Prior to the launched of Windows 7, Microsoft introduced a new microsite called Windows Test Drive that allows IT professionals and developers alike to experience Windows 7 live on Microsoft's own servers. Both are invited to...

Shares of Apple shot up today as the company issued a succinct statement saying that it had taken preorders for more than 600,000 iPhone 4 from its network partners in 24 hours, the biggest ever transaction of this type. At $199...

The NETGEAR DGN1000 extends the possibilities of wireless home networking by providing a Steady Wireless Stream approaching 150Mbps, and is compliant with 802.11n. The NETGEAR DGN1000 features Live Parental Controls to keep your...

Whether you want to store your media files on Blu-ray discs, or simply sit back and enjoy your favourite Blu-ray films, the Super Multi Blue has it covered. The BH10LS30 can handle both single-layer and dual layer Blu-ray discs...

UK Government ministers have been banned from using iPhones for official communications.Guidelines issued by the Communications-Electronics Security Group (CESG) at GCHQ, Cheltenham, also advise Government departments against...

After watching Nintendo's underpowered Wii hoard all the booty in this console generation, Sony has now finally unveiled its own motion controller for the PlayStation 3. Called the Move, the controller uses a magnetic field...

Sony's new PlayStation Move motion-sensing controller will go on sale in the US on 19 September, the company announced at the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) show.The Move controller will be priced at $49.99, and the...

A researcher studying the health effects of mobile phone use has warned of a "brain tumour pandemic".The warning came after a team of researchers re-evaluated data from the £15 million, decade-long Interphone...

Apple and AT&T's e-commerce support systems have buckled under the strain of iPhone 4 pre-orders the companies have received. So many requests were received after pre-registration began that both companies support web sites...

Apple has backed down over an 'obscene' comic book version of James Joyce's novel Ulysses, and allowed it to go uncensored. To Joyce fans all over the world, 16 June is Bloomsday – and today they'll have another reason to...

Two-thirds of Ireland's broadband users could soon be subject to a 'three strikes' policy over illegal file-sharing. Vodafone, the country's second largest Internet service provider, says it is in “advanced...

Opera Software has released a new beta version of its popular Opera web browser.Opera 10.60 beta 1, released for Windows, Mac and Linux-based platforms, will offer better HTML 5 features and will be 50 per cent faster than the...

In a bid to combat the baffling system requirements found on game boxes, MSI has teamed up with Futuremark to provide its new laptops with a straightforward gaming rating. Based on scores from Futuremark's DirectX 10 benchmark,...

Adobe has decided not to go through with the launch of its 64-bit Flash Player beta.Tech blog Ars Technica reports that the company released a trial version of a 64-bit Flash Player in 2008, as a part of an Adobe Labs project.The...

Software giant Microsoft has begun to invite selected users to test a beta version of its upcoming Windows 7 OS and Windows Server 2008 R8 Service Pack 1.The beta version of the service pack is set for wider release by the end of...

The UK's Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has barred Vodafone from using a poster advertisement claiming that "Only Vodafone can guarantee mobile signal in your home".The Guardian reports that the poster advertising...

Prove you're a Dev Guru! Take the test now! Java Virtual Machine (JVM) is a subset of the Java Runtime Environment (JRE) developed by Sun Microsystems. The JVM runs the program once it accepts the .class file. The .class file...

Sony Ericsson has announced a cut down version of its X10 flagship smartphone, which is unsurprisingly named the Xperia X8. What is baffling however is the fact that the mobile phone manufacturer has decided to stick to the...

The Samsung i8520 Galaxy Beam smartphone could go on sale for as little as £400 and interested customers can already preorder it from KingofGadgets for this price and get it shipped for free when the first batch is shipped...

A poll has revealed that nearly a quarter of Times Online readers in the UK would be willing to pay to view content on the website.The poll, conducted by research firm Harris Interactive on behalf of media news website...

