Articles Posted on 02 March 2010
MSI's all-in-one PCs keep on growing
News Mobile & Telco
MSI has high hopes for its all-in-one PC range that integrates touch-screen technology into a self-contained PC box. Having kicked off the range with its AE2220 "hi-fi box", the firm is showing off delightful-looking 24-inch...
Apple Goes For HTC's Jugular In 20-patent Lawsuit
News Security
iPhone manufacturer Apple is resorting to a lawsuit over the alleged infringement by Taiwanese manufacturer HTC of 20 of its patents to stop its growth. Apple has explained that the patents pertain to technology that were used in...
Microsoft Gains Share In OS Market While OSX Drops
News Hardware
After the browser market, Net Applications has released another set of figures for the global operating system market share data which indicates that software giant Microsoft’s Windows operating system was gaining market...
Google Chrome Increase Global Share Of Browser Market
News Web
Web analytics firm Net Applications has published fresh global internet browser market share data which reveals that Google's Chrome web browser is the only one which has seen an increase in market share with every other browser...
Crytek Demonstrates 3D Game Engine
News Mobile & Telco
The guys behind hit game Crysis have come up with a new game engine, named CryENGINE3 which introduces full 3D capabilities and could encourage game developers to create enough content to kickstart a full blow 3D...
Android App Developer Earns £8000 Per Month
News Mobile & Telco
An Android application developer claims to earn around $13,000 (roughly £8000) a month doing nothing more than selling an application called Car Locator that helps the user err.... find their cars. Edward Kim wrote on his...
Intel Demos 48-Core Cloud Computing Chip At Cebit
News Hardware
Semiconductor giant Intel has showed the prototype of a computer, at Cebit that has a processor with 48 cores and is fitted in a standard mid-sized ATX tower. What was even more interesting is that the motherboard was in full...
Intel To Pit Convertible Classmate Against Apple's iPad Tablet?
News Mobile & Telco
Intel has shown an updated version of its Classmate computer class at Cebit 2010 in Hanover, one which it hopes will spark a slew of products and repeat the success of the netbook form factor, which was based on the original...
Google Brings Automatic Translation To Next Version Of Chrome
News Web
Search engine giant Google has released the Beta 4.1 version of its highly popular Chrome web browser in order to let the users test the functionality before Chrome 5.0 is launched. According to a post on the Google Chrome Blog,...
Apple iPad Might Suffer From Production Delays
News Operating Systems
An analyst with Canaccord Adams, a Canada based banking company, has predicted that Apple's much-awaited iPad tablet device, which is scheduled for a March release, will get delayed owing to hardware problems. Peter Misek...
EU Puts Capping Mechanism To Monitor Mobile Roaming Costs
News Network
The European Union has implemented a new Europe wide law regarding mobile internet data usage, which will allow users to monitor their mobile phone bills; it will allow them to set a mobile internet usage limit after which their...
Crytek adds stereoscopic 3D to CryEngine 3
News Consumer
British TV pioneer John Logie Baird might have demonstrated stereoscopic 3D TV back in the roaring 20s, but even now it’s only just starting to become a hot topic. The latest firm to don its stereoscopic specs is Crytek,...
No Windows Phone 7 Upgrades For Windows Mobile 6.5 Users
News Consumer
The Windows 7 mobile operating system, which was revealed by Microsoft at the World Mobile Congress in Barcelona earlier this year, will not be able to run on the latest Windows Mobile devices as they don't meet the system...
Apogee outs USB 3.0 thumb drives
News Hardware
Looking for 128 gigglebites of superfast storage in a package not much bigger than a stick of gum? Have more money than sense? Well... this could be your lucky day. Taipei memory masters Walton Chaintech have released the...
Apple sues HTC over iPhone inventions
News Mobile & Telco
Apple has just filed a lawsuit against HTC for infringing on 20 Apple patents related to the iPhone's user interface, underlying architecture and hardware. The lawsuit was filed concurrently with the US International Trade...
Asus seeks revolution in laptop sound
News Hardware
Asus showed off its improved presentation skills here in Hangover, as boss Jonney Shih ran through the latest tech the firm has been working on on the consumer front. It seems Shih was coached in presentation matter by...
