Toshiba has released a new range of flat screen LCD television that upscales standard definition images from TV shows or current DVD to near HD quality. Pre-launched at the IFA back in August, the Regza ZV series is dubbed the...

A group of researchers have taken over a spam network to understand how junk mailing and the results were rather startling. The team of computer scientists from University of California, Berkeley and UC, San Diego (UCSD)...

Microsoft and Sun Microsystems have signed an agreement whereby users of Microsoft Internet Explorer who download Sun's Java Runtime Environment (JRE) package, will be offered the option to download Microsoft's own MSN...

US Retailer Circuit City Stores has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection one week after it announced that it was closing 155 stores in a bid to save cash. This decision will also provide the company with the necessary...

O2’s iconic XDA brand has always been targeted at the professional end of the market demanding a long contract commitment before you were deigned worthy of high tech mobility. That’s all changing with the recent...

In its attempt to bolster its advertising revenues, YouTube will start featuring full-length movies and programs from Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer’s (MGM) archives, through an agreement announced on Monday.  The agreement...

Apple’s new iPod chief, Mark Papermaster, has been directed by a US district court to stop working with immediate effect on the basis of a non-compete agreement he penned with his previous company IBM, in which he had...

BSkyB is looking to launch an online TV service that will allow non-Sky customers to watch Sky channels via the online service, Sky Player, provided that they fork out a (monthly) subscription fee. Speaking at the MediaGuardian...

It seems that US President elect Barack Obama has become a favourite subject for spammers to indulge in their malicious activity as they are shooting out numerous Barack Obama themed emails to deceive internet users. Within...

In a bid to strengthen its hold in the data storage domain, Sun Microsystems Inc. has unveiled a series of new data storage appliances that incorporate superior management software and solid-state drives (SSDs). The computer...

Social networking websites are not the only places where posting comments could get you fired and Adam Smith, a journalist for the Birmingham mail learnt it the hard way. After having had a few pints (and throwing any...

Acer is planning a dirt cheap, super small screen-less desktop PC that could be powered either by AMD or VIA CPUs if Intel cannot supply enough Atom processors. The Taiwanese hardware manufacturer expects to sells up to 13...

Magnets in Earphones could pose a health risk to patients who have a heart condition and are fitted with a pacemaker and a defibrillator device as they could induce a magnetic field which could potentially be fatal. A report...

Canalys has just released their latest smartphone sales research for Q3 2008.  Whilst the whole sector is shipping more products, Nokia sales are slipping, softening by 3.4% to 15,485,690 units.   Apple, however, has...

When conducting a business impact analysis (BIA) there are two important words to keep in mind: "business" and "impact". It may sound obvious but, strangely, this is often forgotten and the BIA gets confused with a risk...

Get a Free Epson Stylus SX200 Printer When You Purchase Selected Epson Laser Printers including this compact workhorse, the Epson EPL 6200L for only £80.80 at PC World Business. The Epson EPL-6200L has been designed to...

Updated December 2009 : This is the 8GB version of the iPod third generation and is on sale at Amazon for only £139 including VAT and delivery. You can also get the same model with a £25 free iTunes voucher...

The D+T with ICT Education show will return to Hall 10 at Birmingham, NEC from Thursday 20 - Saturday 22 November 2008, with a full programme of free educational and informative workshops and seminars being available from some...