Richard Devine is an Editor at Windows Central. A former Project Manager and long-term tech addict, he joined Mobile Nations in 2011 and has been found on Android Central and iMore as well as Windows Central. Currently you'll find him covering all manner of PC hardware and gaming, and you can follow him on Twitter and Instagram.
The Windows Phone developer community often comes up with the goods where official support may be lacking and that's definitely the case here. Developer, David Horn, has taken it upon himself to build a remote application for the Honeywell Evohome connected home heating system but needs the help of some keen Windows Phone users to help beta test it. That's where you come in. If you'...
Tis the season for a Windows Central giveaway and this time round we've got an Xbox One TV Tuner for one lucky reader to win! Currently available in selected European markets that support DVB-T2, DVB-T and DVB-C free-to-air TV signals, in our recent review we concluded that this is definitely worth picking up if you're not a Cable TV subscriber but want to get in on the TV integration...
For British Xbox One owners, BBC iPlayer is one of the apps we've waited on the longest. Similar catch-up TV offerings from Channel 4 (4OD) and Channel 5 (Demand 5) have been available for a while, but the BBC app has been frustratingly absent. That recently changed and now we've got almost the full repertoire – ITV anyone? – and all the BBC TV shows we can shake our controllers at....
Blinkbox, the digital movie and TV content service run by British supermarket giant, Tesco, is now finally available for Windows Phone. The app, available to download now will allow you access to your Blinkbox TV and movie purchases and rentals and allow you to watch them right there on your phone. The app is now actually universal, and in joining its companion for Xbox One means...
The Xbox One big launches continue to come thick and fast, and they don't come much bigger than GTA V. Rockstar's epic, open-world, crime sim never made it to the Xbox One or PS4 when it initially launched in 2013, but what a difference a year makes. The time has been spent on giving it a new-gen makeover and it looks all the better for it. Updated visuals, new cars, new weapons, a new...
In FIFA 15 we've already seen one of the big football/soccer (depending where you are) titles of the year and now it's almost time for another. Pro Evolution Soccer 2015 (PES 2015) will be launching next week cross platform but Xbox One owners can load up the demo right now and take a look. So that's exactly what we did. A couple of notes first on the video and this post. We've only...
Today the WWE Network was finally supposed to launch in the UK but with minutes to spare plans were cancelled. Wrestling fans were gearing up to start feasting on the vault of content available via the Xbox One and Xbox 360 apps that was about to be made available to them from 8 p.m. local time. But, just 20 minutes before hand the official WWE Network Twitter account broke the bad news...
A few days ago we opened up a quick contest for a free supply drop code for the multiplayer action in the new Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare game for the Xbox One. As promised, we've closed it down and picked a winner in time for folks to put to use in their Day Zero edition of the game, available at midnight in whichever part of the world you're in. So who won? The lucky winner is...
Following on from the U.S. launch earlier this week, Brits can now grab themselves a copy of Sunset Overdrive and the glorious looking white Xbox One console with it. The bundle will set you back £349 and is available at any number of retailers. So if you've been holding out for it, hold out no longer. We've reviewed both game and console this week, so be sure to check those out if...
With the launch of Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare just a few days away, we've got a quick giveaway for you fine folks who'll be grabbing yourselves a copy. With the new, special edition, Call of Duty Xbox One controller that we took a look at earlier this week, comes a download code for a free, in-game, multiplayer supply drop. And we're giving it away to one of you. Simply drop a...
Microsoft has certainly been known to throw out some hot looking, official controllers for the Xbox One, and now they're back with another. Following on from the Titanfall limited edition earlier this year is this, the brand spanking new, Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare limited edition. The game might still be a week out, but the controller is available right now. And it's a scorcher....
Lenovo is hosting a little get together today in jolly old London town, and the good news is that you'll be able to watch every moment live. Mobile Nations will have a team on the ground at the event which we already know will bring us the latest additions to Lenovo's Yoga line of Windows tablets. But, the whole thing will be broadcast live online for you to follow along with. So, we...
The original Angry Birds game by Rovio is today picking up a whole bunch of new levels to play with the addition of the new "Flock Favorites" episode. The new levels are based on previous favorite episodes and bring yet more new life to a long standing favorite. What's new in this version: You voted, we listened! Introducing an all-new bonus episode – FLOCK FAVORITES! 15...
It's that time again, time for another Xbox One update and this month's offering has some nifty new features it brings to the table. Top of the list is a mobile purchasing option, giving you the ability to buy games and add-on content right within the Xbox SmartGlass application or by using Xbox.com. Providing your console is set up to automatically accept updates whatever you buy will...
One of the big apps Brits like to have everywhere is BBC iPlayer, and soon enough it will finally be available on the Xbox One. In a post on the BBCs official blog Executive Product Manager, Marcus Parnwell, has made the vaguest of statements on availability but did confirm plans for a 2014 release: Q. You said Xbox One was coming soon – any update there? A. Yes. I am happy...
British premium television provider, Sky, has announced some changes to its online only Now TV service with a new weekly subscription option for the Sky Sports package. Previously you needed to hand over £9.99 a day to watch Sky's premium sports channels but from this coming Thursday there will be an option to pay £10.99 for a weeks viewing. Sadly it looks as though that pricing isn'...
Windows Phone users around the globe are understandably excited for Windows Phone 8.1 and Lumia Cyan updates to hit their phones, and next up looks like being Italian Lumia 1020 owners on local carrier, TIM. Eager folks have been tweeting at the carriers official Twitter account for information, and it looks like things might start happening tomorrow. @ MattiaSoressi hello Matt,...
Update: The appointment has now been confirmed, see the full press release at the bottom of this post. Original story:According to a new report, Sprint looks set to announce a new CEO this week. Marcelo Claure, a board member and founder of Brightstar, is to be named as replacement for current CEO, Dan Hesse, according to re/code. Softbank, which owns a majority shareholding in Sprint...
Windows Phone 8.1 Update 1 is the hot ticket news item right now, albeit with some issues for HTC device owners. Sadly, it looks like it's getting worse still for HTC 8S owners as it doesn't look like they'll get Update 1 at all. If a post in the HTC forums is to be believed, the 8S has reached the end. The post in full (and with pretty shaky translation) reads as follows: By HTC...
Beginning on August 28 Microsoft's Surface Pro 3 will be available to a much wider global audience. Having been well received thus far in the U.S., Canada and Japan, Microsoft is opening the floodgates and letting folks in a lot more countries get their eager hands on the i3, i5 and i7 versions of the Surface Pro 3 from a variety of sources. From August 28, the Surface Pro 3 will be...