Facebook is only 80 months old and already it has managed to reach 500 million active users, a fantastic feat that no other technology websites, not even Google, has managed to achieve hitherto. However, there are signs that...

An American company has produced a plaster or band-air for the iPhone 4 that covers up the gap in-between the two parts of the case, which if connected results in a signal loss.Antenn-aid.com sells these band-aids in 6 different...

Google has quietly closed its Nexus One online presence, relegating the handset to other "no longer available" products like Google Notebook and Google Answers and closing its direct sales store for the handset only seven months...

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has said that he is “quite sure” that he did not sign any agreement with a web developer that would entitle the man to 84 per cent of the world’s largest social network, news site...

Sony Ericsson appears to be determine to catch up with the rest of the competition as the manufacturer appears to have stealthily cut the price of the Xperia X10 mini with a little help of mobile phone operator...

Security technology firm Raytheon Systems has been sacked by the new coalition government from its e-borders programme, BBC News has reported.E-borders is a £750 million program, initiated by the previous Labour government,...

With so many solid state drives now circling the £100 sweet spot, it looks as though everyone wants a share of the pie. The latest tech firm to stick its oar in is PNY, which has just announced a new pair of...

Google has sold out of their own branded Nexus One Android handsets, where the webstore selling the mobile phone has also closed up shop.Earlier this week we brought you news that Google will no longer be retailing its own SIM...

Dell has admitted that its PowerEdge R410 server motherboards have been infected with malware. According to the statement issued by Dell, malware has infected all four PowerEdge servers - R310, R410, R510, and T410.Apple has...

So now that Facebook has reached 500 million members, the big question is where Facebook will get the necessary users to reach its next important milestone, one billion, one which will make Facebook, if it was a country, the...

3rd All-over-IP Forum introduces an expanded business program for enterprise communications professionals. The Forum takes place on November 18, 2010 at Sokolniki Expo (Moscow, Russia). www.all-over-ip.ru/eng 1. In large...

Skype has released the latest application for the iPhone 4 to take advantage of its multitasking abilities, whilst also announcing at the same time there will be no surcharge levy for 3G calling.The iPhone 4 version of Skype will...

Nokia has announced a 40 per cent drop in its net profits to $291 million during the second quarter of 2010, the Wall Street Journal reports.The Finnish company has struggled hard to maintain its market share in the face of...

BP has admitted that is had posted doctored images on its Houston, Texas crisis room website, Americablog reports.The company has since replaced the doctored images with the originals. BP spokesperson Scott Dean admitted that a...

Pint-sized PC pioneer Shuttle claims it has concocted the first mini PC that can handle the demands of every single LGA1156 processor, including top-end quad-core CPUs.  The new SH55J2 barebone system measures just 215 x...

Microsoft's Xbox EMEA boss has revealed that sales of the Xbox 360 Gaming console, including the slim version of the console, have increased by more than ten times compared to the last week. Chris Lewis told GamesIndustry.biz...

Twitter is set to move its data centre operations to Salt Lake City, local newspaper the Salt Lake Tribune has reported.The micro-blogging giant announced on Wednesday that it is set to build a new data centre in the Salt Lake...

Microsoft has listed the five mobile phone manufacturers who will be churning out Windows Phone 7-compliant handsets later this year. Microsoft's Greg Sullivan has told Pocket Lint that we can expect to see hardware from Dell,...

A tabloid journalist working for the UK's Daily Star 'newspaper' has been caught out by a spoof Photoshopped image claiming to be of a Grand Theft Auto game based on gunman Raoul Moat. It wouldn't have taken unscrupulous hack...

The audio aficionados at Sennheiser have teamed up with Asus' sound chip guys to create a sound card and headset bundle, which the pair reckon will revolutionise multiplayer first person shooters.  According to Asus, the...

British tabloid The Daily Star has fallen victim to an internet hoax after one of its journalists, Jerry Lawton, reported that a Grand Theft Auto game based on fugitive Raoul Moat was in development.Lawton's article chastised the...

The Open Rights Group will be asking independent communications watchdog Ofcom to go back to the drawing board with its draft code which is supposed to outline how ISPs provide evidence in copyright infringement cases. ORG's Kim...

IBM has unveiled its new 'zEnterprise' mainframe computer.The company claims the system is faster and more cost-effective than previous mainframes.According to news agency Reuters, the company said that the newly launched...

Motorola has filed a law suit against Chinese telecoms provider Huawei Technologies, accusing the company of stealing its trade secrets, the Wall Street Journal has reported.Motorola alleges that Huawei was involved in a...

It's been exactly one year since Windows 7 RTM came to the market and since then, we've been using Microsoft's latest operating system both on personal and work computers without any major glitches. The transition from Windows XP...

AOL has inked a deal with British newscaster ITN to show hundreds of news videos on its websites.The move comes as part of AOL's initiative to make the company a major online content portal. According to UK newspaper The...

VII International Exhibition and Forum InfoSecurity Russia. StorageExpo. Documation-2010 will be held in Moscow “Sokolniki” Exhibiting Centre, November 17 – 19, 2010. This is a concluding event of 2010 at the...

Microsoft has issued a tool to defend Windows systems from shortcut attacks, tech news site Computer World reported on Wednesday.The company released a fix-it tool on its Support page that enables users to protect their computers...

