I was mildly amused at the tale of a 20-year-old college student who, after being busted by the Plod and accused of causing an accident whilst drunk-in-charge, apparently got bored waiting for the case to come up in court.Whilst...

Whilst a lot of peeps use anonymous Web surfing services for accessing the Web whilst hiding their identity, it looks like the days when you can do this really anonymously are numbered, largely thanks to the kind folks in...

Canalys has just released their latest smart phone research for Q2 2008.  With a substantial 28% rise in shipments to Europe, Middle East and Africa over the equivalent 2007 quarter, the manufacturers must be doing something...

Africa is on track to join the rest of the world in the realms of high speed connectivity as the last strands of a 15,000km cable are being laid between Asia and Europe via East Africa at a cost of USD 650 million. The Seacom...

Sun Microsystems has released the source code for the Lightweight UI Toolkit (LWUIT) in a move aimed at reducing the difficulties developers were experiencing in creating user interfaces on Java ME enabled devices. The LWUIT...

Orange is the first major Mobile phone service provider to flog Asus's minuscule EEE laptop with its mobile broadband offer; until now, the market was cornered by the likes of Currys and Carphone Warehouse although Three already...

HTC and T-Mobile will, together, launch the first Google Android Phone, codenamed Dream, in two months' time as the phone will be rolled out worldwide in countries where Deutsche Telekom-owned T-Mobile has a foothold, serving...

Japanese Consumer Electronics Manufacturer and unfortunate HD-DVD backer Toshiba has announced a new DVD player on the market with what can be described as a "revenge is a dish best served cold" attitude. The XD-E500...

Having looked at the positives of a credit crunch for data centres, it’s equally important to consider what other implications there are for the industry. As has been widely reported, utility prices –...

Zeemote has announced its collaboration with Nokia in Germany in a move that is widely expected to give a flip to the mobile gaming market. With this deal, hand held gaming controllers from Zeemote will be available with select...

The Scotland Yard has published clickable maps on its website that contain statistical information on crimes related to a particular area. These maps contain detailed information on reported crimes ranging from muggings, car...

Tasty bits of the Treo 850 were briefly flashed on Palm's website before they were swiftly "removed" (ed : I doubt that's accidental though) although this did not prevent the whole thing from being broadcasted...

Another week, another embarrassment for the British Government. This time around, the Ministry of Justice is the culprit with details of 45,000 people being misplaced in nine separate incidents. In one particularly troubling...

The HP Value Bundle Kit is compatible across all Consumer Notebook PCs and comes with a HP Mini Mouse with retractable USB cable. The carrying case is designed to support up to 15.4”panel notebooks with adequate cushioning...

Memory Specialist and SSD maker OCZ has announced that it has upgraded its Core Series Solid State disks only a few weeks after the original Core devices were announced. The California-based tech firm says the new versions will...

WD Scorpio delivers best-in-class performance with low power consumption and cool operation. In addition, you'll get one of the quietest 2.5-inch drives on the market with real-time data protection technology to help keep your...

Ofcom has been pretty upbeat about the potential of the current copper landlines in a recent announcement; the communications watchdog reckons that the lines can sustain maximum transfer speeds of 50mbps, but only in theory. ...

Home working is often seen as the panacea for business recovery. “All our staff can work from home” is a phrase often heard during the business impact analysis. But can they really? There’s a huge difference...

Make a positive impact on your organisation by identifying and changing just one thing, at this year’s Call Centre Expo. Taking place on 16th - 17th September 2008 at the NEC, Birmingham, it is Europe’s no 1 event for...