Category: Internet
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Playstation Store finally back in Japan this Wednesday!
It’s taken a while (around 75 days by our count) but the Playstation Store will be back in Japan this Wednesday, restoring all PSN and Qriocity services in full. Sony hasn’t stated why the Japan network’s full restore and reinstatement of the Store took so long following the intrusion and outage of the Playstation Network […]
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Apple Hacked! Anonymous & LulzSec tag-team take credit for hit on Cupertino co.
After high profile hits on tech and entertainment companies and world governments, it seems someone has finally taken a bite out of Apple – with members of hacker group Anonymous claiming an attack on the Cupertino, California based tech company. The Twitter account AnonymousIRC (a tag-team of members from both LulzSec and Anonymous) has claimed the intrusion […]
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Apple Hacked! Anonymous & LulzSec tag-team take credit for hit on Cupertino co.
After high profile hits on tech and entertainment companies and world governments, it seems someone has finally taken a bite out of Apple – with members of hacker group Anonymous claiming an attack on the Cupertino, California based tech company. The Twitter account AnonymousIRC (a tag-team of members from both LulzSec and Anonymous) has claimed the intrusion […]
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Russell Brand becomes face of HP TouchPad launch
Russell Brand is the new face of the HP TouchPad ad campaign. The Brit comedian-turned-Hollywood actor appears in a series of promo clips about all of the new slab’s main features – adding a touch of star power to the fight against Apple’s iPad 2. In the main ad braggadocios Brand claims he likes things […]
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Facebook with Skype integration to be launched this Wednesday
Facebook will be launching video calling within your browser this Wednesday, thanks to a partnership with video calling giants Skype. We heard last week that Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg hinted to the press they would be launching something “awesome” this week, which of course set the speculation wheels in motion. Could it be the long […]
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US Blackberry PlayBook owners to get missing Bridge app through AT&T
Disappointed US BlackBerry PlayBook owners who found that they had no method of accessing calendars, emails and contacts on the tablet will be delighted to know that AT&T have approved a Blackberry Bridge app which will now let users connect their tablet and Blackberry phones and share features across the two platforms. Already struck by […]
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US Blackberry PlayBook owners to get missing Bridge app through AT&T
Disappointed US BlackBerry PlayBook owners who found that they had no method of accessing calendars, emails and contacts on the tablet will be delighted to know that AT&T have approved a Blackberry Bridge app which will now let users connect their tablet and Blackberry phones and share features across the two platforms. Already struck by […]
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Around the Gadget Helpline: Video of Hercules aircraft final low-level flight over Wiltshire
The Gadget Helpline’s Wiltshire offices today bore witness to a sad farewell for British history and a day that will go down in the books as the end of an era, as four Hercules aircraft made a low-level flight over Wiltshire to say farewell to the county before heading to their new home at RAF Brize […]
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Facebook’s Awesome new product launch!
Awesome is the word that Facebook’s CEO and head boy Mark Zuckerberg has used to describe the forthcoming announcement that will be coming from Facebook HQ in the next few weeks. awe·some [aw-suhm] –adjective Inspiring awe: an awesome sight Showing or characterized by awe Slang. Very impressive: That new white convertible is totally awesome. Press have been visiting the Seattle Head office of Facebook, and Reuters has reported that whatever the release entails […]
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The Pope launches Vatican news website in first tweet (from an iPad)
Controversial religious figure Pope Benedict XVI this week posted his first tweet from online micro-blog site Twitter – even showing off a little tech savvy by making his post from an Apple iPad (with only a little help) and declaring “Dear Friends, I just launched News.va Praised be our Lord Jesus Christ! With my prayers […]
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PS Vita video reveals facial recognition in action
We already know the next generation of portable gaming from Sony – the PS Vita – will come with video calling but we’ve just found out that it will also eventually feature facial recognition and motion capture. The software was outed in a video released by Sony showing off custom avatars mimicking the motion of […]
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Live app for iTunes Festival London 2011 – HD video & audio covers 31-day music event
Apple has launched an HD app to present its London iTunes Festival 2011 beginning July 1st and continuing throughout the whole month – It’s available now and this part will be music to the ears of many – it’s completely free! The iTunes Live app for iOS will stream performances over 31 days in high definition video and high quality audio […]