AMD confirmed that it will spin off its chip building operations completely in order to concentrate on chip design. This, as we pointed out earlier today, marks the end of an era where only having a chip factory (or so call a...

So, for some reason, the Nokia 5800 Xpressmusic won't be available in UK until next year although it will be on sale in seven other countries before Christmas in a bid by Nokia to focus on emerging markets (ed: does that mean...

It's the kind of idea that geek mates tend to discuss at the back of a cab. But for Google, it meant going the extra mile and delivering a new feature for Gmail called Mail Googles which aims at reinforcing the perception that...

Dell’s stylish new netbook the Inspiron Mini 9 has hit the markets in UK with both Linux and Windows versions being available for sale.  The Linux version sports an 8 GB hard drive and comes with a 1.6GHz Intel Atom...

AMD is set to announce that it will split up in two separate entities in a bid to reduce its worryingly large outstanding debt by getting a substantial foreign cash investment in its ongoing rivalry against Intel. Reuters reports...

Incorrect data can cost businesses a great deal of time and money. A small proportion of invalid data in a company database can cause a disproportionately large number of problems. Take banking data for example. Bank sort...

It seems that Virgin Media has won the race for the fastest average broadband speed in UK by beating Q2 in September this year Virgin Media was clearly ahead of the competition in terms of average download speed which stood at...

Finally, the first 8GB USB Drive under £10 has arrived and it comes with a pedigree and a design to die for. Ladies and Gentlemen, say hello to the PNY Attache Black.Working on a presentation and need to take it with you?...

It was only a matter of time before more British universities start offering free content; both Oxford and Cambridge universities, which rank amongst the world's most prestigious educational institutions, have announced that...

An injunction by NXP Semiconductors failed to prevent the publication on Monday of a report by Professor Bart Jacobs of the Radboud University in Holland about a security vulnerability of the widely used Mifare Classic RFID...

Whilst scanning the wires for security news, I came across a report on the Scandinavian wires that a couple of researchers there have discovered a swathe of flaws in the TCP/IP stack. The TCP/IP stack, in case you were wondering,...

I was astonished to get a press release yesterday advising me that the House of Lords plans to debate personal Internet security this coming Friday, as several members have expressed "concern" about the Wild West nature of the...

Lee Graham Walker, a Bleys Bolton resident and Axel Gembe, from Germany, have both been found guilty of conspiring and damaging a computer system, following Denial of service attacks on two US-based satellite TV...

The buzz around Google’s Android based handset G1 is going to reach a feverish pitch as the handset’s manufacturer T-Mobile announced a website that will allow the handset-seekers to explore the features of the...

Now you can enjoy the famous literary works on your mobile as Vodafone has come up with its new offering “Books on Mobile”, which will allow its subscribers to download their favourite books on their mobile...

In a bid to address the soaring data traffic, Mobile operators T-Mobile and 3 have inked a backhaul deal with BT that will connect their 7,500 base station sites to BT’s 21st Century Network (21CN) mobile broadband...

Serious spammers get around CAPTCHAs with ease. There's now a solution that's brilliant and highly effective.  Link here. (Yes, it's humor.) Plus After weeks of drama, it appears that Intercage is down for the count. Gadi...

A panel of US federal judges has rejected calls by music publishers to raise the royalty rates on music downloads. Digital music sellers like Apple and Amazon.com will continue to pay publishers nine cents per song...

DiskMonitor is a powerful tool that enables systems administrators to centrally monitor disk drives. It automatically enumerates available networks and allows you to select disks to monitor and shares to iterate (admin access...

A simple tool that allows a computer user to keep track of how much time he or she spends working on a computer. MapleXP is a simple program that allows a PC user to keep track of how much time he or she spends working on...

Microsoft's CEO, Steve Ballmer, has announced that the Zune software may soon be adopted by a raft of Windows Mobile devices in a bid to steal the iPod's thunder.Although Ballmer has already told Reuters that they will not be...

The demand for greater productivity gets harder and we look to innovative technology to be our saviour. In today's market and challenged financial environment, there is no let up in the demands on workers to work harder...

The Dell Vostro Range is one of the best Dell ever came up with. Straight and simple, offering an unbeatable value for money ratio, the replacement of the Dimension series manages to outgun its illustrious predecessor.Dell...