I hate Tuesdays. Not because of anything work-related, but due to Microsoft's patches being released on that day. Last Tuesday's was a routine one, or so I thought, as I dutifully ran the updates on my Vista laptop and desktop...

A Domain Name might not be a good gift after all especially when it is a copyrighted and well-known one; that's possibly the conclusion that Richard Saville-Smith arrived at after losing narnia.mobi to C.S. Lewis (Pte) Ltd, a...

For the second time this month, barriers at tube stations this morning across London had to be left opened because the Oyster system has failed again according to London Underground staff members. However, it is unlikely to...

Carphone Warehouse has just released another laptop plus wireless broadband bundle in the heated battle for marketshare; this time, it is Elonex's Webbook that is being flogged to potential buyers, an altogether very capable...

The race for the phone with the largest number of pixels is heating up as Samsung has announced the release of the i8510, also known as the innov8, shortly after Sony Ericsson pushed out the C905. The move could see the demise...

After an admirable iPhone launch, rumour mills about Apple launching a touch screen laptop, Macbook touch, started buzzing with the claims of an informer from Macdailynews. Macbook touch may include Macbook sized screen with...

iPhone hopefuls finally got some sigh of relief, as Carphone Warehouse has received a huge shipment of the device yesterday according to various sources. This is said to be the largest consignment of the device since the stores...

Times are tough for IT departments. Talk of recession is widespread, and the fear of an economic downturn is already having an effect on organisational spending, with predicted job cuts and budget tightening. When crisis...

The consortium of electronic giants, including - Sony, Samsung, Hitachi, Motorola, and Sharp, have pledged to join forces for adopting wireless transmission of high-definition (HD) video signals in home. In collaboration with...

Creative has been particularly active lately with the Zen Family launching the Zen Krystal and the Zen X-Fi this month alone. They've added yet another one called the Zen Mozaic which has tiled keypads and a built-in speaker (ed:...

The reseller has got to ask themselves the question – do I want to take on all the requirements for the customer’s infrastructure and if so how do I do this? Do I take on those extra skill sets or do I want to find...

Flexible working is becoming more popular as the emphasis on quality of life gathers pace.  Today the technology is now widely available to facilitate this trend. According to recent UK Government figures (PDF documents),...

The NEW Plexus W302R Wireless-N Cable/DSL router employs advanced MIMO technology and extends the wireless network coverage greatly. Compatible with IEEE802.11n and IEEE802.11g/b standards, it can provide up to 300Mbps stable...

I would have believed that by now that mobile broadband is pretty much done and dusted.   For the last year or so there has been an exponential rise in the use of laptops with dongles, and in many cases mobile networks...

Your productivity and value will soar with the 22" NEC LCD22WV, a widescreen flat-screen display. This desktop model's wide-format screen provides a work area significantly larger than standard aspect ratio screens,...

Graphics card just keep getting faster and faster and there seems to be no end in sight on how much features and power we can cram into a GPU. The playing field has just turned with the release of the RV770, the Radeon HD 4850....

Application software is a subclass of computer software that employs the capabilities of a computer directly and thoroughly to a task that the user wishes to perform. This should be contrasted with system software which is...

In information technology, backup refers to making copies of data so that these additional copies may be used to restore the original after a data loss event. These additional copies are typically called "backups."...

Scan and fix active rootkit, spyware, trojan, virus, and malware infections. Kingsoft AntiVirus has a new approach against suspicious software communication, virus embedding and distributed attacks on computers across the...

Upload and download files using a variety of protocols. NetTransport is fast, exciting and powerful downloading manager, now supports HTTP / HTTPS, FTP / FTPS (over SSL) / SFTP (SSH File Transfer Protocol), MMS (Microsoft Media...

It looks like a logical decision to upgrade the AMD 690G chipset to the 55nm fabrication process, equip it with a new Southbridge, and launch the resulting chipset (AMD 740G) for $50-60 motherboards.A finer fabrication process...

Sony has rolled out its renowned Sony Reader, in the UK market and is available on a pre-order basis from today. The device which is intended to store and show the electronic books is all set to hit the market with a bang and it...

Adding another smart creation into its huge bunch of online offerings, Google has announced Knol, which offers articles on a number of specific topics.Knol is said to be comparable with Wikipedia by all means, except for the fact...