Yo Joe! GI Joe: Retaliation hits cinemas today in 3D — but can an action movie starring The Rock and Bruce Willis as 1980s toys stretch to two dimensions, let alone three? The film is presented in 3D, and, frankly, I was dead excited about it. Sure, it’s all very well banging on about valid …

After building a House of Cards, Netflix is planning to make sense. The streaming service has announced Sense8, a new sci-fi series from the creators of The Matrix and Babylon 5. The new series, to be financed by Netflix and exclusively screened online, is the brainchild of Andy and Lana Wachowski and J. Michael Straczynski. There’ll be 10 episodes and it’ll be …

You’re nicked, son. A Somerset policeman has shopped his teenage son for fraud in protest against Apple, after the young’un ran up a shock £3,700 bill playing games on his iPad. The Daily Mail reports that PC Doug Crossan’s 13-year-old son made in-app purchases across a variety of games including Plants vs Zombies and NOVA 3, believing them to be …

Three won’t launch 4G until after everyone else. The UK’s smallest network is “fairly relaxed” about 4G LTE, and won’t launch until later in the year — behind the other major networks. Three is in a unique position with regards to 4G. Not only has it bought portions of the spectrum in the auction, but it’s also buying some of …

BBC Two HD launched today, bringing high-definition versions of Auntie’s second-best programmes to millions of high-def homes. BBC 2 shows to be broadcast in extra-crisp detail include The Great British Bake Off, Later… with Jools Holland, and, of course, Top Gear. Previously, BBC HD showed highlights of BBC shows from across the Beeb board. But BBC Two HD is just …

The Sony Xperia Z is the latest phone to suffer a leaky lock screen loophole. Like the iPhone and Samsung Galaxy S3, the Xperia Z lock screen can be cracked wide open in a few simple steps. By following these steps, ne’er-do-wells can unlock the phone without knowing your passcode, giving them full access to your phone and the data …

Only a handful of new Samsung Galaxy S4 smart phones could boast eight-core power when it goes on sale this month. And the UK’s phones will be among a reported 70 per cent of the first S4s to be quad-core instead. It was revealed this week that the S4 will be quad-core in the UK and not eight-core as anticipated. …

iPlayer is getting its first exclusive program, starring none other than comedy leg end Peter Kay. Kay is behind Car Share, a new sitcom that you can watch on your phone, tablet or computer before it arrives on your television. Kay has directed the six half-hour episodes of the new series, his first for the BBC after success with Channel …

Apple’s probably doing it. Google’s maybe doing it. Samsung’s definitely doing it — and now it seems LG could do it too. The hotly rumoured Apple iWatch has competition from LG, with reports the Korean company is also planning a new wrist-worn smart phone. The iWatch rumours ignited with reports Apple is working on a wristwatch that echoes the features of …

The only thing better than a chat with friends is a free chat with friends. And you’ll soon be nattering gratis as Facebook brings free VoIP calls to its mobile app — as long as you’re not on Android. To call one of your Facebook friends, open the Facebook Messenger app, look up up the chum you want to chat …