The GN-621U complies with wireless 802.11b/g/n standards with latest 11n MIMO technology to increase the wireless speed up to 6 times faster and extends the range 4 times further*. The GN-621U also reduces "dead spots" within the...

Research carried out by the Communications Consumer panel showed that more than half of customers who buy a mobile phone package are not provided with enough information about their rights to cancel should they be dissatisfied...

Amazon Germany has listed a cut-down version of the soon-to-be released Xbox 360 Slim gaming console, one which is presented as a 4GB Arcade System Bundle which should ship around the 20th of August. The date coincides with the...

An Israeli mobile phone company has just launched in the UK the Modu 1, which is a small phone that can be placed in a number of different fascia or cases to offer up different functionality. There are many modules on offer, all...

Maverick game developer Tim Schafer has revealed what he really thinks of Activision CEO Bobby Kotick, describing him as a "dick" who isn't interested in games.  Schafer, whose work includes Day of the Tentacle, Grim...

Michael Schade, the CEO of iOS games developer Fishlabs, believes that the next iPad will be able to deliver superior visuals compared to the current Xbox 360 gaming console. Speaking at Develop 2010 (and as reported by...

Internet security outfit Sophos has published a report listing the top 12 countries from which spam is sent.Unsolicited 'spam' email is sent by malicious software that is secretly installed on victim computers, giving hackers a...

Apple may be working on a new generation of iPad with much smaller screens according to rumours that emerge from Taiwan courtesy of tech website Digitimes.Users of Windows Phone 7 will be able to use Zune from launch according to...

The world's smallest and lightest mobile phone is set to launch in the UK by the end of this month.The Modu 1 measures just 72.1mm x 37.6mm, and weighs in at a feather-light 43g. Israeli manufacturer Modu Limited is touting the...

Tory Culture Minister Ed Vaizey has stated the UK games industry isn't going to collapse as a result of the cancellation of tax relief, saying suggestions to the contrary are "just so wide of the mark." Vaizey made the statement...

Apple may be working on a new generation of iPad with much smaller screens according to rumours that emerge from Taiwan courtesy of tech website Digitimes. Sources told the newspaper that the second generation iPad would come...

Young users of social networking platform Facebook in the UK are being encouraged by UK police to install a 'panic button' created specially for the platform.The Child Exploitation and Online Protection centre (CEOP) button...

Gartner Vice President and analyst Nick Jones has published a rather stern post on the official blog of the website that compares Symbian's current mobile strategy to re-arranging the deck chairs on a sinking Titanic. More...

Intel has reported the highest quarterly results in the company's history, posting a net profit of £1.9 billion for the quarter ending 26 June.The company smashed Wall Street predictions, announcing better than expected...

Paul Adams, an employee who works on user interfaces at Google, has released a presentation that gives an idea of where Google may be heading in its quest to build Google Me, the potential competitor to social networking behemoth...

Security software firm GFI Security has acquired Sunbelt Software to help develop security software for on-premise and cloud infrastructures.The companies told news site Businessweek that they would be working together to...

VMware has released VMware vSphere 4.1, the latest version of its virtualisation platform, which comes with enhanced functionality and performance.The company said that the updated platform was capable of running 10,000 virtual...

The non-profit Cloud Security Alliance will be organising the Cloud Security Alliance Summit at the Black Hat security conference in Las Vegas.The Cloud Security Alliance is an organisation dedicated to providing security to the...

Bookmaker Paddy Power has today slashed the odds on Apple recalling its iPhone 4 from 2/1 to 4/6 making it odds on that the best-selling borked device will now be recalled. Complaints about poor reception and a scathing...

According to recent data on search engine market share released by web analytics firm comScore, both Yahoo search and Microsoft's Bing search engine have seen a rise in their market share at the expense of market leader Google....

Apple has censored discussion relating to the Consumer Reports review of its iPhone 4 held on its official discussion forum, Fox News reports.Tuaw.com, The unofficial Apple Weblog, was the first to discover that Apple had removed...

Some 20 per cent of laptops brought by businesses are repaired within a year, costing UK companies over two billion quid in repair bills and lost productivity, if a survey published today is to be believed. The research suggests...

Opera Mini 5.1 has been launched for all Android mobile phones offering cheaper, faster browsing for anyone on a restrictive data plan. Opera Mini has a little trick up its sleeve which means that complex web sites are...

It's all very well saying an SSD is quicker than your average clunky hard drive, but upgrading your primary storage source isn't as easy as simply plopping in some more RAM. You also have the fun of reinstalling all your...

