Articles Posted on 16 July 2009
Amazon To Launch UK Mobile Phone Network?
News Web
US Retailer Amazon may well be mulling plans to release a low-cost mobile phone network - as well as the Kindle DX - as revelations about its interest in becoming a mobile virtual network operator surfaced. Barring...
Three Quarters Of Music Aficionados Prefer CDs To Downloads
News Software
Media and technology research agency, Leading Question, together with Music Ally released the results of a survey they carried out that reveals that an overwhelming proportion of music fans prefer music CDs to MP3 downloads. The...
Apple To Allow Orange, T-Mobile To Sell iPhone 3G
News Mobile & Telco
O2 will be losing the exclusivity on the iPhone in the UK to Orange and T-Mobile as early as September 2009 although it looks like only the older version of the iPhone will be initially freed. Both Orange and T-Mobile have been...
Amazon To Launch Kindle In The UK Before Christmas
News Web
E-tailer giant Amazon is set to launch its popular electronic reader, the Kindle, in the UK as it tries to release the device in UK and possibly in Europe before Christmas 2009. Mobile today revealed that Amazon has already...
Microsoft To Open High Street Stores Next To Apple's
News Software
Microsoft is starting to adopt Apple's marketing strategy it seems as there are claims that the software giant will be launching stores in the US "right next door to Apple's" by Autumn, according to Microsoft's Chief Operating...
Zotac ION A-Series ITX Motherboard
News Hardware
ITX motherboards have been around for long time now. The problem is, they’ve been so far behind in technology and with such high price tags it makes them an option not even worth considering. However, with the release of...
MSI X58M Motherboard
News Software
Intel X58 based motherboards are the only motherboard chipsets that are available to support the Core i7 CPUs which are the fastest CPUs on the consumer side of things on the computer market at the moment. One thing about the...
Broadband's Digital Dividend Explored By British Government
News Hardware
While mobile broadband could play a pivotal role in the development of rural economies in the UK, several industry analysts are of the opinion that the rivalry among mobile broadband operators could eventually wreck the...
HTC Smartphones Have Bluetooth Security Flaw
News Security
Recent reports have suggested that the Windows Mobile powered HTC smartphones have a serious Bluetooth vulnerability which could lead to exploitation of data stored on the handset. According to the reports, it is a flaw in HTC...
Recession Risks Loom Large For Tech Firms, Finds Survey
News Hardware
Technology, media and communications executives say that they are reviewing their risk processes for fear of bank and contractor collapses and currency fluctuations, according to a risk advice and insurance company.Marsh surveyed...
Virgin Media To Launch 50mbps-Ready Netbook
News Consumer
Virgin Media has announced that it will be flogging netbooks under a new brand called Freedom and these will be available for free to existing and new Virgin Media customers. The small print however says that interested parties...
Microsoft Captures Top Spot Of Superbrands List
News Mobile & Telco
In an annual survey of top 500 Superbrands, the software bellwether Microsoft has emerged as the most powerful brand in the UK, as last year’s top brand Google slips to the third spot. The survey, to draw up the list of the...
Conservatives Will Demand Changes To Extradition Law
News Security
In a tense debate in parliament, the Conservatives demanded extradition treaty between the UK and the US to be revisited so as to circumvent injustice to those indicted, taking the case of the self-confessed hacker Gary McKinnon...
Will Microsoft Release Windows 7 Family Deal For Europe?
News Software
Microsoft is set to release a special package called Windows 7 Family pack which will allow users to install Windows 7 Home Premium on up to three computers in a household. A handful of US sellers, including eCost and Buy.com,...
South Korean DDOS Cyberattacks Came From Britain
News Security
It has been claimed that the recent distributed denial of services (DDoS) attack which plagued the US and the South Korean government as well as business websites has its roots in the UK. A Vietnamese computer security company,...
£89.97 Microsoft Windows 7 Professional E (PC)
News Software
With Windows 7 Professional, fewer walls stand between you and your success. You can run many Windows XP productivity programs in Windows XP Mode and recover data easily with automatic backups to your home or business network....
