Author: Duncan Pike

Sir Tim Berners-Lee, “The Father of the Web”, has just sold the source code for the internet as an NFT for $5.4M (R77M). There’s a lot to unpack here so we’ll take you through it. First off, there’s no reason to panic. The internet doesn’t have an owner now and this doesn’t mean anything major is changing with the way you view your memes or send emails. He isn’t even selling the code itself, more on that later. NFT sounds like an infection but it isn’t A non-fungible token (NFT) is a form of crypto asset that uses a digital…

Watch Parties on Twitch launched towards the end of last year. They allow streamers to host group viewing sessions for movies and series available on Amazon Prime but, until recently, it was only available to desktop users. Now Jeff Bezos has decreed that it should be available on Android and iOS devices as well, and so it is. https://twitter.com/Twitch/status/1410285296718028803 How to watch someone watch something on Twitch However, before you start weeping with joy at the good-willingness of Bezos and run off to join your favourite streamer, it’s worth noting that you’ll only be able to do so if you…

The Games of the XXXII Olympiad, or the 2020 Summer Olympics — as normal people call them — are nearly upon us. No, you haven’t accidentally initiated your flux-capacitor and gone back in time, they’re this year. If you’ve been living under a rock for the last year or so there’s a global pandemic going on, which necessitated the postponement of the games that were originally scheduled to take place last year in Tokyo. Those games are now, well not now, but soon. Showmax me how to watch the Olympics The Tokyo 2020 Olympics will run from 23 July to 8…

If you think of the term ‘flying car’ what comes to mind? If it’s a car-shaped bird or a bird-shaped car then that’s not what we’re talking about and you should consider going outside and touching some grass. If it’s some sort of transformer with retractable wings and an engine as well as a propeller, then good for you. Flying car’s propeller goes brrrr Stefan Klein, the founder and chief executive officer of Klein Vision — a Slovakian Research and Development company — just completed what we’re sure is a world first. He drove his AirCar (we hope that name or…

Ah yes, 2016, remember that year? Because we don’t. All we remember was that Pokemon Go swept the world and Todd Howard gave us the first, albeit unofficial, mention of the next Elder Scrolls game during an interview with Geoff Keighley on YouTube’s Live at E3 stream. The Elder Scrolls 6 confirmed!? “[Elder Scrolls is] something we love. But it is — I have to be careful what I say — it’s a very long way off. I could sit here and explain the game to you, and you would say, ‘That sounds like you don’t even have the technology — how long is…

Microsoft is looking to gain some ground in an unusual place: the wildly competitive cutthroat realm of AI-powered writing tools. In this corner, we have Grammarly, the writing tool that acts as your personal editor, available on many different platforms (even within Microsoft apps). In the other corner, we have Microsoft Editor. Microsoft’s version launched in March last year that does pretty much the same thing. Let the match begin. Currently, Grammarly has Editor on the ropes because it’s available everywhere — as standalone desktop apps for Windows and Mac, a browser extension and a keyboard app on mobile platforms. You…

After many years of collaboration and PlayStation exclusives, Sony Interactive Entertainment has bought Finish game developer Housemarque after the success of Returnal. In an interview with GQ, Housemarque’s co-founder and managing director Ilari Kuittinen said, “Let’s face it, these are some of the best game developers in the world. So we’re really proud to be part of that group and hope to collaborate and learn from them.” Sony’s sales surely soar This is the second acquisition Sony has made in the last couple of years following the purchase of Insomniac Games in 2019. That proved to work out well for Sony as Insomniac went…

You had us with ‘free’. If you’re the owner of an LG C1 or G1 OLED TV then we’ve got some good news. LG will be releasing firmware update 03.15.27 for those TVs along with some other premium models in their 2021 lineup. This update will press together the fingers of Dolby Vision HDR and the 4K 120Hz standard to give you Dolby Vision HDR at 4K 120Hz. Fusion-ha! In a press release, LG confirmed they are the first TV manufacturer to support Dolby Vision HDR at 4K 120Hz on some of its models. With the inclusion of the technology in…

Google yourself. We’ve all done it at some point in our lives. The results you usually get back — unless you’re famous — are a few of your social media pages and the realisation that your name isn’t as unique as you first thought. Unless Google mistakenly thinks you’re a serial killer, then you also get a surprise. That’s just what happened to Hristo Georgiev, a software developer in Switzerland. He found that search results of his name included a photo of him linked to the Wikipedia page of a serial killer with the same name. https://twitter.com/hggeorgievcom/status/1408135112559054850 Google needs to get a…

Microsoft held its “next generation of Windows” event on Thursday last week, where it gave us the first official look at Windows 11. During the long-winded conference, Microsoft was eager to make sure we knew that (like the new start menu) we, the end-user, are at the centre of the design and functionality choices. It was a lot less upfront with info on the requirements the new OS would have, but then that doesn’t make for a very engaging viewing experience. Instead, Microsoft has put the requirements towards the bottom of its Windows 11 page. Here, you’ll be able to see…