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5 reasons why Google/YouTube has bought Twitch (Updated)

Big news to wake up to this morning: apparently Google are on the verge of buying game live-streaming service Twitch for a cool one billion dollars. The reports come from Hollywood trade magazine Variety, who report that it is basically…

25 July 20148 February 2018 James O'Malley Features, Gaming, Google, Round ups

William Shatner is not a fan of Facebook Mentions

It's Facebook, Jim, but not quite as you like it. Canadian actor William Shatner — variously famous as eccentric lawyer Denny Crane on Boston Legal, beat cop TJ Hooker, womanising starship captain James T Kirk and a "singer" — is, unlike most 83-year-olds, quite a dab hand at social media. And he's not backward in…

24 July 201430 July 2014 Stuart Facebook, Facebook Applications, Features

‘Gamin’ Post: Is Technology Ruining Rugby Union?

Since eventually turning professional nearly 20 years ago, rugby union has led the way in terms of incorporating technology into both the coverage of the game and its officiating. With ‘ref-cams’ giving fans an officials-eye view of the game and microphones allowing both spectators and TV viewers an opportunity to hear the interactions between players…

17 July 201419 November 2021 James O'Malley Features, Sport

Manuel Noriega sues Activision over Call of Duty likeness

The jailed former Panamanian dictator Manuel Noriega is displeased about being a character in Call of Duty: Black Ops II. In fact, he is so upset that he has decided to sue Activision for putting him in the game. In a lawsuit filed this week in Los Angeles County Superior Court, Noriega claimed that the…

17 July 20147 April 2017 Stuart Features, Gaming

Sony announce “Selfie”-centric Xperia C3

Sony has announced a new phone that specialises in taking Selfies. Narcissists will love it almost as much as they love themselves. The Xperia C3 has been built with selfies in mind: front-facing camera is an unusually generous 5 megapixels, and it has been given a wide-angle lens, giving the camera an 80 degree field…

8 July 20148 July 2014 James O'Malley Features, Mobile phones

Want to go on a spiritual retreat to Bali with a bunch of social media tossers? Now's your chance!

We're receiving unconfirmed reports that the concept of self-awareness was found dead over the weekend. It will be much missed. There are few worse people in the world than "social media" experts. I should know – I used to be…

7 July 20149 July 2014 James O'Malley Features, Twitter

Forget going to the Moon: Buzz Aldrin to "officially launch hashtag" tomorrow

Arguably the greatest space hero alive today, and the second man on the Moon, Buzz Aldrin, is about to surpass his historic achievement. Sure, he may be one of the 12 people to have gazed down upon the Earth from…

7 July 20144 May 2017 James O'Malley Features, Space

British trains win wifi speed boost because of repeatedly delayed

Trains across Britain could be about to get faster wifi – thanks to, umm, trains being chronically late. According to the BBC millions of pounds is being raised by a fine imposed by the Office of Rail Regulation on Network…

7 July 20148 July 2014 James O'Malley Features, Must read, Transport

Microsoft to release Android "Lumia" phones?

Rumours this morning are suggesting that Microsoft could be planning a big shift in its strategy with the release of Lumia-branded devices that run Android rather than the company's own Windows Phone operating system. The reason the rumours should be…

7 July 201410 January 2016 James O'Malley Android, Features, Microsoft

The Upgrade Culture

Every new iPhone, HTC and Samsung release creates a rush of users who need to have the latest handset. Android users, who are still under contract, sometimes stick with their devices, but flash the latest flavour of the operating system,…

2 July 201416 February 2023 James O'Malley Features

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Apple pulls data security tool from UK, AI-generated content targets German voters

Apple announces £600 iPhone 16e, Microsoft quantum chip breakthrough

EU accused of copyright loophole in AI Act, Smartphone ‘dark mode’ drains batteries faster

Conversational AI set to hit $23 billion, driven by Agentic AI

Deepseek accused of sharing data with TikTok, ChatGPT to engage on ‘controversial

E-scooter boom blamed for soaring number of uninsured young riders

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