Mark Ward, a BBC journalist, has created a malicious application for smartphones using software toolkits that are readily available to mobile developers and exposed some worrying truths. The article from Ward, who is the...

Motorola will replaced the very popular Droid handset with an updated version called the Droid 2, one which will be available on Verizon Wireless within days. The original Droid was one of the most sought after Android handset on...

It looks like Nokia is planning for a successor to the 5230 as the picture of one has appeared on Nokia's own website. Tams S60 blog was the first to come up with the news and some have compared the handset to a dirt-cheap...

Motorola has announced that it has stopped investing in the development of its Motoblur platform. Ttech news site TechTree has reported that Motoblur, the personalised Android UI skin for social networking, has been ditched as a...

Consultancy company Accenture has refuted the claims made by British Gas that its billing system had "millions of errors" and was "inaccurate".Accenture has stated that the allegations filed by British Gas are completely...

Enterprise software vendor SAP has announced that it will defend its interests from a damage claim filed by Oracle.Oracle claims that it should be paid "billions and billions" of dollars in damages for copyright infringement...

McAfee has announced that it will go on the offensive against cyber criminals across the globe.The company has published its "Security Takes the Offensive" document, highlighting its stance against cyber crime.News agency Reuters...

Our first encounter with a ZTE phone came earlier this year with the F102, a phone that stayed with us for several months and is still UK's cheapest 3G handset on the market. The Chinese company is looking to shed its image as a...

TalkTalk has attracted criticism from experts and customers alike following a hike of 55 pence for its monthly fixed line rental charges.The phone and broadband service provider has revealed its new monthly rental plans, raising...

Android-based smartphones have been hit by an SMS trojan for the first time. The Trojan software, Trojan-SMS.AndroidOS.FakePlayer.a, has already infected scores of Android-based smartphones, Russian security firm Kaspersky Labs...

The whole concept of console-exclusives will go to the wall as the games business moves towards cloud computing, according to the original founder of EA, Trip Hawkins.  Interviewed on the latest episode of Game Theory...

SAP and Sybase have announced the integration of Sybase technology with current SAP enterprise offerings, following the companies' recent merger.The companies are aiming to offer state-of-the- art mobile database management...

A leaked Google "vision statement" has revealed the search giant's agonising over just how far to go in profiting from the vast array of data is holds on the world's Internet users. The seven-page document seen by the Wall...

Google is agonising over what to do with the hordes of user data it has amassed over the years as rivals threaten to overtake it in terms of advertising revenue.According to a leaked seven page internal Google document procured...

If you've ever wondered why Nvidia's first generation of GeForce GTX 480 cards only featured 480 stream processors, rather than the full set of 512, then we may have just found the answer via a full test of an elusive full-spec...

Microsoft has confirmed that it will be holding a press conference at the forthcoming Gamescom gaming event on 17 August.The European games convention, which runs from 17 August to 22 Augus, will see industry leaders Sony,...

Vodafone has finally start selling the iPhone 4 on PAYG, nearly two months after the launch of the phone in the UK, with prices starting at £480 for the 16GB model and £570 for the 32GB one. Users will save £20...

Android-based smartphones have been hit by an SMS trojan for the first time.The Trojan software, Trojan-SMS.AndroidOS.FakePlayer.a, has already infected scores of Android-based smartphones, Russian security firm Kaspersky Labs...

South Korean police said they have raided Google’s Seoul headquarters as part of an investigation, in the belief that the advertising company may have broken the country's privacy protection laws. The raid is the latest...

Mobile phone network Vodafone has brought the iPhone 4 on to a pay as you go deal, where the cost of the 16GB model is £480 with some incentives included to attract potential buyers to purchase the phone from them - rather than...

Toshiba has released a data security add-on for its range of self-encrypting hard drives (SED).The company explained that the Wipe technology for SEDs is able to securely delete sensitive user information from the hard drive when...

The average price of large capacity hard disk drives continues to fall as Samsung gets more of its latest Ecogreen hard drives in the channel. Two very popular online retailer, Aria and Scan, have started to take preorders on the...

The Korean Police have raided Google’s head office in Seoul as a part of its ongoing investigation into the Google Street View data collecting scandal.The South Korean police said that Google is suspected of illegally...

Security experts have uncovered a Zeus v3 Trojan botnet that specifically targets customers of an unnamed UK bank.According to security firm M86 Security, its security researchers have unearthed a botnet command centre operating...

Germany's Federal Interior minister has called for Blackberry devices to banned for official use by government workers. According to a report on Handelsblatt (in Googlish) attacks on the German IT infrastructure have become so...

Nvidia has been awarded a $25 million research grant by the US Defence Department to help solve its 'crisis in computing'. Nvidia now has a four-year contract to work with the Defence Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)...

Google has denied that it plans to use unmanned spy drones to gather information for its Google Maps service. "Google is not testing or using this technology. This was a purchase by a Google executive with an interest in...

According to reports, the European Commission is teaming up with the US Federal Trade Commission to investigate Apple's rickety relationship with Flash developer Adobe. The two companies have been involved in an unpleasant spat...

Chip maker Texas Instruments has inked the first deal with Brit chip designer ARM for its forthcoming Cortex A processors. The as-yet unannounced series of power-efficient OMAP chips, codenamed Eagle, will become part of TI's...

Microsoft has signed a deal with video conferencing company Polycom to offer unified communications (UC) technology to businesses.The deal will allow the companies to deliver UC technology to all companies, from small businesses...

Microsoft has launched the new 'Deciding between an PC and a Mac' web page, one day after search firm Students Monitor revealed that Apple’s Mac is the most popular laptop choice for students.Tech news site Ars Technica has...

