Articles Posted on 14 December 2009
Apple Rolls Out Major App Store Update
News Mobile & Telco
Apple has quietly rolled out a major user interface update for its popular App Store on Saturday morning in a bid to make it more convivial and easier to navigate. Visitors to a webpage can identify the most important visual cues...
Amazon To Launch Kindle App For iPhone In UK
News Software
iPhone and iPod Touch users will soon be able to get Amazon's Kindle capabilities on their favourite smartphone as the world's biggest etailer has announced that it will be releasing a Kindle app in the UK and in 60 other...
Dell Launches Multi Touch Capable Inspiron One 19 & Studio 17
News Software
Dell has debuted two new computers that have multi touch capabilities, the Inspiron One 19 and the Studio 17, both of which come unsurprisingly, with Windows 7 Home Premium. Users can use touchscreen gestures such as drag, pinch,...
O2 Achieves 150Mbps Download Speed In 4G UK LTE Trial
News Mobile & Telco
O2, one of Britain’s most popular telecomm service providers, has announced that it has completed its very first trial of Long Term Evolution, which is being hailed as the next generation 4G mobile phone technology, in...
Sony Ericsson Debuts "Greenheart" Elm and Hazel Smartphones
News Mobile & Telco
Sony Ericsson has announced the launch of two new eco-friendly handsets, the Hazel and the Elm, which both come with a number of environmental friendly credentials aimed at Earth-loving mobile phone users. Back in June, the...
Nuance To Buy Spinvox For $150 Million?
News Consumer
| British Startup Spinvox could be acquired by US-based Speech specialist company Nuance for around $150 million according to sources close to the deal. The Independent and Sunday Times have both reported that investors in the...
Acer join the Android Invasion
News Mobile & Telco
Androids march continuesAcer is a Taiwanese manufacturer that recently overtook Dell to become the world's second-largest seller of PC’s (behind Hewlett-Packard). CEO Gianfranco Lanci has the stated goal of being one of the top...
8 Things To Know About The Google Nexus One Smartphone
News Mobile & Telco
We've compiled all the pieces of data that we could get on Google's Nexus One, otherwise known as the Google Phone. Some of it, it has to be said, is speculation and/or rumours but since photos have emerged, there are more than a...
Apple Postpones 27-inch iMac Until After Christmas
News Hardware
Apple has delayed the shipment times of its 27-inch iMac by up to two weeks after it was revealed that display issues and malfunctioning screens have apparently plagued the popular models. The Cupertino-based company however says...
Amazon To Let Customers Determine Pricing For Its EC2 Service
News Hardware
Amazon is taking a page out of Ebay's (or Easyjet's) book by offering the possibility for its customers to name their prices in a process that Amazon calls Sopt Instances. Users will be able to bid on unused Amazon EC2 capacity...
Guardian Debuts £2.39 iPhone App
News Web
Guardian, one of Britain’s most read newspapers, has rolled out its very first application for the iPhone and iPod Touch in a bid to explore residual revenue streams. It will allow users to gain access to media rich content...
UK Broadband Still Lagging Behind Other Developed Countries Says OECD
News Hardware
A recent study of worldwide internet connections, which was done by Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), has revealed the fact that UK is lagging behind in terms of broadband internet speed. The study...
Oracle Promises Not To harm MySQL To Please EU
News Security
Oracle’s high-profile takeover of Sun Microsystems appears all set to be cleared by the European Commission regulators, after the former pledged to safeguard competition in the database software segment, according to media...
Gluster Overhauls Open Source Clustered Storage Technology
News Hardware
Gluster Inc., a specialist in providing effectual open source storage solutions, has announced the common availability of “Gluster Storage Platform”, which its users can merge with commodity hardware applications to...
Virtualisation, Cloud Computing Could Make Life Easier For Cybercriminals
News Hardware
While cloud computing and virtualisation technology are increasingly transforming the work patterns of contemporary organisations, the two technologies claimed to have their own shades of grey, according a recent report from a...
EU To Limit MP3 Devices Volume
News Hardware
The European Commission has unveiled plans to place restrictions on maximum volume levels on contemporary MP3 players. This comes as its response to a campaign calling for taking measures to check the hearing damages that could...
Windows Mobile 7 Delayed Until End 2010?
News Mobile & Telco
It appears that Microsoft Corp. will be banking on its existing Windows Mobile version 6.5 for a major part of the next year, as the company is reportedly pushing back the launch date of the next iteration, dubbed as...
Microsoft Buys Opalis To Boost Data Centre management Offerings
News Hardware
In a move that would help Microsoft to augment its datacentre management capabilities quite significantly, the software giant has announced that it has snapped up a privately-held IT process software automation company, named...
IBM To License Memory Technology From Wozniak-backed Fusion-IO
News Hardware
IBM has announced that it will use technology developed by memory startup Fusion-IO in its System X server range in a bid to slash I/O bottlenecks through the use of the IOPS solid state storage appliance adapter. Publicity-shy...
Google Phone To Become Nexus One As More Details Emerge
News Mobile & Telco
Every passing day it seems brings it fair share of information on Google's forthcoming Google Phone, also known as the Nexus One, whose pictures have been peppered all over the internet it seems. The phone, see below, appears to...
Nokia downturn hits Salo factory
News Mobile & Telco
Nokia announced it is to place up to 2000 workers on compulsory unpaid leave (or furlough), at its prestige factory in Salo, Finland. The factory site has been operating since the 1970’s and featured in this video, producing the...
Google Inc Nexus One
News Mobile & Telco
Numerous reports have surfaced over the weekend, including an article in the Wall Street Journal, confirming the launch of a phone direct from Google Inc. Named as the Nexus One, market analysts predict the Gphone will be sold...
£350 HP Pavilion p6110uk Desktop PC AMD Phenom X4 9650 4GB RAM 640GB HDD Radeon HD 4350 Graphics
News Consumer
The deep glossy piano black with a touch of chrome make the HP Pavilion p6100 desktop PC series a stylish addition to any home. Hidden connectors and disc drives add to the sleek styling. This feature-packed desktop PC features...
£458 Dell Vostro 320 All in One Core 2 Duo 19-inch 2GB 320GB WIndows 7
News Software
The powerful, space-saving Vostro All-in-One transforms desktop computing with its sleek clutter-free design and full desktop processor power. Start transforming your workspace from the moment you take your Vostro All-in-One out...
