Articles Posted on 28 January 2010
5 Ways To Make Microsoft Windows 7 OS Faster
News Software
Want to give Windows 7 Ultimate an extra boost? itching to make your Windows 7 Home Premium faster perform much faster? Dying to improve te performance of Windows 7 Professional. Let's face it, making Windows 7 faster sounds as...
Could Apple Launch A Mini-Me iPad?
News Software
Kudos to the Register for coming up with an "exclusive" about a potential Pocket iPad which would be a pocket-sized version of the tablet device complete with voice technology. A deep throat who knows a lot about the...
UK Mobile Network Operators Line Up For Apple iPad Data Deal
News Hardware
AT&T, the initial Apple iPhone partner in the US, has already been announced as the first partner to get the iPad on its network and there are already rumours that mobile networks in the UK are also looking for a piece of the...
Virtual Teardown Shows Apple iPad Tablet Costs $399
News Security
Now that we have more details of the Apple iPad out in the wild, we will be proceeding to a virtual teardown à la iSuppli, using data available from the analyst firm; for that, we will use the teardown they did of the...
Activision flogs old games without DRM
News Consumer
Swollen games publisher Activision has just signed a deal with Good Old Games to offer several of its classic games via the retro retailer’s website. GoG’s ‘Activision Month’ will see a veritable goody bag...
Apple Is Doing A "Gillette" With The iPad
News Software
Apple is employing the same sales strategy as razor blade manufacturer Gillette for the iPad tablet it seems as it announced a slew of accessories for the yet-to-be-sold device that could add 68 percent to the price of the...
Google, YouTube knock-offs tip up in China
News Web
Knock-off copies of both Google and YouTube web sites have emerged in China, following the international brouhaha kicked off by Google's hacking allegations. YouTubecn.com is running videos culled from...
Flash has a future on the iPad
News Mobile & Telco
Hot on the heels of Apple's iPad announcement, and in response to some commentators bemoaning the fact that the device won't be Flash capable out of the box, Adobe has made it clear that there is a place for its software on the...
Guessing Apple iPad UK Pricing And Availability
News Web
The countdown to the official release of the iPad started yesterday as Steve Jobs said that customers will have to wait for 60 days for the WiFi version and an additional 30 days for the 3G model to be shipped in North...
Stephen Fry gets all teary about iPad
In-Depth Mobile & Telco
Unashamed Apple fanboy Stephen Fry waxes lyrical about Apple's "magical" new device in his personal blog today. National treasure Fry attended yesterday's Apple iPad launch as "a private individual" yesterday and his musings on...
iPad Tablet Comes With Apple's Own ARM-based A4 Chip
News Hardware
One of the most interesting news of yesterday apart from the launch of the iPad itself is that Apple officially joined the ranks of fabless semiconductors designers, alongside AMD, VIA, Qualcomm and so many others.Apple purchased...
Arctic Cooling launches 40 euro console
News Consumer
Case and cooler maker, Arctic Cooling, has released a cheapo video game console. The Arctic GC Pro comes with 48 built-in games and two wireless stick-like motion controllers for use with up to seven different attachments,...
McGraw Hill given iBoot from tablet launch
News Hardware
Publishing boss Terry McGraw could well be up before the board of his educational publishing company this morning after a massive gaffe on national television angered Apple bosses. As we reported yesterday, the clueless...
Comment : Apple iPad, it's Only The Beginning
News Hardware
Do you remember when the iPod was first launched back in October 2001? It was a white box with a mechanical scroll wheel, up to 10GB capacity and a tiny screen. The first generation iPad is at the same stage right now. Eight...
UK publishers love the Apple iPad
News Hardware
Britain's book sellers are celebrating the launch of Apple's Second Coming of the computer and its new iTunes-for-bookworms service. According to Bookseller.com, UK publishers have welcomed the launch of the iPad as an important...
Asus brings 3D notebook to Blighty
News Hardware
Asus said it will launch the world’s first notebook sporting Nvidia's 3D Vision technology in February. And any wealthy gamers picking up the £1,700 Asus G51J 3D notebook before the end of March 2010 will get a...
AMD to add full profiles to Catalyst driver
News Hardware
Driver twitchers will have already spotted AMD’s latest Catalyst 10.1 graphics drivers going up yesterday, but this latest Catalyst goody bag looks pretty trivial compared with what’s to come. AMD’s Catalyst...
5 Ways The Apple iPad Let Us Down
News Security
The iPad is a great piece of engineering and because it is an Apple product is likely to be sold and adored by millions over the next few years and certainly for a period as long as the iPod itself. However, the device itself is...
