O2 Follows BT, Plans 100mbps Broadband Offers

BT won't be alone in the race for the first UK provider to deliver broadband services capable of 50mbps; O2 is also considering plans to launch its own fibre-to-the-home network but is awaiting on Ofcom to amend telecoms regulations

THU 17 JULY 2008 |Featured in: News

Mozilla Brings In Critical Security Patches For Firefox 2 and 3

Mozilla scrambled to release Firefox 2.0.0.16 and Firefox 3.0.1 updates in a bid to decrease the possibility of a full-on attack by hackers against the open source browser users

THU 17 JULY 2008 |Featured in: News

Slow Economy Forces Manufacturers Slash PC Prices

Figures released by a pair of Analyst Firms show that the PC market is growing fast although the average selling price of computers continue to fall and made worst by the current global market conditions

THU 17 JULY 2008 |Featured in: News

AOL Could Replace Yahoo As A Potential Microsoft Acquisition Target, Says WSJ

Microsoft seems to be on an acquisition roll as the Wall Street Journal is reporting that the company might be interested in combining AOL and Microsoft's Online divisions

THU 17 JULY 2008 |Featured in: News

Opera releases Brand New Beta Mobile Browser, Takes on Mobile Firefox

An ongoing background battle is taking place between Webkit, Firefox and Opera as the number of Mobile Internet Users are expected to grow tremendously in the next few years due to the proliferation of even better smartphones and the emergence of new plaforms like Google Android

THU 17 JULY 2008 |Featured in: News

Samsung Unleashes Fully-Loaded L201 10MP Digital Camera

Samsung has launched a new addition to L series of digital cameras, L201, which is fully loaded for snapping freaks

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Google Is On The Rise In UK Says Survey

The web monitoring firm Hitwise conducted a recent survey of major search engine players in UK and US, and there are no surprises as to who tops the list for yet another quarter

THU 17 JULY 2008 |Featured in: News

UK Information Commissioner Sees Super-Database as “A Step Too Far”

Speaking at the release of Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) Annual Report 2008, The Information Commissioner, Richard Thomas, stated that the much hyped “super-database”, which would contain a comprehensive data of UK’s internet and phone communications, is still “a step too far for the British way of life”

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Apple To Take Legal Action Against Psystar For Making Mac Clones

Amidst its much hyped 3G iPhone launch celebration, computer maker Apple has sued Miami-based Psystar for manufacturing and selling unauthorized clones of Mac

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Tape is back in Vogue as Terabyte Tape and SuperDAT come to Life

The tape format seems to be making a comeback as big brands like HP, Sony, Sun and IBM try to breathe some life back into the quasi-obsolete technology

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Radiohead's New Album Could Herald Open Source Revolution

The latest music track, "House of cards" from Popular British Pop group Radiohead, has attracted Google's attention for its interesting use of technology throughout the promotional video, whose data set has been open sourced under a Creative Commons licence

THU 17 JULY 2008 |Featured in: News

Eight Steps to the (almost) Perfect backup plan

You've taken the time to store it on your desktop or laptop computer everything that matters to you, from financial to sentimental

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Detroit mayor blames sexy texts on hackers

I'm indebted to the Wonkette Web portal for reporting that Kwame Kilpatrick - described by the media as the laughable clown of a mayor of Detroit in the US - has blamed hackers for gaining access to his mobile and generating sexy text messages to his chief of staff.

WED 16 JULY 2008 |Featured in: News

Chinese man gets two years for hacking Red Cross site

I was quite surprised to read that a 23-year-old Chinese guy has been given two years in clink for hacking  into a Red Cross Web site, until I read further that he'd been asking for earthquake relief funds to be sent to his personal bank account.

WED 16 JULY 2008 |Featured in: News

Redfly Mobile Companion : A brilliant idea and the must have accessory for WINMO devices summer 2008

I’ve been using a Redfly for about a month now, and I think that it’s one of the best accessories for a Windows Mobile smartphone that I have ever seen

WED 16 JULY 2008 |Featured in: News

Apple Makes 55 Percent Profit on New iPhone Says iSuppli

Market Intelligence Firm iSuppli ripped a brand new iPhone apart and, after having conducted a thorough analysis of its innards, have estimated that it costs Apple only USD 173 to build

WED 16 JULY 2008 |Featured in: News

BT-Bashing Broadband Ad Lands Orange In Hot Waters With ASA

Triple Play Mobile Provider Orange has been criticised by the Advertising Standard Authority (ASA) for falsely claiming that BT customers could save nearly £200 if they switched from BT's Broadband Option 3 and BT Together Calling Plan Option 2 to its Home Max Package

WED 16 JULY 2008 |Featured in: News

Collaboration Tools Are Key To Effective Workflow Within Entreprises says Survey

Today internal teams are demanding effective collaboration and the CTO has to find the appropriate tools that create an environment where his users can collaborate and manage projects effectively

WED 16 JULY 2008 |Featured in: News

Sony Starts Business VAIO Laptop Range With Three New Models

Sony has announced the launch of a new business range under the VAIO banner, 10 years after the brand was launched for consumers- three freshly-released laptops will form part of the VAIO business segment for now

WED 16 JULY 2008 |Featured in: News

Comment : Are SMEs maximising the potential of hosted VoIP?

In today’s telecoms marketplace, the industry hype surrounding the predicted and increasing success of advanced hosted VoIP (Voice Over Internet Protocol) platforms, is fast infiltrating business infrastructure of all sizes

WED 16 JULY 2008 |Featured in: News