Tag: Business
Foursquare Launches Business Pages
Foursquare, has announced that they will be revamping its business pages in order to target brands and local businesses. This move comes as the location-based social network service faces increasing competition from Facebook Places. The revamped "Foursquare for Business"…
UK budget hits games industry hard, includes VAT rise
The coalition Government have announced the details of their "Emergency" budget, and it makes for grim news for anyone in the UK games industry. The planned tax relief for games companies has been scrapped by chancellor George Osbourne, which…
Video: Sony Bloggie compact camcorder hands-on
Tech Digest got to have a play around with the rather unique Sony Bloggie MHS- PM5K compact camcorder at a recent preview event. With a six-inch LCD screen, 270 degree rotating lens and a flip-out USB port for easy-uploading,…
Sony predicts e-book to take over printed copy in 5 years
The Japanese tech-giant suggested the paperback will be a thing of the past within five years after analysing the rise of digital film and music. Steve Haber, president of Sony's digital reading division, told the Telegraph: "Within five years there…
Samsung 3D TVs and HD camcorders pair up to deliver 3D home videos
If your lucky enough to own both a shiny new Samsung 3D TV and either one of their HMX-S series and HMX-H series camcorders, you can now view your home videos in 3D too. Connect the camcorder up to a…
Video: Sony showcase futuristic "rollable" OLED tech
Now THIS is cool. Sony have released a video showcasing brand new OLED tech. We're used to seeing super-slim OLED screens by now, but how about a screen you can roll-up and store away when not in use? Sony…
Audio pioneer Fritz Sennheiser dies, aged 98
Prof. Dr. Fritz Sennheiser, audio pioneer and founding partner of audio hardware manufacturers Sennheiser has passed away, aged 98. Born 9th May 1912 in Germany, Sennheiser avoided his father's wishes to go into into landscape architecture and instead entered the…
Over half of UK workforce plan to watch World Cup on office PCs
A survey of 2,000 UK workers conducted by ISP Eclipse has suggested that as much as half the British workforce plan on sneakily streaming World Cup matches at work on their office PCs. 54 percent will tune into some…
Sony executive calls for changes to Australian videogames classification system
Australia has one of the most notoriously strict game rating systems in the world. Many games receive an adult rating in other parts of the world, but otherwise remain untouched, shipping the same way as the developers initially intended….
Spotify launches new Unlimited and Open services
Spotify, the rapidly growing music streaming service, is now offering two new service options to its users, Unlimited and Open, that "complement" the Premium and Free services already available. Spotify Unlimited will offer unlimited playback of tunes without interruptions from…
