Sales of computers in the last quarter in Western European countries have grown by nearly 20 per cent compared to the same quarter in 2009 according to analyst firm Gartner. This could well be the proof that the global recession...

Vodafone will carry the Nokia C6 smartphone in the UK, a model that is not markedly different from the rest of the competition (including within Nokia's) at this price range. Customers can purchase the phone for as little as...

Dell has upped its bid to acquire data storage technology manufacturer 3PAR following an offer from rival Hewlett-Packard (HP).The company has raised its offer from $1.15 billion to $1.6 billion, or $24.30 per share.Dell said...

Google has launched yesterday night its Google Voice service, one which allows users to call via their Gmail interface, landlines and mobiles across the world either for free or for every cheap. The service, which is seen by many...

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has approved a new add-on for use on Apple's iPad.Developed by Chinese firm Shenzhen Paoluy Silicone Technology, the add-on is described as a KeyCase iPad Folio with Integrated...

A recent survey has suggested that only 2 per cent of UK consumers will purchase a 3D TV set in the next 12 months.The survey, which was conducted on behalf of Deloitte by Yougov, interviewed 4,199 Brits, of which only 89...

An IBM report has revealed that the number of vulnerabilities reported in the first half of this year rose by 36 per cent from last year. The report also showed that the majority of them still remain unpatched.Facebook has...

New research has shown that technology sales in the United Kingdom are booming, despite the adverse economic conditions.The report, which was compiled by web-based market research company Mintel Oxygen (http://www.mintel.com/),...

Researchers have accused tobacco companies of using YouTube to advertise their products, getting around a voluntary ban on cigarette advertising. A new study published in the online journal Tobacco Control has called into...

A new accessory is set to bring an entire credit card payment solution to Apple's iPhone.Intuit, a financial utility software developing firm has teamed with iPhone accessory maker Mophie for the development of a credit card...

Sony has said that it does not expect Move to be a big hit from day one.According to gaming news site Eurogamer, the company is prepared for a slow start to sales of the Move PS3 controller, which will be launched to compete with...

If Griffin's PartyDock ever makes it into full production, it could be the first device to prompt Apple to open up its iOS4 APIs to allow games to be played on a TV screen. Until now, although the iPhone and its manifold...

WikiLeaks yesterday released a secret memo in which the CIA admitted to the US being seen as an 'exporter of terrorism'. The document, entitled 'What If Foreigners See the United States as an 'Exporter of Terrorism'?', was...

If you're looking to power up a potent gaming rig then Corsair's new line-up of Gold PSUs could be just what you're looking for. With the ability to provide up to 1.2KW, the new power supplies aren't only suitably strong, but...

NetPlay TV has launched a new, real money, gambling application for Apple's iPhone.The gambling application, SuperCasino, has been approved by Apple’s iTunes App Store and is available for download free of cost, media...

WikiLeaks has published a leaked CIA document, highlighting America as a possible exporter of global terrorism.The whistle-blowing website has published the three-page CIA report, asking what would happen if other countries...

A study has suggested that tobacco firms may using sites like YouTube to promote their products, getting around a ban on advertising cigarettes.Research conducted by the University of Otago, New Zealand, has revealed that tobacco...

The Yorkshire Building Society (YBS) has said that it will be taking steps to improve its security after a laptop containing unencrypted customer details was stolen.The laptop was recovered within 48 hours, news agency the Press...

Mobile phone network O2 has started a rating system for mobile phones, just to show how green a purchase they are for potential buyers and existing phone owners.This new Eco Mobile rating system shows how a handset affects the...

Red Hat, in an effort to ensure cloud interoperability, has offered its Deltacloud cloud platform as an industry standard. According to news agency Reuters, Red Hat has said that the industry, in order to adopt cloud computing,...

At first glance, the latest Steam Hardware Survey makes Nvidia look like the king of graphics. The green giant commands 59.11 per cent of the overall graphics pie, compared with its arch rival's 32.98 per cent. However, a little...

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has been cleared of rape following after a ruling by the Swedish Prosecution Authority.The rape charges have been formally dropped by the chief prosecutor Eva Finne, however, charges of molesting...

Digg has rolled out a revamped version of its site, aiming to make the platform more social and personalised.According to a blog post made by Digg founder Kevin Rose, the Digg version 4 is a lot quicker, personalised and social...