Apple has confirmed that the iPad and iPhone micro-SIM cards are not interchangeable.When asked by owners of the devices if the micro-SIMs would be interchangeable, the company replied with a simple "No," before stating: "Your...

France-Telecom owned Orange has published the price plan for the new iPhone 4 smartphone and it seems as if the mobile phone operator chose to continuing adopting the word "unlimited" to describe its data plans despite a monthly...

Search giant Google has added a new feature to the UK version of Google Maps, allowing users to search for property to rent or buy.The service, which is already available in Australia, will allow users to view and upload links to...

Twitter has declared June the worst month in the company's history, as programming errors and the introduction of new features have resulted in recent string of outages and technical glitches.Amid critical functional updates and...

IBM yesterday announced the acquisition of Coremetrics, a private provider of Internet analysis services.Coremetrics, based in San Mateo California, is an online firm providing web analytics to more than 2,100 global companies...

Auction site Ebay has always been the place to find out hard to buy products and the Apple iPhone 4, like the iPad, is no exception and the proof that demand is outstripping supply can be experienced first hand on the site. There...

Networking giant Cisco's revenue from Ethernet switches soared by 23.5 per cent between the last quarter of 2009 and the first quarter of 2010, market analyst Infonetics Research has reported.Sales of Ethernet switches in the...

Valve, the US-based games developer, has announced that Portal 2, the long-awaited sequel to the blockbuster game Portal, will coming to the PlayStation 3.The company also announced that its online gaming and content delivery...

US wireless carrier AT&T is facing more criticism, as some users report that after logging in to the company's web site using their own username and password, they were redirected to someone else's account.In a statement to...

Sony yesterday unveiled an updated version of the PlayStationNetwork at the E3 gaming knees-up. The new PSN service, PSN Plus, will offer its customers an exclusive range of gaming content along with access to free web...

Transport for London yesterday released data on London's Tube, bus and river services, encouraging developers to use the information to create new applications for the iPhone, Ipad and other devices.The organisation said that...

Enermax has provided further proof that there are still plenty of geeks who feel uncontrollably drawn to flashing light shows. The company has just launched its aptly-named range of Apollish Vegas fans, which feature no fewer...

Transport for London yesterday opened up data on London's Tube, bus and river services for free to application developers, enabling them to create new mobile apps for the iPhone and other devices. The transport body said in a...

Pornography makes up 37 per cent of the total number of Web pages online, according to a new study published by Optenet, a SaaS provider which delivers "on-premise" security. Yes, we think we spelled that right. According to...

Sony yesterday unveiled an updated version of the PlayStationNetwork at the E3 gaming conference.The new PSN service, PSN Plus, will offer its customers an exclusive range of gaming content along with access to free web services...

Orange is the last big UK mobile operator to show its hand when it comes to mobile data plans for the iPhone 4 and it looks like coming last has its benefits. Monthly plans are in line with costs on O2 and Vodafone's offering,...

US technology giant IBM has released the IBM Seer augmented reality application for the upcoming Wimbledon 2010 tennis tournament.The application will allow users to get all match-related information, statistics and a live video...

Valve today announced that it will deliver Portal 2 on the PlayStation 3 alongside Mac and PC versions. The PlayStation 3 version of Portal 2 will be the only console version to include the company's game management system,...

A recent study conducted by life assistance company CPP has revealed that Britons are targeted with more than 420,000 scam emails every hour.The study reports that the rise of online baking and credit card frauds have led to...

Hewlett-Packard (HP) announced the latest version of its HP Business Service Management (BSM) software bundle at the HP Software Universe 2010 conference on Tuesday.HP BSM 9.0 is a common platform designed to manage complex...

Microsoft is set to provide Hotmail users with a new, updated version of the e-mail service, offering increased storage space and more options for attaching files.The new Hotmail service will provide access to third-party...

A researcher into the link between mobile phones and cancer yesterday warned of a "brain tumour pandemic". Presenting the shock findings, Lloyd Morgan, Senior Research Fellow at the US Environmental Health Trust, told delegates...

