Articles Posted on 19 November 2008
LG Prada II Comes With Bluetooth Watch, Free On Orange
News Mobile & Telco
The new Prada phone will come with a stylish bluetooth watch that not only offers time but also allows users to view incoming calls and texts. In pure Prada style, the accompanying accessory, called Prada Link, is made of...
Yahoo's Fate (Almost) Sealed As Microsoft's Ballmer Says No To Acquisition
News Security
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer said at the company's annual shareholder meeting that the company was no longer interested in purchasing Yahoo, at least for now. Responding to a question from the audience, Ballmer declared that, "We...
Is Microsoft losing ground in the Smartphone battle?
News Software
Microsoft’s troubles in the Smartphone space didn’t start with Google Android, another attractive, user-friendly operating system for mobile devices. Google is just another competitor – in a market...
Hidden Son of T-Mobile's G1 Android Launched In The Far East as Dream G2
News Mobile & Telco
You know when a product has become popular when manufacturers in China and elsewhere start cloning the brand (and the functionality); which is the feeling when you hear about the Sciphone Dream G2 smartphone. Manufactured by a...
BBC To Broadcast Flagship Channels Live Through iPlayer
News Hardware
The BBC has announced that it will stream BBC 1 and BBC 2 live on the web through iPlayer as from the 27th of November. BBC 3, 4, CBBC and CBeebies and BBC news are already broadcast live on their respective sub-sites. The...
HP Brings Tablet PC Concept Back to Life With The Touchsmart TX2 Laptop
News Hardware
HP has just released a convertible laptop with a capacitive 12.1-inch that brings in multi-touch functionality and complemented by HP's own Mediasmart software suite, all for a mere £799. The laptop will be able to...
Virgin Media Brings In 16mbps ADSL2+ Broadband, 50mbps Coming Before Xmas
News Mobile & Telco
New and Existing Virgin Media ADSL customers will be able to test a new 16mbps ADSL2+ broadband upgrade for free until the 6th of January 2009 for three months. After the trial period (and assuming they benefit from much higher...
Microsoft Replaces OneCare Security Package By Free "Morro" Software
News Security
Microsoft has announced that it will stop selling the Live Onecare security package and replace it by a free application called Morro to help protect users from malware, virii, spyware and phishing attempts. Onecare will be...
£234.99 Gateway ML6223b Celeron Notebook, 1.6GHz CPU, 1GB RAM, 80GB HDD
News Hardware
This Intel Celeron M Notebook from Gateway comes with an Intel Celeron M520 running at 1.6GHz, 1GB RAM, 80GB hard disk drive and a multi format dual layer DVD writer. Then there's an ultrabright 15.4-inch widescreen TFT display...
£54.99 Pentax Optio E40 8mp 3x Optical Zoom Digital Camera With FREE 2GB Secure Digital Memory Card
News Hardware
This entry-level model is designed for simple and intuitive operation so that even beginners can enjoy photography effortlessly. The Optio E40 makes it easier than ever to enjoy high-resolution pictures with such new features as...
Microsoft Launches Online Exchange and Sharepoint
News Business & Government
In an attempt to bolster its offerings for the business segment in US, Microsoft Corp. on Monday announced online version of its Exchange and SharePoint products. Primarily aimed at business environs, Microsoft’s...
Apple Releases Firmware To Solve Macbook Trackpad Issue
News Hardware
In a move aimed at providing smooth navigation to its Macbook and Macbook Pro users, who had previously complained of glitch in the glass trackpad of their devices, Apple has come up with a firmware to correct the trackpad...
Amazon's CloudFront Content Delivery Network Takes Off
News Hardware
In a bid to rev up its cloud computing offering, web giant Amazon.com has launched its beta version of content delivery network (CDN), dubbed as “CloudFront” that was announced back in September. Designed to...
PC Health Optimizer Free Edition 2.5
News Hardware
PC Health Optimizer Free Edition is a unique set of over 10 maintenance tools to improve system performance and security This free suite of utilities never expires and corrects problems in many areas of your computer including...
Google CEO Calls For US Government To Invest In Technology
News Security
While addressing the New America Foundation in Washington DC on Tuesday, Google’s CEO Eric Schmidt called for an innovative bailout strategy, which includes creating significant number of jobs by pouring huge amount of...
HP Steams Ahead Of Economic Turmoil, Beats Analyst Estimates
News Hardware
Despite the global economic downturn, Hewlett-Packard Co. announced Tuesday that its financial results for the fourth quarter will be slightly better than what analysts have predicted, and that it is all set to exceed the...
Comment: IAA Urges Companies to Step up Anti-Counterfeiting Efforts
News Hardware
The International Authentication Association (IAA) has urged manufacturers of branded goods to continue and even increase their investment in anti-counterfeiting strategies and technologies, and not to cut back their efforts in...
BNP membership data breach: the workplace implications
News Security
A list of members of the British National Party (BNP) has been published online, including thousands of names, addresses and email addresses. The party claims that the security breach was likely to be a deliberate act of...
