http://www.gizmodo.co.uk Thu, 20 Jun 2013 09:45:26 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/06/microsoft-considered-buying-nokia-then-like-most-people-didnt-bother/ http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/06/microsoft-considered-buying-nokia-then-like-most-people-didnt-bother/#comments Thu, 20 Jun 2013 09:45:26 +0000 Gary Cutlack http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/?p=175401 Rumours suggest Microsoft recently had a pop at buying its Windows Phone buddy Nokia outright, before hang ups over price and other technicalities derailed the planned acquisition. According to the WSJ, talks between MS and Nokia about a sale were taking place as recently as earlier this month, with the key sticking points being Nokia’s [...]]]> http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/06/microsoft-considered-buying-nokia-then-like-most-people-didnt-bother/feed/ 0 http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/06/does-microsofts-xbox-one-drm-u-turn-make-you-want-to-buy-it/ http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/06/does-microsofts-xbox-one-drm-u-turn-make-you-want-to-buy-it/#comments Thu, 20 Jun 2013 08:30:27 +0000 Sam Gibbs http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/?p=175387 There are two ways you can look at the whole Microsoft dumping its Xbox One draconian always-on DRM thing. One, it’s amazing, the best news ever — down with DRM. But there’s also the opinion that Microsoft backing down has damaged the future of console gaming. Me? I’m not so sure. But what do you [...]]]> http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/06/does-microsofts-xbox-one-drm-u-turn-make-you-want-to-buy-it/feed/ 19 http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/06/nokias-being-ridiculously-obvious-about-whats-coming-on-july-11th/ http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/06/nokias-being-ridiculously-obvious-about-whats-coming-on-july-11th/#comments Wed, 19 Jun 2013 16:20:27 +0000 Chris Mills http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/?p=175270 In case Nokia hadn’t quite ruined its July 11th surprise for you already, it’s just gone ahead and whacked out another teaser, this time saying there are “41 million reasons to zoom in on July 11th”. OK WE GET THE POINT, NEW PUREVIEW EOS SMARTPHONE. Now jeez, stop with the spoilers guys, ok? 41 million [...]]]> http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/06/nokias-being-ridiculously-obvious-about-whats-coming-on-july-11th/feed/ 6 http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/06/proof-that-some-lawyers-have-a-sense-of-humour/ http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/06/proof-that-some-lawyers-have-a-sense-of-humour/#comments Wed, 19 Jun 2013 16:00:25 +0000 Chris Mills http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/?p=175233 Lawyers are generally regarded as slightly above pond scum and patent trolls in the morality and humour scales; but if anything will prove that wrong, it’s this hilarious letter sent pro bono in response to a cease-and-desist letter, which can only be described as a work of genius. The story goes like this: do-gooder resident [...]]]> http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/06/proof-that-some-lawyers-have-a-sense-of-humour/feed/ 7 http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/06/desperate-axe-wielding-apple-fanboys-fail-to-rob-an-apple-store/ http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/06/desperate-axe-wielding-apple-fanboys-fail-to-rob-an-apple-store/#comments Wed, 19 Jun 2013 15:00:06 +0000 Chris Mills http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/?p=175224 Terrifying comedy ensued at 1am on Tuesday morning in the heart of London, as two budding criminal masterminds used axes to smash into Apple’s flagship store, before being chased off by Apple’s security goons and escaping on mopeds. Thankfully (or sadly, depending on your technological allegiance) , nothing was stolen, and following a doubtless-thrilling helicopter pursuit (only [...]]]> http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/06/desperate-axe-wielding-apple-fanboys-fail-to-rob-an-apple-store/feed/ 2 http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/06/discount-tickets-to-the-british-grand-prix-are-your-watch-talented-people-crash-in-the-rain-for-less-deal-of-the-day/ http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/06/discount-tickets-to-the-british-grand-prix-are-your-watch-talented-people-crash-in-the-rain-for-less-deal-of-the-day/#comments Wed, 19 Jun 2013 14:45:40 +0000 Andy Dawson http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/?p=175216 Ever fancied seeing some of the most state-of-the art technological machines cruising and preening in their preferred environment? You might want to visit a Formula 1 Grand Prix then. The British one might be as good a Grand Prix as any to go to, and lo and behold, here’s some reduced admission tickets that we’ve [...]]]> http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/06/discount-tickets-to-the-british-grand-prix-are-your-watch-talented-people-crash-in-the-rain-for-less-deal-of-the-day/feed/ 2 http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/06/airshow-acrobatics-viewed-through-a-heat-sensitive-camera-are-utterly-mesmerising/ http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/06/airshow-acrobatics-viewed-through-a-heat-sensitive-camera-are-utterly-mesmerising/#comments Wed, 19 Jun 2013 14:30:04 +0000 Chris Mills http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/?p=175197 Planes strutting their stuff at airshows is already pretty cool. In search of a publicity stunt, though, the makers of an infrared camera have been filming the stunts at the Paris Air Show through an infra-red camera. The results are pretty damn cool. I mean, the Red Arrows and Eurofighter are always gonna look pretty [...]]]