Articles Posted on 16 June 2009
Google to delete Street View source images at privacy watchdogs' request
News Security
European privacy watchdogs have demanded that Google delete the original images behind its Street View service. The company has said it will comply with the demand in the "long term".Street View has raised privacy concerns...
Opera Unite Brings Server Functionality To Your Browser
News Web
Opera Software has released Unite, technically an updated version of its Opera 10 browser, and introduced a feature that other mainstream browsers could well be scrambling to emulate within the next few months. Unite is...
RIM Unveiled The Blackberry Tour 9630
News Mobile & Telco
RIM has announced a surprising new addition to the Blackberry family; the Tour 9630, also called a World Phone, looks like a Curve and the Bold but comes without WiFi compatibility. The smartphone which also boosts 3G...
Hunch Introduces Social Decision Engine Concept
News Web
Taking the interaction quotient of the internet search engines to an entirely new level, Flickr founder Caterina Fake has come up with yet another revelation in the guise of “Hunch.com” - a website that is claimed to...
BBC.com Gets Luke Bradley-Jones As Managing Director
News Mobile & Telco
The BBC has named Luke Bradley-Jones, the former exec VP of digital media and business development at BBC Worldwide in the US, as the next managing director of BBC.com, the non-UK version of the corporation's...
UK Government To Launch US-Like Cybersecurity Center
News Security
The UK government is gearing up to launch a national cybersecurity centre to deal with soaring threats of hacking attacks from foreign states as well as criminal gangs. Gordon Brown is likely to announce details of the move...
Samsung's Brand New Jet Smartphone Available For £30 Per Month At Vodafone
News Mobile & Telco
UK mobile phone operator Vodafone has apparently started selling the promising Samsung Jet Smartphone for as little as £30 per month on a rather long 24 month contract According to an advert on page 10 of today's London...
4 Alternatives To Virgin Media's Unlimited Music Offer
News Consumer
Virgin is set to offer a free unlimited DRM-free music download service for as little as £15 although there are several roadblocks ahead that could derail the scheduled launch for the end of the year. Apart from the fact...
Digital Britain Report Unlikely To Speed Up Nationwide Superfast Broadband Roll Out
News Software
The highly-anticipated Digital Britain report, which is expected to be launched later this afternoon, would probably disappoint a huge chunk of UK users seeking superfast broadband connections by the end of 2012. The report is...
Carphone Warehouse To Offer Rebates On iPhone 3G S Upgrades
News Mobile & Telco
Carphone Warehouse, the only high street retailer that will have the right to sell new iPhone 3G S legally, will allow punters to swap their old iPhone smartphones for the new one and pay the difference. According to soon-to-be...
Samsung Announces The Jet S8000 Smartphone
News Mobile & Telco
Samsung's latest weapon to obliterate Apple's iPhone - formerly known as Cubic and now labelled Jet S8000 - has been released in the UK a few hours ago. The handset comes with a 3.1-inch AMOLED screen that can display an...
