UK Tech

Angry Birds Space Now Live

Huffington Post UK | Melanie Hick | Posted 28.03.2012 | UK Tech

The highly anticipated new game from Angry Birds, Angry Birds Space, is out now. The new game, launched in partnership with Nasa and National Geog...

Jenna-Louise Coleman Sex Tape? You Wish

Huffington Post UK | Sara C Nelson | Posted 22.03.2012 | UK

She’s only just been revealed as Doctor Who’s new companion, but Jenna-Louise Coleman is already being dragged into a sex tape scandal. The 25...

Mass Effect 3 Makers To Re-Write Ending Following Gamer Protests

Huffington Post UK | Melanie Hick | Posted 22.03.2012 | UK Tech

Mass Effect 3 makers Bioware have agreed to rewrite the ending following mass protest by passionate gamers. Ray Muzyka, co-founder of Bioware, res...

The Rise of the Social Travel Movement

Debbie Wosskow | Posted 21.05.2012 | UK Tech
Debbie Wosskow

Social travel relates to the huge amount of people worldwide exploring new ways of travelling and hosting, preferring to swap, share and couch-surf instead of renting and buying... it's fast becoming the chic, 21st Century travel choice for everyone from silver surfers to city slickers to families.

Pinspire: Pinterest's Copycat Rival

Huffington Post UK | Melanie Hick | Posted 21.03.2012 | UK Tech

Does the stream of cake and gorgeous homes (above) look familiar? Is there something in that long red branding strip, or the repin button that you've ...

WATCH: Robojelly, The Robot Jellyfish That Never Dies

The Huffington Post | Charlie Lindlar | Posted 25.05.2012 | UK Tech

Researchers at America's Virginia Tech University have revealed a robot jellyfish fuelled by hydrogen, meaning it could, theoretically, never run out ...

Europe's Technology Centre?

Karan Chadda | Posted 21.05.2012 | UK Tech
Karan Chadda

Chancellor George Osborne announced his intention to ensure Britain becomes Europe's technology centre in his Budget speech. In order to make this a reality he announced support in two areas: Digital Content; and Infrastructure.

Melanie Hick

Gaming Industry Supports Osborne's Tax Break

HuffingtonPost.com | Melanie Hick | Posted 21.05.2012 | UK Tech

The UK gaming industry has come out in support of George Osborne's tax breaks for gaming, announced in the 2012 budget. Richard Wilson, CEO of gam...

Porn Star Agrees To Accompany Teenager To High School Prom

Huffington Post UK | Sara C Nelson | Posted 22.03.2012 | UK

UPDATE: Shot Down In Flames! Teen’s High School Prom Date With Porn Star Is Vetoed A hard-core porn star has agreed to accompany a teenager to hi...

Melanie Hick

Osborne Budget Speech: UK To Be Europe's Technology Centre

HuffingtonPost.com | Melanie Hick | Posted 21.05.2012 | UK Tech

George Osborne promised to turn Britain into Europe's technology hub, in his Budget speech delivered at Westminster. Addressing the House, he outl...

Smelly Robot Wins Future Home Award

Huffington Post UK | Melanie Hick | Posted 21.03.2012 | UK Tech

A smelly robot has won the Ideal Home Show's 2012 Ideal Home Inventor award, marking 104 years of celebrating 'the home of the future' at the event. ...

Thousands Of Jobs At Risk As Game Enters Administration

PA | Posted 21.05.2012 | UK Tech

Retailer Game has conceded defeat in its survival battle after failing to raise new funding, jeopardising some 6,000 jobs in the UK. The group, whi...

Did Google Just Advertise The Coolest Job Ever?

Huffington Post UK | Melanie Hick | Posted 21.05.2012 | UK Tech

Did Google just advertise the coolest job ever? The search giant is calling for a "Doodler" to be based at its Mountain View, California offices, ...

Malware Targets Syrian Activists Via Fake YouTube Site

Guardian.co.uk | Posted 20.05.2012 | UK Tech

Syrian activists are being targeted by a fake version of Google's YouTube video site which plants malware on the PCs of people who leave comments on v...

Game Shares 'Have No Value', Suspended From London Stock Exchange

PA | Posted 20.05.2012 | UK Tech

Fears for the future of retailer Game intensified today after its shares were suspended and it admitted the business has no value. The company, whi...

SXSWi: My Five Highlights

Zaid Al-Zaidy | Posted 20.05.2012 | UK Tech
Zaid Al-Zaidy

Whilst in Austin last week for SXSW interactive (SXSWi), I felt like I was pacing the streets of Grand Theft Auto, expecting a shoot-out at a drugstore or brawls and broken chairs spewing out from the bars on 6th Street.

Angry Birds Adventure Playgrounds To Launch Across The Globe

Huffington Post UK | Melanie Hick | Posted 20.05.2012 | UK Tech

Angry Birds is launching its own themed adventure playgrounds in local neighbourhoods, with two planned for the UK. The announcement was made in t...

Would You Give A Potential Employer Your Facebook Password?

Huffington Post UK | Sara C Nelson | Posted 20.03.2012 | UK

Potential employers have taken to asking job seekers for their Facebook passwords, it has been reported. While glancing at a potential staff membe...

Apps For Good: Five Apps Made By School Kids

Huffington Post UK | Melanie Hick | Posted 20.05.2012 | UK Tech

A raft of new apps help counsel victims of bullying, teach you your stop and search rights and reward you for saving money, and they're not made by ad...

Charity Helps Uplift the Standards of British ICT Classes

Jamie Tolentino | Posted 19.05.2012 | UK Universities & Education
Jamie Tolentino

We've all heard about how the UK ICT curriculum in schools are not living up to 21st century standards. The current curriculum teaches kids how to use computers and software, but not how to make them.

Top Tweets That Landed Tweeters In Big Trouble

Huffington Post UK | Melanie Hick | Posted 20.03.2012 | UK Tech

In the days before Twitter there was an old-fashioned notion of "keeping it to yourself", a time when mothers used to say "If you don't have anything ...

Apple Sells 3 Million New iPads In Three Days

Huffington Post UK | Melanie Hick | Posted 19.05.2012 | UK Tech

It's taken just three days for Apple to sell 3 million of its new iPads. The new tablet launched on Friday March 16. "The new iPad is a blockbuste...

BBC iPlayer Launches On Xbox

Huffington Post UK | Melanie Hick | Posted 19.05.2012 | UK Tech

BBC iPlayer has finally launched on Xbox Live, giving Xbox owners access to re-runs of their favourite shows via their TV. Xbox owners will be abl...

Ten Great Gadgets To Save Money And Energy At Home

Huffington Post UK | Melanie Hick | Posted 19.05.2012 | UK Tech

With the incandescent light bulb now banned, and the south east of England heading towards drought, it's high time to get your hands on some stylish h...

Nasa Video Shows Moon Evolving From A Fireball To A Grey Rock

Huffington Post UK | Melanie Hick | Posted 19.05.2012 | UK Tech

An amazing new animation from Nasa shows how the grey, puckered rock that is our moon, was once a flaming inferno under asteroid attack. The video...