A report published by research company Distimo shows that the average price of a Windows Phone 7 application has been falling significantly over the last two months bringing it almost in line with competing platforms. In a blog...

Vodafone is the first of the major mobile network operators to a new simplified pricing for its users that should entice them to consume more data while on the move across Europe. There are a few points ot be noted; the pricing...

Figures revealed by mobile phone retailer called MobilesPlease show that Android mobie phones outsell Windows Phone 7 by a factor of 15:1. The online mobile seller revealed that just 3 per cent of its smartphone sales went to...

Holy handsets Batman! The super G2 Touch is the successor to the G1 - what's more, it's slimmer, lighter and runs the new HTC Sense user interface... Kerrblatt! The full touchscreen G2 lets you customise your home screen with...

Insider-led attacks account for 20 per cent of all data theft, a new study by KPMG has revealed.In its Data Loss Barometer report (DLB), which analyses issues affecting IT security across the world, KPMG found that one fifth of...

In what is quite possibly the most nauseating bit of self publicity we have ever had the misfortune to come across, Republican Presidential wannabe Sarah Palin has used the releases of tens of thousands of secret US Government...

Gartner has slashed its forecast for global computer shipments in 2010 and 2011 as consumers look to buy tablets over PCs.The research firm said that the increasing popularity of mobile devices and the current economic climate...

AMD has announced two new flavours of mobile processor, the Radeon HD 6500M Series and Radeon HD 6300M Series. The Radeon HD 6500M Series is aimed at gaming or 'media' laptops. Its GPU is clocked at between 500MHz and 650MHz,...

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has admitted that a computer virus interfered with the country's nuclear facilities. In a news conference reported by the BBC, the outspoken leader confirmed that some of the centrifuges...

Details have emerged on Nvidia's upcoming Geforce GTX 570 graphics card, and as sure as we're writing this, it'll be a thorn in AMD's side. SweClockers, the Swedish website which got hold of the info has posted a product...

When it comes to clouds, virtualisation is only the beginning. A cloud governance policy is essential for reducing risks and managing resource distribution. Cloud policies operate on three levels. Resource-level policies...

WikiLeaks' Cablegate revelations look set to put strain on US-Chinese relations, as newspapers worldwide report American suspicions that China has been involved in a worldwide campaign of cyber terror. According to WikiLeaks'...

Samsung should be worried at the rate at which its Galaxy tab tablet has been discounted as the GT-P1000 is now available from PC World for a mere £424, a price that includes free delivery and can be obtained by using the...

Vodafone has announced plans to lower data roaming rates for its UK customers travelling in Europe.According to BBC News, the company has introduced the Vodafone Day Traveller Plan, giving users an additional 25MB of data...

Mobile phone carrier Orange will offer the Apple iPad 3G tablets on monthly contracts starting from £25 per month for existing customers with new ones paying £27. The 16GB will cost £199, the 32GB model,...

Toshiba is to introduce a new line of TVs that are immune to power cuts, offering up to two hours of emergency back-up power.  The new Power TV series televisions are available in sizes between 24 and 32 inches and have an...

O3B Satellite Networks has raised £700 million in its first round of funding to help launch the first 8 satellites that allow ISPs and mobile phones companies to offer super-fast broadband connections to Africa and other...

The big rumour of the day is that Google may be buying cluster purchasing outfit Groupon for an eye-popping $2.5 billion, not bad for a company that was launched in November 2008 and which already serves 250 markets...

The Symbian Foundation has announced it will be shuttering its web site and stopping distribution of the source code for Symbian ^2 through ^4, as of the 17th of December 2010. In a follow-up to the Foundation's previous...

The University of Glasgow is to offer some of its intellectual property to UK businesses and entrepreneurs for free.In a press release, the University said that the move is bound to revolutionise the way in which academic bodies...

Apple has been strengthening its legal team for the upcoming court room battle against Nokia before the US International Trade Commission.  According to Bloomberg, Apple's leading legal counsel has recruited experts who...

More than 60,000 Facebook users have fallen victim to a scam app that claims to allow you to see who's checked your profile. The scam takes advantage of social engineering, playing on most users' inherent curiosity to find out...

A new survey conducted by market research firm ChangeWave has revealed that more and more consumers are choosing Apple's Mac laptops over any other brand. According to Computer World, the survey, informed that around 36 per cent...

A class action suit has been brought against the US Copyright Group (USCG) which scatter-bombed torrent users with threatening letters demanding money for downloading pirated movies. A 96-page suit has been filed by a single...

The government of China has set a July 2011 deadline for Google and other mapping services to obtain a license from China's State Bureau of Surveying and Mapping. The license is a part of a new regulation requiring all online...

David Lynch has written and recorded his first single, Good Day Today, out today on iTunes. The maverick film director behind freak flick Blue Velvet and hit TV series Twin Peaks, which recently celebrated its 20th birthday,...

Acer is looking to overtake rival IT giant HP has the world's largest PC maker in 2011.Acer CEO Gianfranco Lanci, in an interview withSwiss newspaper SonntagsZeitung, said: "If the mobile world continues to grow, we will...

