We've seen integrated graphics from Intel for several years, integrated into the chipsets of value-priced desktop and notebook PCs. Intel's 3D rendering capability has never been superior to that of discrete GPUs such as Nvidia's...

It wasn't until the Droid was revealed that a real explosion for Google's mobile OS took place. Palm today announced its signature WebOS devices, as the Pre and the Pixi have been upgraded and dropped onto Verizon's...

Palm didn't have a radical new device to show off at CES 2010, but the company did unveil improvements to its Pre and Pixi models, giving both phones the "Plus" moniker. The upgrades will be coming to Verizon -- not Sprint -- on...

Toshiba's new Cell processor-powered LEDTVs look to be fierce machines. They take the current trends in connected set-top boxes and home theater appliances and roll them up into a single package that is as much computer as it is...

Consumers have displayed a preference for versatile smartphone platforms, and their growth in the last two years has been significant.  Some experts subscribe to the belief that the mobile device market will eventually be...

Sony Computer Entertainment reckons it sold over 3.8 million PlayStation3 boxes in the the run-up to Yule. The sales figures for the five weeks following the last week of November 2009 represent a 76% increase in hardware sales...

In mid-2009, Novatel launched its MiFi portable 3G hotspot on both Verizon and Sprint, but last night Sprint upped the ante with a dual-mode 3G/WiMAX portable hotspot from Sierra Wireless called the Overdrive. The pocketable...

Boris Johnson, the Mayor of London, is all set to roll out London's open data project along with US Federal Chief Technology Officer Aneesh Chopra and NASA CIO Linda Cureton via live satellite link at the Consumer Electronic Show...

Motorola is fully committed to the Android platform, so that means with an increased number of devices on the platform, there are bound to be some experimental and outlandish ones coming from Motorola in the near future. One of...

Its similarity to the Barnes & Noble Nook may have spurred a lawsuit, but that isn't stopping Spring Design from releasing its dual-screen e-reader to the public next month.  The Android-based e-reader bears a remarkable...

Confirming the rumors of a brand new tablet PC, Microsoft and HP have unveiled an pint-sized tablet PC at the Consumer Electronic Show in Las Vegas, during CEO Steve Ballmer's opening key note speech.  The device, which...

The British government is currently embroiled in talks that will determine the fate of high speed broadband internet availability in Britain’s rural areas as the government will formulate the best way to utilise the cash...

Vodafone UK, the third largest telecom operator in Britain, has announced that it will not be rolling out the latest Sony Ericsson Xperia X2, which runs on Microsoft Windows Mobile 6.5 operating system.  The smartphone,...

Entertainment and Leisure Software Publishers Association (ELSP), an organisation established by video software publishers in the UK, has reported that in the year 2009, total video game software sales amounted to £1.621...

MSI and Novell have today announced the upcoming availability of SUSE Moblin preloaded on the MSI U135 netbook. As a result, MSI will become the first OEM to flog a fully-supported Atom-based netbook running Moblin-based...

Users of Microsoft’s Azure cloud based computing platform will now be charged for using the cloud service from 1st February 2010, the company has announced on the Windows Azure Team Blog.   Due to its nature, Azure...

GPS giant Tomtom, no doubt under pressure from johnny-come-lately satnav upstarts like Google and co, has announced that it will stop charging its users wads of cash to update its maps every time someone builds a new...

Microsoft Corp., has revealed that the software giant's latest productivity suite offering, Office 2010 Beta, has reached almost 2 million downloads within seven weeks after it was launched. Most analysts believe that Microsoft...

Zotac has announced a new ITX mother board aimed at home theatre PC applications which can make use of Intel's latest H55 chipsets. The H55-ITX Wifi will happily carry Core i3, i5 or i7 and LGA 1156 processors, feature two...

There have been predictions from every two-bit pundit capable of jabbing two fingers at a keyboard telling us that the era of the notebook will soon be over for some time now, but it would seem that someone forgot to tell every...

Bumbling Mayor of London Boris Johnson today announced that City Hall is to release online,"huge realms" of previously unavailable data for everyone to see and use free of charge.  The information will be made available...

In this podcast, Mick Walker From IBM & Steve Gold From ITProportal.com will be discussing the many faces of server virtualisation and how this rapidly evolving technology can benefit your organisation.  As...

In this podcast, Mick Walker From IBM & Steve Gold From ITProportal.com will be discussing how virtualisation can assist organisations when it comes to consolidating existing IT systems and infrastructures. Now, server...

