UK site Picksum Ipsum has one job to do. Generate dummy copy for populating page layouts. It does so in the style of the Hollywood star of your choice, compiling quotes from Jim Carrey, Micheal Caine, Clint Eastwood and more. Read More >>
The usually sedate and harmless Norwich Sci-Fi and Film Convention at the University of East Anglia kicked off and required police intervention, after a rival science fiction group dared to enter its turf. Read More >>
Google's attempt to assimilate the communications of the world will soon take a huge step forward, with a company staff member unofficially suggesting that text messages will soon slot themselves into its Hangouts cross-platform chat suite. Read More >>
Featured comment by EtherealKid:
"[Storbeck said: “SMS integration is coming soon — it is one of our most requested features!”]
Sounds like they're talking about integrating S..." More »
The arrival of BBM on Android and iOS will be a slightly limited affair, with BlackBerry deciding it's best to focus solely on smartphones -- meaning the messaging app won't work on the iPad, Nexus 7 or any of the other large-screened devices that are currently dominating the tech world. Read More >>
PC gaming saviour Valve is launching an odd card collection and swapsie system it calls Steam Trading Cards, designed to encourage gamers to play older titles to earn virtual cards to collect and eventually trade for in-game items. Read More >>
Featured comment by soothsayer36:
"the eula has not been tested in court and would likely fail and come on who the hell reads 10 pages of legal stuff when they want to play a game .. an..." More »
The demand for "real time" streaming media is pushing ISPs like never before, with new stats claiming an average 40 per cent of all peak internet traffic in Europe is generated by demand for music and video streams. And in some countries it accounts for as much as half of all network traffic. Read More >>
Featured comment by ScyBy:
"Well put.
I just can't tell if his eccentric fashion sense is genuinely his own or just created for the benefit of the programme." More »
Microsoft's higher-end tablet dream will be available in the UK next week, with Microsoft giving the folding tab a May 23 launch date. The Surface Pro will cost a stonking great £719 for the 64GB Core i5 Windows 8 machine, rising to £799 if you'd prefer the 128GB unit. You might want to read our Surface Pro review before investing that sort of life-changing sum in a thing to use to look at Twitter. [Microsoft Store] Read More >>
Featured comment by Beatles1:
"For a 16 year old student with no money at all its a lot of money. But after taking a look at other stuff out there it does seem pretty reasonably pri..." More »
Samsung has issued a slightly vague response to that kicking it took on the BBC's Watchdog last night (above), claiming it's the "innovative and unique features" that hoover up so much of the phone's internal storage space. However, it is looking at, perhaps, optimising things to free up a few more bytes for use. Read More >>
Featured comment by njcsolutions:
"Least you can add a Micro SD 64GB, many phones on the market can't even do that.
They picked on Samsung, when most phone companies tell the same li..." More »
New research into the possibly shady world of Amazon UK and its accountant friends in Luxembourg has emerged, with the company paying just £3.2m in corporation tax in the UK last year -- a figure made all the more laughable by the fact it claimed £2.5m in government grants. It's the world's biggest benefit claimant. Read More >>
Featured comment by squidfish:
"It isn't Amazon, or Starbucks or even Jimmy Carr at fault here. Only an idiot would voluntarily pay more tax than they legally need to. Don't talk to ..." More »
Amy's Baking Company Bakery Boutique & Bistro was featured on the US version of Gordon Ramsey's Kitchen Nightmares show recently, then seemingly went berserk on Facebook as users hit it with comments about its appearance. The CAPS LOCK key was engaged and everything. Read More >>
Featured comment by Duke:
"From their page "Amy's Obviously our Facebook, YELP, Twitter and Website have been hacked. We are working with the local authorities as well as the FB..." More »
Do you ever imagine how much it would hurt if your washing machine drum came out while it's whizzing your pants and jeans around at maximum spin? If you're an Indesit or Hotpoint owner there's a small chance you may find out, thanks to concerns that "a very small percentage" of machines made between 2007 and 2009 could fall apart and explode. Read More >>
The Raspberry Pi team has finalised the hardware and software required to gets its official camera board up and running, with the 1080p capture tool now ready for home enthusiasts to enjoy plugging in and trying to get bloody working. Read More >>
Featured comment by Mr. T:
"Cheers Gary. This on a drone connected to Google Glass and you get this
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HkHwsm7JEvE" More »
A new version of Google's Android app store and its associated services plugin is out there for your fiddling, adding an "App Data" sync option presumably in preparation for Google's anticipated Play Games service, further tweaking the design and some of the buttons and generally tidying up its appearance ahead of its starring role at Google I/O later today. You can download the updated Play Store app from this here link: [Slashgear] Read More >>
Samsung might be about to make its Galaxy S4 even more appealing to the Android hardcore, with a rumour suggesting a version of the phone running unskinned Android may be one of the announcements to come out of today's Google I/O developer event. Read More >>
Featured comment by H00pyFr00d:
"Oh yes, sorry. That was only an example. The Bootloader, the camera, the update frequency, the settings menu, OTG..." More »
France may introduce a one per cent sales tax on all smartphones and tablets sold in the country, with the money raised funnelled off into an arts fund to back the supposedly more intellectual pursuits of film, art and music. Read More >>
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