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Articles Posted on 05 March 2009

Asus Kills 7-inch EEE PC Laptop; Prices To Rise?

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

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

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

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?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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?

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

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

£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!

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

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

£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

£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

£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

£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...

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