Week in Tech: Week in Tech: New year, new gear, and why Samsung has milky vision

By TechRadar

Happy New Year! If you thought 2014 was pretty cool, you ain’t seen nothing yet: 2015 has barely begun and we’ve already discovered a whole bunch of really exciting phones, the future of Windows and why Samsung wants you to watch some milk. But new years aren’t just about looking forwards. They’re a time to reflect too, to look back at the year just gone and to mock people with bent iPhones. It’s 2015’s very first week in tech!

No Xmas cheer for consoles

It’s been a rubbish Christmas for gamers: both Xbox Live and the PlayStation Network suffered severe outages which have been blamed on Lizard Squad, the Chingford R&B group that had a hit with Crossroads in 2002. Or was that Blazin’ Squad? Either way, one of the alleged ringleaders is currently helping police with their enquiries.

Payback time for Apple

While Apple gets ready to launch Apple Pay in the UK, it’s quietly introduced a big change to iTunes purchases: European customers will be able to get a no-quibble refund on digital purchases if they request it within 14 days. That effectively means every app now has a two-week trial period whether the developers want to offer one …read more

Source: techradar.com – Gaming