Government IT cuts are good for open source
News Software
The government has been urged to reduce cost and risk by migrating its IT systems to open source as part of its £3.2 billion cost-cutting drive. Earlier this week, the government unveiled an ambitious new ICT strategy in a...
Lords want tax breaks for UK games makers
News Consumer
The House of Lords has recommended that the UK's video games industry should get tax breaks in order to compete fairly on the international stage. A report published today by the House of Lord's Communications Committee, which...
5 Reasons To Fall In Love With Apple's iPad Tablet
News Mobile & Telco
Although we don't fully approve Apple's decision to launch the iPad, with us doubting the success of such a product for more than a year now, there's no denying that the iPad is a sexy piece of technology. (1) Size &...
Why The iPad Is Apple's Answer To The Netbook
News Hardware
Ever since Asus started the netbook revolution in 2007, there have been incessant calls for Apple to launch its own super-duper, chic miniature laptop for Mac aficionados out there. It seems that, in many way, these calls have...
Apple Debuts New SDK 3.2 For iPad
News Hardware
Apple has unveiled the iPad-only iPhone 3.2 software development kit (SDK) in beta to developers, bringing raft of cutting-edge features and capabilities to make the launch of perhaps Apple’s most anticipated device an...
Apple Releases iWork For iPad, No Plans For iPhone Version
News Hardware
In a bid to extend the potential target user base for its recently announced iPad device, Apple has announced the iWork version optimised for the tablet computing gadget. Aimed at business professionals, iWork is the...
Samsung Starting Production Of 3D HD Television Panels
News Consumer
Samsung Electronics has announced that it has taken a bold initiative of mass production of screen panels for 3D LED TVs and 3D LCD TVs, despite analysts’ claims that the technology was exceedingly costly for most of the...
Chinese Government Won't Block Google Android Phones
News Mobile & Telco
The Chinese government has announced that it will not impose laws on Google’s Android operating system that will restrict the use of the mobile phone operating system by China’s telecommunication services...
Google Pushes Social Search Feature Into Beta
News Security
Google has announced that its Google Labs experiment, Social Search, which will be made available to its Google search engine users in a Beta version, is apparently designed to make the Google search experience more personal by...
4G LTE Spectrum Auction Unlikely To Happen Until 2011
News Mobile & Telco
In a major setback to the companies keenly waiting for the Long Term Evolution (LTE), or 4G Technology as it is commonly called, an official independent spectrum broker has mentioned that the spectrum required for the technology...
Oracle Provides With More Clarity Over Sun Microsystems Acquisition
News Software
Oracle chief executive Larry Ellison on Wednesday exalted the completion of the long pending $7.4 billion takeover of the beleaguered software & hardware company Sun Microsystems, after the European Commission cleared off the...
Authors mount opposition to Google's books
News Web
Writers of books are preparing to boycott Google’s attempt at building a digital library online, accusing the Web giant of trying to re-write copyright laws. J K Rowling, Philip Pullman and other British authors have...
Law Company Goes After "Imaginary" Filesharers Across UK
News Security
Consumer group Which? Computer has asserted that it has been approached by 150 web users who said they have been falsely targeted by a law firm going after the illegal file sharers across the web. Law firm ACS:Law has been...
We7 Debuts Paid-for Music Subscription Packages
News Consumer
We7, a UK-based free ad-supported music streaming service, has just stepped up the game to take on rivals like Spotify by announcing a couple of attractive subscription bundles for its web-based offerings. The company has...
Sky beams first 3D broadcast down the pub
News Consumer
Satellite broadcaster Sky will debut its forthcoming 3D service with a live football match to be shown in a handful of secret pub locations. The Premiere League match between Arsenal and Manchester United will be screened at...
Government Releases Public Data For Statistics Mash-Ups
News Security
More than 2,500 batches of Government data have been published on a newly-launched website designed to allow people to create new applications based on that information Information on everything from traffic to house prices to...
Climategate boffins broke the law
News Consumer
Scientists at the heart of the Climategate scandal have been reprimanded by the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) for withholding data paid for and owned by the public. Illegal inconsistencies in the way requests for data...
Twitter launches attack on China, Iran
News Web
Chief executive and co-founder of Twitter Evan Williams has joined Google in whingeing about China. He said he has people working on "interesting hacks" designed to stop foreign governments blocking its content. Williams,...
Apple iPad Tablet Predictions : Were We Right?
News Security
After a major product launch, it is customary that we do a review of what we predicted and what was actually revealed and we shall see what we got right and what went awfully wrong. Predictions were laid out here a few...