A Windows XP vulnerability first reported by Google researcher Tavis Ormandy has been actively exploited by hackers to deliver malware.The flaw, which affects Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 when the HCP protocol is enabled,...

A 38-year-old woman was arrested in Tel Aviv this morning accused of sexually harassing men by sending them explicit phone messages over the past few weeks. The woman, who is as yet unnamed, is alleged to have used her mobile...

IBM says it has entered a definitive agreement to acquire Coremetrics, a web analytics firm. Privately held Coremetrics, based in San Mateo, provides a cloud-based analytics platform designed to enable companies to deliver...

The first UK-bound consignment of Apple's iPhone 4 has sold out in 24 hours leaving late-comers to wait until July for delivery. Apple would not comment on how many handsets had been pre-ordered for delivery or in-store pick-up...

The chief executive of an NHS trust that opted out of the Government's National Programme for IT has slammed the scheme, labelling it "Not Fit For Purpose IT". Brian James, chief exec of the Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust, told...

US telecoms giant AT&T is in another pickle after yesterday's rush to pre-order Apple's latest iPhone descended into chaos. Gizmodo has heard from an AT&T insider who says that the debacle was caused by a mjor security...

After spending a few weeks of trials in the beta dungeon, Nvidia's 256 'Verde' drivers have finally made it out of the Microsoft WHQL labs, supporting both desktop and laptop GPUs. One of the principles behind the new drivers is...

Apple and AT&T's e-commerce support systems have buckled under the strain of iPhone 4 pre-orders the companies have received.So many requests were received after pre-registration began that support web sites at both companies...

One of the 'hackers' who exposed security flaws in AT&T's iPad customer database has been arrested for possession of drugs. Cops raided the member of the Goatse Security group after he gave a false name to traffic cops and...

Prove you're a Dev Guru! Take the test now! WPF stands for Windows Presentation Foundation (code-named ‘Avalon’). It's a vector-based graphical subsystem used to render user interfaces (UI) in Windows-based...

Nintendo has unveiled its new 3D handheld gaming console, the Nintendo 3DS, at the E3 gaming conference in Los Angeles. Scheduled for release later this year, the Nintendo 3DS will allow gamers to play 3D games without the need...

Apple has released a new software update for its Mac OS X Snow Leopard operating system.The Mac OS X 10.6.4 update is set to fix a problem that caused the trackpad to become unresponsive.The update also fixes issues with Adobe's...

The recent Microsoft Windows Help and Support Center vulnerability outed by a Google engineer is being exploited in the wild. A compromised website has been found that uses the exploit to drop a Trojan horse onto unsuspecting...

The ThinkPad Edge 13" model features a progressive design, with clean lines and bold color and finish choices. It features a simplified keyboard that reflects contemporary usage patterns while retaining the legendary ThinkPad...

A new online video game streaming service that allows users to play the latest blockbuster titles is set to launch at the culmination of E3 tomorrow.OnLive is a cloud-based platform designed to allow users to play the most...

This HD Ready 42 inch LCD TV is the perfect partner to the explosion of new HD products out there. From HDTV to games consoles, the LG 42LH2000 is the ideal match. The new Twin XD Engine offers faster, more accurate picture...

Samsung is set to become the first mainstream phone manufacturer to sell a smartphone that integrates a built-in projector and which will be known as the Galaxy Beam. Formerly known as the Halo, the device combines a traditional...

It seems as if the new Apple iPhone 4 has been sold out both in the US and in the UK as Apple.com showed phones being shipped in the US from the 2nd of July from as early as 10PM PDT. Our own attempt to pre-order one online...

British anti-spam outfit Spamhaus won a moral victory in a US court after a federal judge slashed a $11.7 million fine to just $27,002. US Judge Charles P. Kocoras of the Eastern District of Illinois effectively said that the...

Nintendo showed off its 3D DS system at E3 - the one that requires no special glasses, as the world and his pooch knew beforehand. The Wii maker also announced a substantial list of upcoming games for the device, named the...