Articles Posted on 05 March 2009
Asus Kills 7-inch EEE PC Laptop; Prices To Rise?
News Mobile & Telco
Asus has announced at CeBIT Conference in Hanover that the Taiwanese company would no longer build 7-inch EEE PC netbooks for mature (i.e. richer) markets. Instead the company would churn out 10-inch versions which incidentally...
Gaming Good For Children Says Microsoft Survey
News Software
A survey commissioned by game and software giant Microsoft has come to the conclusion that game is "broadly beneficial" to children. The research, which forms part of the XBox maker's annual "Play Smart, Play smart" study,...
Industry’s Behavioural Ad Guidelines Criticised By Digital Rights Group
News Security
The trade body for the online advertising industry has produced guidelines for companies to follow to ensure that behavioural advertising does not breach users' rights to privacy. Privacy activists have said the rules do not...
Disparate Privacy Features Devalue ID Cards, Warns Eu Security Agency
News Security
The failure of European Union nations to co-ordinate the privacy features of identity cards will be a major barrier to their usefulness, an EU agency has said. The EU's network security agency hopes countries will co-ordinate...
Spotify Users' Data Stolen: True or False?
News Security
Spotify's revelations last night that its password hashes had been stolen has given rise to a number of comments online which has led the free online service to issue an update to its original post. Earlier today, the BBC and a...
Acer Reveals £44 Windows 6.5 Smartphone Project At CeBIT
News Mobile & Telco
Acer has unveiled a number of smartphones amongst which is a £44 (Eur 49) model which is set to run on, wait for it, Windows Mobile 6.5. Presented by Aymar de Lencquesaing, Acer's smartphone boss, the top of the range...
UK ISPs Fleece Broadband Customers With High Support Line Rates
News Hardware
A recent survey from the consumer magazine Which? has revealed that a majority of Internet service providers (ISPs) are using higher-cost numbers for offering technical support to the users. The survey, which included 45...
Microsoft Pushes Vista & Server 2008 SP2 Release Candidates Live
News Software
As anticipated, Microsoft has yesterday issued the release candidate of Windows Vista Service Pack 2 (SP2) to the general public that can be downloaded from the company’s website as 32-bit as well as 64-bit...
O2 Unveils Joggler Electronic Post-It Device
News Mobile & Telco
Telefonica-owned O2 has released a brand new electronic device called the Joggler, which some have described as the modern day equivalent of a post-it or a notice board for your family or for a small business. Joggler has to be...
PIC : Apple's Concept Mac PC Keyboard
News Hardware
Hot on the heels of Asus's EEE PC Keyboard, we asked our resident designer, Hannah, to give us a sneak peek, a model of what a similar product designed by Apple might look like. It lacks some subtleties (like relabelled...
EXCLUSIVE : Asus Launches Stealthy EEE Tablet Netbook
News Hardware
For some reasons, Asus's first Netbook Tablet PC did not make the headlines; the EEE PCT T91 is the first portable member of the EEE Family to come with a touchscreen and there's more to it. Details are quite scant but we know...
The Training Zone – A Free Repository for Training Materials
News Consumer
Ben Chai editor of Learning Technologies magazine chats with Training Zone Features Editor, Susie Finch and Training Zone Managing Editor, Steve Roth to gain some insights into the TrainingZone.co.uk website. The site...
Facebook Targets Twitter With Subtle HomePage Redesign
News Mobile & Telco
Facebook is all set to rock the blogosphere by bringing a string of modifications in homepages of its 175 million users that will make the platform more suitable for blogging purposes. The series of new modifications,...
Could Microsoft Partner With Netflix Over VoD In UK?
News Hardware
Just around a week after Microsoft announced a deal with NBC Universal, the software giant failed to provide with a definite confirmation about a possible agreement with Netflix to bring in some more content to its Xbox Live for...
IAB Lays Down Guidelines For Targeted Online Advertising
News Security
UK’s trade body for advertising, the Internet Advertising Bureau (IAB), has put forth a set of directives on contentious targeted internet ads, which track the users’ behaviour over the web and present them with the...
£119.99 LaCie Network Space 1TB External Hard Drive NAS Network Attached Storage
News Software
LaCie's Network Space 301389EK is a high-capacity external hard drive that's perfect for centralising and sharing files withina network or on UPnPTM AV-certified digital media players. The Network Space 301389EK is easy tohook...
Buy Windows XP Pro, Get a Free IBM PC!
News Security
If you are looking for a Windows XP Professional License but can't seem to get it at the right price, buy Windows XP License for £65 and get a free IBM computer delivered for free. The IBM Thinkcentre desktop is a slim...
EVGA GTS-250 1 GB Superclocked Edition
News Hardware
Nvidia recently unveiled its new GTX-2xx lineup of enthusiast GPU's which are an Enthusiast class GPU. They were met with great enthusiasm and performed better than any previous generation of GPU's we've seen from...
£509.99 Aspire 7720G Core 2 Duo T5270 2GHz 3GB 250GB 17" WXGA+ Blu-Ray
News Hardware
The Aspire 7720 is based on Acer's nnovative Gemstone design which breaks away from tradition and looks beyond mere benefits and technological advances. Designed for demanding multimedia users it is using the powerful Intel...
£509.97 Hewlett Packard 6830s Laptop with Blu-ray and a 17-inch Screen
News Mobile & Telco
This 6830s is a Laptops Direct exclusive and is a superb all rounder from HP, with a great range of features at a price point that is unbeatable for the meaty spec that you get here! With a powerful Intel Dual-Core processor you...
£449 Acer Aspire M5201 Quad Core 4GB 1.2TB Dedicated graphics Blu-Ray
News Software
This is a fantastic deal and certainly one of the best allrounders of the year. We haven't seen something so hot since the £299 Quad Core Dells and Acers were around last year. This Acer Aspire M5201 comes with a Powerful...
£24.44 Philips ADSL Modem Router & USB Adapter
News Hardware
Set up a wireless network with the Philips ADSL Modem Router & USB Adapter. The Philips router transfers data at 54MB per second and features a firewall and encryption capability for security. This starter kit features...
