Trevor Mogg

Trevor Mogg

Not so many moons ago, Trevor moved from one tea-loving island nation that drives on the left (Britain) to another (Japan). As far as electronics are concerned, he's in the right place, with the East Asian country continuing to produce a plethora of gadgets and gizmos for tech addicts around the world. When not writing for Digital Trends, Trevor can be found out and about taking far too many photos, or in front of his computer trying to sort them all out.

Overnights planned for Apple stores July 13; Lion release and MacBook Air refresh likely

Overnights planned for Apple stores July 13; Lion release and MacBook Air refresh likely

According to reports, Apple is planning an overnight shift at its stores next week, indicating that its new Lion operating system, as well as a refresh of the MacBook Air, could be released.

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Hacked Fox News Twitter account falsely claims Obama’s death

Tweets posted by hackers on a Twitter feed operated by Fox News falsely claimed that President Obama had been assassinated.

Google rumored to have acquired Admeld for $400m

Google rumored to have acquired Admeld for $400m

According to a number of reports, Google has acquired Admeld for $400 million, although any such deal will likely be looked at by regulators.

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Facebook tattoo video revealed as hoax

A video of a woman having pictures of her Facebook friends tattooed onto her arm has turned out to be a publicity stunt for a Dutch company.

Offices around the world set to be filled with sound of Google’s guitar

Offices around the world set to be filled with sound of Google’s guitar

Google's latest doodle, a guitar you can actually play, will no doubt be the main noise filling offices around the world on Thursday.

Californian Mac technician accused of installing spyware to photograph women

Californian Mac technician accused of installing spyware to photograph women

A computer technician working in southern California has been arrested on suspicion of installing spyware on Mac computers, enabling him to take photographs of women in their homes.

Sony: Full restoration of Qriocity services starts Thursday

Sony: Full restoration of Qriocity services starts Thursday

According to a press release issued by Sony, all Qriocity services will finally be restored on Thursday.

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Woman gets tattoos of all her Facebook friends

A woman has posted a video on YouTube called My Social Tattoo which shows her getting tattoos of all of her Facebook friends.

Automatic link-shortening feature unveiled by Twitter

Automatic link-shortening feature unveiled by Twitter

Micro-blogging service Twitter unveiled a new feature on Tuesday that automatically shortens links.

Facebook rolls out face recognition to the world amid privacy concerns

Facebook rolls out face recognition to the world amid privacy concerns

Facebook's face recognition feature had only been available to users in North America up to now. On Tuesday, the company rolled it out to the rest of the world, although security firm Sophos was quick to point out some issues regarding privacy.

PlayBook OS update unveiled by RIM, includes enhanced Facebook integration

PlayBook OS update unveiled by RIM, includes enhanced Facebook integration

Research In Motion has unveiled an update to the PlayBook OS that includes a range of new features such as enhanced Facebook integration.

Japanese astronaut to grow cosmic cucumbers on space mission

Japanese astronaut to grow cosmic cucumbers on space mission

Japanese astronaut Satoshi Furukawa has said that he will attempt to grow cucumbers while on board the International Space Station in an effort to learn more about the possibility of harvesting food in space.

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Walmart knocks down price of iPhone 4 to $147 for month of June

Retail giant Walmart has reduced the cost of Apple's iPhone 4, offering the 16GB version for $147 until the end of June.

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Automatic app updates likely with Apple’s iOS 5

According to a note which appeared briefly on a page on Apple's iTunes, automatic app updates could be coming to Apple's iOS 5.

Microsoft pact with Nvidia could result in future takeover

Microsoft pact with Nvidia could result in future takeover

Details have come to light of a pact that computer giant Microsoft has with component maker Nvidia that could result in a future takeover.