Articles Posted on 12 February 2009
Rumour Mill : Apple To Include Streaming Feature in iTunes
News Mobile & Telco
Apple could be planning to release a brand new feature called Replay in iTunes 8 via an update, which will allow customers to stream video that they have purchased through the online store. According to well-informed Mac...
Twestival Wants To Raise $1 million For Charity
News Hardware
An event that took just one month to organise could have brought together more than 20,000 from 185 cities worldwide in a bid to raise $1 million or roughly £700,000 to help bring water to deprived areas in developing...
£40 MS Office XP Standard Full
News Software
Microsoft Office XP Standard is designed for users who require only the core desktop productivity tools, integrating productivity innovations throughout its programs to transform the traditional Office suite into a smarter...
Facebook Values Itself At Quarter Of Microsoft Investment Figure, Say Court Papers
News Hardware
Facebook considers itself worth around a quarter of the $15 billion valuation on which a Microsoft investment in the company was based. The company considered itself to be worth $3.7bn in the middle of last year, according to...
Palm Gives Up On Palm OS, Time To Turn To Open Source?
News Software
Palm has finally decided to abandon its Palm OS operating system after an illustrious run of over twelve years in favour of its new webOS operating system that is expected to power its Pre range of smartphones. When the...
Facebook and Nokia Likely To Forge Strategic Alliance
News Mobile & Telco
In a move aimed at sprucing up its mobile offerings, Facebook has initiated discussions with a number of mobile handset manufacturers including Nokia with whom it plans to agree upon a mechanism via which parts of its network...
The Queen Launches Updated Monarch Website
News Hardware
The Queen has relaunched the royal.gov.uk website today at Buckingham Palace and invited the inventor of the world wide web's, Sir Tim Berners-Lee OM, KBE, to say a few words on the occasion. Royal.gov.uk is essentially a portal...
Video Games Good For Children Says EU Report
News Security
A report published the European Union supports the principle that video games are generally good for children's development, allowing them to learn essential life skills. The document produced by Dutch liberal MP Toine Manders...
Garmin-Asus Debuts Windows-based Nuviphone M20 Smartphone
News Hardware
While everyone is waiting for the G60, Garmin-Asus, the new joint venture between the two Consumer Electronics giants, has revealed another smartphone, the nuvifone M20 which should be more expensive than the G60. The device...
Top 5 UK "Free Laptop" Broadband Deals
News Mobile & Telco
"Free" laptops that are advertised with numerous broadband deals are not free per se. Instead, users end up paying for them through their monthly contract payments - which act like regular installments. We've rounded up five of...
£99.97 Asus EEEPC 2GB White Netbook
News Mobile & Telco
At this price we can`t think of a more perfect ultraportable, measuring just 225mm wide and 170mm deep,and weighing in at just 928g, the EEEPC is a netbook that you truly take anywhere. Featuring a 7" screen it’s ideal for...
Microsoft Ends Windows 7 Beta Download Period
News Hardware
As per its preset schedule, Microsoft will no longer be offering any new Windows 7 Beta downloads from Tuesday, though anyone eager to try their hands on it can switch to Pirate Bay or similar sites for a copy of the new beta of...
Could Telepresence Kick Start Video Calling? Probably Not
News Security
With the recession deepening Gartner predicts that video telepresence could replace 2.1 million airline seats per year by 2012. Telepresence has had a chequered history producing some very strange and strained conversations....
Amazon Partners With IBM On Cloud Services
News Hardware
In a move aimed at beefing up its cloud computing initiatives, IBM has joined forces with Amazon to offer its various software applications, including WebSphere Portal, Lotus web content management system, Informix Dynamic...
Yahoo Makes Search BOSS Open To Developers In Bid To Cash In
News Web
Yahoo Inc. on Tuesday announced a bunch of new capabilities and revenue structure for its signature ‘Build Your Own Search Service’, better known as “BOSS” program, which enables web developers to...
Gmail Now Includes Location In Your Signature
News Security
It seems that Google Inc. has a new fascination for letting people know about your current location this month, the search engine giant has added new tool to its Gmail service that includes senders’ location along with...
Podcast : Discussing The Innards Of An Effective Unified Threat Management Device
News Security
(Note : This podcast was created before 3sp was acquired by Barracuda Networks) Lee David Painter who created SSL Explorer and Jim Libersky, vice president of sales at Barrier1 group, talk with Ben Chai from Incomingthought.com...
