We don't believe in coincidences and here's a troubling one; four hours after Google announced Buzz, Microsoft's Jeff Kunins, Group Program Manager (GPM) for social networking across Windows Live, released an interesting blog...

Google wants to radically change the very fabric of communication in the US by announcing that it will connect between 50,000 and 500,000 US households to a fiber-to-the-home broadband network. The revolutionary project could...

Japanese Consumer Electronics company Toshiba has announced its first Freeview HD receiver the HDR5010 which comes a few months before the 2010 FIFA World Cup. Freeview HD coverage is expected to hit around 50 percent of the UK...

Cisco Networks, which specialises in IT networking solutions, and Tandberg ASA have announced their product roadmap, months before the actual acquisition process is to be completed. Both the companies released a joint press...

Peratech, a UK based research firm, has developed a technology that will allow hand-held devices to have pressure sensitive keypads and touch screens. The technology is based on a material developed by the firm which exploits the...

Shortly after Google launched its Gmail social networking tool Buzz, Yahoo Inc and Microsoft Corp., have lashed out the search engine giant, mocking the newly launched social networking tool. Microsoft Corp, the world’s...

Toshiba Computer Systems today announced a touch-enabled version of its ultra-portable Satellite U500. The compact, thin and light  now comes with a 13.3-inch touch-sensitive display that enables navigation using Windows...

Search engine giant Google is all set to roll-out its Google Wave collaboration tool to businesses via its Google Apps web service along with its popular VoIP software Google Voice. The company also has plans to dish out 200 new...

Motorola, the US based mobile phone manufacturer, has announced on its official Facebook page that soon, the Android based Motorola Droid (or Milestone as it is known here) smartphone will be getting an over-the-air software...

Microsoft Corp., the company behind the Windows operating systems, has dished out the Release Candidate version of the delayed Visual Studio 2010 developer tool suit and has claimed that the company has been successful in fixing...

Sony has released its first '3D ready' Blu-Ray player, though the term '3D-capable' might be more accurate for the time being. The stand-alone player won't be able to play 3D content until a firmware update tips up some time in...

Chief executive at Warner Music, Edgar Bronfman Jr, has ruled out allowing Spotify to stream free music should the service migrate from Europe to the US. Bronfman said the market for digital music still had much growing to do...

Peripheral maker Logitech has launched a new wireless mouse and keyboard combo which claims an extraordinary three-year battery life. The Wireless Desktop MK710 - which consists of a full size keyboard with loads of media keys,...

It’s been a couple of decades since we last saw the words "16-bit gaming processor" listed in the bullet points for a new console, but Arctic Cooling reckons that the 16-bit gaming chip at the core of its new GCM handheld...

Yet another mainstream smartphone from Samsung, the Monte S5620 joins the growing rank of touchscreen models that are likely to cost between £150 and £250 unlocked. It comes with  a 3-inch display capable of...

Search engine giant Google has updated its Gmail mail service with a bunch of tools designed to turn its users into one big happy family. Options allowing users to share photos, videos and status updates look like a cumbersome...

Opera, the nimble browser maker from Norway, has said that it has a mobile version of its mobile browser, Opera Mini, ready to be launched and is only waiting on Apple to approve the app, something that might never happen...

Social microblogging outfit Twitter is turning to BitTorrent to streamline its server updates. According to a report on Torrent Freak, the company uses thousands of servers to send information to millions of customers and from...

The world’s largest software company, Microsoft Corp., has released 13 security bulletins in its Patch Tuesday update that deal with 26 security vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows and Office software. The latest "Patch...

Newly released statistical data by comScore, a market analytics company, has revealed that Apple and Google are gaining share in the United States smartphone market as the iPhone and Android based smartphones experience an...

While a cursory glance at various tech sites might have you believe that most gamers are still splashing out on the latest toys, Valve’s latest Steam hardware survey reveals that most gamers are still stubbornly sticking to...

Employees continue to discuss sensitive business issues on mobile phones despite the fact that mobile phone encryption was cracked in recent weeks. A survey by voice encryption firm Cellcrypt found that fewer than 20% of people...

RealNetworks, the company behind the popular RealPlayer media player, has announced that the company plans to restructure its music subscription service, Rhapsody and plans to launch it has a separate company. Rhapsody online...

BT, which today counts amongst UK’s most popular internet service providers, has now achieved the distinction of being the ISP with the largest number of Wi-Fi hotspots across UK and Ireland. The company reported that it...

The Lego company is currently developing its first massively multiplayer online game (MMOG) Lego Universe, and has opened up the blocky plastic world to beta testers. Building on the company's massively-popular console titles...

Microsoft and Taiwanese fabless chipmaker MediaTek are collaborating on a smartphone primarily aimed at emerging markets. MediaTek said its implementation of the Windows Phone 6 platform will drive smartphone penetration in...

An underground cyber-activist group known as Anonymous has attacked several Australian government web sites in protest at controversial plans to censor the Internet Down Under. The collective bombed at least four websites,...

Classic novels and timeless stories from Jane Austen, Charles Dickens and countless other authors that are out-of-copyright will be made available by the British Library thanks to a partnership with Microsoft.Around 65,000 ebooks...

Boffins and bean counters are predicting that the UK's space industry could become a massive player in Britain's economy turning over £40 billion a year. According to a BBC report, the Space Innovation Growth Strategy...

Search engine giant Google has rolled out a brand new tool for its Gmail mail service which will allow users to share photos, web links, videos and status updates, among other features. With this tool, Google attempts to carve a...

Browser firm Opera Software will introduce a version of its Mini browser for Apple's iPhone, the Norwegian firm said today. Opera said it plans to reveal Opera Mini for iPhone at the 2010 Mobile World Congress in Barcelona next...

Hotly anticipated sequel to Bioshock, the creatively entitled Bioshock 2 has arrived with thousands of US game shops having opened at midnight so the kids could head on back to the weird world of of Rapture. The sequel to the...

America's biggest memory maker, Micron Technology said it has agreed to buy flash-chip maker Numonyx Holdings for about $1.27 billion. Numonyx is owned by Intel, STMicroelectronics and Francisco Partners. And, according to a...

Product upgrades immediately online to version 9.0 to give you the most up to date internet security available and continues to update free throughout the duration of the license. Provides complete protection for 3 seperate...

The W180 is the new super slim, compact and easy-to-use camera - a perfect entry to the world of Cyber-shot. This 10.1 megapixel camera not only looks great, it’s clever too, with a 3x optical zoom and advanced shooting...

iPod nano brings video to your music with the new built-in video camera. And for that extra kick: a larger screen and a polished aluminum finish in nine brilliant colors. The world’s most popular music player now gives you...

Building on Sony Ericsson's entertainment heritage and combining rich graphics with intelligence capabilities, the XPERIA X10 introduces a new UX platform that will evolve across the product portfolio and expand over time...