Google's new Chrome OS cloud-based operating system is about to make its first appearance, not on netbooks, as was first thought, but on tablet devices instead. Engadget are reportingthat smartphone maker HTC […]
Many users of the social networking site Facebook have long been asking for a dislike button and now it looks like they've got what they were asking for... or have they? Be […]
Blackberry makers Research in Motion (RIM) are in trouble again, this time with India, after squabbles with the United Arab Emirates, Lebanon, Algeria, Kuwait and Saudi Arabia over government access to its data […]
With the number of smartphones on the market on an ever-increasing rise Google's Android operating system is the first to be hit by a major virus. The malware can steal cash from […]
No, the BBC isn't trying to subsidise its coffers by branching out into cyber-crime. As an experiment the British public-service broadcaster wants to know just how secure smartphones really are. The malware […]
The iPhone 4 has not been a phone launch without controversy, namely the Antennagate scandal. Now Mark Papermaster, the executive in charge of engineering at the Cupertino company, has left only weeks […]
Research in Motion's Blackberry devices have been causing all sorts of controversy in the middle-east in recent months with countries such as Saudi Arabia and the UAE threatening to block all data […]
Have you ever wished you had easier access to a calculator when using your PC? Do you do a lot of numeric work of a laptop? If the answer to either one […]
The BBC is reporting that talks in the US, intended to find a way to make sure all data on the Internet is treated equally have stalled. The FCC (Federal Communications Commission) […]
Google's new social networking service, Google Wave, launched last year to a huge fanfare and and equally huge controversy over privacy. Many users complained that anyone befriending you on the service could […]
Hackers have moved in the last few years away from attacking platforms such as Windows, and instead on to attacking software. This is in a large part because the security of operating […]
Is it possible, is there such a thing as an attack that can tell a hacker where you live? The BBC has revealed that a specially booby-trapped website can tell a hacker […]
Twitter's micro-blogging service has always been popular, and with people such as Stephen Fry entertaining the masses, it's popularity can only grow as more and more people sign up to follow the […]
After previous problems in the country, the United Arab Emirates is now set to at least temorarily block RIM's Blackberry phones in the country, saying they pose a "national security risk". The […]
It could be the worst branding exercise since technology company Blick launched their glossy white Internet radios, and suddenly realised they wouldn't be able to sell them in South Africa.  Now Research in […]
Microsoft has announced that it's to extend it's Microsoft Active Protections Program (MAPP) to include vulnerability sharing information from Adobe. The programme, launched in October 2008 allows sharing of information about security […]
Just as Microsoft and Yahoo! have joined forces in search, now Yahoo! Japan and Google have linked up too. Yahoo!'s Japanese search engine will now use Google's technology rather than stick with […]
It's not all good news this, sorry to have to break that to you early on. Apple have updated their iMac and Mac Pro computers for 2010 / 2011 and they have […]
Apple profits leapt past expectations for the three months to June 26th on the back of the iPad and iPhone 4 launches. The company's income was $3.25bn (£2.1bn) for the period, up […]
Microsoft have warned of a critical vulnerability in Windows Shell, caused when parsing .lnk shortcuts that can automatically launch a malicious program through use of a specially crafted shortcut. The vulnerability affects […]
Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen has bequeathed the majority of his estimated $13.5bn (£8.8bn) to philanthropy after his death according to the BBC. Allen set up a charitable foundation 20 years ago to which […]
Apple has called a surprise new conference for Friday 16th July to talk about the iPhone 4. The company has refused to give details about whether they will talk about the antenna […]
Following the recent US / Russia spy drama, however Microsoft have now claimed that a 12th spy was working for them. In an interview with Newsweek, they said that Alexey Karetnikov had […]
Microsoft is going to release the Facebook social connector for Outlook later today according to Neowin. The connector allows you to integrate your Facebook contacts into Outlook to view things like their status […]
After many months of pressure, social networking site Facebook has agreed to put a panic button for children and teenagers, according to the BBC. The button will reports abuse to the UK […]
The femtocell caused a great deal of excitement when the technology was first announced a couple of years ago. These boxes use your broadband connection to boost the signal for your 3G […]
The Australian government is delaying the implementation of controversial web-filtering to conduct an independent review of websites that are due to be blocked the BBC has reported. The filter is part of […]
The UKs leading Internet service providers, BT and TalkTalk are set to seek a judicial review of the controversial Digital Economy Act, as reported by the BBC. The two ISPs are reported […]
In the last year or so there's been an explosion in sites allowing you to use a third-party login to access their services. Every major company except for Microsoft has so far […]
The BBC has reported that the British government has spent thousands of pounds developing iPhone apps for everything from Foreign Office travel advice to a jobseeker's tool. The apps, ranging from between £10,000 […]
YouTube owner Google has been forced to act quickly to fix a flaw on it's YouTube video sharing website that allowed hackers to bombard users with pop-up messages, redirecting them to adult […]
Search giant Google has made a surprise move into the travel business with the acquisition of flight information firm ITA Software, as reported by the BBC. The firm provides software that organises […]
It happens! Technology moves to quickly and companies have such little time to actually socak test products these days that problems slip through. Unless you're Toyota though they're not usually life-threatening which […]
Update: Microsoft has patched the issue and it is no longer a problem provided that Windows users have patched their system with the most recent security updates provided by the company. An […]
It was only released a week ago, but already 1 million people have downloaded Microsoft's new Windows Live Messenger software for the iPhone. This has got to make it one of, if […]
Google pulled out of China earlier in the year in an argument over censorship that began with rumours that the communist government there had hacked into the GMail accounts of political activists […]
The web mail war is raging on with the continued roll out of Microsoft's new Hotmail service. Now Google is coming back with new features to it's own GMail service, the first […]
Chinese company Novo first announced their Coloured Glaze Media Centre PC at CES at the beginning of the year but now it's approaching release, Engadget China have had a close look at it. […]
The next monster disc is just around the corner but possibly bad news for PC users who have upgraded their machine with a blu-ray writer. The Blu-ray Disc Association have now published […]
I've long been a subscriber to Microsoft's Action Pack which is for small businesses. You get 10 licenses for Windows and Office plus a Windows Server license or two for £220 a […]
