TalkTalk, it seems, is taking on BT-owned Plusnet in a battle to determine which is the better value of the two with the former offering broadband for one year at £3.25 per month, one pence cheaper than its rival. TalkTalk...

Cisco Systems Inc. revealed that it is going to renovate its management structure in order to simplify the decision making process as well as other important aspects related to the functionality of the management team.The Sane...

Business social networking platform LinkedIn has released the details of the company’s first initial public offering.The company, which allows businesses and working professionals to expand their network, plans to raise...

Enterprise networking giant Cisco has forged an alliance with Xerox to build a cloud based printing ecosystem for organisations.The alliance hopes to allow employees to print from any device via any printing, thus increasing...

Hewlett-Packard announced today that it is going to unveil a pay-as-you-go 3G mobile broadband service, designed especially for the company’s business laptops.The move by the company has come as a part of its ongoing effort...

Search engine giant Google’s highly awaited I/O conference is all set to take off on Tuesday, with the company expected to make key Android related announcements.This year’s Google I/O conference will be the first...

Software giant is expected to release the update to its Windows Phone 7 platform, code named Mango, by the end of this year.The company is expected to bring a whole batch of new and improved features to the fledgling platform....

Computer maker Dell continues to move into the server virtualisation market by announcing a new four-blade server which comes with 48 processor cores.The company said that the new PowerEdge M915 blade will be based on AMD’s...

Reports hinting at Google’s Chrome web browser coming to Sony’s PlayStation 3 console have again started doing rounds.The rumours first started when hints of Google Chrome were found on the PS3 WebKit source code....

According to the findings of a new research, the day is not far when mobile phone batteries will be charging themselves with the human voice.The research carried out by a group of engineers in South Korea has reportedly found a...

Her Royal Highness has apparently been so impressed by the Apple iPad 2 after a hands on demonstration by her grandsons, that she has asked her staff to get one for her, a device which will come handy on long trips...

RedHat, the largest commercial vendor of Linux has marked another milestone by signing a deal with Amazon Web Services to make its Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) on the EC2 cloud computing service.Red Hat users will be able to...

Hacktivist non-oganisation Anonymous, which has been implicated in the ongoing outage of Sony's ongoing PlayStation Network, has become a hotbed of dissent as splinter groups break off and attempt to snatch various parts of the...

Canonical's chief technical officer, Matt Zimmerman, has announced his impending departure from the open-source company he helped to found in order to find 'new challenges' according to thinq_Zimmerman co-founded the company...

The sophisticated WD Elements Desktop 2 TB USB 2.0 External Hard Drive, from the Western Digital family line up truly is a reliable and secured way to store your precious data.The device quite typically bears an excellent and...

Government officials in Bahrain are asking people to post pledges of loyalty on social networking sites in support of the ruling royal family. Demonstrations by Shiite Muslims were brutally crushed by the ruling Sunni monarchy,...

A new episode of an online war game allows players to enter an accurate facsimile of Osma Bin Laden's Abbottabad compound in Pakistan and shoot the jihadist Al Qaida leader in the guise of a US Navy Seal according to thinq_ The...

Words have hit the streets that Microsoft is also likely to join the bidding war for acquiring the VoIP service provider Skype.If these rumours are to be believed, Microsoft has joined the likes of Google and Facebook as the...

Both the HTC Salsa and the ChaCha, which were announced back in February at MWC, have been put on preorder on Amazon.co.uk, with both handsets set to be launched towards the end of June 2011 if the online retailer's product page...

An amazing life like picture quality, along with outstanding audio features comes with the Philips Blu-ray Disc player BDP2500. The display features comprises of an aspect ratio of 21:9, 16:9 and 4:3, High Definition capability...

Apple's new iPad 2 is a great device but it is not especially cheap. It has a $499 price tag in the US and costs up to $700 in certain European countries. But there’s more, Apple’s new tablet users will be...

Samsung has managed to sell more mobile phones in Western Europe than Nokia in the first quarter of 2011.According to fresh sales metrics released by market research firm IDC, Nokia’s combined market share of Smartphone and...

Google has added a new layer of searchability to its copyright-breaching image engine free-for-all in the form of a 'sort by subject' filter. "When you’re searching for images, sometimes it can be hard to come up with...

A new report has revealed that Facebook is playing a key role in driving more and more traffic to news sites.The study was carried out by the Pew Research Center and it involved an in-depth analysis of the behaviour of the news...

Japanese gaming giant Sony has confirmed that its PlayStation Network and Qriocity services will not be back online before the end of this month. The company had previously said that the services would gradually come back online...

A teaser on the Official PlayStation Magazine has revealed that Activision’s upcoming Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3 game will be detailed in the magazine’s next issue.This month’s OPM issue carries a full page...

UK mobile phone services provider TalkTalk released out network-level home internet security software for its users.The company’s HomeSafe security software allows users to protected their PCs, smartphones and any other...

