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Articles Posted on 27 August 2009

MET Weather Supercomputer Amongst UK's Biggest Air Polluters

MET Weather Supercomputer Amongst UK's Biggest Air Polluters

News Consumer

UK's second fastest computer which is owned by the Met Office has been singled out as the reason why the Met Office headquarters in Exeter came amongst one of the worst public buildings in the UK when it comes to pollution. The...


5 Reasons Why The N900 Is Better Than The N97

5 Reasons Why The N900 Is Better Than The N97

News Mobile & Telco

Nokia's latest internet tablet N900 should be a much bigger success than the N97 in our humble opinion although the Finnish manufacturer doesn't want it to be called a smartphone. We've managed to list five reasons why we...


Vodafone To Double Mobile Broadband Speed To 14.4mbps

Vodafone To Double Mobile Broadband Speed To 14.4mbps

News Hardware

Mobile phone operator Vodafone has announced that it will be boosting its maximum theoretical limit for its mobile broadband service to 14.4mbps although many users may not even notice any increase at all. Vodafone currently...


Microsoft Slashes Xbox 360 Pro Price As Well

Microsoft Slashes Xbox 360 Pro Price As Well

News Security

Microsoft's just-announced price cut for its Xbox 360 Elite gaming console hides another one; the 360 Pro is also going down in price in UK although not officially and while stocks last before the SKU is officially abandoned. The...


Nokia Officially Debuts The N900 Internet Tablet

Nokia Officially Debuts The N900 Internet Tablet

News Software

As expected, Nokia has released the N900 which it is marketing as an Internet Tablet - or in Intel's jargon, a Mobile Internet Device - but looks like a bulkier N97 smartphone instead. The N900 is essentially a reworked, slightly...


Halifax & Abbey Criticised For Poor Online Security

Halifax & Abbey Criticised For Poor Online Security

News Security

Consumer champion Which? has carried out an extensive assessment of the security systems deployed on the websites of some of the biggest banks in the UK and singled out two of them because of serious security flaws. Nationalised...


Court Of Appeal Ruling Highlights Value Of Website Disclaimers

Court Of Appeal Ruling Highlights Value Of Website Disclaimers

News Security

Websites can owe a duty of care to people who visit them and rely on the information they provide, England's Court of Appeal has said. But while misstatements may provoke lawsuits, website warnings will mitigate liability,...


Council To Fit Dementia Patients With GPS Technology

Council To Fit Dementia Patients With GPS Technology

News Consumer

In what could be seen as an innovative use of modern GPS technology, a council is tagging vulnerable dementia sufferers with the satellite navigation technology to help make sure that they don’t get lost and remain...


Microsoft Appeals Against Word Injunction

Microsoft Appeals Against Word Injunction

News Software

Microsoft Corp. has filed a formal petition against the patent infringement verdict with a federal appeals court, putting forth its argument that the verdict would stop the company from selling its hugely popular Word processing...


£115 Novatech GeForce GTX260 Sonic SLI 896MB DDR3 HDMI/Dual DVI PCI-Express

£115 Novatech GeForce GTX260 Sonic SLI 896MB DDR3 HDMI/Dual DVI PCI-Express

News Hardware

Further equipped with 216 Stream Processor, GeForce GTX 260 Sonic, the overclocking edition, is to provide ultimate gaming and home entertaining experience whether it's ripping through DirectX 10 games at blazing fast frame...


£50 Hitachi DeskStar 1TB Hard Drive SATAII 7200rpm 16MB Cache - OEM

£50 Hitachi DeskStar 1TB Hard Drive SATAII 7200rpm 16MB Cache - OEM

News Hardware

The Deskstar 7K1000.B hard drive provides an exceptional blend of power efficiency and performance making it an ideal solution for power-friendly consumer and commercial PCs. Leveraging seventh-generation power management...


£30 p/m Blackberry Storm 9500 on Vodafone 300 minutes, 3000 texts, ultd internet

£30 p/m Blackberry Storm 9500 on Vodafone 300 minutes, 3000 texts, ultd internet

News Mobile & Telco

Feel the power of the Storm – exclusive to Vodafone. The information you need. The entertainment you want. And the email experience BlackBerry is famous for. If you want it all, the BlackBerry Storm mobile phone does it all...


Working From Home Could Save UK Economy Billions

Working From Home Could Save UK Economy Billions

News Consumer

UK businesses could save a massive up to £32 billion in transportation expenses if the employees are allowed to work from their homes more frequently, as workers are simply ready to accept salary cuts to strike a better...


