Brits are locked inside their houses, shunning the sunny outdoors in favour of on-demand movies, new stats from Sky show. During the first three months of 2013, the average number of weekly downloads from Sky’s catalogue of on-demand TV was a whopping 460 per cent higher than it was in the same period last year, …

US Ambassador Bleich has said that piracy is no more a compliment than someone “hitting on your partner”, and asked that we, like Lannisters, “always pay our debts”. Lannister’s pay their debts and, according to US Ambassador Jeffrey Bleich, so should we. (Credit: HBO) Last week, the US ambassador to Australia made headlines around the world when he asked for …

After the snooze-fest sequel, we weren’t expecting much from a third Iron Man outing — especially one that had to follow the hero-packed Avengers Assemble. Thankfully though some fresh ideas make the step-down to just a single superhero an easy one to bear, and prove that the repetitive process of sequel-making doesn’t have to feel repetitive to the audience. Note: …

Sprint said on Wednesday that is on track to turn off the Nextel iDEN network for good at the end of June. The company previously said it expected to decommission the network by the end of the second quarter. The shutdown, which will begin on June 30, is part of Sprint’s broader Network Vision plan, which includes an upgrade of …

Benchmarks for a smartphone called the Motorola XT1055 have emerged online this week, leading many to believe the device could be part of the fabled X Phone series. Related stories Can a build-your-own smartphone save Motorola’s bacon? Should you wait for the mythical Motorola X Phone? Motorola’s X Phone job req: four clues about the phone The benchmark scores for …

T-Mobile USA and MetroPCS have made it official and joined forces as one company. Known as T-Mobile US as of Wednesday, the new combined company will bring together the networks, subscribers, and other assets. The newly united carriers together hold around 43 million subscribers as of March 31. T-Mobile US’s total coverage reaches around 301 million people. A full 228 …

There is no question that Samsung’s Galaxy line of smartphones are giving Apple’s iPhone a run for its money. In fact, some loyal iPhone fans, disappointed with the incremental updates in the iPhone 5, already are looking for something new. Smartphone aficionados agree that when it comes to innovation, Samsung has surpassed Apple. The Samsung Galaxy S4 in particular is …

Virgin Mobile has spawned a series of new tariffs, including a monthly contract that gets you unlimited calls to pricey 08 numbers. The ‘VIP’ tariff is, as the name suggests, the most expensive contract that the red-hued operator has on offer. It nets you unlimited calls, data and texts, as well as unlimited calls to numbers that start 0800, 0845, …

Samsung’s elusive Galaxy S4 is in stock at retailer Phones 4u and mobile network Three after shortages at launch limited its availability, the phone floggers have announced. “Following unprecedented demand for the new Samsung Galaxy S4 and initial stock shortages at launch, we’re pleased to confirm we have taken a large delivery of the most pre-ordered Samsung smart phone ever …

You can take notes on meetings or lectures on an iPad, or you can record videos of meetings or lectures — but you can’t have it both ways. Kickstarter project MirrorCase aims to solve that dilemma. It’s an iPad case that uses mirrors to point the camera lens forward, while at the same time raising the tablet to a comfortable …