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Articles Posted on 30 December 2008

Acer Updates Aspire 8930G Laptop with Quad Core CPU

Acer Updates Aspire 8930G Laptop with Quad Core CPU

News Hardware

Acer has upgraded its Aspire 8930G range with Intel's latest mobile quad core chip, the Core 2 Quad Q9000 which runs at 2GHz and comes with 6MB L2 cache shared amongst the processor's four cores. A mix up in specs on the...


Police To Get Laptops To Reduce Bureaucracy

Police To Get Laptops To Reduce Bureaucracy

News Mobile & Telco

Police Forces across the country will be receiving up to £30 million to purchase thousands of handheld computers which will hopefully allow officers to spend more time on streets and less at their desk. The initiative...


New rogue: System Security

New rogue: System Security

News Security

Fake scareware program, a variant of Winweb Security. (No relation to System Security 2009, a legitimate application.)Sample at netsecurityonline com/downloadsetupws.php (live malware).


Facebook, Google, BBC Are Christmas's Big Winners

Facebook, Google, BBC Are Christmas's Big Winners

News Security

ISP Plusnet and Web Analyst Firm Hitwise have published details that show that Google remained the undisputed champion when it came to UK internet traffic over the Christmas period, followed by Facebook and the BBC. Plusnet...


Tiscali Italian IPTV Gets Zapped; Could UK Be Next?

Tiscali Italian IPTV Gets Zapped; Could UK Be Next?

News Mobile & Telco

Beleaguered Internet Service Provider Tiscali will close down its Italian IPTV service Tiscali by the end of the year in a letter that was sent to its existing subscribers. Although it failed to provide with any reasons why its...


Should Mobile Networks Introduce Mobile Prepay Packages?

Should Mobile Networks Introduce Mobile Prepay Packages?

News Hardware

There are currently two ways of paying for your mobile phone contracts; either using relatively cheap Pay as you go or through often more expensive Pay monthly contracts. Now a recent development could soon open the door for a...


Carphone Warehouse Bundles Asus EEE PC With Broadband For £19 PM

Carphone Warehouse Bundles Asus EEE PC With Broadband For £19 PM

News Hardware

Carphone Warehouse is now giving away free Asus EEE PC laptops with its popular £19 mobile broadband package instead of the more powerful (and arguably more expensive) WebBook 10.2-inch laptop. The Asus EEE PC 701 is...


Microsoft's Patent To Make PAYG Computing Mainstream

Microsoft's Patent To Make PAYG Computing Mainstream

News Software

In a bid to make computing more cost-effective, Microsoft Corp. last week has applied for a patent application on a pay-as-you-go computing concept, according to which users would be charged on the basis of their usage of...


2009 : The Year Of Connected Smartphones

2009 : The Year Of Connected Smartphones

News Mobile & Telco

The year 2008 has been the year of smartphones, with a large number of devices, such as iPhone 3G, Google’s Android powered G1, Nokia N97, and Blackberry Storm, launched during the last 12 months.  In addition, the...


Sony Chooses Foxconn and Asus To Manufacture Xperia X2

Sony Chooses Foxconn and Asus To Manufacture Xperia X2

News Hardware

The much awaited successor to Sony Ericsson’s stylish smartphone Xperia X1, which is tentatively being referred to as Xperia X2, is expected to hit the floor sometime in late 2009, but it won’t be manufactured by...


Virtualisation and hosted applications : Microsoft's Perspective

Virtualisation and hosted applications : Microsoft's Perspective

News Hardware

Microsoft recently announced the launch of a new data centre in Ireland to support its growing online business. This new data centre will comprise tens of thousands of servers pumping out web-based applications to internet users...


£137.99 Fujitsu Siemens 3230T 23 Inch TFT Monitor

£137.99 Fujitsu Siemens 3230T 23 Inch TFT Monitor

News Software

The AMILO Display SL 3230T offers Full HD picture (1080P) for home office and entertainment with a larger than usual 23-inch screen size and a very slim bezel, all at an unbelievable price of £138. With the large size and...


£154.76 Asus EEE PC 701 Netbook with Free delivery

£154.76 Asus EEE PC 701 Netbook with Free delivery

News Mobile & Telco

Share photos of your travels without waiting till you get home. Shop the world wide web without attaching any lines or wires. Learn through the latest technology without a technical manual.  PC Pro says "Misled by the low...

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