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Philips unveils brightest OLED TV, China U-turn on gaming rules?
China seems to have backtracked on strict rules to combat what the regulator deemed "obsessive" gaming. The National Press and Publication Administration (NPPA) had proposed regulations limiting the amount of money and time people spent playing video games. However, on Tuesday the draft rules were no longer on the NPPA website. China is the world's biggest…
Tech Digest daily roundup: Verified Twitter users to lose Blue Tick from April 1st
Many verified Twitter users are set to lose their blue ticks at the beginning of next month. The social media platform has said that on 1 April it will start removing its "legacy" verified checkmarks. These cover most blue-tick accounts that are not government officials or organisations - meaning many musicians, actors, journalists, authors, among…
Tech Digest daily roundup: YouTube accused of collecting children’s viewing data
YouTube has been accused of collecting the viewing data of children aged under 13, in breach of a UK data privacy code designed to protect children. Campaigner Duncan McCann has lodged an official complaint with the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO). He says the site is gathering data about the videos children watch, where they are…
Tech Digest daily roundup: Nearly 1 million Brits have cancelled streaming services this year
Almost 1m British households have given up on the streaming revolution so far this year, as the cost of living crisis forces increasingly budget-conscious consumers to stop taking services such as Netflix, Amazon Prime Video and Disney+. The premiere of two of the most-hyped and expensive shows of all time – the $650m (£580m) productions of Rings of…
Tech Digest daily roundup: Donald Trump’s Truth Social barred from Google Play
Former US President Donald Trump's social media platform has been barred from Google Play. Google says the platform violates its policies on prohibiting content like physical threats and incitement to violence. The move makes it difficult for users with Android phones to download the app. Devin Nunes, the CEO of Truth Social, has previously called…
Freeview Play and LG announce new 5 year deal
Freeview Play and LG have strengthened their partnership with a new five-year agreement, announced today. This means that all new LG TVs will come with Freeview Play built-in as standard. Freeview and LG will also work together on future product updates to continue to innovate the user experience. Freeview Play claims it is the UK’s…
Tech Digest daily roundup: ‘Lickable’ TV screen developed!
📺 ‘Taste the TV’: A Japanese professor has developed a prototype lickable TV screen that can imitate food flavors https://t.co/JWVhiU94z1 pic.twitter.com/ZgxmfTf1Xn — Reuters (@Reuters) December 23, 2021 A prototype "lickable" TV screen which can mimic food flavours has been developed by a Japanese professor, Reuters reports. Dubbed Taste-the-TV, ten canisters spray flavour onto a…
Tech Digest daily roundup: Oppo launches Find N foldable phone
Image: Oppo After teasing its first folding phone last week, Oppo is revealing the Find N in full today. Oppo’s chief product officer Pete Lau told reporters in a briefing that the company has been working on this phone since 2018, with the final Find N the result of six generations…
Tech Digest daily roundup: Football dominates Google UK search in 2021
The three top trending terms on Google UK this year were football-related, with only one reference to Covid in the top 10. "Euros", "Premier League" and "Christian Eriksen" - the Danish player who had a cardiac arrest on the pitch - were the top three, with "Covid vaccine" fourth. Covid had dominated last year's list.…
Tech Digest daily round up: LG to stop making smartphones
LG Electronics said on Monday it would close down its loss-making smartphone business. In January, the South Korean electronics giant said it was looking at all options for the division after almost six years of losses totalling around $4.5bn (£3.3bn). LG had made many innovations including ultra-wide angle cameras, rising to third-largest smartphone maker in…
