Bavaria isn't quite what you'd call a hotbed of hacking activity, so it comes as a surprise to learn that no less than 11 alleged hackers have been arrested by German Police.The group, who are aged between 15 and 22, apparently...

I was in Manchester (AM) and Chester (PM) on Friday and, as I needed to stay in touch I took my trusty 3 broadband dongle and Dell XPS1330 with me.Unfortunately for me, whilst the Dell was working fine, 3's broadband service...

So in spite of the demise of Onephone then Bluephone, BT feels has that third time lucky feeling.  BT announced today their ToGo phone and broadband package allowing email and internet access where ever you are.Based on the...

In an incident that could remind some readers of past incompatibility problems, it looks that some AMD systems reboot after users installed Windows XP SP3 on their computers. Back in 2000, AMD had to issue a patch that fixed...

Should and Could Facebook sell out to Software Behemoth Microsoft? That's a tantalising prospect that was proposed by respected news outlet Wall Street Journal, which normally has very well placed sources. According to WSJ,...

The Burmese Cyclone Nargis tragedy which has been unfolding on our TV screens since the weekend appears to be on similar scale as the Asian Tsunami of the other Christmas.What annoys me, however, is the fact that the telcos and...

Data sharing seems to be all rage with Open ID, Open Social and now the Myspace Data Availability Project making the headlines, shedding more light on how our personal data is being moved around. In a move that could see Myspace...

AOL is to partner with Last.FM to distribute music across Europe and create the largest online Radio community in the world, overnight, through the relaunched AOL Radio service. The Radio, listed on radio.aol.co.uk, will offer...

Giant Electronic Retailer Best buy has purchased a huge 50 percent stake in Carphone Warehouse for £1.1 billion according to sources close to the deal. The Fortune 100 company holds 17 percent of the consumer electronic...

Life Assistance company CPP has issued a stark warning for mobile phone users, following the release of a survey which showed the extent of mobile phone theft. More and more people are thrusting their mobile phones with their...

TheFirstPost reports that Comedian Stephen Fry openly criticised the BBC, during a public lecture organised by the corporation, over what he calls the seemingly deliberate attempt by the Beeb to throw away really valuable content...

Former UK Telecom monopoly BT is teaming up with German IT Services specialist Siemens to deliver converged communication solution (otherwise known as unified comms) targeting multinational and Fortune 500 companies.The two...

The software was originally written by Connectix, and was subsequently acquired by Microsoft. In July 2006 Microsoft released the Windows-hosted version as a free product. In August 2006 Microsoft announced the Macintosh-hosted...

By using a Dye sublimation thermal transfer printing method the printed images will be protected from dust, humidity and fingerprints, and the special over coating with water resistance guarantees decade of fade free images. The...

Generally speaking, when you upgrade your motherboard, chances are that you’re also looking at a new CPU and sometimes RAM. With their X48 chipset based motherboard, MSI tries to make things a little easy by providing DDR2...

Despite having a price tag under £400 the Samsung R60 still has a decent specification and would make a good office machine. It may have only a 1.46GHz Intel Pentium Dual-Core T2310 chip, but this is accompanied by a full...

In what appears to be a pseudo-opportunistic PR crisis, O2 has been quick to brush off claims that the Apple iPhone is completely out of stock in the UK. The claims came as iPhone inventories online were temporarily out of stock...

Experts at Security Firm McAfee have issued a warning about the dangers associated with downloading fake files posted online by cyber-criminals in a bid to attract unsuspecting victims. Internet users are drawn into downloading...

It’s amazing how many people see business continuity management as something that’s on the fringes of normal business activity. It’s something that’s done by the business continuity manager or the IT...