A day after Consumer Reports review slammed the iPhone 4, Apple's stock prices fell sharply.According to The Telegraph, following the controversial review, Apple's share price fell by 4.5 per cent causing its market value to...

Apple has called on developers to submit extensions for its HTML 5-based Safari web browser, to be released in the soon-to-be-launched Safari Extensions Gallery.Safari Extensions Gallery will come with an App Store-like...

I have to admit to being just a little bit excited the first time I made a Face Time video call from our brand new iPhone 4. Video conferencing is nothing new but Apple's implementation of the two-way video chat really is very...

Online auction site eBay is facing a $3.8 billion lawsuit for alleged patent infringement, brought by US companyby XPRT Ventures. XPRT claims that eBay subsidiary PayPal knowingly included technology covered by an XPRT e-commerce...

Research in Motion’s upcoming operating system for their mobile phones has been briefly detailed on video by the Canadian phone makers, ahead of its unveiling later on this year.This official preview of the BlackBerry OS 6...

NetApp has announced enhanced integration with Microsoft to help small and medium businesses improve data protection on cloud services, technology news portal Datacenter Dynamics announced on Monday.Data storage and management...

Users of Windows Phone 7 will be able to use Zune from launch according to Andy Lees, the Microsoft SVP of mobile communications, a feature that would allow the beleaguered platform to compete more effectively with Android and...

Shame-faced music industry bandits from the Recording Industry Association of America blew more than $16 million on legal fees in 2008 according to the outfit's accounts. The incredible numbers came to light today on the...

Microsoft has withdrawn its support for Windows Server 2000, technology news website eSecurity Planet reported on Tuesday.According to the official help and support page, Microsoft has stated that users of Windows Server 2000 can...

Lonely-looking pairs of blue USB 3 ports are starting to become a familiar sight on the backs of recent motherboards, but Asus is attempting to catapult USB 3 into the realms of ubiquity by introducing front-mountable ports on...

A federal judge will allow a monopoly lawsuit filed against Apple and network carrier AT&T’s mobile phone business to proceed as a class action, according to a report from the Associated Press.The lawsuit will...

Powered by an efficient Intel Celeron processor, the Inspiron 11Z runs for up to six hours without a recharge, making it ideal for anyone who spends a lot of time away from a desk doing their computing on the move. The 11.6 inch...

Insecurity outfit Sophos has published its latest report into the top twelve spam relaying countries, covering the second quarter of 2010. And according to its findings, the USA continues to be the number one 'spam polluter'...

US retail giant Wal-Mart has announced details of the first bundle containing Microsoft's Kinect motion-sensing games peripheral for the Xbox 360 console, VG247 has reported.Microsoft Kinect is designed to allow players to use...

iPhone 4 users have been reporting phantom emails appearing in their in boxes. The mysterious mails, which appear with 'No Sender' in the from line and 'No subject' in the subject line are causing much annoyance as they cannot...

The Chinese government is looking to reduce internet anonymity in the country by making it mandatory for people to use their real names when going online or purchasing mobile phones.The Associated Press reports that the director...

Most currently available flat-panel TVs use one of two different display technologies: LCD or plasma. But many LCD TVs are not capable of displaying full HD, and because of the slower pixel response times of LCD screens, there...

Microsoft has teamed up with NASA to provide 3D images and mapping data of Mars, technology news website Cnet reported on Monday.The 3D mapping data of the red planet will be made available to the public through the WorldWide...

Intel said it has just totted up the numbers on its best quarter ever, posting $2.9 billion profit on revenue of $10.8 billion for its activities in the three months to the end of June Paul Otellini, Intel president and CEO,...

BMW has announced the inclusion of the ‘iPod Out’ feature from the new iOS 4, onto on-board entertainment systems in all new vehicles.The car manufacturer has stated that the feature will allow all BMW and Mini car...

Oracle has released 59 patches on Monday to fix a number of security vulnerabilities across its products as part of its quarterly patch update cycle.The company noted in a pre-release statement that all its customers should...

Apple shares have suffered a four-point hit after rumours of a possible recall of the iPhone 4 surfaced. The following transcription of a call one anonymous trader fielded last night gives a possible clue as to what's going...

Microsoft Senior Vice President of mobile communications, Andy Lees, has confirmed at the company's annual Worldwide Partnership conference that it would roll out Windows Phone Live as a free online service ahead of the release...

Chile has become the first country in the world to approve,   by 100 votes in favor and one abstention, a law guaranteeing net neutrality (Google translation; Spanish original). The law states [submitter's...