As Nokia continues to work towards launching its MeeGo operating system, industry experts are speculating why the company continues to ignore Google's Android OS.Many suggest that developing a smartphone to run on the Androind OS...

Classified ads site Craigslist came under fire from a couple of women claiming to have been sold as sex slaves through its pages. The sordid revelations have prompted Craigslist CEO Jim Buckmaster to release an open letter to...

Mobile devices running the Android operating system have been hit by an SMS-based trojan for the first time. According to insecurity outfit Kaspersky, the Trojan-SMS.AndroidOS.FakePlayer.a exploit has already infected a number...

Oracle chief executive Larry Ellison has criticised Hewlett-Packard (HP) for forcing former CEO Mark Hurd to resign.Hurd resigned his position following allegations of sexual harassment and the falsifying of expense...

Chinese internet and e-commerce firm Alibaba has announced that it will acquire a 16 per cent stake in Sohu's search engine Sogou.The move is an attempt to expand its online presence in the world's largest internet market.Sohu...

The Canadian jokers at ATI are clearly enjoying watching their arch competitor's new chips eat power supplies for breakfast, as they've just made a joke movie comparing the heat output of Fermi-based PCs to home cannabis...

Internet search giant Google and US wireless carrier Verizon yesterday laid bare the agreement that brought a halt to FCC discussions on Net neutrality. And, while it pays lip service to the principle of Net neutrality - the...

Oracle CEO Larry Ellison has roasted the HP board for railroading his chum Mark Hurd, saying that forcing the exec to resign was "a grave mistake". In an e-mail to the New York Times, Ellison said, "The HP board just made the...

The HTC Desire promises to be the smartphone you’ve been longing for. The 1GHz processor makes web browsing super fast, add HTC’s very own Sense technology, and the Android Operating System into the mix and...

We've been looking for a viable reason to jailbreak the iPhone 4 for some time now but as yet have remained unconvinced by most arguments to footle with the innards of our precious handset. But if there's one application bound...

The latest deadline set by the government of Saudi Arabia to suspend BlackBerry services in the country has passed - and services remain undisrupted.The 48 hour deadline given by The Communications and Information...

Google has reportedly acquired Jambool and Socila Gold in a move to add expertise to is rumoured forthcoming new social network.According to a report by the Wall Street Journal on Monday, Google has purchased San Francisco-based...

The BBC has demonstrated how easy it is for hackers to develop a malicious smartphone application that can be used to steal private user data and send it to a third party's e-mail account.In a special report released by BBC News,...

Apple has acquired an intellectual property license from Liquidmetal Technologies for the use of a new kind of metal for future iPhones, iPad and Mac products. Liquidmetal Technologies, said in a SEC filing that it had granted a...

Rumour mongers at Taiwan's occasionally reliable bin-digging tech news outfit Digitimes have come up with a whole heap of predictions about forthcoming products from Apple. First up is a slightly different angle on the...

A Netflix application may be on its way to Google's Android operating system in the near future.According to a job posting recently advertised by Netfix, the company is need of a Android Video Playback Expert to help "build...

Taiwanese mobile phone manufacture has had a second handset leaked, only this time around it's a Windows 7 device codename HTC Schubert running the upcoming Microsoft mobile OS.Handsets and their leaks appear to be all the rage...

Google and Verizon have outlined their plans for the future of an open internet.Web services on cellular networks which include health care, educational and entertainment services have been exempted from the set of seven...

A Conservative MP has defended asked a lobbying group to remove his work e-mail address from their website.Dominic Raab, the newly elected MP for Esher and Walton, demanded that web campaigning group 38 Degrees to remove his,...

Apple will update its popular iPad tablet with a Cortex A9-based processor according to a senior analyst at Taiwan-based news agency Digitimes. Mingchi Kuo said that Apple is very likely to swap the A4 for a more powerful...

Blackberry manufacturer RIM may sell its forthcoming Blackpad tablet for $499, matching the price for Apple's iPad, according to a report that appeared on the China-based news outlet Apple Daily. Digitimes reports that Quanta...

US wireless carrier AT&T has released a new application for Apple's iPhone, designed to allow users to stream videos directly onto their smartphones by using the U-verse DVR system.The new U-verse DVR application will allow...

Nokia's new flagship handset, the N8, is set to finally touch ground on the 26th of August if the listing on two online mobile phone retailers are to be believed. Mobilefun and Play have the handset on preorder SIM Free for...

HP's market capitalisation fell below $100 billion for the first time in more than one year as the world's biggest computer manufacturer, in terms of revenues, recover from the damaging scandal that hit its CEO, Mark Hurd. Shares...

Facebook may be reaching its saturation point in the UK, a new survey has revealed.According to statistics provided by web monitoring firm Experian Hitwise, the average time spent on the social networking platform by a Briton has...

Apple has acquired an intellectual property license from Liquidmetal Technologies for the use of a new kind of metal for future iPhones, iPad and Mac products.According to AppleInsider, Liquidmetal Technologies, said in a SEC...

Skype is planning to raise $100 million from an initial public offering in the US, as a part of its strategy to expand its user base and revenue.The company, which offers internet telephony, video conferencing and instant...

Voice over IP telephony service outfit Skype has outlined its plans for an initial public offering, seeking to convince investors it can make money out of what most users regard as a free service. Luxembourg-based Skype was sold...

Canonical has released a third alpha version of the new Ubuntu 10.10 Maverick Meerkat operating system for download. The Ubuntu release team has advised users that the Ubuntu 10.10 Alpha 3 is still unstable as it is still...