> http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/06/airshow-acrobatics-viewed-through-a-heat-sensitive-camera-are-utterly-mesmerising/feed/ 14 http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/06/ipswich-immeasurably-improved-by-zelda-style-2d-map-reworking/ http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/06/ipswich-immeasurably-improved-by-zelda-style-2d-map-reworking/#comments Wed, 19 Jun 2013 13:30:44 +0000 Gary Cutlack http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/?p=175175 This beautiful place is, incredibly, the UK town known as Ipswich. It’s been given a thorough reworking by designers working on behalf of local music and arts festival Switch Fringe, who have given it a superbly stylish Zelda spin. Here’s the full thing, if you’d like to print out your own retro map of Ipswich: [...]]]> http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/06/ipswich-immeasurably-improved-by-zelda-style-2d-map-reworking/feed/ 3 http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/06/science-makes-batmans-awesome-sonar-phone-a-reality/ http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/06/science-makes-batmans-awesome-sonar-phone-a-reality/#comments Wed, 19 Jun 2013 12:45:12 +0000 Sam Gibbs http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/?p=175172 Remember in the Dark Knight where Bruce Wayne fires up his seriously badass privacy invading phone sonar machine to map out the whole of Gotham to track the Joker? Researchers studying echolocation have essentially just made it an amazing reality. Using a brand new advanced algorithm, coupled with a few microphones dotted around the place, researchers [...]]]> http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/06/science-makes-batmans-awesome-sonar-phone-a-reality/feed/ 8 http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/06/raspberry-pi-made-simple-with-hdmi-ethernet-and-keyboard-starter-kit/ http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/06/raspberry-pi-made-simple-with-hdmi-ethernet-and-keyboard-starter-kit/#comments Wed, 19 Jun 2013 12:15:47 +0000 Gary Cutlack http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/?p=175153 Just under £40 gets Raspberry Pi users a super-simple media management solution, with the Element 14 bundle containing a wireless keyboard, HDMI connector and an Ethernet cable for easily whacking together your home media powerhouse. The kit, which is being sold under the rather workmanlike name of XBMC Solution, also comes with a 4GB SD [...]]]> http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/06/raspberry-pi-made-simple-with-hdmi-ethernet-and-keyboard-starter-kit/feed/ 2 http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/06/over-the-top-digital-security-measures-to-beat-the-nsa/ http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/06/over-the-top-digital-security-measures-to-beat-the-nsa/#comments Wed, 19 Jun 2013 12:00:27 +0000 Chris Mills http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/?p=173631 Because they’re out there, watching. Well, maybe not you specifically. But they could be, if they wanted to, and that’s a bit creepy. Here’s how to shut them outta your life.   Get a Security Token Passwords? Forget that crap. What you need is a Yubikey. Basically, it’s a flash drive that works as the [...]]]> http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/06/over-the-top-digital-security-measures-to-beat-the-nsa/feed/ 13 http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/06/is-your-nexus-7-suffering-from-early-onset-tech-failure/ http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/06/is-your-nexus-7-suffering-from-early-onset-tech-failure/#comments Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:45:57 +0000 Gary Cutlack http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/?p=175129 The Nexus 7 became the first smash hit for Google’s tablet ambitions, with the Asus-made device sold for a cheap price and offering what was an extremely high tech spec for the time. However, angst within the Android community claims it’s now breaking en masse, with the blame pointed at failing cheap components. If you’ve [...]]]> http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/06/is-your-nexus-7-suffering-from-early-onset-tech-failure/feed/ 37 http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/06/apples-siri-attempts-to-talk-down-suicidal-apple-users/ http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/06/apples-siri-attempts-to-talk-down-suicidal-apple-users/#comments Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:30:46 +0000 Gary Cutlack http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/?p=175117 Apple users on the brink of topping themselves might soon have a friend to turn to, with Apple’s Siri virtual assistant soon to suggest suicide helpline numbers to people who appear to be using the tool to find ways to off themselves. The change to Siri’s suicide responses will appear for users of the humanised [...]]]