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Articles Posted on 28 April 2009

Sapphire Radeon HD 4770 CrossFireX Performance

Sapphire Radeon HD 4770 CrossFireX Performance

News Hardware

If frame rate performance was equal, which solution would make more sense: buying one expensive high-end video card, or combine two budget-priced middle-market video cards for less than the high-priced unit? For most consumers,...


Android Where Are You, I Know You Are Out There

Android Where Are You, I Know You Are Out There

News Mobile & Telco

I’m reliably told that there are many manufacturers working on many Android devices (ed : Samsung launched the i7500 smartphone yesterday). Meander around the blogs and someone will mention Motorola, another will...


Home Office & Phorm Exchanged Emails Over Service's Legality

Home Office & Phorm Exchanged Emails Over Service's Legality

News Security

There are claims that the Home Office has apparently been "colluding" with online behavioural advertising company Phorm over whether the firm's service was totally legal. The BBC revealed earlier today that it saw email exchanges...


Windows 7 Release Candidate Coming Next Week

Windows 7 Release Candidate Coming Next Week

News Hardware

Microsoft Corp. is to unveil release candidate (RC) for its upcoming Windows 7 operating system at the end of this month, a company official notified in a blog post.  Subscribers of TechNet and Microsoft Developer Network...


Nokia Slashes 450 Jobs Worldwide

Nokia Slashes 450 Jobs Worldwide

News Hardware

The world’s leading handset maker Nokia on Tuesday announced that it would axe another 450 jobs across the globe, in a bid to reduce costs to address the slumping demand for mobile phones.  “Altogether,...


Spotify Now Has One Million UK Subscribers

Spotify Now Has One Million UK Subscribers

News Mobile & Telco

Spotify has reached a major milestone, revealing that it reached one million registered user during the weekend in just a few weeks. The free music streaming website allowed users to register back in February 2009 and reached one...


Amazon Targets iPhone Platform With Stanza Acquisition

Amazon Targets iPhone Platform With Stanza Acquisition

News Web

E-commerce bellwether Amazon has snapped up a small start up firm Lexcycle Inc., a company known for its Stanza e-book reading application for iPhone, for an undisclosed sum.  Stanza has been a prominent iPhone application...


iPhone Musician Set To Perform At Wembley Stadium

iPhone Musician Set To Perform At Wembley Stadium

News Security

Taking music gigs to an entirely innovative and exciting level, singer and songwriter Gary Go will be using his iPhone instead of music instruments, like guitars and drums, to perform in music show at Wembley Stadium.  Mr...


Vodafone Launches Free iPhone Portal

Vodafone Launches Free iPhone Portal

News Mobile & Telco

Mobile network giant Vodafone has unleashed a free iPhone web portal, triggering a spell of speculations that O2’s exclusive deal with Apple may be ending in the near future. However, the network operator already has deals...


Selfridges Gets £1000 Exclusive Yellow Blackberry Bold Smartphones

Selfridges Gets £1000 Exclusive Yellow Blackberry Bold Smartphones

News Mobile & Telco

Commemorating its centenary, upmarket department store Selfridges has commissioned Research in Motion (RIM) to create ten special limited edition Blackberry devices using the store’s trademark yellow colour.  The back...


Apple Has Much To Crow About At The Moment

Apple Has Much To Crow About At The Moment

News Consumer

From a disappointing start in Europe, the iPhone has metamorphosed into the most spectacularly successful and design icon.   More than just a mobile phone, it has transformed an industry mired in big worthy companies...


Top 10 Most Confusing Technological Terms Revealed By Tech Helpline

Top 10 Most Confusing Technological Terms Revealed By Tech Helpline

News Mobile & Telco

Despite the extensive use of modern technological devices in UK, a number of technological words are quite perplexing for UK users leaving them scratching their heads, a recent survey revealed.   A survey of more than 5,000...


David Blunkett Calls For London Olympics To Be Protected Against Cyber Attacks

David Blunkett Calls For London Olympics To Be Protected Against Cyber Attacks

News Web

The upcoming 2012 Olympic Games in London could be disrupted by some serious cyber intrusions unless the UK government takes prompt action to beef up the country’s cyber defence capabilities, according to former Home...


European Commission Calls For "Cyber Cop"

European Commission Calls For "Cyber Cop"

News Security

The surge in cyberattacks against governments in the past few years has compelled the European Commission to call for a European "cyber cop" to overview the defense of critical network infrastructure. In a frank statement, the...


Confrontation Between Ofcom & BBC Over Project Canvas Looms

Confrontation Between Ofcom & BBC Over Project Canvas Looms

News Mobile & Telco

The BBC and Ofcom are on collision course over Canvas, the open industry standard television over IP project that the Beeb is planning to launch with ITV and BT. As reported last week, Canvas, which some have called the...


UK Government Drops Plans For Web, Phone and Email Monitoring

UK Government Drops Plans For Web, Phone and Email Monitoring

News Security

Offering a bit of relief to Internet Service Providers (ISPs), the UK government has announced that it has abandoned the proposed plan to create a centralised database comprising records of all UK telephone calls, emails and web...


T-Mobile Rolls Out High Speed Broadband On Virgin Trains

T-Mobile Rolls Out High Speed Broadband On Virgin Trains

News Hardware

In a bid to offer seamless internet connectivity to users while travelling, T-Mobile has joined forces with Virgin Trains to place its HotSpot service onto Pendolino Virgin trains.  The network vows to provide high speed...

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