Is AMD Waiting For Fusion To Rival Intel's Atom & Nvidia's ION?
News Operating Systems
Two news articles popped into our inbox earlier today, one piece from Xbitlabs that brings us more information about the first Fusion product from AMD, which goes by the sweet name of Sabine, while the other is a review...
Nvidia Announces New ION Chipset At Cebit 2010
News Hardware
Nvidia has pushed out the next version of its ION chipset which aims at the booming market of netbooks and, increasingly, nettops where many are left wanting for more as Intel's integrated graphics solutions simply aren't up to...
Intel puts Classmate up against iPad
News Hardware
Intel showed off a new Classmate design here at Cebit in Hanover today, emphasising improved battery life and better eBook reading software in a convertible tablet, featuring a bigger, 10.1-inch touch screen. Sensibly,...
CEBIT 2010 : AMD Officially Releases 890GX Chipset
News Hardware
AMD pushed out the latest iteration of its chipset range, the 890GX, which appears to be a slight improvement on the existing AMD790GX and AMD785G models currently available on the market. The chipset, which uses the same 55nm...
Nokia Unveils Socially Aware C5 Smartphone At Cebit
News Mobile & Telco
Finnish manufacturer Nokia has released a new smartphone called the C5 which looks like a direct replacement for the Nokia 6x00 series and will be positioned as an entry level smartphone for the masses. As expected, it runs on...
The Need For Partnership As A Small Business
News Business
Partnership development takes time and resources, which many very small businesses do not have. And this is especially true of micro companies with fewer than ten employees that often lack the manpower and know how to assign such...
Intel boss Sean Maloney suffers stroke
News Hardware
Intel executive VP and architecture group managing director Sean Maloney is taking time off after suffering a stroke at home. Maloney, who is widely tipped to become Intel's next CEO, is expected to make a full recovery after a...
US Internet Users Prefer Online Sources To Traditional Newspapers
News Security
A recent survey conducted by the Pew Research Center has revealed that a large section of people in the US prefer to read news online rather than reading it from traditional newspapers. The study placed online news services as...
Twitter Hit By Yet Another Phishing Attack
News Security
Twitter has become the latest social networking platform to become the victim of a sophisticated phishing attack that has resulted in several Twitter accounts being hacked and being controlled by an automated software which is...
Microsoft game outfit changes working model
News Business
Microsoft-owned game developer Rare is opening a new studio in Birmingham and the company says it is following a movie industry model when it comes to staffing. The company says that permanently employing huge teams of coders...
Sony Solves Playstation Network Bug
News Entertainment
Millions of Playstation 3 users worldwide will be beaming today as Sony has announced that it has finally managed to come up with a solution for an issue that has affected a large portion of its user base for more than 24...
The Next Generation Of Web Development
News Business
The internet has come a long way from being a collection of websites offering static, rarely changing information. Today, Web 2.0 tools and applications are used everywhere, allowing a high level of interaction for users with...
WoW malware beats authenticator
News Consumer
Malicious hackers are spreading malware capable of beating World Of Warcraft's hardware-based authentication, according to players and insecurity experts. The hackers are using spoofs of popular WoW sites, advertised through...
BBC Blocks Open Source Solutions From Using iPlayer
News Open Source
Technology website The Register has reported that the BBC Trust, the governing organisation behind the BBC Corporation, has refused to look into the company’s decision to block open-source plug-ins that allowed users to...
Tories Launch iPhone Application Ahead Of Elections
News Mobile & Telco
The Conservative Party of Britain has rolled out an iPhone application which will help the party activists and the general public keep track of the forthcoming elections and receive a detailed view of the party’s ideology...
Nvidia ION claims tenfold graphics boost
News Hardware
Nvidia has officially launched its next-generation graphics chipset at CeBit in Hannover, Germany. The new ION 2010 architetcture, which Nvidia insists offers ten times the graphics grunt of the previous iteration, is designed...
