Articles Posted on 19 May 2009
TalkTalk Addresses Tiscali Users Queries
News Hardware
Since the news of acquisition of Tiscali by their rival TalkTalk hit the blogosphere, existing Tiscali users have really been concerned about their service contracts and raised a number of questions about the change in...
Nokia 5800 Comes With Music Set To Hit The Floor On Friday
News Consumer
In its attempt to lure music enthusiasts, Nokia has decided to launch Comes With Music edition of its Nokia 5800 smartphone device.The SIM-free version of the handset will hit the manufacturer’s store...
Speed Camera Brings In £1 Million In Five Months
News Security
A temporary speed camera installed to catch motorists racing through a roadworks site in London has generated a whopping £1 million in form of fines in just five months since its installation.The speed camera, which was...
Twitter Relies On Tools and Services, And Not Ads, For Revenue
News Security
Twitter co-founder Biz Stone has finally thrown some light on the business model of this highly popular micro-blogging service by mentioning that the website could use tools and services, and not advertising, to generate revenue...
Microsoft Readies Windows Mobile 6.5 for Shipping to Manufacturers
News Mobile & Telco
Microsoft’s Windows Mobile Developer Team has reportedly let slip the news that the company has finally completed work on its Windows Mobile 6.5, and it’s ready to be shipped to manufacturers. In a Twitter update...
Google Reports Rise In Search Market Share
News Web
Unsurprisingly, Google has again emerged as the topmost destination for web searchers in US in the month of April, with the search engine giant managing to gain some market share during the period, according to the figures...
Palm Pre Hitting Shelves In June
News Mobile & Telco
Settling rumours over launch date of the highly anticipated smartphone Palm Pre, the New York Times reported that the handset is all set to hit the US market in the first week of June.“The season’s most compelling...
UK Government Underestimated Smart-Meters Cost, Says Expert
News Consumer
The UK government has been alerted that the cost of rolling out smart meters across the country could be more than what had been estimated earlier.Last week, the government approved installation of 47 million new gas and...
Yoko Ono To Judge Twitter Poetry Contest
News Consumer
Micro-blogging phenomena Twitter is to host the first ever real-time haiku poetry competition, with judges Yoko Ono and British poet Jackie Kay deciding the best verses from various entries posted live on the digital billboard at...
RFID chips: European Commission publishes recommendation on privacy
News Security
Computer chips that identify themselves over the airwaves must only be kept live in consumer products if the shopper specifically asks for them not to be deactivated, the European Commission has said.The Commission said that...
Harvard professor says downloading is 'fair use'
News Security
Downloading music without the permission of the copyright holder should qualify for copyright laws' exemptions for 'fair use', a Harvard academic has said. Partial responsibility lies with the music industry itself for failing to...
