Microsoft confirmed to CVG that it will bring a new wireless controller for the Xbox 360 by the beginning of 2011 in the UK. A spokesperson for the company told CVG that the new gaming peripheral would come with a Play and Charge...

More Android tablets have been prelaunched ahead of the IFA consumer show in Germany next week, after Viewsonic, it's another display specialist, Hannspree who is introducing a rather elegant tablet. The device, which has yet to...

Telecommunication giant BT has announced that it has managed to connect its 15 millionth broadband customer, a major milestore for the company as it looks to fend off competition from Virgin Media. The tally was reached a few...

Samsung's forthcoming Android tablet, the Galaxy Tab, may well end up at Verizon Wireless, which is Vodafone's network partner in the US. The tablet, which will be announced at the forthcoming IFA consumer show in Germany, has...

The classic Little Black Dress (LBD) has gone high on technology after a designer house turned it into a mobile phone dress complete with SIM card holder. London-based fashion house CuteCircuit which specialises in wearable...

The Gmail email service has been updated with a new feature which will allow users to prioritise the emails received by them everyday, one which unsurprisingly is called "priority inbox". According to Google, the Priority Inbox...

Amazon and Tesco have started to cut down the price of the Xbox 360 4GB, the cheaper version of the Xbox 360 Slim 250GB, with both of them slashing the suggested retail price from £149.99 down to £130 including free...

South Korean electronics giant has unveiled another mobile phone running their own Bada operating system, the Samsung Wave 723.The mobile phone manufacturer is bringing the OS and the phone to the masses, with a set of...

Citrix Systems has announced the acquisition of VMLogix, however it did not reveal any financial details of the deal. Fort Lauderdale, Florida-based Citrix Systems has announced that it has completed the takeover of virtualised...

A security researcher has discovered a flaw in older versions of Apple's QuickTime plug-in, which makes Internet Explorer users vulnerable to a drive-by attack. According to Reuters, the vulnerability affects users running...

The Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 smartphone is all set receive an update for its Android operating system within weeks and nearly seven months after it was first previewed in Barcelona in February. The X10 will be upgraded to Android...

The stock market has witnessed a fall in the share price of 3Par, as Dell considers its next step to prevent rival computer maker Hewlett-Packard from acquiring the company. Shares of Cloud storage technology provider 3Par have...

Hewlett-Packard (HP) has unleashed a new cloud storage package to allow its customers implement cloud computing technology quickly. HP has unveiled a new cloud storage technology package, dubbed as CloudStart which will allow...

Microsoft Corporation has announced a new Bing search application dedicated to Verizon customers using Android-based smartphones. “The app homepage features Bing image of the day, complete with clickable hotspots that you...

Microsoft has announced that prices for its Xbox Live Gold is set to increase with effect from November 1st in both the United States and the United Kingdom. The company has decided to increase monthly and yearly subscription...

In an effort to retain its users, ailing social networking platform MySpace has introduced a new feature which would allow users to sync their status updates with Facebook. According to the Associated Press, MySpace has announced...

IBM has completed the acquisition of data compression technology maker Storwize. The acquisition will allow Big Blue to improve its Systems and Software Group and will offer more efficient storage capabilities to its existing...

Apple's future in the TV show rental business could be in the hands of Australian-born media mogul Rupert Murdoch. The rumour mill has it that Apple executives are crawling all over Tinsel Town trying to cut deals with TV...

Display specialist Viewsonic has announced that it will sell an Android tablet called the Viewpad 7 and has managed to dish out a few interesting tidbits before it appears in flesh at the IFA event in Germany. The tablet will not...

Japanese electronics giant Toshiba has started mass production of the world's smallest single-chip 64-gigabit memory modules today. The Tokyo company hit the big green button on its 24nm plant, which will today start churning...

The price of the HTC Wildfire smartphone has been quietly dropped to less han £15 per month, the cheapest contract you'll find for a HTC Android model on the market. T-Mobile is selling the popular handset via...

A recently unearthed patent filing by iPhone maker Apple has hinted that the company is integrating the device's microphone with the headphone jack, thereby reducing the outlets through which moisture and dust can enter the...

Foursquare has managed to cross the three million users mark despite facing severe competition from Facebook’s Places and rival services. The rising location-based website was declared doomed by industry critics and experts...

Internet search megacorporation Google has signed a deal with some of the world's top news-gathering organisations after a long and ugly battle. Google has often been accused of stealing news content by aggregating articles...

