Xbox One history traced in Xbox evolution video 
The Xbox One has entered the realm of officialdom -- but how did it get here? In the video above, we examine the origins of Microsoft's Xbox console, and take you on a gaming-flavoured trip down memory lane.
You'll learn about the origins of the first Xbox, as well as its original name, as we take you on a journey through time, all the way back to the late 90, in a clip that will pump you full of all the knowledge you need to impress your pals. Continue reading...
Samsung Galaxy Grand Duos Frankenstein phone is £300
Mobile PhonesWhat do you get if you sew together the sheer size of the Galaxy S4, the chassis of the S3, the innards of the S2 and two SIM-card slots? The Samsung Galaxy Grand Duos, a Frankenstein phone on sale now in the UK for just over £300.
Samsung loves to mix and match specs and sizes, creating a panoply of phones to cater for every thinkable niche and need. The Grand Duos is the dual-SIM version of the Galaxy Grand, itself a mad mashup for people who want a huge screen on a budget. Continue reading...
Bercow 'innocent face' tweet found to be libellous
SoftwareA tweet that merely said, 'Why is Lord McAlpine trending? *innocent face*' has been found to be defamatory by a high court judge in the UK.
In a landmark case that could have drastic implications for users of Twitter in Britain and elsewhere, the Honourable Mr Justice Tugendhat found that Sally Bercow, the wife of the Speaker of Parliament John Bercow, defamed Lord McAlpine. Continue reading...
PlayStation 4 out in the UK before Christmas, ad suggests
Games and GearSony hasn't yet confirmed a definitive UK release date for its new PlayStation 4 console, but a British newspaper ad published today suggests that the upcoming gaming gadget will be lining shop shelves before Christmas.
The ad appeared in today's Metro, spied by Pocket-lint, and states that the PS4 is, "Coming 2013". I spoke to Sony about the ad and was told that the ad simply restates the message that PS4 would be coming in 2013. Continue reading...
Samsung Galaxy Young is a 3.3-inch Jelly Bean, in UK now
Mobile PhonesThe Samsung Galaxy Young, a 3.3-inch budget blower, is the latest guilelessly named addition to Samsung's sprawling Galaxy range and it's out in the UK this weekend.
It's a significant step up from last year's Galaxy Y, which also stood for Young -- maybe Samsung felt that was too subtle for Britain's youth and has been forced to spell it out like an exasperated schoolmaster. Continue reading...
Huawei Ascend P6 set to be world's thinnest phone in June
Mobile PhonesThin is in: the rumoured Huawei Ascend P6 is about to be the thinnest smart phone in the whole wide world. Now we're not ones to promote negative body image, so let's see what else is going on with this skinny Android smart phone.
The Ascend P6 is reported to run Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean software -- but interestingly, in leaked photos from EVleaks it appears to be missing the usual Android home buttons, typically found beneath the screen. Continue reading...
GTA 5 Special Edition costs £65, pre-order bags bonus blimp
Games and GearRockstar has detailed the Special and Collector's Editions of its upcoming Grand Theft Auto 5, though bagging those bumper collections will cost you a pretty penny.
The Special Edition of the imminent run-em-over-up will set you back a whopping £65, Game's pre-order page reveals. Continue reading...
Xbox One second-hand games could cost as much as £35
Games and GearPre-owned Xbox One games will cost almost the same as new games, according to reports. An alleged leak from within a games shop suggests Microsoft will charge 90 per cent of the original price for second-hand game purchases.
ConsoleDeals.co.uk quotes a senior "employee at one of the UK’s largest video game retailers", who claims Microsoft is asking for up to £35 for a second license to play a game after it's been bought the first time. Continue reading...
HTC One Google edition with stock Android due 'in two weeks'
Mobile PhonesA new version of the HTC One with stock Android rather than HTC's Sense software will be announced in the next two weeks and available in the summer, according to "multiple sources" quoted by Geek's Russell Holly, who correctly predicted the launch of the Samsung Galaxy S4 Google edition.
That tallies with reports earlier this week that influential HTC developer LlabTooFeR had the inside track on a Google edition of the metallic mobile coming soon. Continue reading...
Microsoft Sculpt Comfort Mouse brings back the Start button
GadgetsMicrosoft's newest peripheral brings the Start button back to Windows 8 at last -- in mouse form, at least.
The freshly unveiled Sculpt Comfort Mouse has a blue, touch-sensitive button on its flank that bears the familiar Windows 8 logo. Continue reading...
Xbox One, PS4 'are a generation ahead' of best PC, says EA
Games and GearBoth the Xbox One and the PlayStation 4 are more advanced than the best PC money can buy today, according to EA's chief technology officer Rajat Taneja.
Writing on LinkedIn, the video game exec claims the new consoles' integrated systems-on-a-chip architecture "unleashes magnitudes more compute and graphics power than the current generation of consoles" and are "a generation ahead of the highest end PC on the market." Continue reading...
