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Articles Posted on 25 August 2009

Sony Ebook Readers Now Available

Sony Ebook Readers Now Available

News Web

Sony has announced that two ebook readers that were presented earlier this month will be available as from tomorrow nationwide. The smaller of the two, the Reader Pocket Edition comes with a 5-inch E-ink screen and is available...


Sony Loses Money On Each PS3 Slim Sold

Sony Loses Money On Each PS3 Slim Sold

News Security

Sony is still losing money on its Playstation gaming console even if its newly released PS3 Slim has significantly lower manufacturing costs compared to the full size version. Speaking to The Times at last week's Gamescom, Kaz...


UK Launch of Hulu Postponed Until 2010 Says Report

UK Launch of Hulu Postponed Until 2010 Says Report

News Mobile & Telco

The launch of US-based free video on demand service, Hulu.com, has apparently been pushed back from September this year - which is next week - to early 2010, possibly in January, according to latest reports. According to the...


UK Government To Cut Internet For Persistent Filesharers

UK Government To Cut Internet For Persistent Filesharers

News Consumer

The Business secretary, Lord Mandelson, has apparently personally intervened to include an amendment to the Digital Britain report that would force ISPs to disconnect UK customers who share illegal content online. The...


Katie Price Flagged As Most Dangerous UK Celebrity Online

Katie Price Flagged As Most Dangerous UK Celebrity Online

News Security

A survey carried out by researchers at Security outfit McAfee found out that Katie Price or her alter ego, Jordan, is the most dangerous celebrity on the web as criminals try to cash in on her virtual assets by creating malware...


5230 To Be Nokia's Cheapest Touchscreen Phone

5230 To Be Nokia's Cheapest Touchscreen Phone

News Mobile & Telco

Nokia has announced the release of its cheapest touchscreen smartphone yet, the 5230, simultaneously in India and in Finland, showing the importance of developing countries in Nokia's plans. The mid-range model 5230 adopts the...


25-year Old Loophole In UK Video Law Makes Age Restriction Worthless

25-year Old Loophole In UK Video Law Makes Age Restriction Worthless

News Business & Government

For 25 long years, a legal cock up hidden in the Video Recordings Act, introduced by the Thatcherite government, laid undiscovered and could come back and bite current law makers hard. For more than two decades, the respective...


Online Retailers Seek Age Verification Mechanism

Online Retailers Seek Age Verification Mechanism

News Security

Online retailers will create an age-verification tool to allow shoppers to prove their age, the UK's online retail trade body has said. The solution is likely to involve asking the payment industry for extra information. The...


Sony To Spend £82m On PS3 European Campaign

Sony To Spend £82m On PS3 European Campaign

News Security

Sony is backing up the release of the PS3 Slim gaming console with a £82 million marketing campaign across its main European markets with £6 million allocated to UK alone. This will be the first major campaign for the...


£129.99 Nokia N810 Internet Tablet

£129.99 Nokia N810 Internet Tablet

News Mobile & Telco

The Nokia N810 Internet Tablet signifies a new phase in portable internet communication. You have ability to connect this pocket-sized device to the nearest Wi-Fi hotspot or over your Bluetooth mobile phone. The Nokia N810 allows...


Swedish ISP Pulls Plug On The Pirate Bay

Swedish ISP Pulls Plug On The Pirate Bay

News Security

In what could be considered as a big victory for the entertainment industry, the infamous peer-to-peer Bittorrent tracker site The Pirate Bay has been pulled offline after a Swedish court ordered for the site’s...


UK IT Market Recruits Most Immigrant Workers

UK IT Market Recruits Most Immigrant Workers

News Security

Tech firms and IT outsourcers are bringing in staff from outside the European Union to the UK at almost double the rate of any other industry, triggering renewed concerns that businesses are now employing transfers to bypass...


Channel 4 To Launch 3D Shows Ahead of Sky

Channel 4 To Launch 3D Shows Ahead of Sky

News Consumer

Taking a giant leap forward into 3D broadcasting domain, UK public-service television broadcaster, Channel 4, is planning to offer a small season of 3D programming shows this autumn, as the broadcaster joins hands with a...


Home Networking Segment Transformed By WiFi

Home Networking Segment Transformed By WiFi

News Hardware

Wi-Fi technology, along with mobile broadband, has noticeably transformed the way we use the internet, in spite of having certain demerits, according to John Dunn, editor of an IT website Techworld. Commenting upon ABI...


7 Things To Know About The Nokia Booklet 3G

7 Things To Know About The Nokia Booklet 3G

News Mobile & Telco

News that Nokia was going to launch a mobile computer first emerged back in February 2009 when Nokia's CEO Olli-Pekka Kallasvuo has confirmed that the company will be manufacturing something along those lines. Then came the news...


Microsoft Flogs Windows 7 UK Family Pack For £150

Microsoft Flogs Windows 7 UK Family Pack For £150

News Software

Three weeks after the announcement of Windows 7 Family Pack by Microsoft, the software giant has put a price on its Family pack offer; the 3-license pack will cost £150 or £50 per license. The family pack ressembles...


£399.99 Xufeng XF50QDT-2 Electric Scooter

£399.99 Xufeng XF50QDT-2 Electric Scooter

News Hardware

Do you want the best of both worlds - to save cash by dodging the cost of petrol, and to be more environmentally friendly by reducing emissions? The Xufeng XF50QDT-2 helps you to do both! This eco-friendly, 100% electric scooter...

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