Articles Posted on 17 March 2009
New iPhone OS 3.0 Adds 100 New Features
News Consumer
Apple has finally unveiled the iPhone OS 3.0, its first major update to the iPhone and iPod Touch platform in nine months, which the company hopes, will allow the iconic devices to catch up with the competition. The iPhone 3.0...
5 Reasons Why Adamo From Dell Will Be A Dud
News Security
So Dell finally launched its Adamo laptop range after weeks of hints, pseudo news and tips, subtly leaked to the press and bloggers. But Dell's fashion statement laptop, epitomised by a stratospheric price and a cryptic website...
Online Video Regulation Structure Outlined By Government
News Web
Media regulator Ofcom will take over the regulation of video on demand services, but will delegate it to an industry-formulated co-regulator, the Government has said.The Government has published details of how it will ensure that...
Nokia Cans 1700 Jobs As Mobile Phone Sales Slump
News Hardware
Mobile phone manufacturer Nokia has announced that it will eliminate a further 1700 jobs amidst worsening economic conditions and a sharp decrease in global demand for its products. In a stern statement, the Finnish company said...
National Rail Enquiries Launches Nifty iPhone App
News Web
The organisation behind British's National Rail Network, NR Enquiries, has launched an application that allows iPhone and iPod Touch users to quickly access travel information using their portable devices. The application which...
We Tell Stories Gets Penguin SXSW Best Of Show Award
News Hardware
The UK has had a remarkable presence at the South by the Southwest show in Austin, Texas, with a small British company ‘Six to Start’ has made its mark by winning the top prize for its We Tell Stories. The...
UK Broadband Target May Need To Be Reassessed
News Hardware
Ofcom’s chief exec Ed Richards yesterday talked about the challenges the UK government could face in materialising its ambitious project of providing broadband for all in UK by the end of 2012. While speaking on...
Ericsson Demonstrates 0.5Gbps Broadband Using Copper Wires
News Hardware
Swedish Network equipment behemoth Ericsson has demoed a working broadband line that can reach a staggering 500Mbps using ordinary copper cables and Vectorized VDSL2 technology. This compares very nicely with the odd 2Mbps that...
Dell Releases World's Thinnest Laptop Ever, Adamo
News Software
Austin-based manufacturer Dell has finally unveiled the first laptop from its new Adamo luxury range which is undeniably targeting Apple's own Mac Book Air model and will be available in 24 countries worldwide. Dell has already...
Has T-Mobile Cut HTC's G1 Android Contract To £15 Per Month?
News Mobile & Telco
An advert in today's London Metro newspaper mentions that new customers could potentially get their mits on the new T-Mobile G1 Android phone for as little as £15 per month. The Combi 15 on an 18-month contract costs...
Digital Rights Agency Should Handle Digital Piracy Issues
News Consumer
As a key element of Lord Carter’s Digital Britain campaign, the UK government is seeking to create a Digital Rights Agency, which will watch over copyright issues for music and video over the web and educate users about...
Symbian Readies New OS Roadmap
News Software
Symbian Foundation has outlined its aggressive roadmap for the release of its open source software along with its S60 operating system in upcoming two years. According to its proposed roadmap, the foundation plans to come up...
Vodafone User Gets £22,000 Mobile Internet Bill
News Mobile & Telco
A Vodafone user in UK has been hit by a mammoth £22,000 as broadband bill after he downloaded TV episodes during a holiday excursion abroad. Will Pierce, 42, asserted that he along with his son Louis, had downloaded...
Let Gary McKinnon Walk Free Says Ex-Hostage
News Security
Human rights activist and a former Beirut hostage Terry Waite has asked the US government to drop the case against the British hacker Gary McKinnon, and instead the government must thank the hacker for “exposing the...
Tim Berners Lee Conned By Online Scammers
News Security
Sir Tim Berners-Lee, the father of the modern day internet, has disclosed how he was tricked by a fraudulent website when he went online to purchase a Christmas present, according to the reports from The...
