Category: Gadget News
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Netflix Videos Can Be Downloaded and Saved Thanks to Google Vulnerability
It’s been discovered that a Google-owned program can be used to allow Netflix and Amazon Prime videos to be downloaded and stored on to your computer. The embarrassing glitch, discovered by German researchers, uses a system called Widevine DRM and allows for copyrighted ‘premium’ content to be ripped straight from the streaming websites and saved […]
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Sony Xperia XA Now Widely Available on UK Networks
After being announced in February at the Mobile World Congress, and finally hitting the UK through the O2 network last week, the Sony Xperia XA smartphone is now available through most of the country’s mobile networks and retailers. If you’re looking to experience the Sony Xperia brand but don’t want to splash the cash on […]
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YouTube Live Streaming – Coming Soon
Video site Youtube is finally ready to challenge Mirativ, Periscope and Facebook Live etc for a slice of the livestream pie. Youtube are installing Live Mobile Video Broadcasting directly into the very core of their app. “You won’t need to open anything else, just hit the big red capture button right there in the corner, […]
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WWE Grapples with Virtual Reality Programming
Chief Brand Officer and heir the World Wrestling Entertainment empire, Stephanie McMahon, has spoken about the possibility of the sport entertainment company introducing Virtual Reality content to its programming. Best known to fans as Vince McMahon’s malevolent daughter, on-screen villainess Stephanie also plays a vital role in the running of WWE as a boardroom executive […]
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Goldblum Plans to Save the World Again – with Antivirus Software?
After containing a dinosaur threat on several occasions and preventing the complete destruction of Earth by aliens, our personal Hollywood hero Jeff Goldblum has yet another plan to save the world – his very own anti-virus software called, appropriately enough, GOLDBLUM. That’s right – the star of Jurassic Park and Independence Day is here in […]
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Netflix Rumoured to Add Download Service
In 2015 Amazon began allowing Prime members to download shows and films to watch offline. This was a significant coup over Netflix who had previously been a dominant force in streaming services. For almost a year now Amazon Prime customers have been able to watch their followed shows offline, many have been wondering when Netflix […]
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FINALLY.. THE ROCK Has Come To YouTube!
After conquering the world of professional wrestling, crushing the silver screen at the box office and becoming the champion of social media, FINALLY.. The ROCK has come to YOUTUBE! That’s right, Dwayne Johnson builds on his superstar appeal and the millions (and millions) of hits on his Instagram and Twitter pages by launching his very own […]
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SHIIFT – Promoting VR Equality
We are at the gates of a new reality at present. Virtual Reality has got its training pants on, is already crawling, and, everyone wants to grab a piece of the pioneer pie. SHIIFT is a non-profit organisation co-founded by Jenn Duong the Director of VR at 1215Creative, and, Julie Young, Producer at Emblematic Group. […]
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Netflix Standard Subscription Price to Rise to £7.49 on July 21st
Loyal Netflix UK customers who have been with the service since before 2014 have received notice that the price of a standard monthly membership will rise to £7.49 on July 21st. On a morning where Great Britain’s financial future looks bleak a £1.50 price hike is the last thing we expect you’d want to hear […]
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Gadget Fitness: Solos Cycling Glasses with Micro-Display
Solos Smart Cycling glasses, Statistics at a glance. “Solos takes the world’s smallest heads-up display and pairs it with best in class performance tracking, precision training tools, and tons of every day useful features. Whether you bike to work, you’re a weekend warrior, or professional athlete.” The Solos cycling glasses allow the user to synchronise with […]
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Gaming Weekly 23/06/2016 – Sonic the Hedgehog Turns 25!
25 years ago today, Sonic the Hedgehog set out on his first badnik-bashing adventure on the 16-bit SEGA Mega Drive / Genesis console. That’s two and a half decades to us humans and probably a lot more in Hedgehog years! But despite the crazy-fast critter’s seniority in the gaming biz, he’s still proving that he’s far from […]
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All-New Kindle 6-Inch E-Reader is 11% Thinner and 16% Lighter
Amazon has launched an all-new Kindle building on its classic e-reader format but packing it into a more compact, lightweight model. The new Kindle is 11% thinner and 16% lighter than its predecessor at 9.1mm and 161 grams but comes with the same size 6-inch e-paper 167ppi touchscreen display, which boosts no glare and can […]