General Tech

Game of Thrones seems to set a new piracy record every season, so it should come as no surprise that the season 4 finale was downloaded 1.5 million times just 12 hours after the show aired. At its current rate, downloads of the episode are set to topple 7.5 million …

Usually when we report on a hacking, it has something to do with a retail store or a tech firm. However, this hacking group decided to go in a different direction and stole 650,000 passwords from Domino's Pizza. The group is demanding €30,000 (which works out at £23,892) by 7PM BST tonight …

Amazon's Prime membership has even more value thrown in now that Amazon has officially launched its rumoured music streaming service with more than 1 million songs available. The service is only available in the US for now and Amazon hasn't mentioned anything about a UK launch just yet. That said, …

Intel will be forced to pay a €1.06 billion fine after losing its appeal in a European anti-trust lawsuit. The fine is actually the largest European authorities have forced any single company to pay but it has been a long road getting to this point as the lawsuit was originally filed …

The European Commission has officially opened up an investigation in to Apple's tax paying habits after growing suspicious that the company has made unwarranted deals that go against EU law. However, Apple has said plenty of times that it does in fact pay its fair share of taxes. The investigation …

AMD's Mantle API had its début last year, promising performance boosts for AMD users in Battlefield 4 and Thief. Since then, Mantle has slowly been working its way in to more titles and now EA has announced that it will incorporate the API in three of its upcoming games. The …

Razer revealed the Nabu smartband at CES earlier this year and since then more than 10,000 potential developers have signed up to test and create apps for the device. However, Razer wants to open up the testing to some of its best fans and as a result, 500 Nabu smartbands …

This 370 Inch TV costs more than most houses and I don't mean regular houses-  for the price of this screen you could probably buy a mansion. The 4K TV is called the Titan Zeus and comes in at the £1,000,000 mark or, if you're in the US, then it …

The UK is paving the way for driverless cars on the road as upcoming changes to the highway code are due to allow for vehicles without steering wheels or driver controls. UK Science Minister, David Willets, admits that the current highway code is inadequate for robotic vehicles but that should change …

Did you think computers were invented in the 20th century? Don't make me laugh. 19th century? Come on. Try the 1st century BC, or there abouts, as that's what the Antikythera mechanism is considered to be. It's a (probably) Greek analogue computer from roughly 100 years before the birth of Jesus, found …

Japanese telecoms company, Softbank, will be releasing an emotionally aware robot next February. The robot is called ‘Pepper' and will cost less than $2000 on release, company CEO, Masayoshi Son, announced at a presentation. Pepper uses technology acquired from the French robotics company, Aldebaran. You may have heard of Aldbebaran before, its …

One of my favourite features of smartphones in recent years, has been their interaction with far bigger displays. With a quick swipe or tap of a button I can send Youtube and other videos straight to my TV to enjoy in full, making watching favourite videos or streaming content much …

Out of the top ten most valuable brands in the world, the top four are all tech companies with Google leading the pack after overtaking Apple as the world's most valuable brand by $11 billion. Following on from Apple and Google in the two top spots, are IBM and Microsoft …

Last week we learned that Samsung was developing its own Virtual Reality headset for use with mobile devices but now it looks like the company has Oculus on board too. The rift creators will be working together with Samsung engineers to develop a device for use with phones. According to …

Google is set to launch 180 satellites that will provide worldwide Internet access from space. The new venture is already costing the company $1 billion but there is room for expansion in the future. The satellites will orbit at a much lower altitude compared to others and weigh less than …

The Solar roadways project took the internet by storm when it first went up for funding on Indiegogo. The project has already surpassed its $1 million goal and now it looks to be closing in on the $2 million mark, bringing the world changing project closer to reality. The initial …

Today we are looking at the Microvue, a USB 3.0 digital microscope created by CrystalVue. It comes equipped with an 8.0MP lens and has an optical zoom capable of magnifying objects up to 200 times. While typically microscopes have more professional uses, Crystalvue wants its device to appeal to hobbyists …

Jack Tretton, the former President of Sony Computer Entertainment America, has landed himself a job on the advisory board at a new company specialising in artificial intelligence- Genotaur. According to Tretton, Genotaur aims to enhance the way consumers interact with technology and has the resources to do it. Tretton said in …

Intel isn't just looking to position itself as the best solution for desktop PC users going forward (with what it describes as a reinvention of the platform) but also as the main provider for wearable devices. At this year's Re/Code it's been showing off a ‘smart' shirt, featuring a built …

You may have heard that eBay was hacked around March this year but the company has only just got around to asking all of its users to change their passwords this week. However, now it looks like someone is looking to cash in on the aftermath of the attack as …

France has accidentally spent $20.5 billion (£12.1 billion) buying trains that are too wide to fit the country's stations, French magazine,  Le Canard Enchainé reports. The state controlled railway operator, SNCF, will be forced to modify 1300 regional station platforms in order to rectify the problem, which will cost another $68.4 million (£40.6 …

Motorola may have accidentally confirmed the price of its upcoming Android Wear powered smartwatch, the Moto 360. How did this happen? Well someone actually read the terms and conditions for once. Motorola had set up a competition, inviting users to design watch faces, someone did some digging and found that …

Some potentially big news made its way on to the internet over the weekend- apparently Google is in talks to acquire Twitch TV in a deal that's worth more than $1 billion. The deal could lead to Twitch being merged with YouTube, which could be good news or bad news. …

Philips, the Dutch electronics firm, is attempting to get the sale of Nintendo's Wii U banned in the US. Nintendo has once again been targeted by a company that thinks it owns patents relating to technologies found inside of its consoles. The patents that Philips own end in 379 and 231, …

A recent documentary has revealed that 56 Samsung factory workers have contracted Leukaemia, which has been caused by harmful chemicals and a hazardous work environment. Samsung has officially apologised for what happened and has offered compensation to those affected. Samsung Electronics CEO Kwon Oh-hyun said “several workers at our production facilities …

Sony has been spiralling down hill for the last few years and as a result of the company's fourth annual loss in a row,  top executives including CEO and President, Kazuo Hirai, are forfeiting bonuses and will be losing half of their salary this year. Similar to what Nintendo did early …

A few weeks back we heard that Netflix might be planning to raise its prices a bit in all parts of the world for new customers, however, at the time the company hadn't decided on an exact course of action. Now Netflix has finalised its plans as it began sending …

UK ISP's are now on board with the entertainment industry as a new deal has been struck to help combat piracy in the UK. The Voluntary Copyright Alert Programme has been debated for around four years now according to the BBC, but it is finally coming to life soon. Rights holders …

Back in January a US court struck down the FCC's rules on net neutrality and since then the Federal Commission has been working on a new set of rules that would allow ISP's to charge Americans extra for things like watching Netflix or Hulu. Obviously this is a completely immoral …

Researchers have uncovered new Android based malware that holds smartphones for ransom, claiming that you must pay $300 or face completely false criminal charges for viewing illegal porn. In order to really freak people out, Android-Trojan.Koler.A uses Geo location data to tailor warnings to whichever country the user is based in. …