Sales of Google-based Android handsets have rocketed by more than 300 per cent from the first three months of 2010 to the second quarter of the year, more than tripling the size of their share of the UK mobile contract...

Apparently, Dell has not stopped selling Ubuntu-equipped computers, it's just that the company has decided to terminate online sales because the website is currently being overhauled. Speaking to The Inquirer, a spokesperson for...

So, HMV has released its own online music download website, HMVdigital.com and has sweetened the deal by offering five free tracks and the ability to get 40 top 40 tracks for 40p or popular albums for £4.99 for a limited...

File-sharing news site TorrentFreak has blasted a recent study that claims more than 89 per cent of all files being downloaded using BitTorrent are illegal, IT magazine PC Pro reports.The study, which was conducted by Australia's...

Facebook has alleged that the contract entitling a New York web designer to an 84 per cent stake in the company is a fake, technology news website Information Week has reported.The company has said that they believe Mark...

The majority of internet users in the UK is not ready to pay for content according to a survey carried out by bean counting firm KPMG as part of its annual "Consumers and Convergence" report. The research showed that more than...

The iPhone 4 will go on sale in 17 more countries by the end of the week according to a statement issued by Apple today, a step that marks the second step in the company's plans to get the phone in as many hands as possible. The...

Poor reviews, reception problems and the suggestion that Apple is ignoring the Chinese market has led grey market sales of the iPhone 4 to nose-dive, with vendors slashing prices by up to 70 per cent to pique interest in the...

The BBC has been directed by the government to check the impact its web services are having on private competitors operating in the UK media market. He said that the corporation must ensure that it does not upset competition in...

Almost three-quarters of AT&T's US iPhone customers say they are happy with the company's network and services, UK newspaper The Telegraph has reported.According to a survey conducted by analysts at the Yankee Group, more...

It's the end of the web as we know it. According to an Australian expert, we're less than a year away from using up all currently available IP addresses - and the solution to the problem could be costly. IP addresses are the...

No new IP addresses will be left on the internet within a year, leading to more expensive web services, the Sydney Morning Herald has reported.According to Geoff Huston, chief scientist at Asia-Pacific Internet registrar APNIC,...

After becoming last week's Internet chuckle-fad, The Daily Star has apologised for its factually-challenged story about a non-existent Grand Theft Auto game based on gunman Raul Moat.  Last week, the Star reported that...

Acer's first high-end Android mobile phone arrives solely with the Internet phone shop giant eXpansys, as of August the 9th SIM free and unlocked for £399.Motorola's Milestone Google OS driven phone also arrived in the UK the...

Acer has announced that the follow-up to its Liquid Android based smartphone will come up next month in the UK and will carry the sweet name of Stream (not to be confused with StreaK from Dell). The handset will run on Android OS...

HTC will equip its Desire and Nexus One smartphones with Super LCD display technology, shifting from the Samsung-made Super AMOLED display it has previously used.The move signals HTC's determination from the likes of Apple, which...

Vodafone has abandoned the production of smartphones based on its Vodafone 360 OS.The company has said, however, that the platform will remain alive as a dedicated suite of services, rather than being installed on...

Reports of reception problems have caused demand for the Apple iPhone 4 on the grey market in China to plummet, with sellers slashing the price of the handset by up to 70 per cent. Official Chinese news site China Daily reports...

Why would Microsoft, the world's second biggest technology company, seemingly jeopardise a 25-year relationship with semiconductor giant Intel by hopping in bed with a little known UK-based company called ARM? Well, we've written...

The BBC has been directed by the government to check the impact its web services are having on private competitors operating in the UK media market, The Guardian reports. UK culture secretary Jeremy Hunt, while praising the BBC...

The Cellular Telephone Industries Association (CTIA) is suing San Francisco over a law that requires radiation labels for every mobile phone sold, ars technia reports.The CTIA, the body that represents the interests of wireless...

The price of ARM shares has continued to rise after the surprising announcement last Friday that the company had signed a major agreement with the British-based company which will give it access to ARM's architecture IP. The...