Sky gets broadband boost in £49m Virgin Media fibre deal
Home CinemaSky broadband is getting a serious capacity boost, thanks to -- of all people -- Virgin Media. Sky's capacity to handle Internet traffic will increase in the next five years in the multimillion-pound deal.
The £49 million deal between BSkyB and Virgin Media's business arm links Virgin's speedy fibre optic network with Sky's own broadband network and unbundled local exchanges. Although the work will last five years, the aim is to get a core network connected before the end of this year. Continue reading...
HTC First UK launch axed after Facebook Home 'feedback'
Mobile PhonesHTC has cancelled the launch of the Facebook Home-touting HTC First in the UK, network EE has confirmed.
The First, which was to be the first mobile to arrive running Facebook's social-centric 'Home' interface, won't be arriving on our shores after all, as Zuckerberg's social network has chosen to take its new interface back to the drawing board. Continue reading...
Xbox One thrashed by PS4 in GameSpot's global Twitter poll
Games and GearIt's only been official for two days and already the Xbox One is losing to the PlayStation 4 -- if only on Twitter. Our sister site GameSpot has created a nifty poll that monitors the social blathering site for supporters of the two consoles and found a whopping 89 per cent favour Sony's machine.
That support is totally global too -- not a single country favours the Xbox One. Even France, whose tweeters make up 12 per cent of Xbox supporters, plump overall for the PS4. Those stats are based on people who include geolocation information in their tweets, so it might not be the whole picture. Continue reading...
Samsung Galaxy S4 coming in blue, red, purple and brown
Mobile PhonesThe Samsung Galaxy S4 is getting a splash of colour at last. Samsung is brightening things up with new blue, red, purple and brown versions of the Android smart phone powerhouse.
The new colours are Blue Arctic and Red Aurora, to be followed later by Purple Mirage and Brown Autumn. Who wants a brown phone? Each to their own: if you want an autumn-coloured phone then I'll leaf that up to you. Continue reading...
Xbox One: the good, the bad and the ugly box in Podcast 340 
CNET UK PodcastXbox One. The future of gaming, or a big disappointment in the casing of a 1980s VCR? We debate this burning issue and many more, including the latest strife at HTC.
As the Xbox One promises TV-tastic tech and next-gen gaming, things aren't looking great at HTC, where an exiled bigwig is urging his former colleagues to "just quit." Harsh -- but fair?
Meanwhile Vodafone delays 4G, and a storm erupts over the animated GIF. Is it GIF or JIF?
And we turn to you, wondrous listener, for your thoughts in the feedback section. What's Nokia thinking with the Lumia 925? Is Apple doomed to repeat BlackBerry's mistakes? And is it worth buying a MacBook Air, or waiting for the next big thing?
HTC One reportedly sells 5 million, half as many as Galaxy S4
Mobile PhonesHTC has flogged a very healthy 5 million HTC Ones, according to an unnamed exec quoted in the Wall Street Journal (paywall link) -- half as many as the Samsung Galaxy S4.
"Orders are pretty good so far and are still more than what we can supply," the nameless bigwig boasts. "This is partly due to the shortage of components. When the issue is resolved next month, we will have a better idea if it's doing really well or not." Continue reading...
HP Rove 20 is a 10-finger, 20-inch Windows 8 tablet and PC
DesktopsSupersize this: if you think the iPad is just too small, get a load of the 20-inch HP Rove 20, giant Windows 8 PC that combines all-in-one computing with the portability of a tablet -- if you have the muscles for it.
The Rove 20 sports a 20-inch, 10-finger, multi-touch touchscreen so you can control it with every digit at your disposal. At the back is a spring-loaded hinge, designed to flick out at the touch of a button so you can set it down with one hand. Stand it up and connect a keyboard and mouse to use it as a conventional all-in-one, or lay it down flat to share what's on the screen with others. Continue reading...
Nokia EOS tipped for 41-megapixel PureView sensor on 9 July
Mobile PhonesThe hotly tipped Nokia EOS could take us to the next generation of camera phone as soon as 9 July, if a rumoured release date is to be believed -- and it's set to boast a giant 41-megapixel sensor too.
Inspired by the 41-megapixel Nokia 808 PureView, the EOS is rumoured to arrive in the second week of July, with 9 July the likely date according to Mobile Geeks. Continue reading...
New Samsung Galaxy S4 music video ad targets creeps
Mobile PhonesAre you a lovesick student who likes 'ROCK AND ROLL' and pizza? Do you follow girls around and take their photo without their permission? You'll love the Galaxy S4, Samsung implies in this slightly alarming new ad.
The video, which is described on YouTube as "Hi Hey Hello, a musical short film", is a weird mashup of feature demo and music video for alt hip-hop duo The Chicharones. Presumably it had to be nearly 5 minutes long because the S4 has more features than RKO. Continue reading...
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