Articles Posted on 27 February 2009
LG Says It Will Continue Selling Plasma TVs
News Hardware
LG has denied that it will be pulling out of the Plasma TV market following a report that was written in a Korean newspaper and was subsequently republished in a number of high profile online tech websites. The Korean Chaebol...
Review :: Nvidia GTX295 Quad SLI
News Web
We were blown away by the improvements Nvidia made with the Quad SLI 9800GX2's we reviewed HERE so we were intrigued to see if quad SLI had been enhanced further with the release of the GTX295. Had the problems of linking...
Asus Set To Launch HDMI-Enabled EEE Box B206
News Hardware
Asus has updated its EEE Box, bringing some high end features to a tiny computer that costs around £310 when it is available in the UK. You can get it for much less. The updated version, the B206, will come with an...
Google Joins Twitter, Set Tongues Wagging
News Mobile & Telco
Google has finally joined the Twitter revolution as the popular internet company managed to get nearly 28,000 followers in a couple of days and has already started a few rumours. The acceptance by Google that the Microblogging...
Overheating Problems Halt Sales Of Blackberry Bold
News Mobile & Telco
NTT Docomo has announced that it is suspending the sales of RIM's Blackberry bold in Japan after claims of overheating handsets were reported. The news dealt a severe blow to RIM's ambitious plans to crack the Japanese market...
Softbank Joins Free iPhone Bandwagon
News Mobile & Telco
Japanese Telecommunications company Softbank has joined the growing rank of mobile networks that are giving away Apple's iPhone for free provided on long term contracts. Poor sales in Japan seems to have convinced the company...
Sony Merges VAIO and Playstation Brands Into Super Division
News Hardware
Consumer electronics behemoth Sony is undergoing some pretty radical changes under the leadership of Sir Howard Stringer as the Japanese giant announced a massive reorganisation plan. The paradigm shift involves the creation of...
Teenager Sacked After Facebook Faux Pas
News Web
A 16-year old teenager was dismissed by her employer after writing on her Facebook page that she considered her job as an office administrator as being "boring". Ivell Marketing and Logistics fired Kimberley Swann, who started...
BBC Takes iPlayer Offline With Canvas Project
News Mobile & Telco
The next generation web-featured set-top boxes that will offer a range of catch up services, such as BBC iPlayer and ITVplayer, on television screens could make debut as early as the first quarter of the next year, as the BBC...
Parents Concerned About Sexual and Violent Content In Video Games
News Security
As many as three quarters of parents in UK are apprehensive about the content being served in video games these days, and seek some independent regulation of their content, a new research study from British Board of Film...
£8.95 Microsoft Office Professional 2007 Download For NHS Staff
News Software
If you are an NHS employee in England or Scotland, just sign in or register to download your copy of Office for £8.95 as part of the Home User Programme. You also have the option to additionally purchase the back-up DVD...
£224.25 USRobotics USR997748 Courier 48-Port Smart Gigabit Switch W/ 4 SFP Uplinks
News Hardware
The USRobotics Gigabit Smart Switch product line delivers the performance and manageability required for small and medium business networks. This 48-port switch is UK's cheapest by a wide margin. With simple web based...
£19.65 MyMemory 16GB 133X PRO Solid State Drive
News Hardware
MyMemory 133X PRO Compact Flash cards have a minimum sustained read speed of 20MB per second offering high performance at an amazing price. MyMemorys' PRO Compact Flash cards are designed specifically to help advanced amateur or...
£10 Hercules Blog Webcam (Pack of 2)
News Hardware
The Hercules Blog Webcam is ideal for keen bloggers. This versatile webcam features bespoke software that makes the most out your blogs and internet interaction. The Hercules Blog Webcam captures images at up to 1.3 Megapixels...
£69.99 Toshiba 1TB External Hard Drive USB2.0 - Retail
News Hardware
In a stylish design, Toshiba USB 2.0 External Hard Drives are the perfect storage solution for your digital videos, photos and music files. This is the cheapest 1TB external drive around. The light-weight portable 2.5" USB...
Microsoft Sues TomTom Over FAT File System
News Software
In an aggressive stance that seems to take on the open source Linux components for the first time, Microsoft has filed a lawsuit against the personal navigation device manufacturer TomTom over the charges of patent...
Tony Buzan Part 3 - The New World Order and the Rise of Intellectual Capital
News Software
In part 3 of his interview with Tony Buzan, Ben Chai editor of Learning Technologies magazine discusses Buzan’s perspective of the 2009 Crisis Culture, the importance of learning how to learn and the role that...
£129.99 Sapphire Technology Radeon HD 4870 - 512 MB GDDR5
News Hardware
Sapphire's Radeon HD 4870 is designed to meet the needs of the most experienced users. The Radeon HD 4870 is geared towards gamers searching for a maximum number of images per second when they're playing the latest...
Facebook Wants To Include Users In Policy Decisions
News Security
In a move to recover from the controversy sparked over the changes it made in terms and conditions, Facebook on Thursday invited its members to help devise its governing policies by discussing, analyzing, and voting on the rules...
Microsoft Kicks Woman From Xbox Live For Being Lesbian
News Consumer
In what is a baffling move, Microsoft has banned a woman from its XBox Live, after she noted herself as lesbian in her profile with the Xbox Live community, according to the reports from the Consumerist. The woman,...
£149.99 Glofiish X600 Smartphone
News Hardware
Glofiish X600, the high-resolution (QVGA) Pocket PC Phone, delivers the visual and ergonomic benefits of a large screen, and the latest Windows Mobile 6 platform in an easily portable, ultra-thin form factor for entertainment,...
£139.99 Toshiba Portege G710
News Hardware
The Toshiba Portege G710 personifies professionalism and embraces cutting-edge technology. Weighing only 130 g, this classy Smartphone packs a whole lot of punch. It comes with a 128 MB built-in ROM and 64 MB RAM memory as well...
£269 Nokia E71 Sim Free Unlocked Cell Phone with 3.2 MP Camera, 3G, Media Player, GPS (Gray)
News Software
The latest email-optimized device from the Nokia E-eries, the sleek and slender Nokia E71 makes it easy to stay on top of your email inbox with a full QWERTY keyboard and support for corporate communication via Microsoft...
£17.88 The IT Crowd: Series 1-3 Box Set - Limited Internet in a Box Edition
News Security
From the creators of FATHER TED and THE OFFICE comes THE IT CROWD, the popular British sitcom that’s taking the country by storm. Relegated to a dingy basement, Moss, Jen and Roy are their company’s last line...
£19.99 Memory Stick Micro M2 For Sony - 8GB - Sony With USB Reader - Limited BOND Edition
News Hardware
For a limited period, Sony are offering a limited BOND edition of this popular Micro M2 memory card, pre-loaded with special 'Bond' Content. Fear not, if you have no interest in Daniel Craigs super torso, just wallow in the...
£49.99 Sandisk Cruzer Micro 4GB Value Pack (x10 units)
News Hardware
The Sandisk Cruzer Micro 4GB USB Flash Memory Stick enables you to easily transfer, transport and access all your files and data. CDiscount sells those in pack of 10. In addition the handy Cruzer 4GB memory stick will remember...