If you've been tempted to venture into the realm of top-end Core i7 CPUs, but then find yourself gawping in bewilderment at the motherboard prices, then you'll be pleased to know that Asus has just slashed the price of its...

Two UK Police forces are trialling the Criminal Reduction Utilising Statistical History (Crush) prediction software in a bid to reduce crimes in the region.The move follows a successful trial by US state police in Memphis,...

Mozilla is testing a new feature for future versions of its Firefox web browser set to allow users to organise tabs into groups.Writing on his blog, Aza Raskin, who heads the user experience team at the company's labs units, said...

iMac stocks have run out in several Apple stores across the United States, suggesting that an Apple desktop refresh may be on the away, Apple-focused tech news site Mac Rumours has reported.According to the report, shortages of...

Apple will offer free iPad engraving for customers who buy iPad towards the end of the year, a move that will put the device firmly in the iPod family; Apple doesn't currently offer iPhone engraving and is unlikely to ever offer...

Statistics are funny old thing. Vic Reeves once said that 88.2 per cent of statistics are made up. We think that's probably a conservative estimate. Far be it from us to suggest that some bean counters will cook the books in...

Dell has seemingly stopped offering Ubuntu Linux as an option on its web store whilst claiming it is still committed to the OS. Until a few days ago, punters could specify Ubuntu as a pre-installed operating system but now it...

The Daily Star has apologised for wrongly reporting a fake GTA game based on fugitive killer Raoul Moat.The newspaper admitted to grave journalistic errors in publishing a report on a new Grand Theft Auto game allegedly named...

AMD's first Fusion processors with integrated DirectX 11 graphics could start popping up before Christmas this year, according to a leaked roadmap that materialised over the weekend.  German tech site ATI-Forum (Google...

A report released by ABI Research estimates that around 11 million tablet devices will be sold in 2010 alone, signalling further growth in the newly emerging market.The company said in a press release that the results of the...

HMV aims to carve a nice spot in the already very crowded download market by launching HMVdigital.com, its new download store that will take on the likes of Amazon, Apple, Tesco, Play.com and many other smaller such services. The...

Apple, Google and 35 other technology companies have been accused of infringing patents for spam filtering e-mail technology held by patent licensing firm InNova.The InNova patent, which was granted to scientist, mathematician...

Google is set to enable US customers of its Android Market to pay for apps through their monthly phone bill.The search giant announced changes to its Android Market Developer Distribution Agreement (DDA) that will introduce new...

Apple has announced in a press statement to the media there will be a delay in bringing the white iPhone 4 to market, despite claiming at their recent press conference it will be available in July.The statement comes after a...

Security firm Symantec has reported a rise in spam messages sent via shortened URLs in its July 2010 MessageLabs Intelligence Report.Shortened URLs are used in social networks like Facebook and Twitter to exchange URLs between...

Now that the dust has settled over the announcement last week that Microsoft had licensed ARM's architecture for undisclosed plans, it is now time to consider what might have pushed Microsoft to do such a move and most...

IT giant Hewlett-Packard has said it will not be making smartphones based on Microsoft’s Windows Mobile 7 operating system, tech news site PC Mag has reported.Todd Bradley, executive vice president at HP, announced that the...

WikiLeaks has defended itself from criticism over its publication of secret US government documents realting to the war in Afghanistan, saying it is seeking greater transparency in government activities, the New York Times has...

If you thought G.Skill's 24GB memory kit was bordering on the outlandish, then wait until you see the Taiwanese memory maker's latest extreme package. Designed specifically for EVGA's Super Record 2 motherboard, the new...

CD and video seller HMV is set to take on Apple's iTunes store with the launch of a new site, HMV Digital. The site is a significant departure for the company, whose previous online store sold only physical media such as CDs,...

Graphics card leader Nvidia has always been careful to nurture its core customer base with its 'The Way It's Meant To Be Played' marketing campaign aimed at PC gamers, and now it looks like AMD and its graphics subsidiary ATI are...

