Sky launches streaming television box for Now TV

by Kenny Hemphill on 27 July 2013 in News

Sky has launched a set-top box for its Now TV service. The on-demand TV and movie service was previously available on smart TVs, games consoles, You View, iOS and Android, and the web. According to The Next Web, the device itself is a re-branded Roku box, which connects to your TV by HDMI and to [...]

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Twitter apologises for using real users in mocked-up tweets

by Kenny Hemphill on 25 July 2013 in News

Twitter has removed part of a blog post from its website after it was criticised for using real user accounts to promote a new advertising service. The original version of the post contained an image depicting tweets from users discussing an advert for a coffee bar. The users’ whose Twitter names were shown in the [...]

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Google launches Chromecast to stream video to your TV

by Kenny Hemphill on 24 July 2013 in News

Google has launched a 2in dongle that connects to an HDTV using HDMI and will stream video and audio from mobile devices and computers. Chromecast, which launched today in the US at a price of $35, can stream content from Android and iOS apps, and from Google’s Chrome browser on a Mac or Windows PC. [...]

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Apple beats Wall St expectations with ‘record’ June quarter

by Kenny Hemphill on 23 July 2013 in News

Apple announced today that it sold more iPhones in the April-June quarter than it has ever done during the equivalent three-month period. Sales of the iPhone rose from 26 million in Q3 2012 to 31.2 million this year, beating analysts’ forecasts by five million units. The average selling price of the iPhone, however, fell to [...]

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Apple developer site offline after intruder accesses user data

by Kenny Hemphill on 22 July 2013 in News

Apple’s developer website has been offline since Thursday because a hacker gained unauthorised access and, according to Apple, ‘attempted to secure personal information of our registered developers.’ In an email to developers yesterday, Apple said: Sensitive personal information was encrypted and cannot be accessed, however, we have not been able to rule out the possibility [...]

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iWatch to be focused on health and fitness

by Kenny Hemphill on 18 July 2013 in News

Apple’s long awaited entry to the wearable computing arena will feature a device which will track key health and fitness indicators and use fingerprint identification technology acquired from Authentec, according to 9 to 5 Mac.

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