Microsoft has announced that it has applied to the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) Scalable Vector Graphics working group, fuelling speculations that Internet Explorer might see SVG support being added to it in the near...

It's a busy morning before the CES show floor opens, and it's the one day of the year when you're guaranteed lots of exciting news from the biggest names in consumer electronics. Tim Conneally reports live from Sharp's press...

Microsoft has officially confirmed that it will be releasing its much-hyped Project Natal motion-sensitive controller technology as an add-on to the Xbox 360 console by the end of this year. The software giant had showcased the...

Amazon, Sony, and Barnes & Noble are now getting some intense new rivalry in the e-reader ring. With an entire section of the CES show floor devoted this year to e-readers, vendors demoing new entries in the category range...

Could Samsung be the next manufacturer with a Droid-quality smartphone on Android 2.1? And what are Samsung's plans to include Internet connectivity -- including a possible PC -- in its newest line of HDTVs? Betanews' Tim...

HP has updated its mini netbook series with the HP Mini 210, based on Intel's updated Atom chip. HP calls it a "compact and lightweight notebook PC"  and is boasting of the fact it comes in a range of four colours ...

Microsoft Corp., the California based software giant will roll out the new Office 2010 with an advertisement supported version for new PCs along with a cloud based version which will be capable of streaming Office to a PC to...

Those cheeky vandals at Ifixit have splashed out $530 on Google's Iphone-chasing Nexus one app phone and ripped it to bits just for fun. The handset - which features a 1GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon processor,  a 3.7-inch 480x800...

The family of Philip K Dick is considering suing Google over its use of the name Nexus for its new mobile phone. Dick was the genius science fiction author who penned Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?, the novel which was...

Microsoft has officially confirmed that it will be releasing its much-hyped Project Natal real-time gaming technology as an add-on to the Xbox 360 console by the end of this year. The software giant had showcased the technology,...

Just a day after Polycom presented a range of video conferencing products for homes, Cisco Systems has taken the wrappers off from its own home video-conferencing equipment. The company has used the CES stage in Las Vegas to...

The Conservative Party is looking ahead to "harness the collective wisdom" of the UK people to formulate efficacious policies, as the party has set a £1 million award for making a system that could make the act of...

According the word on The Street, Apple's much-anticipated tablet computer will definitley not have Intel inside. The device, which many believe will be hit retail in March, will use chips designed and manufactured by PA Semi, a...

BSkyB has confirmed that its upcoming Sky 3D television service will work with a wide range of 3D compatible TV sets poised to hit the shelves in the UK this year. The Consumers Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, which is...

In deal which is likely to put the willies up intel, AMD fab spin-off GlobalFoundries and Qualcomm today announced  a "non-binding" memorandum of understanding to collaborate on 45nm Low Power (LP) and 28nm (LP) technologies...

The efforts from cloud computing vendors to popularise the technology have apparently started paying off, with a latest research claiming that a majority of small and medium-sized businesses are more excited about the adoption of...

The reviews are mixed on the Nexus One, the new smartphone -- or, as Google puts it, "superphone" -- announced by Google yesterday. It's an Android 2.1 phone for the T-Mobile network, for now, with availability on Verizon...

Saint Bonio of U2 has been told to shut up by a number of international ISPs after telling the New York times that Internet providers are a bunch of evil greedy self-serving bar stewards. The Irish rocker came under fire after...

AMD is announcing what it calls "major innovations in the visual experience for consumers and businesses", at the 2010 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) today. The ex-chipmaker will refresh its mobile graphics for notebooks,...

The year 2009 was the second-strongest year on record for the UK videogames industry according to ELSPA (the Entertainment and Leisure Software Publishers Association) which today revealed annual sales figures from GFK...

At this moment at CES 2010 in Las Vegas, Pioneer is debuting an in-car entertainment platform designed to provide a full-color console and controls to users of Apple's iPods and iPhones. It's called the "AVH" series, and...

We've seen prototype wireless HDTV at both CES 2008 and CES 2009, but this year's upped the ante: It uses wireless power as well. Haier America Digital Products Group (ed: Haier is the fourth largest white appliance manufacturer...

Could Samsung be the next manufacturer with a Droid-quality smartphone on Android 2.1? And what are Samsung's plans to include Internet connectivity -- including a possible PC -- in its newest line of HDTVs? Betanews' Tim...