Google is rumoured to have acquired online discount service Groupon for $2.5 billion. Vator TV reports that an unnamed source has confirmed that Google is to purchase the service for a whopping $2.5 billion. However, the...

Microsoft has applied for a patent which addresses one of the major disadvantage of touch-screen devices for input: the lack of tactile feedback.The patent, filed back in May 2009 but only published by the US Patents and...

Gran Turismo 5 has successfully knocked Call Of Duty: Black Ops off the top of the UK gaming charts.  The newest title in the car simulation series has been blighted by delays and setbacks on the road to its release but has...

The Chinese government had carried out strategic cyber attacks against Google and other Western businesses, new documents released by whistleblowing website WikiLeaks reveal.According to The New York Times, documents released by...

Apple has banned Danish publisher Mediaprovider from offering a magazine app dedicated to Google's Android operating system on the iPhone App Store. According to Media Watch, Brian Dixen the managing director of the publishing...

The Hidden Orange Christmas pudding, created by celebrity chef Heston Blumenthal for Waitrose, has been advertised on eBay for as much as £499, after retailing for just £13.99 in stores. The festive dessert, which...

A new survey has revealed that smartphone makers are going to have to fight hard to hold on to their customers as competition in the market increases.According to PC Pro, a survey conducted by GfK found that 56 per cent of...

With 'Cablegate', the leak of some 251,287 diplomatic wires between the US State Department and American embassies and consulates around the world, WikiLeaks has pulled off its biggest coup to date. At 261,276,536 words - seven...

A self-styled 'patriot hacker' going by the name of The Jester is claiming sole responsibility for bringing whistle-blowing website WikiLeaks to its knees over the weekend. The Government-baiting data vigilante outfit, which...

Both parts of EverythingEverywhere have now announced their cost of the iPad, along with the price plans supporting the Apple tablet device that start at the subsidised cost of £199.Following on from last week's announcement that...

Apple is bolstering its legal might in the run-up to a gargantuan battle with cell-phone giant Nokia according to reports. Bloomberg says that he iPhone-making outfit is beefing up its legal team in advance of the clash of the...

The leak of hundreds of thousands of secret cables sent to and from US embassies around the world has severely embarrassed the country's politicians and diplomats. The rest of us can start having a laugh at the can of worms the...

The iPhone Dev Team has released a revamped version of the PwnageTool 4.1.3 that allows users to unlock their iPhone 3G and 3GS with baseband higher than version 05.13.04.Nicknamed Ultra-recycle, the tool enables users unlock...

The LG LE4500 LED TV series provides Full HD 1080p picture quality with an ultra slim design in a wide range of screen sizes as well as having a USB connection for access to your favourite pictures, music and videos. This TV...

Mobile phone carrier Orange will offer the Apple iPad 3G tablets on monthly contracts starting from £25 per month for existing customers with new ones paying £27. The 16GB will cost £199, the 32GB model,...

Microsoft has filed a new patent application related to a "tactile" touchscreen capable of shifting its shape in order to mimic a real keyboard.According to New Scientist, Microsoft understands that, in general, users prefer the...

Sony and Best Buy have slashed the price for devices running Google TV, weeks after the service was launched to much fanfare.The platform, which is available through Logitech's Revue set-top-box and Sony's Internet TVs, has...

After a Halloween edition, games developer Rovio has announced via Twitter that it will be releasing a Christmas edition of Angry Birds for its legion of fans worldwide. The new version will be available for free for those...

The pan-European Hylas-1 communications satellite has successfully launched, and has begun settling into orbit prior to starting its mission of providing broadband Internet access to isolated rural areas.The satellite, which...

The Symbian Foundation has decided to shut down its websites containing open sourced code, software fixes and documentation from 17 December. The platform will still remain open source, although the move is considered by many to...

Social networking website Facebook may be looking to launch a new video chat feature with the help of Skype according to a developer who discovered code within Facebook that supports this possibility. Tal Alter found two...

Advent is tapping on the unexpected success of the Vega tablet and has launched a dedicated mini-website for the popular device called Myadventvega. Available here, the site offers some basic information regarding the tablet...

The European Commission has declared that more work needs to be put into making cloud computing more secure. According to V3, the Commissioner for Digital Agenda, Neelie Kroes, said that storing sensitive personal information on...

Manufacturers of 3D TVs are apparently desperate to flog their sets given the rates at which the prices of these devices are being cut. Our bellwether TV set, the Samsung LE40C750 went down in price yet again with a bundle...

The US government has launched a new campaign to crack down on websites that facilitate illegal file sharing and infringe on copyright laws.As a part of the crack down, the Immigration and Customs Enforcement division of the...

Rumours are doing the rounds of the Internet that Apple will be the first company to use Intel's forthcoming optical interface. Light Peak is a new high-speed optical cable technology designed to connect electronic devices to...

Google Vice President of Engineering in charge of Chrome Linus Upson made some interesting comments last week to the New York Times' Claire Cain Miller. Not just that Google's new Chrome OS will make its public debut in a...

Mobile phone network Vodafone has announced new data charges for travelling in and around Europe, for all customers on their network.Vodafone is offering 25MB a day on their Data Traveller deal, where their customers can either...