Iain Simons

Society

Sorry by the sea

• 04 August 2008
• 2 comments

Is this really what the education system has done to the kids on the front row of the class? Leaving headline speakers apologising for having read too many books?

SciTech

Something for the weekend: Line Rider

• 01 August 2008
• 1 comment

Iain Simons recommends a simple but beautiful game to while away the hours... But don't let the management see you!

Business

Well Cuil?

• 29 July 2008
• 14 comments

Could the mighty Google ever be overcome? A new search engine has been set up. It's called 'Cuil', has $33m in backing and it doesn't collect information about the surfing tendencies of users

SciTech

Something for the weekend: Pandemic 2

• 25 July 2008

This week Iain Simons reviews one game that should appeal to those with a taste for the morbid...

Society

You'll never walk alone

• 23 July 2008
• 2 comments

Google Maps has created a ‘walking’ feature making traversing city streets rather more straightforward for those who travel by foot, reports Iain Simons

Society

iTrojan

• 22 July 2008
• 1 comment

iPhone is set to transform the handheld gaming market, but not just as a platform in itself. It’s also the sexiest controller you ever had...

Games

Something for the weekend: Ragdoll Cannon

• 18 July 2008

Using just your mouse, fire a ragdoll from the cannon and make him/her land on the mat using the fewest attempts possible - our weekly game suggestion...

Games

Second Life teleporting

• 15 July 2008

How (and if) we might be able to travel freely between virtual worlds is already the source of some speculation which may now be made real before we anticipated

SciTech

ELSPA vs BBFC

• 14 July 2008

The daggers are out in a very public spat between the organisation that lobbies on behalf of the UK games industry and the regulators...

Games

Something for the weekend: Questionaut

• 11 July 2008