Older Windows OSes At Risk Of F1 Key Vulnerability
News Security
Software giant Microsoft has revealed that the company is currently investigating a critical security issue in the Windows XP Service Pack 3 that comes from the Windows Visual Basic language and Windows Help for its Internet...
Chrome chips away at browser market
News Web
Google's Chrome web browser was the only major browser to see its market share grow in February, according to the latest numbers from NetApplications.com. Chrome is now used by 5.61 per cent of surfers, up 0.39 points on...
Google Buys Picnik To Offer Web-based Picasa
News Web
Google has announced the acquisition of the award winning online photo editing service Picnik as the internet giant ups the pace at which it snaps up promising startups. The deal is Google's eighth in seven month and bring...
Sanyo Xacti VPC-CS1 1080i Camcorder Comes To UK On Friday
News Entertainment
Sanyo has announced the arrival in the UK of the Xacti VPC-CS1, the world's smallest 1080i camcorder, on Friday with a suggested retail price of £250. The device, which measures only 27mm wide, is roughly twice as thick as...
Intel Intros Atom N470 CPU Ahead Of CEBIT2010
News Mobile & Telco
Semiconductor giant Intel has officially unveiled the newest addition to the Atom family, the single-core N470, which is clocked at 1.83GHz, slightly higher than the 1.66GHz N450, the other member of the Pine Trail family. Intel...
ASRock To Launch 890GX Extreme3 Motherboard At CEBIT 2010
News Hardware
The week before the start of CEBIT 2010 saw a number of Taiwanese manufacturers announcing the paper launch of motherboards based on AMD's brand new 890GX+SB850 combo. Asrock for example has the ASRock 890GX Extreme3 part of the...
Google snaps up online photo editing outfit
News Web
Google has continued its furious round of acquisitions by snapping up online photo editing outfit Picnik. The company, which currently offers a free and simple suite of cloud-based pic-tweaking tools is the latest company to be...
Government Denies Wi-Fi Operators Copyright Exemption
News Security
Cafes, pubs, universities and libraries that offer wireless internet access will not be granted a special exemption from measures aimed at tackling copyright infringement, the Government has said. The Government's controversial...
Playstation 3 leap year bug fixed
News Hardware
A bug which threatened to end civilisation by stopping gamers from playing their Playstation games has been fixed. The cock-up, which has been attributed to older Playstation 3 consoles getting all confused about whether 2010...
LG outs first Windows Phone 7 handset
News Mobile & Telco
Microsoft's Aaron Woodman surprised punters at the Engadget Show in New York by pulling out an early pre-production prototype of LG's first app phone running the Windows Phone 7 Series operating system. The handset, which...
CeBit IT trade show opening today
News Entertainment
The great and the good of the IT world will gather on the world's largest fairground in Hannover, Germany, today for this year's CeBit Computerpalooza industry trade show. And we'll be there too. Editor Paul Hales is packing his...
AMD unveils 890GX chipset
News Hardware
CPU underdog AMD might be lagging behind its arch nemesis when it comes to CPUs with integrated graphics, but it’s at least taking advantage of its ATI IP when it comes to chipsets. The latest ATI IGP can be found in the...
Sony Has Identified Playstation Network Bug, Plans Solution Within 24 Hours
News Entertainment
Sony's senior director of Corporate Communications & Social Media Patrick Seybold, came forth yesterday evening to confirm that the problem that affected those trying to connect to the Playstation Network was pinned down to a...
£220 Panasonic Lumix TZ7 Digital Camera - Black (10.1MP, 12x Optical Zoom) 3.0 inch LCD
News Hardware
£220 Panasonic Lumix TZ7 Digital Camera - Black (10.1MP, 12x Optical Zoom) 3.0 inch LCD TZ7 records HD movies (1280 x 720-pixels) in AVCHD Lite, which lets you shoot beautiful HD video with almost twice the recording time...
£250 Hannspree 28-inch Full HD 1080p LCD TV with Digital Tuner
News Operating Systems
The stylish and minimalist ST Series of Full HD LCD HDTVs takes your audio-visual experience to a level in clarity and smoothness by upgrading all video to 1080p high definition. Designed to enhance contemporary surroundings, the...






