Articles Posted on 31 March 2009
HP To Release ARM-based, Google Android Netbooks
News Mobile & Telco
HP, the world's biggest PC manufacturer, could be considering plans to build Netbooks based on Google's Android and using ARM platform. The Wall Street Journal reports that Satjiv Chahil, a vice president at HP's PC...
Dell Releases HD Ready Mini 10 Netbook
News Software
Dell has announced that the latest refresh of its Mini 10 Netbook will support HD content for an extra $35, which boosts the screen resolution to 1366x768. The new Dell Mini 10 has a rather thick frame, an integrated TV tuner -...
Sony Cuts Playstation 2 US Price To $99 - No PS3 cuts
News Consumer
Japanese Consumer Electronics giant Sony has announced that it is dropping the price of its popular last generation gaming console, the Playstation 2 to only $99, a 25 percent drop from its suggested retail price of $130. The...
European Commission Publishes Guidance On Overseas Transfers Of Personal Data
News Security
The European Commission has prepared a set of questions and answers as well as a flowchart to help companies understand when they can and when they cannot send personal data abroad.The European Union's Data Protection Directive...
Tomtom Agrees Patent Payouts To Microsoft
News Software
Navigation device maker TomTom has agreed to make patent payouts to Microsoft for five years, settling a lawsuit brought against it by the software giant. TomTom said that the settlement does not break any licence terms for the...
25-year Old Man Dies After Playing Nintendo Wii
News Consumer
Tim Eves from Great Yarmouth in Norfolk died a few minutes after playing a session of Wii Fit with his girlfriend and one of his friends. The two tried to revive him after having called an ambulance but he was declared dead by...
Google Cache Reveals 19000 UK Cardholders' Details
News Security
Google's cache feature has apparently revealed the credit card details of more than 19,000 UK residents which were accidentally released by cybercriminals and spidered by Google's bots. The search engine cache functionality is a...
Seagate Debuts VHS-Like HD Media Player
News Hardware
Seagate has just released Freeagent Theater HD Media player looks like an old version Betamax/VHS tape recorder and it should not come as a surprise given the fact that the manufacturer says hard disk drives are the next video...
Is Skype For iPhone A Telco Trojan Horse?
News Mobile & Telco
Apple seems to have the knack to impose whatever it wants on telecommunication giants like T-Mobile, O2 or AT&T, whatever their sizes without having much to worry. The company imposed the iPhone design, the fact that it...
Microsoft Finally Kills Online Encyclopedia Encarta
News Business & Government
After several years of lingering in the shadow of Wikipedia, Microsoft has decided to close down its once very popular Encarta website and will also stop selling Student and Encarta Premium software products. On a statement on...
Skype for SIP, an answer to the IT manager’s prayer?
News Mobile & Telco
In a move that for the first time sees Skype embrace open standards, the company has announced the start of a beta program for a Skype/SIP Gateway, called Skype for SIP. While it is hard to deny Skype’s success and...
Motorola Unveils Evoke QA4 : A Palm Pre Clone
News Mobile & Telco
Motorola has finally announced a decent competitor to the Apple iPhone in the form of an oval-shaped slider smartphone called the Evoke QA4. The handset, which runs on a Symbian OS, comes with a large 2.8-inch touchscreen display...
Wireless & Mobile 2009
News Hardware
Wireless & Mobile 2009 is set to be the most exciting edition of this event yet, once again earning its place as the UK's leading specialist wireless event. Hosting over 150 leading communications IT companies featuring...
