Killian Bell is a 20-something technology journalist based in a tiny town in England. He has an obsession with that little company in Cupertino which has been growing rapidly since he bought his first Mac several years ago, and in an attempt to curb it somewhat, he also writes for Cult of Mac. His fascination with technology began with his first Nokia 5110 a long time ago. When he isn't tapping away behind a keyboard, he's either putting his thumbs to work in front of a PlayStation or spending time with his fiancée and two daughters.
Becoming a YouTube partner and reaping the rewards of having ads placed on your videos was once a difficult and intimidating process. But not anymore. YouTube has now dropped all of its requirements and is now allowing all users in any one of 20 qualifying countries to become enrolled in the partner program. As detailed on the official YouTube Partners & Creators blog this morning...
With a Retina display now in its iPhone, its iPad, and its iPod touch, Apple’s only mobile devices without a super high-resolution are its MacBooks. Until now, the problem has been finding a processor that supports such a display. But with Intel’s latest Ivy Bridge processors, that problem has been solved. At the Intel Developer Forum which took place earlier this week, Kirk Skaugen,...
After revealing earlier this week that it expects to see a record loss of $6.2 billion for 2011, Sony is taking some drastic moves in an effort to pull itself out of the red. One of those is called the 'One Sony' initiative, which will see the Japanese company shed 10,000 jobs and spend ¥75 billion (approx. $926 million) on restructuring by the end of the 2012 fiscal year, which...
The Nokia Lumia 900 has been labeled "the Windows Phone you've been waiting for" by TechnoBuffalo's own Todd Haselton. And if you're in the U.K., the wait will soon be over, because the handset is now available to pre-order. You can "pre-register" for the Lumia 900 from Carphone Warehouse, which will let you know when ordering is available. Or you can pre-order today from Phones4U with...
Temple Run from Imangi Studios arrived on Android devices earlier this week, and there was no doubt in my mind that it was going to become a huge success. But is has confirmed that today, with Google Play showing that the title has surpassed its first 1 million downloads within just three days. With over 45 million downloads in seven months on the App Store, Temple Run is already...
Many Android users are reporting a glitch with Google's new Google Play store that is causing their paid downloads to "vanish" from their accounts. Previous purchases usually appear in the "Installed / Up To Date" section within Google Play, but for some, they're simply not there. Others cannot reach this section at all, and are greeting by a "Error retrieving information from server [...
Some of you may have already heard about the Samsung I9300; it's popped up a number of times in recent reports all over the web. And at one point many believed it might be the codename for the upcoming Galaxy S III. According to Samsung's ordering system, the device is actually a "Galaxy M," and it could be arriving in mid-May. When Samsung changed the naming policy for its Galaxy...
With Congress scrutinizing mobile applications, their developers, and the companies that distribute them amid increasing privacy concerns, Apple now appears to be taking extra steps to ensure that apps cannot access your unique device identifier (UDID). As its name suggests, this is a long alphanumeric string that’s unique to your iOS device; every iPhone, iPad, and iPod has one. More...
I bet that’s a headline you didn’t expect to see today… or ever, in fact. And it’s not just something we dreamt up to try and pull you in; it’s completely true. Commodore has today announced both a brand new Amiga gaming PC, and a C64 remake that’s still clinging on to that famous 80s design. Let’s being with the new Amiga, a PC that looks remarkably similar to Apple’s older Mac mini...
Despite being a PlayStation Certified device, the Sony Xperia S launched without access to the PlayStation Store, leaving gamers who had adopted the Android-powered smartphone scratching their heads. But today the PlayStation Store has arrived, bringing with it 14 classic PS One titles. To gain access to the store on your Xperia S — or your "Acro HD" if you're in Japan — you first need...
Following the unveiling of its Windows Phone "Tango" operating system at Mobile World Congress back in February, which is the first of its Windows Phone platforms to support low-memory devices, Microsoft has revealed the limitations that will be placed on devices with just 256MB of RAM. Some of the limitations are to be expected. For example, low-memory devices won't be able to handle...
Having promised that all Xperia smartphones released in 2011 would get the Ice Cream Sandwich update this spring, Sony has released an Android 4.0 preview beta ROM for the Xperia Arc S, the Xperia Neo V, and the Xperia Ray. The update follows the release of an alpha ROM that was issued for the same devices back in December, and it introduces a number of new features and improvements....
Spotify has issued an update to its desktop applications for the Mac and PC this morning that adds a number of new features including gapless playback and crossfade. The update will finally allow subscribers to listen to their favorite albums and playlists without that short silence in between tracks. Today we’re very excited to announce the launch of new gapless playback and...
Acer has begun rolling out the long-awaited Android Ice Cream Sandwich update for its Iconia Tab A200 tablet to users in the U.S. today. The new software will come as an over-the-air update and is expected to arrive on all devices by the end of next week. In true Acer fashion, the Ice Cream Sandwich release has been tweaked to include a number of custom features, such as the familiar “...
HTC's next flagship handset has been given its third name today, as more details emerge about the Taiwanese company's first quad-core smartphone. Initially called the HTC Edge, the device was renamed the HTC Endeavor earlier this month, but it's now being branded the HTC One. Thanks to a leaked ROM that surfaced this week, we already know a lot about the One's internals. The handset is...
Less than a day after the European Commission approved Google's bid to purchase Motorola Mobility for $12.5 billion, the United States Department of Justice has also given the deal a thumbs-up. The deal will provide Google with 17,000 Motorola patents and 7,500 patent applications. However, both the European Commission and the U.S. Justice Department have vowed to keep a close eye on...
A Retina Display and a quad-core processor won't be the only features that make Apple's iPad 3 a must-have upgrade, according to recent reports. The device is also expected to offer 4G LTE connectivity, and it'll be sold by AT&T and Verizon when it launches in the U.S. early next month. That's according to The Wall Street Journal, which cites sources "familiar with the matter" who...
British retailer Clove.co.uk has ceased sales of the Asus Transformer Prime tablet until further notice due to "complaints of faults." The tablet is the first device to ship with NVIDIA's quad-core Tegra 3 processor, but it has been plagued by issues with W-Fi and GPS performance, as well as random reboots under the Ice Cream Sandwich operating system. Asus has been working to correct...
TVCatchup is a website that every smartphone and tablet user should have at the top of their bookmarks. I'm sure many of you have already discovered the service, but if you haven't, it allows you to watch live television on mobile devices, or through a web browser on your computer. It offers a great selection of Freeview channels, and best of all, it's completely free to use; there's no...
After months of beta testing and nearly ten pre-release builds, Apple has finally pushed out its OS X Lion 10.7.3 update to the public. The release includes Safari 5.1.3, in addition to a whole host of bug fixes, improvements, and new languages. The update is available now via Software Update or Apple’s website to anyone who’s already running OS X Lion on their Mac, and it’s...