The first firmware version of the Samsung Galaxy Tab to be leaked online apparently reveals the specs of the device and runs only on Android OS 2.2. According to Samsung-Firmwares.com, the Samsung Galaxy Tab, otherwise known as...

Google is said to be working on a new project aimed at providing technology solutions to developing nations.For this purpose, the search giant has hired US State Department employee Jared Cohen to spearhead the Google Ideas...

We already knew Crytek wasn't planning on getting Crysis 2 out the gates in time for Santa's next sleigh-run, but the German games dev has finally given us a solid release date for the forthcoming urban sci-fi shooter. According...

Consumer electronics giant BestBuy has issued a cease-and-desist order to a US priest because of a logo on his Volkswagon Beetle which which the company claims is similar to the on for its Geek Squad technical support service.Two...

Shortly after abandoning its graphics card business, one-time prime Nvidia board partner BFG is apparently now in the process of "winding down and liquidating its business". It looks as though the gaming hardware maker is trying...

Apple has hired a new mobile commerce expert to help bring Near Field Communication (NFC) to iOS powered devices.The company has appointed Benjamin Vigier as the product manager of mobile commerce, indicating at the inclusion of...

A police sergeant is suing the city of Chicago because he has been using his BlackBerry smart phone out of hours. Sgt. Jeffrey Allen not only reckons he should be getting paid for logging onto the device once he has clocked off...

Microsoft has announced 15 September as the launch date for the public beta version Internet Explorer 9.The company is expected to launch the newest IE iteration at a special media event in San Francisco.The web browser, which...

UK mobile services provider Vodafone has released a portable wireless hotspot, set to allow users to wirelessly connect up to 5 mobile devices to the internet.According to tech news site Electricpig, the Vodafone Mobile Wi-Fi...

There may well be a clamshell RIM Blackberry mobile phone that will come to the market soon, known by the four-digit number 9670. Blackberry Leaks published a photo of the device after it showed up on a device simulator (version...

US telco AT&T has come out in support of the agreement on Net neutrality reached by search giant Google with AT&T's biggest rival, Verizon. The deal, outlined in a joint statement released last week, accepts the...

News Corp owner Rupert Murdoch is planning to launch a digital national newspaper for tablet deviecs, such as Apple's iPad.He plans to make the newspaper available as a paid application with a monthly subscription fee.According...

Samsung looks set to emulate Apple by deploying a third device, the Galaxy player, that will take on Apple's successful iPod Touch media player and use the same platform as the Samsung Galaxy S and the Galaxy Tab. Photos...

Following the departure of former CEO Mark Hurd, Hewlett-Packard (HP), industry analysts are suggesting that Netscape founder and HP board member Marc Andreessen may be the best man to lead the company.Hurd was forced into...

Yahoo Japan has announced the acquisition of location-based mobile advertising firm Cirius Technologies.The move is an attempt to strengthen is position in the burgeoning mobile advertising market, Cirius is the company behind...

Yahoo has launched its online Barclays English Premier League highlights service.The company had previously signed a deal with the FA, allowing it to show five minute video highlights of every Premier League football over the...

The formerly robust community of PC game exclusives has just watched another deserter crawl his way out, as GSC Game World has announced that STALKER 2 will be a multi-platform title. In a short statement, the Ukrainian game...

The original UK reseller of the Apple handsets has made available the latest iPhone 4 on prepay, at the starting price of £495 with O2.The 16GB version of the new Apple mobile is just £5 shy of £500, where the 32GB iPhone 4 model...

Facebook has acquired web publishing start-up Chai Labs.Chai Labs offers publishers tools to launch vertical-specific search friendly websites and was started by former Google employee Goku Rajaram, had raised a total of $2.4...

World of Warcraft maker Blizzard has been awarded more than $88 million in damages against the creator of a private server on which cheapskate punters could play the multi-player role playing game without paying a monthly fee. A...

It looks as though Intel has learned a harsh lesson from the original line of X25-E SSDs, and is now planning to use multi-level cell NAND flash memory in its forthcoming Extreme branded drives. What's more, the master of silicon...

After the sleaze-filled downfall of former HP chief executive Mark Hurd, pundits are now suggesting early Internet visionary Marc Andreessen as the man best placed to reinvent the beleaguered IT giant. Hurd was forced to quit...