One Mobile Ring has just taken delivery of the LG Optimus 3D handset for an upcoming review, where we thought we would whet your appetite with these hands-on images in a walkthrough of the world’s first 3D mobile phone.The...

Amazon has dropped the price of the Cool ER ebook reader to an astonishing £49 including shipping, which is the cheapest branded eBook reader we've seen on the market yet. The tablet is available in seven different colours...

According to Millward Brown's 2011 BrandZ study Apple has become the world’s most valuable brand overtaking Google which had four years at the top. The study has also shown that more and more BRIC (Brazil, Russia,...

Google today paid tribute to British author Roger Hargreaves on his 76th birthday with a Google Doodle.Hargreaves was born in Cleckheaton, West Yorkshire, England on May 9, 1935 and is primarily known for his children's books...

The TP LINK 200Mbps Homeplug AV Twin Kit is a powerful way to enhance the efficiency of your network, or simply to create a new one with outstanding speed and reliability.The product delivers exactly what it is meant to, simply...

Graphics chip firm Nvidia said it intends to snaffle up British baseband chip outfit Icera, in a cash deal worth some $367 million (£225 million). Icera designs baseband processors for 3G and 4G mobile phones and claims...

UPDATE, 10/5/11: AnonOps members have responded to the allegations made against them, accusing Ryan of "bullying" other users with the therat of an alleged botnet, in a detailed interview with thinq_. Read it here. A...

For those who first got into computing in the 80s, the term 'bedroom programmer' will hold special meaning - and the Museum of Computing in Swindon is looking to bring back those heady days of BASIC and FORTRAN with a very...

Chinese mobile network equipment manufacturer Huawei has won a four year contract from UK telecom venture Everything Everywhere.Under its first major UK contract, Huawei will be responsible for replacing the Everything...

The Raspberry Pi USB computer is a refreshing piece of technology that shows how ridiculously low hardware prices have become and how, to some extent, smartphones might have paved the way for the next generation of ultra cheap...

Microsoft has confirmed that its first foray online with the Age of Empires franchise will launch this Autumn. The popular 'build-a-city-from-scarce-resources-then kill-anyone-who-comes-near-it 'em up' set in various stages of...

Japanese gaming giant Sony has confirmed that its PlayStation Network and Qriocity services will not be back online before the end of this month.The company had previously said that the services will would gradually come back...

HP has launched a slew of notebooks and a covertible tablet aimed at the consumer and business markets. The range includes the ProBook 5330m, the EliteBook 2560p, Pavilion dv4, Envy 14, a redesigned Mini 210 netbook and the...

Representatives from Apple and Google will both appear before a congressional hearing in Washington tomorrow where they will be grilled about the way in which smartphone users are tracked. Both Apple's iOS and Google's Android...

Apple has ousted Google as the world’s most valuable brand name, a marketing company has reported.According to the Brandz 2011 report released by marketing research firm MillwardBrown, Apple’s brand value grew by 84...

On-line gadget specialist Brando is now retailing a thin case that provides a slide-out Qwerty keyboard for the latest Apple handset, for just £26.Brando has previously sold a bulkier case for the iPhone 4, which contained a...

Sony’s PSP hand-held gaming console has seen a massive sales boost in Japan, out-selling Nintendo’s new 3DS device.According to an article on PlayStation Lifestyle, the Japanese holiday week of April 25 - May 1 saw a...

The Japanese telecoms and internet company Softbank Corp has reported a Q4 net profit growth of 48%, reaching Y147 billion compared to last year’s Y99.55 billion. Their profit is mostly due to the iPhone since they are the...

The Sony RDRDC 100B is the latest and smartest way to watch DVDs, High Definition content as well as to record TV programmes, all from the same platform.The product, in spite of being a DVD player, also a carries a 160 GB hard...

Vodafone has partnered with charity website JustGiving to launch a new service that allows Britons to donate money to their favorite charities by sending text messages.The move makes it easier for UK’s 184,000 charity...

A Twitter user has decided to publish the names of UK celebrities and public figures who supposedly procured a super-injunction from the courts to hide their extra-marital affairs. Socialite Jamima Khan was one of the...

The capture of the Enigma codebooks from a German U-boat was one of the breakthrough moments in World War 2 - and it happened 70 years ago today. In remembrance, Bletchley Park is opening a new exhibition commemorating the...

Game publisher Electronic Arts has denied receiving an early build of Microsoft’s rumored Xbox 720 gaming console.A corporate spokesperson for EA denied the rumors, claiming that the reports were totally fabricated and...

A security consultancy claims to have found "serious security flaws" in the WebGL standard, which could leave those looking to do a bit of browser-based 3D rendering in peril."We think it is important to raise awareness of this...

The Information Commissioner's Office has told UK website owners that they won't be able to rely on settings in web browser software to help them comply with a new EU regulation on cookies, due to come into force at the end of...

Nokia has seen its leading position in the smartphone market seriously damaged over the past year, as IDC reports that Nokia’s share of smartphone sales has dropped by more than 13%, from 38.6% last year to 24.3%. The...

