The Wi-Fi only version of the Kindle - at £109 - is now cheap enough for Amazon to envision the possibility of giving the device for free (or for very cheap) to those buying a yearly or monthly subscription, emulating the...

Virgin Media has announced plans to launch its own web-based video on-demand service called Virgin Media Player.The company says the service will first be made available to subscribers of its Virgin Media XL TV package with...

Notoriously tight-lipped games firm Nintendo has hinted at the price of its new handheld 3D games console, which looks set to undercut Sony's PSP Go.  UK gadget site Electric Pig managed to corner Nintendo's UK...

Sony has announced the UK price for its upcoming motion-sensing controller, PlayStation Move.The company has also released the price for the Move starter pack for its PlayStation 3 games console. Sony said that the Move motion...

Android 2.2, codenamed Froyo, has been made available for Samsung's Galaxy S smartphone by way of an unofficial ROM or firmware update.The Android 2.2 update for the Galaxy S is said to be stable, but still contains a few bugs...

BlackBerry maker Research in Motion (RIM) has purchased the internet domain name blackpad.com, indicating that the the company may soon launch its own tablet device. RIM acquired the rights to the domain name on 8 July 2010, with...

A recent study has found that hundreds of thousands of applications for smartphones steal personal user information and send it to third parties.At the on-going Black Hat Security Conference in Las Vegas, US-based security firm...

BSkyB has recorded exceptional annual profits in its end of year financial report.The satellite TV group has said that the good results are thanks to a one-time gain from a lawsuit it had filed against Electronic Data Systems and...

Mexican film maverick Guillermo del Toro has announced that he's now involved with a big gaming project, which will be officially unveiled in a few weeks.  Speaking to MTV News, del Toro said, "We're going to do games that...

Virgin Media has announced that it plans to buy back £375 million worth of its shares over the next 12 months.The move comes after the company reported it had added 9,100 new customers to its network in during its...

The UK's Information Commissioner Office has cleared Google of illicitly gathering data from wireless networks. The search engine virtual-monopoly said it had "accidentally" gathered data from unsecured wi-fi connections while...

It is interesting to note that Amazon has announced the arrival of the brand new Kindle ebook readers more than one month before the devices actually ship and that the third generation actually costs less than the previous...

Motorola has mocked Apple's iPhone 4 'antennagate' issues in a new advert for its upcoming Android-based Droid X smartphone.The advert, titled "No Jacket Required", pokes fun at Apple's iPhone 4 woes, while ridiculing claims by...

3D Television sets have never been so cheap and with Sky having just announced the launch of a new 3D channel in October, it's worth looking around for the most affordable 3D model on the market. Beyond Television has the popular...

Android users around the world have been hit by a data theft exploit, masquerading as an application for downloading background wallpaper to the device.Mobile security firm Lookout has said that millions of Android users have...

Blabbermouths from planet Nvidia have once again failed to keep their gobs zipped about the GeForce GTS 450, enabling us to start putting together a picture of the new mid-range chip. We've already seen PCB diagrams, heard gossip...

All it took was an article from our sister website Thinq and a Ruby script to set the world alight and cause panic amongst news outlets over a potential breach of privacy. What many failed to notice though is that the whole...

The hooligans at iFixit have got the spudgers out again, this time pulling apart Apple's just-released mouse killer. The Magic Trackpad, which has been well received even outside of Apple's usual gang of friendly web sites,...

Apple is reported to be investigating multiple problems with its latest mobile operating system on older iPhones. iPhone forums have been full of 3G and 3GS owners complaining about sluggish performance and poor battery life...

A security expert has highighted security vulnerabilities in ATM cash machine at the Black Hat Security Conference in Las Vegas.Security expert at IOActive Barnaby Jack revealed that he had discovered security flaws that had made...

Speculation is rife that smartphone maker Research in Motion (RIM) plans to launch a tablet device to rival Apple's iPad. Rumours began after the BlackBerry maker acquired the Internet domain www.blackpad.com on 8 July from an...

The Seagate Momentus XT combines traditional spinning storage technology with non volatile silicon-based flash memory in an attempt to get the best of both worlds, ultra fast access and massive capacity at an affordable...

According to a study conducted by Validas, smartphone users using mobile operator Verizon download more data than iPhone users on AT&T's network.The study shows that the average amount of data downloaded by Verizon Wireless...

The Indian government has said it has no plans to ban RIM's BlackBerry services in the country - as long as the Canadian firm complies with the country's security regulations, Reuters has reported.India's internal security head,...

The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) has announced a new upgrade to internet security, designed to provide a more safer and secure internet environment for the billions of web users around the...

