Category: Features
REVIEW: Nintendo 3DS
Is a glasses-free 3D screen a strong enough feature with which to follow up the most successful handheld console of all time?
Five years of microblogging evolution: Happy birthday Twitter
Love it or hate it – Twitter is five today. The chatter is rising steadily, with 200 million users now sending out 140 million daily tweets. More will come as Twitter's growth rate is soaring; 460,000 new accounts were…
INTERVIEW: Lego Star Wars – The Clone Wars producer Nicolas Ricks
A long time ago (yesterday) in a galaxy far, far away, (Knutsford, just outside of Manchester) Tech Digest went to visit the fine folks at Traveller's Tales, the development team behind the Lego Star Wars, Batman, Indiana Jones and Harry…
St. Patrick's Day: Apps to bring you the luck of the Irish
Happy St. Patrick's Day everyone – we're all a little bit Irish today. And there are apps galore to celebrate – from drinking buddies to history lessons, plus plenty of games in the green spirit. Take a look at…
Mobile termination charges to be cut by 80% – but will it mean cheaper phone bills?
Mobile termination charges, or the amount mobile companies charge each other for dealing with calls stemming from other networks, will fall 80% over the next four years. The move is expected to cost the telecoms industry £2 billion. But…
PREVIEW: Gears of War 3 multiplayer (Xbox 360)
Anticipation levels couldn't be much higher than for those being levelled at Epic Games ahead of the September launch of Gears of War 3. The final instalment in the much-lauded series that practically invented the cover-shooter, Epic Games are pulling…
Japanese technology industry may take months to recover from quake damage
The disaster in Japan is wreaking havoc with industrial manufacturing and supply, with reports from technology companies suggesting it will take months to get back on track. Japan manufactures around 15% of the technology that goes into our gadgets,…
iPad 2 stock sells out in USA; will worldwide launch dates be delayed?
Apple's iPad 2 has had an incredibly successful launch, according to figures gathered by Bloomberg. Speaking to Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster, Bloomberg have revealed that Apple, Target and Best Buy have all sold out of their stock of iPad…
US courts rules that Twitter isn't private … but then why does it feel so personal?
A US judge has ruled that Twitter has to hand over data pertaining to at least three of its users to the authorities, who are looking into their connection with WikiLeaks. The users in question, some of whom aren't…
REVIEW: Klipsch ProMedia In-Ear gaming earphones
Name: ProMedia In-Ear (Klipsch) Type: Gaming earphones Specs: Click here for full specs Price: £78.52 from Amazon Image Gallery: Click here While gaming headsets are normally of the bulky over-ear kind, the increasingly portable nature of gaming laptops would…