The powers of Government to share data will be increased under new laws announced yesterday. Legislation will introduce a fast-track procedure to allow data sharing whenever "a robust case" can be made for sharing, said a...

The current credit crunch and Microsoft Vista's well-publicised high hardware requirements are apparently two of the many reasons why second hand PCs with Windows XP are selling like hot buns. A report published by Research...

The card division of Barclays, Barclaycard, has announced that it has issued its one-millionth cashless, contactless card after having set this target earlier this year. Barclaycard, which introduced the first credit card in...

High street sandwich chain Pret A manger will offer contactless payment to its customers across UK following the successful trial in seven Pret A manger across London. By May 2009, contactless technology will be rolled out in...

After months of speculations, Nokia has finally released its answer to Apple's iPhone, the Nokia 5800, its first mainstream touchscreen smartphone, in a number of selected markets worldwide. The 5800, which runs on the S60...

With the Mix & Match 500 Bundle plan, you get 500 minutes or texts or any mix of the two - anytime, any network + Broadband (5GB) Data allowance FREE Unlimited mins on 3 to 3 calls every month and free Voicemail every month...

Finnish Phone giant Nokia will ship a complete solution, the Z-wave Home Control Center, that allows you to control your home system through a web-enabled mobile browser, as early as next year. The HCC Platform will apparently...

This is the first a regular series of articles examining and commenting on Voice over IP (VoIP) security issues.  VoIP is now established as a mainstream IP application and has certainly earned its place alongside email and...

As capital budgets are slashed and operating budgets are subjected to deep analysis over the next two years we have to ask ourselves: Are we using our IT spend to its greatest capability? Indeed, are we best positioned to...

DSGi, which operates Currys and PC World, has announced early today that it will scrap its dividend after revealing a pre-tax loss of nearly £30 million for the six-month period ending 18th of October and blamed weak...

If you want to keep your mobile phone and do not want to be tied in any lengthy contract, then why not grab T-Mobile's Solo SIM card offer. At £20, the Solo 20 comes with a 30-day contract duration and allows you to keep...

Google has confessed to using prohibited application programming interfaces (APIs) for developing new voice search for iPhone; yet in spite of that admission the new application is still there on Apple’s App...

The brand new Acer eMachine E510 is a brilliant offering at a fantastic price and has just landed at Tesco. It`s the ideal buy for surfing the internet and using simple applications such as word and excel. The massive 160GB hard...

The MX8716b is where style meets substance and power. With its powerful dual core processor and impressive specification, this is the idedal notebook for those users who are as power hungry as they are image conscious. The...

Researchers from Microsoft have warned of a new wave of attacks exploiting a critical vulnerability in Windows Server Service, patched by the company with an emergency update last month. If you haven’t patched the...

It seems that Apple is geared up for its one-day sale event on Black Friday, the day after Thanksgiving Day, with one analyst speculating that the company is expected to offer discounts up to 15 percent.  (ed : Apple UK is...

Google’s new web browser, Chrome, is steadily becoming more popular as usage of the browser marks significant rise in the month of October.  As many as 3.6 percent of web users used Chrome for browsing the internet,...

Mozilla is all set to issue its release candidate for its Firefox 3.1 after the third beta release of the browser in January, as it would give ample time to developers to test its newly added features.  The second beta of...

Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition with Service Pack 3 (SP3) includes a collection of software updates that improve on the Windows XP operating system since its general availability in October 2001.  Service Pack 3 brings...

The Eee Box is a mini desktop PC with huge possibilities. Since the Eee Box only requires around 20 watts of power, your carbon footprint is reduced by 90% compared to a standard PC. With a slim svelte design, the world's...