Category: Skeptech
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 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:…
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…
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…
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….