BlackBerry maker Research in Motion (RIM) has purchased the internet domain name blackpad.com, indicating that the the company may soon launch its own tablet device.According to online domain name data base 'Whois', the company...

Research In Motion and the American mobile phone network AT&T has jointly sent out an invite, to an event being held next week in New York where its rumoured the BlackBerry slider 9800 or even the 9300 will be announced.One...

UK Prime Minister David Cameron has hinted that his Government might be prepared to hand important public sector computing contracts to Indian suppliers. The comments were made yesterday during a visit to Indian outsourcing firm...

Californian memory maker Super Talent has launched the UltraDrive MX SSD, featuring a new dual-interface for both SATA II and mini-USB connections. The new dual-interface allows you to use the drive as either an internal or an...

E-tailer Amazon has launched a customised version of the Kindle reader for the UK market as it steps up its game to face the combined challenge of cheaper ebook readers and the Apple iPad. The ebook reader, which was launched...

Microsoft has unveiled its Street Slide navigation technology, tech news site Cnet reported on Wednesday.Microsoft’s Street Slide is an upgrade to its Bing Maps Streetside, and will be launched to give direct competition to...

Adobe has announced the acquisition of web-based software developer Day Software, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday.California-based Adobe has agreed to acquire Switzerland-based Day Software, developer of enterprise...

It looks as though Nvidia has paid a harsh price for delaying its Fermi architecture, as research shows that AMD has overtaken the green graphics giant in terms of discrete GPU shipments.  Cnet reports that AMD...

Sky will unleash 3D TV content in the UK in October as it finally rolls out the first 3D channel in Europe one which will combine movies and sporting events. Households that will have 3D Ready TV and Sky+HD set top box will be...

A sneak preview video of Microsoft Office 2011 for Mac has cropped up on video sharing site YouTube. The beta 5 software holds few surprises for anyone familiar with Microsoft's all-powerful suite of productivity applications....

Are you looking to upgrade to a wireless connection? In need of a kit that's great value for money? Try the Linksys WRT120N Wireless Router and WUSB100 USB Adapter package it supports speeds of up to 150 Mbps and its reasonably...

Nintendo has revealed the 3DS, the first portable 3D gaming console in the United Kingdom, during the official launch of the product on this side of the atlantic. The platform, unlike the competition, does not need 3D glasses to...

Microsoft has defended its pricing strategy for the Kinect motion-sensing Xbox 360 gaming peripheral, gaming news site Computer and Videogames reported on Wednesday.Priced at £129.99 in the UK, the Kinect has received...

Microsoft has announced a new programme designed to allow software makers and security experts to work together to locate and fix vulnerabilities before they can be exploited.The company launched its Microsoft Active Protections...

Fujitsu asked BT's former Futurologist, Ian Pearson, to write a report on how technology is influencing our lives. Having worked for 16 years at BT peering through his virtual crystal ball, Mr Pearson is ideally placed to track...

The UK Coalition government has announced that it will auction off parts of the radio spectrum to help create next-generation mobile broadband services, the Telegraph reported on Wednesday.The 'spectrum modernisation' auction is...

The profile details of over 100 million Facebook users have been made available on an internet file-sharing site, tech new site Thinq has reported.Security researcher for Skull Security Ron Bowles used a piece of code to scan and...

The UK Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) has declared that the Wi-Fi data mistakenly collected by Google's Street View service contains no meaningful personal information after testing samples of the data.Nintendo won a...

Facebook has unveiled a beta version of its new question and answer service, tech news site PC World has reported.The new Q&A feature, Facebook Questions, will allow users to post questions on any number of topics, and...

Amazon today launched the third generation of its Kindle e-book reader - and for the first time, it will be directly available to British buyers from the company's UK store. The Internet bookseller announced today in a 'letter'...

In order to create the illusion of depth, 3D systems need to send separate images to your left and right eyes. Panasonic's 3D TV system uses the 'sequential frame' method to bring its 3D images to life. This means the screen...

The UK Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) has declared that the Wi-Fi data mistakenly collected by Google's Street View service contains no meaningful personal data.The privacy watchdog said that it had visited Google...

Nintendo won a landmark case in UK courts, with a High Court ruling that a copying device, that allows users to play pirated games, is illegal in the UK.The Court has ruled that the R4 Magicard used to copy and play Nintendo...

Apple has unveiled a new LED Cinema Display screen for its Mac range of computers, tech news site Apple Insider reported on Wednesday.The new 27-inch Cinema Display will be the only Apple monitor currently available in the market...

A study has revealed that iPad owners are a bunch of selfish, unkind, elitist people, tech news site eWeek reported on Wednesday.The survey, conducted by New-Jersey-based MyType, has stated that iPad owners are likely to be...