BT has launched a new drive to combat the rise in the theft of cables used in telephone networks across the UK.In attempt to reduce the thefts and make it easier for the police to track down the metal thieves, BT has decided to...

Apple has said that free cases being handed out to alleviate antenna issues with the iPhone 4 could take between three and five weeks to arrive, but we got email confirmation just a few moments ago that ours will be arriving in a...

Nokia's flagship smartphone, the N8, has been spotted on T-Mobile UK with a placeholder page and a registration form for those looking to get an early start. Vodafone was the other UK mobile phone operator to have listed the N8...

HMV, The Hut, Play.com and other online UK retailers have leaked the official release date of the Microsoft Kinect motion controller; apparently, the peripheral will be available from the 19th of November 2010. This contradicts...

A number of Mac-centric tech sites are suggesting that the Apple range of desktop computers is about to get an update. The rumours stem from reader reports that a number of high-profile Apple stores are running out of iMac and...

Research in Motion’s (RIM) BlackBerry Curve 9300 has been spotted bearing the T-Mobile logo, indicating that the network provider could soon launch the smartphone in the UK and US.Images of the new smartphone were found by...

 Apple's supposedly impregnable iPhone application screening process has been breached by a 15-year-old application developer. The teenager managed to sneak in a free 3G application, disguised as a customisation application,...

The British Royal family is set to open its own Flickr account, the free London newspaper the Metro has reported.The site will publish around 600 family photographs, split across 28 sections at launch, from early pictures of...

Security researchers have found a vulnerability in the WPA2 Enterprise security standard. WPA2 is designed to encrypt data travelling across wireless networks from unauthorised snooping.Md. Sohail Ahmed, the technology manager at...

Lite-On BD-ROM drives offer the best solution for people who want to enjoy High Definition Blu-ray movies at an affordable cost.  Besides Blu-ray movies, your current DVD and CD collections can also be played. Lite-OnBD-ROM...

Dell has stopped selling computers pre-loaded with the Ubuntu Linux operating system from its web store, IT mag PC Pro reports.During a recent visit, representatives of the magazine found that the web page “Windows or...

The remarkable Panasonic Viera TX-P42G20B 42" Full HD Plasma TV boasts a picture quality that will impress even the most demanding viewers! The 42-inch High Definition panel and versatile connectivity options ensure this...

3 UK may have landed the best value data plan package, one which would be an ideal complement for the Dell Streak or, with a little DIY, the Apple iPad. For £5 per month, this SIM only package provides users with free...

A team of scientists from the Tohoku university in Japan has partnered with Consumer electronics giant Sony to develop a blue-violet laser that could one day burn 1TB Blu-ray discs. That's roughly 20 times more than today's...

More than 90,000 documents have been distributed by whistle blowing web site Wikileaks in what could become the biggest military leak in history. The secret files, many of which contain many uncensored logs written by front line...

A device bearing HTC's branding and running Windows Phone 7 has been spotted and three photos of it have been sent to blogging website Engadget. The anonymous source said that the device came with a 3.7-inch LCD touchscreen,...

HTC has announced that the company is working on an enhanced Sense UI, set to be compatible with the upcoming Windows Phone 7 mobile phone operating system.The mobile phone manufacturer, one of the five companies said to be...

No. While it's true that there are 3D TV systems in development that work without glasses, only a few small monitor screens between 15 and 20 inches across are available now. Full-size televisions won't be around for at least...

Mozilla has released the Firefox 3.6.8 security update that fixes "a stability problem that affected some pages with embedded plug-ins."The update is set to patch the problem found in the Firefox 3.6.7 update, launched just days...

Apple iPhone users have been hit by unexpectedly large bills when returning from holiday.According to The Telegraph, mobile phone service providers across the UK have been receiving complaints from iPhone users who, despite...

Mobile phone recycling firms have signed up to a new code of practice, announced by the UK government on Friday, that requires them to check whether a mobile phone has been reported stolen before exporting it.Currently, if a...