Articles Posted on 03 July 2009
Microsoft Cancels IE8 Vomit Advert
News Web
An outcry among users has eventually prompted Microsoft Corp. to pull out the contentious online advert, which showed a woman throwing up many times. Tagged as 'Oh My God I'm Gonna Puke', or simply O.M.G..I.G..P, the ad featured...
UMD-Less PSP Was Part of PSP's Future From Beginning Says Sony
News Mobile & Telco
The head of Sony Corportation Entertainment product planning Naoya Matsui said in an interview that the company had been planning for a media-less PSP gaming console from the beginning. Talking to Japanese website Gamebusiness,...
Nintendo Wii HD To Dominate Console Market By 2015
News Consumer
An analyst is forecasting that Nintendo will continue to dominate the gaming console domain for the next couple of years or so, and that the HD iteration of Nintendo Wii console is there in the offing. Speaking to Edge Online,...
BT Says 50p Monthly Broadband Tax Not enough
News Hardware
BT has notified that a proposed monthly levy of 50p on phone landlines will not be sufficient to rollout fibre optic broadband across the entire UK. Addressing a meeting organised to discuss the next phase of fibre-optic rollout,...
UK DVD Sales Slump Dramatically As Blu Ray Enjoys Strong Growth
News Hardware
Nearly 100 million DVDs were sold during the first six months of 2009 according to the British Video Association which tracks sales of a number of video supports. The figure, although impressive, hides the fact that the sales...
Don't Use iPhone 3G and 3GS Above 35 Degrees Centigrade Says Apple
News Mobile & Telco
Apple has acknowledged that its new iPhone 3GS may be having some issues with regards to temperature its new smartphone can reach under normal circumstances. The company has been forced to issue a set of guidelines that will help...
Newspaper Publishers Demand Better Online Protection From Europe
News Consumer
The declaration emerged from attempts by publishers in Germany to have copyright law there changed to better protect newspaper publishers.The Hamburg declaration stops short of calling for new rights but did say that it welcomed...
Elonex Partners With Borders UK To Launch £189 Ebook Reader
News Software
Elonex and book chain Borders have announced that they will be selling an Ebook reader, the Ebook 600EB, for £189 and will come bundled with 100 free eBooks. These books will come from a list of all time classic eBooks and...
Orange UK To Launch Toshiba TG01 On July 9th?
News Software
Orange has managed to grab the Toshiba TG01 it seems although we don't know yet whether it will be an exclusive launch or not. The mobile network operator put up the description of the TG01 before pulling it down shortly...
