Articles Posted on 30 July 2009
Apple Launches 2TB Time Capsule Backup Device
News Hardware
Apple has updated its stylish backup device, the Time Capsule, and added a 2TB version to the family which replaces the existing 500GB version and costs a stonking $499. The cost of the 1TB model drops to $299 down from $499. The...
Free Music, Movie, Software : Microsoft Fights Back
News Software
Microsoft is not accustomed to giving people free stuff but something has fundamentally changed in Redmond; after a free streaming music service unveiled a few days ago, the software giant has announced a free video on...
Virgin Media Follows Tesco Mobile With Unlimited Monthly Tariff
News Security
Virgin Media are set to launch an 18-month mobile phone contract that promises unlimited texts and calls and became the second network after Tesco Mobile to launch such a deal.Interestingly, like Tesco Mobile, Virgin Media is a...
UK ID Card Officially Unveiled By Government
News Security
Alan Johnson, the home secretary, has shown the final design of the national identity card, which is set to cost £30 but could be axed as early as next year.Mr Johnson said at the launch that the card is a "no brainer" and...
LG BL40 Chocolate Smartphone Officially Presented
News Mobile & Telco
Korean Manufacturer LG has unveiled its second generation chocolate phone, the BL40, which was briefly outed back two weeks ago and will come with some fantastic features.There's that gorgeous 21:9 ultrawide 4-inch LCD display...
IBM Set To Acquire Statistics Company SPSS
News Business & Government
International Business Machine Corp. (IBM) has announced its plans to snap-up SPSS Inc., a Chicago-based firm specialises in developing software to help businesses figure out upcoming trends along with shifts in consumer...
Microsoft Latest Hack Involves "Errant Ampersand"
News Security
Microsoft Corp. On Tuesday ascertained that a single extra character in its own coding is accountable for the bug that has enabled hackers to exploit its signature web browser Internet Explorer (IE) since earlier this month.The...
Windows 7 Ultimate Product Activation System Cracked
News Software
In what could be considered as a big blow to the anti-piracy mechanism incorporated in Microsoft’s forthcoming Windows 7 operating system, the reports for the first crack in the yet to be publicly released OS has been doing...
Microsoft Launching Internet VOD Service To Compete With Hulu
News Mobile & Telco
Microsoft is upping the ante as it prepares for the launch of its MSN Video player under the supervision of former BBC man and father of Project Kangaroo, Ashley Highfield.The latter left the Corporation to become the managing...
Is Spinvox Spinning Its Way Out Of Controversy?
News Consumer
In an intriguing story, the BBC has claimed that the speech to text messaging company, Spinvox, primarily depends upon outsourced call centres to transcribe voice messages instead of an automated tool as the firm touts.A recent...
Confidential FBI Data Gets Uploaded On File Sharing Networks
News Security
The haphazard usage of a well-known file sharing technology has eventually resulted in disclosure of critical government as well as personal details, a Congressional panel learned on Wednesday.A bunch of sensitive details...
Apple Finally Launches iDisk App For iPhone/iPod
News Hardware
After around a month’s wait, Apple has finally released its free MobileMe iDisk app for the iPod and iPhone users, enabling them to access their iDisk files using these blockbuster handheld devices.Formerly announced during...
Bill Gates' Foundation Donates £25 million To Irish Charity
News Mobile & Telco
The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has pledged a grant of $41 million to an Ireland-based charity organisation to back child health programmes and put a check on soaring infant and mother death rates across six developing...
Tesco Mobile Launches "Unlimited" £30 Mobile Phone Contract
News Mobile & Telco
Tesco might only be a small MVNO but the company is showing how far it can go with a fixed rate £30 monthly contract which comes with everything for free, subject to terms and conditions.Customers can expect unlimited...
