Articles by James O'Malley

MyZone Heart Tracker lets you compete shoulder-to-shoulder with top athletes

By James O'Malley published 11 November 15

A new fitness tracker eschews centring on steps walked to watch your heart closely instead.

Google may make its own phone, and it wouldn't be a Nexus

By James O'Malley published 11 November 15

Forget Google planning to make its own chips – there are now suggestions the company wants to make entire phones itself.

Here's every Xbox 360 game you'll be able to play on your Xbox One

By James O'Malley published 9 November 15

Now you can play the likes of Assassin's Creed 2 and the original Mass Effect on your newer console.

The Uber for cardiac arrests may one day save your life

By James O'Malley published 9 November 15

A new app could enable people to summon a nearby defibrillator in the event of a cardiac arrest.

This fitness band with heart-rate sensor is cheaper than you'd expect

By James O'Malley published 9 November 15

The Mi Band 1S beats pretty much everything on price. And it packs a heart sensor too.

Assassin's Creed Syndicate feels like Ubisoft's multi-million dollar apology

By James O'Malley published 29 October 15

Opinion From stamping out bugs to including a playable female character, Ubisoft has been careful to not put a foot wrong.

10 games set in London: who got it right, who made a mess of the capital?

By James O'Malley published 23 October 15

Gallery A handful of games have explored the streets of London, but which ones got it right - and which should be Shoreditched?

10 films that foresaw 2015 – and aren't Back to the Future

By James O'Malley published 21 October 15

Gallery Back to the Future day is here, but it isn't the only movie to have predicted how we'll live now.

Nintendo NX may be about to replace both Wii U and 3DS

By James O'Malley published 16 October 15

If new reports are to be believed, you will be able to take the Nintendo NX controller with you to keep on gaming when away from home.

BBC blocking VPN users from iPlayer

By James O'Malley published 16 October 15

Updated Worried about piracy, the BBC is to block the tool of choice used by those wanting to access BBC iPlayer from abroad.

Nintendo wants to catch them all - invests in Pokémon Go developer

By James O'Malley published 16 October 15

Is Pokémon Go just the beginning of Nintendo's interest in augmented reality?

Windows 10 has started dropping a huge hint for Windows 7 and 8.1 users

By James O'Malley published 16 October 15

Microsoft has started actively launching the upgrade app to encourage users to get installing its latest operating system.

YouTube Gaming app can now stream your Android games lives

By James O'Malley published 16 October 15

Who needs a PS4? Now you can stream your gaming action from your phone straight to YouTube.

Sainsbury's mobile network to shutdown in January

By James O'Malley published 15 October 15

Updated The supermarket is abandoning its second attempt at starting a mobile network following a breakdown in talks with Vodafone.

Apple shows how iPhone and iPads are helping scientists battle medical issues

By James O'Malley published 15 October 15

Could your phone save a life? Apple has released details on how ResearchKit is improving medical studies.

Unmanned drone flies among actual planes for first time in the UK

By James O'Malley published 15 October 15

Air traffic controllers have been testing drones flying in UK .

Get ready to see Teslas on autopilot

By James O'Malley published 14 October 15

Updated A new software update out Thursday lets the electric cars keep in lane and park all by themselves.

ELE Watch could change the way you think about smartwatches

By James O'Malley published 14 October 15

A new budget smartwatch looks set to seriously undercut its premium rivals.

LG may take on Apple, Samsung and Android with its own payment system

By James O'Malley published 14 October 15

LG seems to be eyeing up a slice of the contactless payment pie.