£34.26 p/m Sony Xperia X1 Smartphone on Orange 900 min, ultd text, free bband

£34.26 p/m Sony Xperia X1 Smartphone on Orange 900 min, ultd text, free bband

News Mobile & Telco

The Xperia X1 from Sony looks great, packed with features it is sure to impress. This is Sony's first multimedia phone and comes with a full QWERTY keyboard, 3 inch touchscreen VGA display and a 3.2 megapixel camera, encased in a...


£24.47 p/mToshiba TG01 Smartphone on Orange 400 min, ultd text, free bband

£24.47 p/mToshiba TG01 Smartphone on Orange 400 min, ultd text, free bband

News Mobile & Telco

The TG01 is a rather large, touchscreen mobile phone, running on Windows Mobile 6.1 professional. Fully loaded with a wide range of top end features, the TG01 is designed to fight it out with the big boys of the touchscreen...


£400 Toshiba Regza 37AV635DB 37-inch Widescreen HD Ready LCD TV with Freeview and Resolution +

£400 Toshiba Regza 37AV635DB 37-inch Widescreen HD Ready LCD TV with Freeview and Resolution +

News Software

The REGZA AV63 series combines HD Ready picture processing with a stylish contemporary black high gloss design. All Regza AV63s feature Resolution+ technology which enhances standard definition content to virtually high...


£580 Sony BRAVIA KDL40S5500U 40-inch Widescreen Full HD 1080p LCD TV with Freeview

£580 Sony BRAVIA KDL40S5500U 40-inch Widescreen Full HD 1080p LCD TV with Freeview

News Software

All BRAVIA televisions are HD Ready with two HDMI connections as a minimum and come with an integrated digital tuner so there is no need for a set-top box to view Freeview TV and radio channels. After all advanced technology...


£35 p/m Samsung M8910 Pixon12 on Vodafone

£35 p/m Samsung M8910 Pixon12 on Vodafone

News Mobile & Telco

Samsung have been listening to feedback from the Pixon too, as they have included Wi-Fi in the Pixon 12, which joins v2.1 A2DP Bluetooth, GPRS, EDGE and HSDPA/HSUPA in the data connection line-up. A microSD card slot will accept...


Nokia To Debut Mobile Payment Service Called Money

Nokia To Debut Mobile Payment Service Called Money

News Security

Finnish mobile phone giant Nokia has announced to venture into mobile financial services domain with the launch of a new service, dubbed as “Nokia Money”, in a bid to reap benefits of the rapidly growing “mobile...


£399.99 Samsung Q1 Ultra Mobile PC

£399.99 Samsung Q1 Ultra Mobile PC

News Hardware

The Samsung Q1 Ultra keeps you moving with seamless connectivity. Being prepared isn't just having what you need, it's having the power of your PC in your hands. It's the freedom of staying connected anywhere. The Samsung Q1...


£147.65 BenQ G2420HD Widescreen Monitor 24.0 inch (1080i/1080p)

£147.65 BenQ G2420HD Widescreen Monitor 24.0 inch (1080i/1080p)

News Consumer

BenQ invites you to embrace the ultimate Full HD visual enjoyment that’s tailored to complement your personal lifestyle – a full lineup of Full HD 16:9 LCD monitors made to fit your room and your budget...


Amazon To Introduce Private Cloud Offer Via VPN

Amazon To Introduce Private Cloud Offer Via VPN

News Hardware

In a bid to address some of the security issues surrounding cloud computing, Amazon Web Services on Wednesday unleashed a new service to help organisations create their private clouds. Amazon’s signature Virtual Private...


Fujitsu To Eliminate 1200 Jobs In Britain

Fujitsu To Eliminate 1200 Jobs In Britain

News Mobile & Telco

Japanese tech giant Fujitsu has announced to axe 1,200 jobs in the UK, roughly around 10 percent of its UK workforce, as plunging sales due to the ongoing economic recession has taken a big bite off from its revenues. The...


Microsoft Drops Price Of Xbox 360 Elite Console In UK To £199

Microsoft Drops Price Of Xbox 360 Elite Console In UK To £199

News Security

Microsoft has pre-empted the launch of Sony's Playstation 3 Slim with a £30 reduction in the price of its high end gaming console the Xbox 360 Elite; the latter now comes with a suggested retail price of £199. In...


Microsoft Says Sorry For Editing Black Man Out Of Photo

Microsoft Says Sorry For Editing Black Man Out Of Photo

News Security

Microsoft has belatedly apologised for the row over a digitally modified photograph where the head of a black man was swapped for a white one but someone forgot to swap the hands as well. Since the story broke out early morning,...

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