> http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/06/apples-siri-attempts-to-talk-down-suicidal-apple-users/feed/ 6 http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/06/try-ios-7-on-any-device-yes-even-android/ http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/06/try-ios-7-on-any-device-yes-even-android/#comments Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:00:57 +0000 Sam Gibbs http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/?p=175114 The phone-obsessed folks over at Recombu have something pretty cool for all those itching to try iOS 7 without potentially bricking their iPhones, or, in fact, for those who don’t even have iPhones. They’ve thrown together an online simulator you can play with right in your browser, even on your Android phone. Technically it’s just [...]]]> http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/06/try-ios-7-on-any-device-yes-even-android/feed/ 7 http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/06/samsung-not-keen-on-being-the-next-facebook-phone-maker/ http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/06/samsung-not-keen-on-being-the-next-facebook-phone-maker/#comments Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:45:37 +0000 Gary Cutlack http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/?p=175104 After the disastrous reception given to the HTC First and the decision to abandon plans for a UK launch, Facebook’s down-dressed ruffian boss Mark Zuckerberg is reported to have been tapping-up Samsung to be the next “Facebook phone” maker. But Samsung’s not that keen. According to a report in the Korea Herald, Zuckerberg put on [...]]]> http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/06/samsung-not-keen-on-being-the-next-facebook-phone-maker/feed/ 4 http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/06/dont-update-your-ps3-right-now/ http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/06/dont-update-your-ps3-right-now/#comments Wed, 19 Jun 2013 08:15:24 +0000 Sam Gibbs http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/?p=175094 There’s a new 4.45 update for Sony’s last-gen console that’s apparently bricking PS3s left, right and centre. Some updaters have ended up with their consoles stuck on the boot-up ribbon screen, with no hope of getting out of it. Considering the update barely does anything, this is one I’d stay clear of for a bit. [...]]]> http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/06/dont-update-your-ps3-right-now/feed/ 33 http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/06/sometimes-having-a-small-car-is-so-much-better/ http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/06/sometimes-having-a-small-car-is-so-much-better/#comments Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:00:04 +0000 Sam Gibbs http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/?p=174961 Don’t you just hate it when you get stuck in traffic? You watch the motorbikes whizz through the gaps between the cars turning green with envy. But if you had a car like the Fiat Cinquecento you could do the same, just like this absolutely insane Russian. Yeah, don’t do this. You’ll cause an accident, [...]]]> http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/06/sometimes-having-a-small-car-is-so-much-better/feed/ 6 http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/06/does-huawei-finally-have-a-phone-you-might-actually-want-to-buy/ http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/06/does-huawei-finally-have-a-phone-you-might-actually-want-to-buy/#comments Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:15:24 +0000 Sam Gibbs http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/?p=174940 Normally associated with budget chubsters Huawei’s latest Ascend P6 is anything but fat. At just 6.18mm thick, it’s the thinnest Android out there, but is being the most anorexic phone enough? Under the hood, the microscopic waste line has taken its toll. A 1.5GHz quad-core CPU backed up by 2GB of RAM and 8GB of [...]]]> http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/06/does-huawei-finally-have-a-phone-you-might-actually-want-to-buy/feed/ 22 http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/06/a-kayak-is-your-two-men-in-a-boat-deal-of-the-day/ http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/06/a-kayak-is-your-two-men-in-a-boat-deal-of-the-day/#comments Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:45:01 +0000 Andy Dawson http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/?p=174928 We’re huge fans of watersports here in Dealz Corner (stop sniggering at the back), and our ears perked up when we got wind of this, a golden opportunity to get out and mess about on the river*. It’s a two-man kayak, although equality campaigners will be keen to stress that any gender or variation of [...]]]> http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/06/a-kayak-is-your-two-men-in-a-boat-deal-of-the-day/feed/ 4 http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/06/whats-the-best-excuse-you-can-come-up-with-to-fob-off-the-tv-licence/ http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/06/whats-the-best-excuse-you-can-come-up-with-to-fob-off-the-tv-licence/#comments Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:45:00 +0000 Sam Gibbs http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/?p=174915 Pretty much everyone has to buy a damned TV licence, which funds what’s probably the best media powerhouse in the world, the BBC, but sometimes it’s a bit of a ball ache. Here are some of the most hilarious excuses ever recorded by the TV Licencing authority. Can you do any better? Here’s the top [...]]]> http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/06/whats-the-best-excuse-you-can-come-up-with-to-fob-off-the-tv-licence/feed/ 34