Tim Berners-Lee believes access to the internet is a basic human right. The World Wide Web creator and founder of the Web Foundation, Berners-Lee suggested that, in an increasingly unequal world, the internet has the power to be a great equaliser. But…
Stuart Apple, Computers, EE, Facebook, Gadgets, Gaming, Internet, The Digest, Video games

The Digest: Windows 10 release date… and 4 other things people are talking about today

[nextpage title="Next"] Microsoft exec sees autumn release for Windows 10 | Reuters "Microsoft expects to have its new Windows 10 operating system on the market by autumn 2015, slightly later than previous comments had suggested. Chief Operating Officer Kevin Turner told Japanese news service Nikkei on Wednesday that the new system would be released 'early…
Stuart Apple, Computers, Google, Internet, iPad, iPhone, Microsoft, Sony, The Digest

The Digest: ‘Spiderdog’ tops YouTube… and 4 other things people are talking about today

[nextpage title="Next"] 'Mutant giant spider dog' tops YouTube chart | BBC News "A Polish film maker's short horror film featuring his pet dog in a tarantula costume was the biggest trending video on YouTube in 2014, parent company Google has announced. With over 113m views since it was posted in September, Mutant Giant Spider Dog…
Stuart Amazon, Apple, Computers, Drones, eBay, Internet, iPod, Programming, Sony, The Digest, YouTube

The UK Top 10 video games chart: FIFA 15 is back at the top of its game

[nextpage title="Next"] FIFA 15 moves back into top spot for the first time in six weeks - which means last week’s No.1, Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare, is pushed down to No.2 while Grand Theft Auto V is a non-mover at No.3. Ubisoft’s Far Cry 4 also holds its position at No.4 in its third…
Stuart Gaming, Microsoft, Nintendo, Playstation 3, PlayStation 4, Sony, Top 10 Video Games Chart, Video games, Wii U, Xbox 360, Xbox One

The Digest: Apple names top apps… and 4 other things people are talking about today

[nextpage title="Next"] Apple names its top apps of 2014; Uber makes the cut | Mashable "Apple compiled its annual list of what it considers to be the year's most standout apps, with categories ranging from 'best apps' to 'best games'. Some notable inclusions are Yahoo News Digest, Facebook's Paper and the SwiftKey Keyboard app. With…
Stuart Apple, Apps, Broadband, Google, Internet, Sony, The Digest, YouTube