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BBC iPlayer has been going from strength to strength in recent months. According to the corporation themselves, their demands soared by 19 percent.  Mobile and tablet requests made up 32 percent of total BBC iPlayer requests. This matches the record which they set in June 2013. The BBC said that …

We posted about the Hudl last week but now it is available both online and in store across the United Kingdom. The new 7 inch tablet is Tesco's own brand competitor to battle the Amazon Kindle Fire HD and Google's Nexus 7. The Hudl only costs £119 with 119 Tesco …

Microsoft Windows Phone platform has reached a 9.2 percent share in the smartphone operating system market in Europe. Much of the success is due to Nokia's low and mid range models according to Market Research firm Kantar. In the three months running up to August the Windows Phone platform reached …

Following the company's purchase by IT giant Centerprise, there have been a lot of changes at YOYOTech, including some aggressive price drops. KitGuru scans the latest offers, sticks in its thumb and tries to pull out a plum.  The sudden movement of £300 on AMD's top FX processors following the …

The company that showed off the first potential Steambox hardware last year in the Xi3 Piston, has had a countdown running this weekend for… something and that countdown has now come to an end. But now all that's on the screen is the same image as before, just befooted with …

Kim Dotcom recently announced his partnership with the New Zealand gaming/tech show, DigitalNationz, which would see him face off against 100 celebrities and competition winning gamers, donating $100 to charity each time he beat one of them, but offering big prizes to the first eight people that beat him. 99 …

Physicist Hatam Zeine has invented a new wireless power transmission system. The Cota system uses intelligently steered phased array antennas to focus a beam of microwaves on a receiver module. The system can cleverly prevent any of the radiation from hitting obstacles in the way, resulting in a completely safe …

New Zealand recently lost out to Oracle Team USA in the America's Cup in what was a very close run race, but that hasn't stopped New Zealand prime minister, John Key, suggesting that there may not be enough money for another campaign run in the future. Abhorred by this idea, …

Dyson might be a company that's famous for sucking dust off the floor and blowing water off our hands, but it's also got a sterling reputation for invention. If you've ever wondered how it manages to foster that entrepreneurial spirit among its work force, then look no further than the …

While Silk Road is no longer the only well known tor accessible, Bitcoin funded, online drugs marketplace in the world, it's still the most recognised and the base line for which others are judged. Atlantis was an up and coming contended, taking swats at the champ and offering new features, …

Many of us use GPS on our phones, however as we know it isn't very accurate and won't reliably work indoors. Apple are trying to improve on this by introducing the new iBeacon system, which ships with last week's iOS7 software update for their mobile devices. Apple haven't focused on …

Anyone who has used a Windows computer will have memorised the Control-Alt-Delete command as it is such an integral part of the operating system. Bill Gates said that the combination was probably not necessary – when he spoke at  Harvard last week. David Rubenstein, a co-chair of a fundraising campaign …

Scientists have spent the entirety of human history coming up with a series of zany and amazing ideas – most of which fall by the wayside. Over time, as we developed writing and education, more and more stories were written by people with little or no scientific grounding – increasing …

The Chief Executive of Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd, Prem Wasta said yesterday that he is ‘confident' the consortium he leads can find the money to fund their $4.7 billion bid for smartphone maker Blackberry Limited. Watsa said in an interview “We wouldn't put our name to such a high-profile deal …

Grand Theft Auto have detailed the cost of their microtransactions – which range in price between £1.99 and £13.49 according to a report on Eurogamer. EuroGamer claims they have a source ‘with early access to the mode' and said ‘while details may still be tweaked prior to its final release, …

Amazon have updated their 7 inch Fire HD Tablet and have added two new Fire HDX models. The latest Fire HD is lighter than the previous model and has a new processor and operating system. The two HDX models have Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 processors and can be bought with up …

If you've ever glanced down from a Youtube video at the threads of conversation below, you'll know that it's not exactly the most englightened or informed place. There's no decent system of sorting the good comments from the bad, lots of upvoted “upvote this please,” comments and more often than …

Samsung are planning to release a smartphone in October which features ‘curved glass'. The company announced this in a media event in Seoul last night. D.J. Lee, Samsung's mobile business head of strategic marketing said “We plan to introduce a smartphone with a curved display in South Korea in October.” …

For some time now, Google has had a list of search terms that it limits the functionality of, not offering suggestions through instant search and you'll need to actually hit the enter key to see any results pertaining to those terms. No one knows exactly how many words are on …

It would seem that the Chinese government is finally ready to open up access to social media websites such as Facebook and Twitter after years of restricting and blocking access to sites across the country. There is a catch however, as there are only plans to make them publicly accessible …

Despite scientific evidence on the matter being somewhat inconclusive, a new survey is suggesting that a large portion of people still believe that video game violence can lead to the real version being perpetrated by the player, even though a similarly large number of people also think games can be …

Tesco have unveiled their super cheap 7 inch tablet, which will retail in the UK for only £119. Tesco said it would only cost £60 if bought via the supermarkets loyalty points scheme. The Hudl has a quad core processor, 16gb of built in storage and a 2MP front and …

The collective groans of millions of motorists in the UK may be echoing across the country this morning as news filters out of a new camera system which may be adopted throughout the country. The new ZenGrab LaneWatch Mk2, costs £17,000 per camera and it features twin lenses and night …

If you own a DSLR camera with a pop up flash and need more coverage then the new device from Expolmaging may be just the ticket. The Rogue Safari Pop Up Flash Booster adds a high powered flash, enhancing the range significantly. This boosting device clips right onto the pop …

Responding to a class action lawsuit, the business oriented networking site LinkedIn, has denied a number of claims that it hacked email accounts belonging to system users, declaring the accusations as baseless. According to a blogpost by Blake Lawit, senior director of litigation at LinkedIn, the accusations being levied against …

Tech entrepreneur and internet mogul, Kim Dotcom, recently announced that between 28th and 29th September, at the Digital Nationz show – New Zealand's first digital entertainment expo – he would play 100 people at Call of Duty, Modern Warfare 3 and for every person he beats, he'd donate $100 to …

While much of the world's intra-solar-system efforts at the moment might be focused on our closest buddy planet, Mars, not all scientists, researchers and NASA personnel think that's where our focus should be. Some of them believe that Europa, one of Jupiter's moons, could be far and beyond, our best …

The Saucy Fish Co is the first ever fish business that has been included into the CoolBrands list, which has been in operation for 12 years. Apple got the top vote as coolest brand in Britain, followed by Aston Martin, Rolex and Glastonbury. The Saucy Fish Co was a qualifying …

The new Nokia Lumia smartphone is going to be a Verizon exclusive in America. The Lumia 929 is reported to be a ‘spin-off' of the 6 inch Lumia 1520. Engadget report that it is likely to be showcased at a press event on October 22nd. If the Lumia 929 is …

Sony have announced their new Android HDMI dongle for TV's. The new Bravia Smart Stick providers users with access to the Google Play app store, Chrome Internet Browser and other Sony related applications. The device has a built in HDMI input and pass through function meaning that a set top …