Sony Corporation has defended itself by saying that it has responded adequately to the recent security breaches in its gaming networks.The console giant’s response came through a letter addressed to the Connecticut...

Microsoft appears to have leaked details of some of the features that will be coming to Windows Phone 7 handsets courtesy of the 'Mango' update - and they're heavily centred around the company's Bing search engine...

Samsung has dropped a bombshell by releasing a smartphone with Phase-Change Memory ahead of everyone else, one that's a mere entry level model and called the Samsung Monte GT-E2550 which can be had for £40 from...

A new study has revealed that there is a “casual link” between Internet pornography and an increasing number of sex offences across the globe.According to the research, internet porn provides a platform for...

Sony Corporation has defended itself by saying that it has responded adequately to the recent security breaches in its gaming networks. The console giant’s response came through a letter addressed to the Connecticut Senator...

A Sony spokesperson has confirmed that the company's PlayStation Network will be down and out until at least May 31st. Speaking to Bloomberg, Sony's Shigenori Yoshida said that the company was uncertain when services would be...

Cisco and Xerox are teaming up for a cloud services alliance, which will see them combine their network intelligence and print management products. The partnership will involve putting the Xerox mobile print solution on Cisco...

Tablets are everywhere; news, blogs, television, and the market is showing tremendous growth. Research firm Nielsen has conducted yet another study where they reveal how people's adoption of tablets has impacted the use...

On-line mobile phone reseller Expansys now has opened up ordering of HTC’s first tablet device with the Android based Flyer, with a cost attached of £479.99 and a shipping date of May 9th.Expansys now joins Carphone Warehouse in...

Foxconn, an Apple supplier most famous for the recent spate employee suicides, was recently inspected by an outside organization to evaluate its treatment of employees. The watchdog group Students & Scholars Against...

Amazon has updated its Cloud Player music streaming service with limited support for Apple’s iOS platform.The company had launched its cloud based storage and music streaming only for Google’s Android platform,...

The HTC Desire Z is currently the best selling SIM free smarpthone on Amazon for a good reason, it is their cheapest big brand Android handset and is available for only £265 including delivery. The device, which was...

Taiwanese manufacturer HTC is set to release a new handset called Kingdom which will be available on Sprint in the US and is already on preorder at Best Buy. Pocketnow reports that the smartphone will be different from the EVO...

Chip maker Broadcom announced on Sunday that it will acquire SC Square in order to enhance its expertise in smart card security. According to Broadcom, the deal was fixed at approximately US $41.9 million.Broadcom is an...

Taiwanese manufacturer Asus, it seems, may have been caught by surprise by the huge demand and success of the Eee Pad Transformer. According to Netbooknews, which quotes a well informed source, the manufacturer can only deliver...

Friday's launch of the iPad 2 in mainland China led to chaos and violence according to several reports. Although much of the information emerging is confused and contradictory, the general consensus is that a number of...

Google is testing a new design for its search results page, with less cluttered search results and more white space.According to an article on CNET, chatter on micro-blogging platform Twitter indicates that design testing is...

Updated, 16:47 GMT: The splinter group behind the AnonOps 'coup d'etat' speaks exclusively to thinq_ about their motives for seizing the sites. Civil war appears to have broken out in the ranks of headless 'hacktivist'...

Apple has become the world's 'most valuable brand', taking over from advertising giant Google, according to the latest figures from market watcher Millward Brown.The BrandZ Top100 rankings, compiled by advertising specialist...

iPhone maker Apple is reportedly in serious talks with voice recognition technology maker Nuance, hoping to reach a licensing agreement that would bring Nuance's voice recognition software to the iOS5, an article...

Canonical's chief technical officer, Matt Zimmerman, has announced his impending departure from the open-source company he helped to found in order to find 'new challenges.'Zimmerman joined what was to become Canonical in 2004 as...

The Royal wedding of Kate Middleton to Prince William on April 29 witnessed over 72 million live streams from 188 countries and an overall 100 million plus views by the day’s end, video sharing site YouTube said in a...

A recently discovered zero-day bug in the Mac version of Skype allows hackers to gain control of the user's system by sending a malicious instant message.According to Australian security consultancy company Pure Hacking, the ...

South Korean consumer electronics giant Samsung has released details that the very first 3G call and tweet has been made from Mount Everest, by using a Samsung Galaxy S II mobile phone.The British born climber Kenton Cool reached...

A British climber recently became the first person to tweet from the peak of Mount Everest. The climber, Kenton Cool, reached the top of the world's highest mountain on May 6, and found his Samsung Galaxy S2 handset receiving...

Taiwanese Smartphone maker HTC’s first PC tablet, the HTC Flyer, is now available for pre-order in the UK and the US. The tablet can also be equipped with a unique stylus, the HTC Flyer Magic Pen ST D500, which will be sold...

A Twitterer briefly brought down the asocial self-promotional site last night after posting what were claimed to be details of famous folk said to have shagged one another. These folk with more money than morals have been...