Facebook has filed a lawsuit against the teaching-oriented social media platform Teachbook for using the suffix '-book' in its name.Teachbook, which operates out of Chicago, describes itself as an online community for teachers....

British advertising mogul Sir Martin Sorrell claims online paywalls will be "essential" if publishers want to make money in the digital age. The CEO of communications (and basket-making) company WPP threw his wholehearted...

Facebook has promised users that will introduce a new and improved Facebook Chat feature next month.According to a post on the company blog, Facebook has made enormous progress in making Chat faster and more stable. The company...

Google has added voice and video calling to its Gmail service which allows computer users to contact people on their mobile phones. Until now, Gmail voice and video chat had been restricted to users who were both using a...

After watching its profit margins shrink to wafer-thin proportions, US memory maker OCZ has announced plans to abandon the budget memory market. The company says it's now only going to focus on enthusiast memory modules and solid...

IBM has released new systems management software, developed using technology it gained from the $400 million acquisition of BigFix last month.The software is based on BigFix technology that allows IT managers to monitor client...

Salford-based computer hardware vendor M-Tech has won a major court ruling against IT giant Oracle.Oracle had sued M-Tech for trademark infringement.The IT giant alleged that M-Tech had sold products which were not meant for the...

Chip maker Rambus has filed another lawsuit against IBM, challenging a ruling made by the US Patent and Trademark Office (PTO).The US Patent and Trademark Office had previously determined that IBM had not infringed on a Rambus...

An IBM report has revealed that the number of vulnerabilities reported in the first half of this year rose by 36 per cent from last year.The report also showed that the majority of them still remain unpatched.IBM has released its...

James Gosling, the father of Java, has suggested that Oracle just may revert back to the commitment it made towards the platform back in 2007.In 2007, when Java was still owned by Sun Microsystems, Oracle had suggested that they...

After hastily adding anti-aliasing for StarCraft II via a Beta update at the beginning of the month, the driver chisellers at AMD have now knocked out the next fully official WHQL Catalyst driver. Version 10.8 of the...

The fate of BlackBerry's encrypted messaging and email services in India will be decided over the next two days as the Canadian outfit holds emergency meetings with the country's government. Research In Motion has been told that...

Since the launch of Facebook Places, users' interest has grown in the emerging geo-social networking market, location-based service provider echoecho has claimed. Echoecho has said that since Facebook launched Places, its...

Julian Assange, the founder of whistle-blowing site WikiLeaks, no longer faces charges of committing a sex crime. Authorities in Sweden yesterday formally dropped a rape charge brought after an allegation made by one woman, but...

Microsoft has leaked a screenshot from its soon-to-be released Internet Explorer 9 (IE9) web browser.The screenshot the upcoming web browser, posted by Microsoft Russia on its website, hints that the new user interface (UI), will...

Amazon has announced that the new generation of its Kindle e-reader has become the fastest selling Kindle ever.In a press release, the company said it had received a vast amount of pre-orders for the new and cheaper Kindle during...

Apple has confirmed that the company will be holding a media-centric press-event on 1 September.The media invite bears a picture of a wooden guitar with an Apple logo instead of the sound hole, suggesting that the event will be...

Google's newly unveiled VoIP phone service doesn't have a name yet and it is likely to remain like that forever partly because Google has no plans to release it as a stand alone service. Ryan Singel from Wired rightly points out...

Big Blue has pulled the curtains on the fastest commercial processor ever, one with a default clock speed of 5.2GHz, at the Hot Chips 2010 conference. (In comparison, the fastest commercial x86 processor from rival Intel - the...

Garmin has announced the recall of nearly 1.3 million Nuvi GPS units because of a potential fire hazard.GPS maker Garmin has voiced its concerns about the overheating of some of its batteries which may lead to a fire, news agency...

A USB flash drive infected with a malicious code, connected to a US military laptop two years ago, led to one of the most dangerous cyber attacks targeted at the US military, Pentagon officials have revealed.Deputy Defence...

Chinese OEM mobile phone manufacturer Huawei is set to announce their first native Ideos U8150 Android 2.2 handset at Berlin's consumer electronics show IFA next month, where their latest mobile phone will be available for...

The German government has proposed a new legislation restricting recruiters from checking the Facebook profiles of the potential candidates.German law makers have proposed restrictions on the checking of candidate's personal data...

The patient records and body scan reports of 112 hospital patients has been found lying at a bus stop in Wolverhampton.An unencrypted CD containing body scan images, including those of the heart and lungs, along with the personal...