The extent of the software piracy issue in the United Kingdom was highlighted in the sixth annual BSA-IDC global software piracy study. Around 27 percent of software installed in the country are pirated, which is much higher than...

Dell has introduced a new cheaper netbook range called the Mini 10v which bucks the current trend of many manufacturers that prefer to charge more and shove more features down their products' chassis. With a starting price...

In a major achievement, Nintendo has maintained its hold on all the three top spots on Chart-Track's U.K. platform specific sales for the second continuous week, with its popular exercise Wii Fit keeping the top honours....

Sony's new X Series walkman range is meant to compete with Apple's iPod Touch and the iPhone and it does carry some impressive technology, all of which prospective customers will discover as from tomorrow. It is the first Walkman...

Mobile phone giant Vodafone is expected to launch its own mobile application development initiative to populate millions of its customers' smartphones with apps. The plan will see the operator allow developers to access its...

With the much anticipated launch of Wolfram Alpha scheduled for May 18, the creators of this natural language search engine have categorically stated that their search engine is not going to compete with Google and will instead...

Figures published by the Business Software Alliance show that 41 percent of all PC software applications installed in 2008 were pirated copies. This represents a rise of 3 percent over data published back in 2007. Losses to...

If a prediction made in a recent report by research firm Strategy Analytics is to be believed, Google Android operating system based phones are expected to grow by a staggering 900 percent this year.  The report which in...

Microsoft has announced at its TechEd event that it will be launching an invitation-only CTP (Community Technical Preview) program for the next version of Office in July 2009. The forthcoming version of Microsoft's Flagship...

Samsung appears to be heavily betting on Android as pictures and specifications emerged of the manufacturer's next Android smartphone together with hints about the next version of Android. Russian website, Mobile-review, says...

In yet another incident that has exposed the data security standards maintained at major organisations, hackers have managed to gain access to personal information of over 160,000 people at the University of California, Berkeley...

In an attempt to increase the audience of its e-book market, Amazon has introduced a new version of its Kindle Store that is designed for Apple's iPhone and iPod Touch and its interface is tailored towards interface of their...

With the European Commission (EC) all set to decide on the anti trust allegations against Intel, analysts are pointing to the possibility of the chip giant receiving a multi billion dollar fine for its anti-competitive...

With an eye on reducing online piracy in near future, some of the largest media organisations in UK including Channel 4, Virgin Media and BSkyB have joined hands to persuade Communication Minister, Lord Carter to tighten web...

In what many term as an yet another example of an innovative application from Google, the search giant is planning to introduce a mobile phone application named Star Droid which is designed to help people identify planets and...

The Data Protection Directive is old-fashioned and out of date, a report published by the UK's privacy regulator the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) has said. Commissioner Richard Thomas said that the European Union must...

Google is facing an attempt to file a class action lawsuit over its US policy of allowing companies to use trade marks they don't own to trigger their internet adverts. If it gathers enough participants, the suit could be costly...

Greek authorities have barred Google from taking photographs of its streets over fears about the privacy implications of the search giant's Street View service. The Greek Data Protection Authority (DPA) has requested more...

As a finance operations leader, you are being asked to do more with less. Now is the time to consolidate and act in what will undoubtedly be a challenging environment - not least for the Finance and Administration functions...