Jeff Williams has been appointed as senior vice president of operations, a clear indication that the technology company means business amidst a long period of scrutiny following the number of QC related iPhone 4 issues. Williams...

Microsoft has scrapped plans to allow cross-platform gaming between its Xbox 360 console and PCs.The company had previously experimented with the idea in its 'Shadowrun' first person shooter, and had planned to make games like...

The Attorney-General of Connecticut has said that 37 states have joined the probe he launched into the collection of Wi-Fi data by Google Street View cars, the Wall Street Journal reported today.The investigation will look into...

Retailers are reporting that Microsoft's forthcoming Kinect movement-sensing controller has failed to create much of a buzz amongst potential purchasers. The controllerless controller formerly known as Project Natal has recently...

Skype has rolled out its 'Click & Call' advertising platform, allowing advertisers to pick up the tab for customers' calls to their phone numbers using Skype.The company said that the service will be powered by call...

Memory heavyweights Samsung and Toshiba have teamed up to push the solid state industry towards using toggle mode DDR2 NAND memory.  With a 400Mb/sec interface, the toggle mode DDR2 specification can effectively triple the...

Apple is said to be holding talks to allow network carrier T-Mobile to sell its iPhone 4 in the US, tech news site Apple Insider reported on Wednesday.The news, which was first published by Leander Kahney from Cult of Mac on...

Microsoft will apparently give free Windows Phone 7 devices to all of its 90,000 or so employees worldwide in a move similar to Google and Apple and one which reminds us of the popular "eat your own dog food" testing...

Motorola's latest mainstream smartphone, the XT720, is now available in the UK on monthly contract from Vodafone (via Expansys) for as little as £25 per month on a 24 month contract. The deal provides you with the handset...

Apple has added Nokia’s N97 mini to its list of smartphones affected by poor antenna performance when held, tech news site Mac Observer has reported.The iPhone maker has uploaded the new video to highlight the Nokia N97...

Microsoft has announced they will be furnishing every member of their staff with a new Windows Phone 7 based handset, when the mobile phone OS is ready to ship before Christmas this year.The information came from a tweet by a...

Google's social network Orkut is being investigated by Brazilian state prosecutors.News agency Reuters reports that Orkut is under investigation over allegations of paedophilia, defamation and false identity. The state...

The Kinect is selling (or preselling) very well if Amazon's data is to be believed even if the motion controller will not go on sale before the end of the year in the UK. Amazon UK has already started taking preorders on the...

Dell has admitted that its PowerEdge R410 server motherboards have been infected with malware, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday.According to the statement issued by Dell, malware has infected all four PowerEdge...

Google has announced that over half of Android-based devices are running version Android 2.1, nick-named 'Eclair'.The announcement will help to settle fears of 'Android fragmentation', with the widespread use of older versions of...

eBay's second-quarter results have exceeded Wall Street estimates - but online auction giant's CEO says he's not content with the firm's performance.The company reported a 26 per cent rise in profits. year on year, up from $327...

After ditching the previous Labour administration's pledge to offer tax relief to the UK gaming industry in his Emergency Budget, Tory Chancellor George Osborne may be planning a U-turn. Scottish National Party MSP for Dundee,...

The Guardian's list of the 100 most influential people in the media has been topped by Apple's messianic leader for the first time. Jobs pipped Google founders Sergey Brin and Larry Page to the top spot with BBC director general...

Google Ventures, the search giant's investment arm, has announced it is to fund search marketing start-up Trada, the New York Times has reported.Google Ventures led the third round of investments in Trada with a stake of $4.5...

Taiwanese computer manufacturer Lenovo has unveiled a tablet computer based on Google's Android operating system. Provisionaly named the LePad, the device is scheduled for launch by the end of the year.Microsoft has confirmed...

Baby-faced billionaire Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has announced that 500 million people are currently using the social networking giant. Using all of our fingers, and working on the assumption that the Earth's population is...

Google has questioned a US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) "Discussion Draft" proposing a clampdown on new aggregators, the Wall Street Journal has reported.The Discussion Draft, which was issued in May, proposed the introduction...

Skype has updated its iPhone application to include support for the new iOS 4, adding multitasking and improved call quality.The company also announced that it has dropped plans to charge for making calls over the 3G network. It...

The 1980s saw another burst of interest by Hollywood in the world of 3D. This time, film studios returned to the earlier anaglyph method, using it to add 3D segments to hit films including the last instalment of Wes Craven's...

Toshiba has shown off a prototype tablet PC, named the 'SmartPad'.Toshiba's Australian general manager Mark Whittard unveiled the new prototype tablet device during a press conference down under this week.The company is yet to...

Hewlett-Packard (HP) has listed the Windows 7 HP Slate 500 tablet device on its company website, confirming reports that the 'Slate' device may still be in development.Tech news site PC World reports that the company listed the...

The CEO of gaming powerhouse, Codemaster, Rod Cousens, has said that Microsoft may well cut the price of the Kinect in 2011 if there is a need for it. Talking to CVG, he pointed out that the fact that Microsoft has already...

The Tameside Council in Greater Manchester has scraped the £36,000 virtual town hall on online computer game Second Life, after only one year.Council IT bosses said the initiative was scrapped as they were unable to...

Facebook now has 500 million users, CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced on WednesdayWriting on the Facebook blog, Zuckerberg wrote that more than 500 million users were registered with the website, making it, without question, the...