Tag: .uk
Google Zeitgeist reveals UK's top searches for 2010
Google have just released its Zeitgeist list of the most searched for terms in the UK over the course of 2010. As ever, the usual faces sit at the top of the list: BBC, YouTube, Hotmail and Ebay are…
UK To Have The Best Broadband Network In Europe By 2015
Earlier today the culture secretary, Jeremy Hunt, announced the government will spend £830 million in a drive to give the UK the best broadband network in Europe by 2015. Hunt outlined the ambition to push forward the governments plans…
BBC iPlayer goes global in 2011
The BBC will be taking their catch-up TV streaming service iPlayer on a world tour in 2011, as the UK exclusive service is set to go global. With a US version planned first and an international launch to follow, the…
OnLive games streaming console goes on sale tomorrow
The OnLive MicroConsole, the video game streaming service that promises to revolutionise the way we play computer games, goes on sale in the US tomorrow. Though the PC version of OnLive has been available for a little while now, tomorrow…
Best Buy UK launch Facebook shop
Best Buy UK have become the first tech firm to launch a Facebook shop in Britain. The store lets you share items and create wishlists with your friends, making it the perfect tool for making those subtle Christmas present hints…
Toshiba Folio 100 tablet on its last legs already??
It's been barely ten days since Toshiba launched their Folio 100 tablet in the UK, but already the new slate device's vital signs are beginning to flatline. Launched on November 4th in PC World stores up and down the land,…
Samsung Galaxy Tab UK release date revealed
Samsung have just announced the UK release date for their long-awaited Galaxy Tab tablet device. The iPad-battler will be winging its way into UK shops on Monday 1st November. The 7 inch Android 2.2 device wooed the crowds at…
Dead Rising 2 European and Australian release date pushed ahead of the rest of the world
Dead Rising 2, the zombie slaughter-fest set in a fictitious version of gambler's heaven Las Vegas, has just had its European and Australian release dates pushed forward. Gamers in those territories will now be able to dismember the undead…
Video: Nintendo 3DS hands-on preview
I recently had a play about with a prototype Nintendo 3DS at a top secret location in London. A big hit at this year's E3 conference, I can thankfully confirm that Nintendo really have nailed glasses-free 3D visuals in…
UK games industry to receive £2 million funding boost
The UK games industry is to get a £2 million government funding boost, spearheaded by Ed Vaizey, Secretary of State for Business Innovation and Skills. The news follows the coalition government's move to scrap a proposed 20% tax break for…
