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Daily Mail blow “Terror Hack” out of all proportion

The above image is tomorrow morning's (13th Jan) Daily Mail frontpage - and as you can see it is screaming about a so-called "Terror Hack". The piece begins "Islamist fanatics made chilling threats against allied soldiers last night b hacking into sensitive US military accounts". The story, the same version of which at the time…

12 January 201510 January 2016 James O'Malley Skeptech

Is it ethical to report the contents of the hacked Sony documents?

Since Sony Pictures was hacked earlier this month we've seen a slew of stories do the rounds - reporting everything from the studio's forthcoming films, to internal email arguments between executives and emails from celebrities themselves. Perhaps unsurprisingly, this unfiltered gossip was lapped up by journalists and consumers alike. Meanwhile, a few months ago in…

19 December 201422 December 2014 James O'Malley Skeptech

Can the film industry learn from the music industry to stop piracy?

Over the weekend we heard the news that Sony Pictures has been hacked by a group known as "GOP" (who aren't the same people as the US Republican "Grand Old Party", presumably). GOP claims to have stolen many of Sony's "secrets", including copies of films that haven't been released, or at least released outside of…

1 December 20148 December 2014 James O'Malley Movies, Online TV, Skeptech

Microsoft rumoured to be stopping Surface production – though it is probably DigiTimes talking rubbish again

Another day, another completely spurious rumour from Taiwan's DigiTimes. The website is reporting that Microsoft is about to kill off its Surface line of tablets. There are mountains of salt not large enough for our scepticism on this claim. Such a move could conceivably make sense: The first two Surface generations bled money for the…

10 October 201418 April 2021 James O'Malley Microsoft, Skeptech, Tablet

The Skep-Tech: Why Apple WON’T make iPads that run Mac OS, and why it would be INSANE to do so

I've been holding off talking about this, because it sounds insane - but the din in the tech scene won't go away because it is largely a massive echo-chamber. Everyone is reporting 'rumours' that Apple is planning an iPad (possibly a 12" iPad) that runs Mac OS. Now, perhaps I'll look back on this post…

9 October 201422 December 2015 James O'Malley Apple, iPad, Skeptech, Tablet, Uncategorized

The Skep-Tech: Is Google’s removal of “Bomb Gaza” censorship or just the right thing to do?

Yesterday we reported on some horrendous games that had made their way on to to the Google Play store. "Bomb Gaza" and "Gaza Assault" amongst others were games themed around the on-going conflict on the Gaza Strip. Hey, at least Call of Duty had the decency to give it a few years, guys! As you…

5 August 20146 August 2014 James O'Malley Android, Android apps, Gaming, Google, Skeptech

The Skep-Tech: Nintendo's Reggie expertly turd polishes the WiiU sales figures

Reggie Fils-Aime, the friendly public face of Nintendo has been trying to explain away the WiiU sales figures – by drawing some dodgy comparisons. Speaking to the Seattle Times, Reggie defended the WiiU's reputation as an ailing platform. He said:…

16 June 20145 April 2018 James O'Malley Features, Gaming, Round ups, Skeptech

The Skep-Tech: This kid DIDN'T sell his game to Apple

The Daily Record, a Scottish newspaper, has published the most bewilderingly stupid technology story. They claim that a student is "set to make a fortune" after "selling his app to computing giant Apple" – unfortunately, this is nonsense. Here's what…

28 April 20143 November 2019 James O'Malley iPhone apps, Skeptech

The Skep-Tech: Will Titanfall remain an Xbox/Microsoft exclusive forever?

Yesterday I reported the news that apparently Titanfall will remain an Xbox and Microsoft exclusive for the lifetime of the game. This means that whilst we'll get a PC version to accompany the Xbox One and Xbox 360 versions, Playstation…

14 March 2014 James O'Malley Gaming, Skeptech

The Skep-Tech: Will this headset make you a better gamer?

If you're a serious gamer, then you'll know the hours of effort it takes to push your skills and up that high score or kill count – so you could be forgiven for looking for a faster way to improve….

11 February 2014 James O'Malley Gadgets, Skeptech

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