The Orange T-Mobile 50/50 deal as discussed previously has been accepted by the European Commission, and the UK Office of Fair Trading has withdrawn its objections, Reuters report.France Telecom and Deutsche Telekom can proceed...

Sony's reputation could be irreversibly damaged as the company faces a barrage of complaints from the core of its players, those who have purchased the first few millions Playstation 3 gaming consoles. More than 70 of our...

Starting from early this morning, computers running Windows 7 release candidate will experience a shutdown every couple of hours as it reaches its end of life, having fulfilled its role of introducing hundreds of thousands of...

Cebit 2010 is starting tomorrow and already two of the biggest video card manufacturers already heavily marketing their soon-to-be released high end video cards, while waiting for Nvidia' Fermi to land. Asus has a card named...

As from today, Microsoft will be offering Windows users in the European Union the possibility to choose which browser they want to use on their operating system, a process which was imposed by the Redmond software maker, by the...

LG will be selling first Organic LED TV in Europe from May, starting in Austria, of all places. The first commercially available OLED set will be the largest of its kind at the time of launch but don't get too excited. The...

Intel took another step towards shutting out Nvidia’s Ion platform today, as it announced a further addition to its Atom family with integrated graphics. Picking up from the Atom N450, the 45nm N470 ups the clock speed to...

Owners of the original version Sony's flagship gaming console, the PS3 fat model, have been locked out of the Playstation Network because of a so-called 8001050F error. This is not the first time that this error has arisen with...

A report by internet analyst firm Hitwise found that terms associated with Apple's iPad tablet were the fourth most searched for a laptop model in the UK for the week ending 23rd of January 2010, a few days before the launch of...

Having lost its exclusive deal for Apple's iPhone, O2 is taking on competition from Orange, Vodafone and Tesco mobile by offering existing iPhone owners cheaper, sim-only contracts. Anyone willing to sign up for a 12-month...

News magnate Rupert Murdoch is getting to the end of his tether with Google according to a report in New York magazine. The Aussie owner of News Corporation - which in turn owns the Fox network and a large proportion of the...

The International CTIA Wireless 2010 event later this month could see the launch of the Nexus One on Verizon Wireless as one Google Employee has apparently confirmed that a CDMA version of the device will be unveiled on the 23rd...

Microblogging website Twitter will apparently launch a new ad platform soon that will very broadly emulate what Google has been successfully implementing over the past few years in online advertising. Wall Street Journal’s...

At least three major retailers have starting selling Sony's Playstation 3 Console for a few pennies under £200 but unfortunately, they seem to be more a massive stock clearance as it is the 80GB model that has been on sale...

The UK Government has issued a clarification over the forthcoming Digital Economy bill that confirms that the cafés, universities and libraries could be held accountable in a court of justice if someone used their wireless...

Sir Clive Sinclair, the man who is credited for single-handedly introducing the first affordable home computer in the UK, cannot be bothered to use one of these device these days. In an interview with the Observer to mark the...

A top ICANN figure “engaged in abusive and offensive behaviour” during an argument with a first-class flight attendant, according to the Canadian airline regulator. The Canadian Transportation Agency said that Frank...

Gamers around the world are complaining that a bug on the PlayStation Network is preventing them playing PS3 games even when their consoles are disconnected. Sony has acknowledged that a PSN connection problem has hit users of...

European law allows countries to ban the promotion of online gambling sites based abroad, according to an advisor to the EU's highest court. An Advocate General to the EU's Court of Justice has advised judges at the Court that a...

Microsoft is trying to blow through Google's PR smokescreen following the news that the European Commission is looking into competition complaints against the search giant.  Deputy general counsel David Heiner, in a...

Newspapers are losing out to online media as a source of news, new US research finds, as more people log on to get the news rather than pick up a news paper. The web has become the third most popular source of news for...

Consumer electronics giant, Apple, has admitted that teenagers have worked on some of its products in factories although all of them reached the minimum age of employment, 16, at the time of the audit. The Supplier Responsibility...

Amongst the other updates O2 has made to its price list over the past few days is one which is likely to attract quite a lot of publicity, it is giving away mobile broadband for 90 days. Arguably, there are a few strings attached...

Microsoft has confessed to a three-year old critical vulnerability affecting Windows XP that has yet to be fixed.  Proof-of-concept attack code has already been posted on a Polish security web site, but Microsoft said...

California based Palm faces dire straits. Financial trouble looms as the company cut its forecast revenues and the share price slumped. Generally smartphone sales are riding a wave but demand for Palm's new Pre, Pixie and their...

At Apple's annual shareholder meeting, boss Steve Jobs defended the decision to sit on cash reserves of $40 billion. Roughly amounting to a fifth of Apple's value and a strategically critical resource as the recession ends, Jobs...

After an uncomfortable time in China already this year, Google is now experiencing difficulties in Europe. Two employees, and one ex-staffer have been convicted of breaching Italian privacy regulations in a case involving...

Apple said at least eleven children have been working in its far-eastern factories making its plastic toys. Most of Apple's kit is made in China, where labour is cheap and regulation dubious. Apple hasn't said where the kids -...

Independent app vendor jumps to number three spotUntil now, independent app vendors have often lost out to the big names, a major and obvious criticism being lack of content. PocketGear are seeking to change that perception, and...

Acer Aspire 5739G Series notebooks continue the excellence of the Gemstone Blue design and pack the latest components and a multitude of entertainment technologies to give you superb high-def multimedia performance wherever you...

The Easynote TR series is one of the most exclusive notebooks in the new Packard Bell range. This high-end laptop will amaze you with its frameless slim LED screen and features such as the slim slot in DVD drive, multi gesture...