Articles Posted on 09 May 2010
Activision fighting fit despite studio spat
News Consumer
Games company Activision Blizzard reckons it can shrug off the studio revolt by the Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 team. Bobby Kotick, the firm's chief executive, was in swaggering mood in announcing the...
Analysing Apple iPad UK & European Pricing
News Security
Back in January 2010 after the Apple iPad was launched in the UK, we tried to guess how much the device was going to cost in the UK; we rightly guessed that the iPad was going to be launched on a Friday here (28th of...
Apple working on Flash alternative - report
News Hardware
Apple is reportedly using a framework named Gianduia as an alternative to Adobe's Flash which has recently got under Steve Jobs' skin, if his pronouncements on the subject are to be believed. Apple apparently showed off...
Nokia Slaps Apple With iPad Patent Suit
News Hardware
Nokia has thrown down the gauntlet at Apple by filing a lawsuit, with the Federal District Court in the Western District of Wisconsin, claiming that vital technology powering the the iPad 3G and the iPhone has infringed five...
Vodafone Adopts Hardline Stand On Fair Data Usage
News Mobile & Telco
Vodafone is set to suffer a backlash from its existing customers as the mobile phone network has announced that it will discontinue its fair use data usage policy which allowed its users to go beyond their stated monthly quota...
£410 HP Pavilion DM3-1112SA 13.3-inch Notebook
News Hardware
The 13.3-inch HP Pavilion dm3 Notebook PC weighs less than 2 kg and is less than 2.5 cm thick, for the ultimate balance of size, weight and performance, plus the battery life you need to work and play up to 5.5 hours. With...
£400 Dell Inspiron 14Z 14-inch notebook
News Software
The Dell Inspiron 14z is a ultra-thin and ultra-portable laptop. It fits perfectly into your busy lifestyle; full of mobile features like a 14-inch Hi-definition display, 500 Gb hard drive and a built-in 7-in-1 media card...
Archos 7 Android tablet undercuts the iPad
News Mobile & Telco
The Android-running Archos 7 tablet is now available for pre-order at only £130. The Archos 7 Home Tablet is an Android-based device with a seven-inch, 800 x 480 touchscreen display. It's 12mm thick and weighs in...
HP Hurricane to blow Slate away
News Software
HP's Slate tablet was brandished by Microsoft CEO on stage at CES as an iPad killer. Now that the unreleased tablet PC seems to have already gone the way of the dodo - at least in the format it originally appeared...
Micron completes Numonyx acquisition
News Consumer
Micron Technology Inc. said on Friday that it had completed its all-stock purchase of Numonyx B.V. worth around $1.2 billion. Memory maker Numonyx was created as a joint venture of STMicroelectronics and Intel. Micron...
Pirate users would pay for legal content
News Business & Government
Most users of P2P services would pay for the content they download "illegally" it it were available at a reasonable price, a survey conducted in Australia finds. News.com.au and market research firm CoreData surveyed more than...
