Ubuntu 14.04 Beta

http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2014/03/ubuntu-14-04-beta-released

Microsoft Office for iPad is here.

Microsoft Office for iPad



Microsoft Word for iPad - Free

Microsoft Excel for iPad - Free

Microsoft PowerPoint for iPad - Free

Microsoft OneNote for iPad - Free

Humble bundle - Open Source

Tier 1 - $1
Magical diary
Neo Scavenger
Offspring Fling
Planet stronghold

Tier 2 $6
Anodyne
Defenders Quest:Valley of the forgotten
Evoland < Worth it for this
Incredipede

Amazon to invest in the UK's least popular delivery service

Looking for a cheaper supply chain I guess. 

http://www.engadget.com/2014/03/25/amazon-investment-yodel-uk/

Not what you expect to hear at the start of a new consoles lifespan, usually midway or at the end when PC graphics are performing a fair bit better with some stand out titles. Then again Microsoft have always struggled with PC gaming and pushing the limits of game developers in fear of cut out large chunks of their market who wouldn't be able to run the games at full spec (and thus feel disadvantaged).

Also they don't have any massive PC only games like others such as Blizzard, Value, etc 

http://www.neowin.net/news/microsoft-says-it-has-renewed-focus-on-pc-gaming-details-coming-this-summer

Apple users: Try these five tips for better Mac security

Some good points made in the article. Surprised by the slow Enterprise uptake of Mavericks!

http://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2014/03/21/apple-users-try-these-five-tips-for-better-mac-security/

Google makes Gmail more secure in light of NSA snooping

HTTPS as standard and mail internally encrypted.

http://www.engadget.com/2014/03/20/gmail-https-nsa-snooping/

Ovivo has shut up shop. Alternatives?

Looks like http://www.ovivomobile.com/ overstretched themselves with one off payment free services and the promise of continuing them. It was never going to be sustainable without good marketing revenue coming in and they probably outgrew that as they were popular on places like HotUKDeals.

Make sure to go get you PAC if you want to keep your number!

Alternatives. 

If your looking for a new phone with contract then check out TopCashback and Quidco as they tend to have good cash-back offers (not guarantied but i've usually not had any issues, just long waits). I got my S4 on release with £150 cash back and a 12 month contract (£50pm) from Quidco last year and i'm ready for the S5 if I decide to go that way this year. It cost about the same as buying the phone outright at the time so essentially a free contract!

If you don't need a phone and want good sim only contracts then I recommend Tesco mobile (earn double club card points on your bills if thats still the same) as they have good 1 month contract prices and the best customer care i've dealt with. (Runs on the O2 network.

Virgin Mobile are also cheap but their customer service is pants. Runs on the TMobile / EE network.

If I want a 4G sim only tariff then I think i'm likely to go with Tesco mobile at the end of April. Let me know your thoughts in the comments section below.

Unreal Engine Bs CryEngine

So Crytek have announced they are going to license their engine cheaper than Epic's and here's the real winner, royalty free compared to Unreals 5% commission on commercial projects. Whether that holds up or not is to be seen as I can't really see where the income will come from and details are lacking at present.

http://www.neowin.net/news/crytek-to-combat-epic-games-unreal-engine-4-by-offering-cryengine-for-990-a-month

OneNote for Mac

Microsoft Office blog:  http://blogs.office.com/2014/03/17/introducing-onenote-for-mac/

OneNote in the Mac App store: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/microsoft-onenote/id784801555?mt=12

Graphene, is there anything it can't do?

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/03/13/tiny_heatsucker_helps_keep_moores_law_going/

Trinity Mirror reports £161m annual loss

Probably should have kept that little IC24 dialup ISP way back and developed that business. Print media looks like its becoming increasingly harder to profit from. Besides that was a great freephone connection with a disruptive market plan! Madasafish gobbled them up and did nothing with them from the looks of their site these days.

#reminiscing..

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-26557265

What is dogecoin ?

Bitcoin is getting knocked left right and centre these days...

Want somewhere else to use your cryto currency?

 

Dogecoin is a cryptocurrency that is based on the doge meme.

So tip me, use the address DJ6qDGKMDeGK1AwttrDSA9LS2nP22n5TNc

I'm only playing around with it at present. 

Android Kit-kat being pushed out to Vodafone UK S4 customers.

Woke up this morning to see the update pending. Its around 350Mb so its not a small update by any means.

Google picks up bones of Android-friendly Green Throttle Games- The Inquirer

Google picks up bones of Android-friendly Green Throttle Games- The Inquirer