Protesters gathered outside Google's California head quarters earlier this month to denounce the proposed net neutrality laws released by Google and US wireless services provider Verizon.Tech news site TechRadar reports that the...

The Nikon D3000 packs all the innovation and advanced engineering for which Nikon is famous into an easy-to-use SLR capable of incredible results. The D3000's new user-friendly interface and Intelligent Guide mode mean even...

An Apple employee is due to appear in court today accused of taking half a million dollars in bungs from Asian suppliers. According to a report in the Financial Times, Apple supply manager Paul Devine is accused of supplying...

The High Tech Computer Corporation has sent out a press invite to the media, for an event taking place in London unveiling a new handset with rumours it is the HTC Ace.The invite which contains the words "Come see what HTC has...

Android 2.1 is now available for Dell Streak, the diminutive tablet smartphone, although you will have to download the leaked official firmware from an unofficial source. There's also a step-by-step list of instructions as to how...

Oracle has decided to put a stop on the development of OpenSolaris project in order to push customers towards the commercial Solaris 11.In an internal memo to its employees, the company specified that it no longer offered the...

Ideal for the photographer who wants a combination of flexibility and creative options, the EOS 450D presents powerful Canon technology in a lightweight ergonomic body. The potent combination of 12.2-megapixel CMOS sensor and...

Vodafone may get the Samsung Galaxy Tablet very soon if a screen capture that shows the backend of mobile phone network's inventory system is to be believed. Engadget published the picture which shows two "Samsung Galaxy Tablet...

A little known company, Smooth-stone, is looking to outclass semiconductor giant in the server market by introducing ARM-based microprocessors that can produce the kind of performance expected from the likes of Xeon processors...

Texan outfit Smooth-Stone says it will raise $48 million from a unique syndicate of investors in order to change the way data centres work forever. The company - whose funding partners included Brit chip shop ARM, Advanced...

Two semiconductor giants, Texas Instruments and Qualcomm, are about to launch dual core microprocessors for smartphones and mobile internet devices like tablets or netbooks. The TI OMAP4430 runs at 1GHz while the MSM8660 from...

Google may be days away from acquiring Like.com, a visual search engine that allows users to tag and search for pictures based on similarity. According to Techcrunch, Google is in the "final stages" of acquiring the company for...

A survey carried out by copywriting agency, Cooper Murphy Webb, found out that the Apple iPad has become the most popular platform to read magazines and newspapers. Nearly a third of the 1034 iPad owners questioned said that they...

Apple is facing pressure to return some of its $46 billion cash to investors by way of special dividend payments.Wall Street analysts and market experts have joined together to ask Apple to start to pay back some of the cash it...

Business management software vendor CA Technologies has announced acquisition of cloud and virtualisation service provider 4Base Technology.The company has not disclosed the financial details of the deal, which is set to allow it...

Internet security firm Armorize has warned of a massive malware attack on the Web.Armorize has said that there are as much as five million 'parked' websites attempting to download malware on users' systems.Parked websites are...

Nokia's latest enterprise device has been made available to purchase unlocked and SIM free for £259, through the Finnish phone makers own online retail store.Nokia's E5 is their Qwerty keyboard based handset that has the...

A new survey has suggested that around 29 per cent of US mobile phone owners will be shifting to the Verizon iPhone if it launches early next year.According to a survey, conducted by market research firm Morpace, revealed by PC...

PayPal is currently in talks with Google to allow Android smartphone owners to purchase applications from the Android Market using the online payment service.Citing sources familiar with the matter, Bloomberg reported that PayPal...

An Apple sales manager has been accused of taking kickbacks from Asian hardware suppliers.Paul Devine is alleged to have received the kickbacks in exchange for providing confidential internal information to the Asian suppliers,...

Computer scientists have found that the widespread use of high-end Graphics Processing Units (GPUs) pose a serious threat to security as they render basic password protection useless.The study, which was conducted by security...

UK school boy Christian Owens has made his first million at the age of 16 selling advertisements on the Web - and he won't stop until is business makes $100 million.Inspired by Apple CEO Steve Jobs, Owens first started the...

"This organisation will not be threatened by the Pentagon or any other group," WikiLeaks spokesman Julian Assange told reporters in Stockholm recently. "We proceed cautiously and safely with this material." The whistle-blowing...