ViewSonic has launched a seven-inch tablet to rival the Apple iPad. The company has jumped the gun on Apple by launching its mini-tablet the day before a mysterious Cupertino press conference at which some pundits are suggesting...

Apple has been sued by a Malaysian firm called StreetSpace which claims ownership of a patent related to location based advertising. The lawsuit involves Apple's iAd mobile advertising service, which uses GPS data to deliver...

The latest iPhone update for the iOS 4.1 does not solve the problem associated with the proximity sensor of the iPhone 4; the issue results in users pushing on-screen buttons like mute and speaker mode while on call. More...

In an effort to redouble the development of its own social networking platform, search engine giant Google has acquired SocialDeck which develops social video games. According to  the Wall Street Journal Social Deck is a...

The new Nokia C6-01 smartphone will run on Symbian^3 and is set to be a touchscreen only device according to details leaked online. Mobilegeekinc found some user agent profile XML for the device which indicates tht the C6-01 will...

Google has taken another step to strengthen its presence in the field of social networking by acquiring a start-up firm, Angstro.  According to the Associated Press, Angstro specialises in developing applications for social...

Apple has posted a new job opening for a marketing manager for its iBookstore to increase awareness and sales of e-books on the platform.  The Cupertino-based company is looking for a marketing manager dedicated to its...

Google's Gmail service has added a virtual personal assistant which can sift through your messages and prioritise them in order of importance. Priority Inbox attempts to sort your email into three basic categories, 'important...

Angry Digg users have managed to flood the social new sharing website's homepage with links from rival Reddit, protesting against the new version of the platform. The new Digg, which was unveiled a few days back, comes with some...

HP is to pay $55m to end an investigation into allegations that the company paid kickbacks to win lucrative US government contracts. A spokeswoman for the company made clear that the payment does not constitute an admission of...

An iPhone application called the iStethoscope has apparently been downloaded by three million doctors worldwide, parting with 59p each. The Guardian newspaper reports that the medical icon that is the stethoscope is disappearing...

In a bid to strengthen its position in the smartphone market, chip giant Intel is moving to acquire the wireless semiconductor unit of Infineon for $1.4 billion. The acquisition follows Intel's recent decision to purchase...

Apple fans who order the iPad online will receive the 'magical' device within 24 hours of placing the order according to an update on the company's website. Earlier, customers had to wait for at least 7 to 10 business days after...

The deadline set by the Indian government to impose a ban on selected RIM Blackberry services has been postponed for another 60 days.  The Indian government has agreed to extend the ban deadline by another two months after,...

Japanese gaming giant Nintendo has decided to cut the prices of its Nintendo DSi and DSi XL gaming devices in a bid to boost the dwindling sales of the handheld consoles amidst the strengthening of the Japanese Yen. The company...

Dell’s smartphone, the Streak, is all set to receive an update for its outdated Android operating system. UK-based Mobile network provider O2 is expected to bring out the Android 2.1 update for Dell’s tablet computer...

Search engine giant Google has extended its content licensing deal with The Associated Press to continue publishing articles on its Google News service. The deal comes after months of negotiation between the two sides on revenue...

Samsung has revealed that the company has sold more than one million Galaxy S smartphones in the United States in one and a half months alone. Consumer electronics maker Samsung has told that the company has managed to ship...

After a 16-year absence, AutoCAD, the industry-standard application for architectural and engineering design, is coming back to the Mac platform. Autodesk, the company behind the design software, has apparently bowed to pressure...

India has withdrawn its threat to ban BlackBerry devices for another 60 days after the handset's maker, Canadian company Research In Motion, agreed to give authorities 'lawful access' to encrypted data carried on its...

A study conducted by the Pew Internet and American Life Project has showed that the number of older Web users active on social networking platforms has doubled. The Pew Study Center revealed that while social networking platforms...

Rumours suggest that Cisco may be looking to acquire the popular Internet telephony service, Skype. The California-based enterprise networking giant, Cisco System, has placed an offer to take over Skype before it wraps up the...

Google Inc. is negotiating with big Hollywood film production houses for a YouTube pay-per-view service which would feature the latest blockbuster Hollywood flicks. Right after Google announced the addition of a new section,...

IT solutions provider IBM has completed the $1.4 billion acquisition of AT&T's Sterling Commerce unit. According to Big Blue, the acquisition will allow it to offer better ways to interact with customers, business partners...