Articles Posted on 16 April 2010
Israel Bans Apple iPad
News Security
The government of Israel has put a ban on Apple's iPad tablet device, which came to the notice of the media when Israeli airport officials started seizing iPads from travellers who were entering the country. The reason behind the...
Facebook Bets On Smart Software Algorithm To Catch Bad Guys
News Security
Social networking giant Facebook has equipped itself with a number sophisticated security measures which will allow site administrators to monitor the users for inappropriate behaviour. The company said that it had full...
Porn Virus Kenzero Blackmails Winni Users
News Security
A new virus, Kenzero, has struck popular file sharing service Winni, which tracks the web history of users and publishes it on a public website, blackmailing them into paying £10 in order to get their web history deleted...
AMD already sampling Fusion chips
News Hardware
CPU underdog AMD has revealed that it’s already begun sending out samples of its first Fusion CPUs with integrated graphics. During a webcast to discuss AMD’s quarterly earnings announcement, the chip maker’s...
Hentai Trojan publishes your porn history
News Web
Malware lurking on file-sharing site Winny publishes an infected user's browsing history on a public web site and demands a fee to take it down. The trojan mostly targets those downloading Hentai, which is a form of Japanese...
AMD plans to take on Optimus
News Hardware
AMD may have been the first company to get a mobile DirectX 11 chip out of the doors, but it’s Nvidia’s Optimus technology that’s getting all the laptop love. With even Apple singing Optimus’ praises at...
AMD consolidates profit-making habit
News Hardware
Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), has revealed it managed to make a profit again in its first fiscal quarter of 2010. The fabless chip maker said revenue for the quarter endiing on March 27 amounted to $1.57 billion - a record...
Chasing the fifth bar
News Mobile & Telco
There are two major factors when considering coverage: the phone itself and the nearest mast.A phone's antenna is crucial. The bigger it is, the better it is at picking up a signal. The ongoing battle to fit more gadgetry into...
ACTA three strikes proposal killed dead
News Business & Government
The once highly secretive authors of the Anti Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) have decided to release their findings to the public. The practically masonic group of self-interested industry insiders and tame politicians,...
Google Profits Rise As Recession Fears Disappear
News Mobile & Telco
Google Inc., the company behind the Android mobile phone operating system, has announced that the company has recorded an increase of 38 percent in its net income and a rise of 23 percent in its revenue during the first quarter...
Microsoft To Investigate Chinese Manufacturer Abuse Claims
News Hardware
Following the reports of inhumane treatment of workers by Microsoft's China based supplier KYE, the software giant has announced that it will be sending a team of auditors to determine whether the claims made by the National...
God of War III gives PS3 a sales boost
News Web
Sales of PlayStation 3 consoles jumped 44 per cent in the US in March, helped by the release of God of War III, according to market researcher NPD Group. Sony flogged 313,900 PS3s in the US during the month, 44 per cent up on...
Google ad juggernaut continues
News Web
Google's post-recession growth continued in the first quarter, with the search ads giant yesterday reporting revenue up by almost a quarter and another couple of billion dollars in profit. For the three months ending 31 March,...
iPad wi-fi woes caused by dodgy DHCP
News Consumer
Network administrators at Princeton University say they have got to the root of wi-fi connection problems with Apple's tablet device. Early adopters have been complaining loudly about dropped connections since the launch a week...
Sony Adds Facebook Support To PlayTV
News Security
Sony Corporation, the company behind PlayStation gaming console, has announced that the company will be dishing out a new update for its PlayTV PS3 receiver by the end of 2010, which will include Facebook integration among...
PC shipments grew by 27 per cent in Q1 2010
News Hardware
Nearly 85 million PCs were shipped in the first quarter of 2010 exceeding expectations. Bean counters at IT researcher Gartner say the 84.3 million units shipped in the first three months of this year represent a 27.4 per cent...
Google Street View Now Includes Theme Parks
News Security
Street View, Google's online mapping and navigation service, has decided to include some of most popular UK theme parks in its service, in order to allow users to plan their trips by deciding which rides to go on by taking a...
Anti-Piracy Law Firm Says Looking For Pirates Is Right
News Security
DigiProtect, the Frankfurt based anti-piracy firm, along with UK law firm ACS:Law, had sent hundreds of letters to unsuspecting UK broadband users, accusing them of illegal file sharing and asking them to pay the fine or face...
£55 p/m Nokia N900 Ultd Min Ultd Text + Free 32-inch Samsung LCD
News Software
The Nokia N900 is a powerful smartphone running the Linux based Maemo OS. Featuring a vivid 3.5 inch WVGA touchscreen display, the N900 also features a slide out QWERTY keyboard which aids messaging and web browsing. Maemo 5...
Manifesto writers to debate DE Act online
News Business & Government
While the three main party leaders are happily swapping PR guff on TV, online pressure group 38 Degrees has decided to organise a politician-debate that gets beyond the usual spin. In a bid to get answers to the questions that...
Gamestation Takes Ownership Of Customers' Souls
News Security
Popular UK video games retail company GameStation has claimed that the retailer legally owns the 'immortal souls' of thousands of online shoppers thanks to a clause in the 'Terms and Conditions' documents, which, sadly most...
Electronic Arts breaks into Fortune 500
News Business & Government
Game maker Electronic Arts has made it into the most exclusive club in the US business world, the Fortune 500. The company, which currently appears at number 494 in the list of America's highest grossing businesses, is the first...
Worldwide PC Sales Jumps By A Quarter In Q1 2010
News Software
According to a recent market analysis conducted by IT research company Gartner, PC sales have increased by almost 24 percent in the first quarter of 2010, thanks to the rise in IT spending of companies, which had significantly...
IBM Launches Enterprise Cloud Solution For $7 A Month
News Business & Government
In an attempt to offer a comprehensive cloud based enterprise collaboration service, IBM (International Business Machines) has rolled out plans to offer a series of cloud based services along with its LotusLive enterprise...
Sony waters down premium Vaio brand
News Hardware
Sony has announced that it will be allowing third party manufacturers to build laptops under the flagship Vaio brand. Mention the word Vaio and the three things come to mind: superb build quality, great design and premium...
Fake Royal Mail emails spreading Zeus bot
News Business & Government
Bogus emails disguised as Royal Mail failed delivery notices could install the infamous Zeus bot according to a security outfit. M86 Security is warning that the emails with the subject line 'IMPORTANT: Royal Mail Delivery...
£20 p/m Nokia E72 100m 100t Ultd Web
News Mobile & Telco
With the Nokia E72, you can receive emails in real time from up to 10 personal email accounts. Open attachments, compose and send a reply with the full QWERTY keyboard, with the Nokia E72 you can take your office with you. The...
