Category: Tech Digest news
Football Manager 2014 announced: 1,000 new improvements, ready to wreck marriages
Football-hating spouses, look away now – you've just lost your other half for another 12 months, as developers Sports Interactive have just announced Football Manager 2014. The hardcore management sim (well known to inspire manic devotion from fans who regularly…
Windows 8.1 confirmed for October 17 release date
Microsoft have confirmed that the Windows 8.1 update (formerly referred to as Windows Blue) will launch on October 17, 2013. Free to existing Windows 8 users, the upgrade will be made available through the Windows Update system, as well as…
Getting ink on this origami Samsung printer made of cardboard may be a problem
Ah, now this is clever – Samsung have designed a trio of laser printer concepts, one of which could be partly made of cardboard. Recognised by the International Design Excellence Awards 2013, the Samsung Origami was envisioned as a commentary…
Apple boost smart iTV plans with Matcha acquisition
It may be just one of Apple's "hobby" product pursuits, but the company's freshly-inked acquisition of video recommendations site Matcha.tv suggests Apple are still ploughing away at a smart TV. Thought to have been bought up by Apple for between…
Over half the UK population now active Facebook users
Sure, you lot are all like "man, I'm quitting Facebook, this new news feed sucks, there's too many adverts, blah, blah, blah". But the numbers tell a different story: over half the UK population are now active Facebook users. Revealing…
O2 reveal 4G tariffs: Tempting users from EE and Vodafone with gaming, music and sporting deals
O2 have become the latest UK network to reveal their 4G pricing structure, and will be looking to tempt potential EE and new 4G Vodafone customers towards their mobile flock with free gaming, sports and music deals. O2's 4G network…
Xbox One will enter low-power state to prevent extreme overheating
The Xbox 360's feared Red Ring of Death is set to be a thing of the past come the launch of the console's successor, the Xbox One. While the earlier console suffered greatly from overheating problems, Microsoft's engineering teams have…
AMD "Never Settle Forever" GPU bundles will offer you your pick of free PC games
On the face of things, free games bundled in with PC graphics cards seem like great deals, regularly popping in top games alongside the hardware to power them. The problem is, if you're a hardcore PC gamer to begin with,…
With 4G floodgates open, Vodafone announce 4G HTC One Mini availability
Having finally spilled the beans on the details of their 4G venture, Vodafone are now pumping 4G-ready phones onto their network. The latest of which is the 4G-ready HTC One Mini, the little brother to the best Android phone of…
GTA 5 hitting PC "this fall", says Nvidia executive
Though it's not yet been officially announced by developers Rockstar, we've received the clearest indication yet that Grand Theft Auto 5 will indeed be coming to PC this year, as well as releasing on Xbox 360 and PS3. The news…
