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For everyone who can’t be arsed to put a disc in a machine.

You have options.

about 10 hours ago on Microsoft reverses Xbox One online check and used games policies following backlash 1 reply 3 recommends

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but that it sent the company notice of the erasure in beforehand

Data, that you’re dele-eee-ting.
Oh Leasweb pleeeeeease, give a little respect, to oooh hooo hoo Kim!

about 11 hours ago on Kim Dotcom tweets outrage after LeaseWeb deletes all Megaupload data

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Are digital downloads still tied to the machine (like the Wii?)

I was a bit sad to see some of my content go with the machine when we sold our Wii.

about 12 hours ago on Steam might let you borrow friends' games more easily than next-gen consoles

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With or without this, I can see myself sticking with Steam for the foreseeable future.

Sat at my desk on my monitor or big picture mode and a long HDMI cable + wireless XBOX pad when I want to lounge on the sofa. The feature complete gaming experience for me.

about 12 hours ago on Steam might let you borrow friends' games more easily than next-gen consoles 1 reply 6 recommends

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Seems like hate for hates sake…

People, this could lead to a safer environment for us prospective Windows 8.1 users. Leave it at that eh?

about 12 hours ago on Microsoft offering up to $100,000 rewards for finding Windows 8.1 bugs 3 recommends

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Press anf GReader support cometh!

Now all I need to do is find the most capable iOS app for my iPad and iPhone.

about 15 hours ago on Feedly updated with Cloud sync and app support ahead of Google Reader shutdown

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Samsung already provides:

S-Voice (comparable to Google Now)
S-Translate (comparable to Google Translate)
Chat On (comparable to Google Talk/Hangouts)
Samsung Apps, Music, Video (Google Play)
Facebook integration
Twitter integration

HTC provide:
Drop box (Google drive)
HTC Watch (Google Play movies)
Sound hound (Music search)
TuneIn Radio
Facebook
Twitter

Third party services integrated into custom builds are already competing with Google services and are rife on Android.

I can’t see why Nokia would find it any different.

1 day ago on Huawei 'open-minded' on Nokia acquisition, chairman calls Windows Phone 'weak' (update) 1 reply 4 recommends

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There are “business deals” for the Google apps.
http://android-developers.blogspot.co.uk/2009/09/note-on-google-apps-for-android.html?m=1

With a high-quality open platform in hand, we then returned to our goal of making our services available on users’ phones. That’s why we developed Android apps for many of our services like YouTube, Gmail, Google Voice, and so on. These apps are Google’s way of benefiting from Android in the same way that any other developer can, but the apps are not part of the Android platform itself. We make some of these apps available to users of any Android-powered device via Android Market, and others are pre-installed on some phones through business deals.

What that exactly entails, I do not know!

1 day ago on Huawei 'open-minded' on Nokia acquisition, chairman calls Windows Phone 'weak' (update)

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Just to show you further, this is what you are presented with with multiple mapping solutions installed when taping on an address in Android.

I could set Yandex as the default and have it handle all map and location related requests.

1 day ago on Huawei 'open-minded' on Nokia acquisition, chairman calls Windows Phone 'weak' (update) 1 reply 6 recommends

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Orange UK bundle their Android phones with Orange Maps. There would be nothing stopping Nokia doing the same.

1 day ago on Huawei 'open-minded' on Nokia acquisition, chairman calls Windows Phone 'weak' (update) 2 replies

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I wonder if Huawei employees were playing some financial games….

1 day ago on Huawei 'open-minded' on Nokia acquisition, chairman calls Windows Phone 'weak' (update) 2 replies 8 recommends

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Well this’ll be short lived in that case…

1 day ago on Huawei 'open-minded' on Nokia acquisition, chairman calls Windows Phone 'weak' (update) 2 replies 6 recommends

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Personal smartphone: Nexus 4
Personal business phone: iPhone 4
Spare phone: Lumia 620

Tablets:
Nexus 7 3g
iPad Mini
iPad 2 3g

Laptop:
Acer Aspire V5

1 day ago on What's your phone/tablet/pc combo? What's next?

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Definitely does have that vibe.

1 day ago on The Ascend P6 is Huawei's latest attempt at a flagship Android smartphone 6 recommends

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I’d prefer to be bashed into Skyrim.

3 days ago on Microsoft's Don Mattrick defends Xbox pricing: 'We're delivering thousands of dollars of value' 2 replies 108 recommends

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Battery life of the forever.

Lovely bit of kit from Apple, no doubt. Excellent review too!

3 days ago on MacBook Air review (13-inch, 2013)

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Its beneficial to developers. Google did a similar thing in 2008.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Android_Developer_Challenge

A panel of over 100 judges received judging packets and laptops that were preloaded with all the submissions, for a consistent, fair environment to judge the submissions. After three weeks of rigorous analysis, the judges released a list of 50 first round winners, who were then eligible to participate in the final round. These 50 most promising entries, announced on 5 May 2008, each received a $25,000 award to fund further development.23 The finalists were then given a deadline of 30 June 2008 to submit their applications for the final round. The competition concluded with the announcement of ten teams that received $275,000 each, and ten teams that received $100,000 each.4 The entire list of $275,000 Award Recipients, $100,000 Award Recipients, Finalists and Judges can be viewed here.5

Do people really want developers to have less avenues to make money? I don’t. It’s those devs that make the platforms they work on so good.

4 days ago on Microsoft reportedly paying developers $100,000 or more to build apps 1 reply 12 recommends