Asus has revealed another teaser, a brand new Eee PC netbook, and gave a few hints about what it may be like on its Facebook page yesterday morning. As for the tablet-cum-smartphone from Tuesday 24th, the new mystery picture...

Telecom giants Virgin Media and TalkTalk have thrashed BT over its claim that its landline-to-mobile phone charges are now going to be far more user-friendly compared to those on other networks. The fixed line and broadband...

Google has upped the ante with the launch of Google Wallet, the app that finally brings together all the parts necessary for the search giant to build a mobile e-commerce empire, capable of rivalling its search counterpart in...

Hewlett-Packard has made additions to its desktop-to-data-centre client virtualisation portfolio with the introduction of two new Smart Clients and one Thin Client.The HP t5335z and t5565z Smart Clients are Zero clients that...

Sean Parker who founded both Facebook and Napster, and was recently played by Justine Timberlake in the film The Social Network, reckons he has been given a rough deal by the online media according to thinq_ Speaking at the e-G8...

Google has waved its Wallet about today, paving the way towards near-field payment systems that may ironically consign the traditional wallet to the dustbin of history and replace it with a mobile phone. The Internet search...

Inmates if Chinese hard labour camps are being put to work farming gold in online games. According to thinq_ prisoners at the Jixi labour camp in Heilongjiang Province have been forced to play massively multi-player on-line games...

Hewlett-Packard has created a private cloud based digital library for Beetles member Paul McCartney.HP joined hands with McCartney’s MPL Communications to create a cloud based library of McCartney’s work. The entire...

Enterprise storage equipment maker EMC has dished out a new virtual desktop solution for Citrix XenDesktop platform.According to the company, the solution, which is based on EMC’s VNX unified storage system, is designed to...

Red Hat has unveiled the latest version of their Red Hat Enterprise Linux, a move termed by many as the most significant update ever since the platform came into existence back in November, 2010. The new version, named Red Hat...

With a few days left until Computex, Asus has started teasing members of the press with four products that will be launched at the event in Taiwan, which starts on the 30th of May and we are covering from the Taipei...

Nokia handsets have emerged at the top of the list of most environment friendly mobile phones offered in the UK compiled by O2.O2’s eco rating scheme is a part of its Think Big sustainability programme which is aimed at...

Apple has often preferred to ignore security threats rather than address them; MacDefender is malicious software that has been attacking Mac users since early May but Apple didn't issue a security advisory until May 24th. When...

MokaFive, a leading Virtual desktop infrastructure provider, unveiled on May 25 the company’s latest BareMetal hypervisor for its MokaFive Suite 3.0.As claimed by the company, MokaFive BareMetal is a new age client...

Computer maker Dell has made two new additions to its Desktop Virtualisation portfolio for the enterprise market.The OptiPlex FX170 and FX130 thin clients will allow workers to compute and do file work from a single server that...

Amazon has cut the price of the Microsoft Kinect motion controller down to £79, a price that includes three months membership to Xbox LIVE Gold worth £11.99 on its own, which means that the Kinect alone costs...

IBM outpaced rivals Oracle and HP in terms of server growth, with a staggering 22.1 percent rise in its revenues in the first quarter of the ongoing fiscal year, a new study revealed.The study carried out by the analysts at the...

The Fedora Project had released the Fedora 15 open source OS that comes with the new Gnome 3 desktop, but the open source community has not welcomed the inclusion of the new Gnome desktop. The Gnome 3 desktop has been getting a...

Meego, the platform that is yet to make its debut on any device, has been dubbed as an ‘unstoppable force’ by the chief of the Linux Foundation. The Meego Smartphone and tablet mobile operating system was developed...

Sony has dropped the biggest hint yet that the successor to the PlayStation 3 - let's call it the PlayStation 4 for the sake of argument - is currently in development. Sony's executive vice president and chief financial officer...

A well built, attractive design and numerous high-end specs and features come hand in hand with the Asus Eee PC 1015P Seashell Atom N450 Netbook. Powered by the Intel Atom N450, 1.66 GHz processor, the 1015P has been designed...

A casting call for "An iPhone 5 Commercial" was posted on CraigsList, though it has since been removed. The ad was looking for five people of all ages and ethnicity, male or female, to allegedly feature in a "Happy, Smiling"...

Chip giant Intel's chief financial officer Stacy Smith has hinted that the company could be open to fabricating chips designed by other companies. Speaking to tech hacks after a financial event in London today, the exec said...

In a move to reach more people on their mobiles, the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) has launched their own app for the Android OS. This new app will provide users fast access to BBC’s top news stories, with full...

Software giant Microsoft announced a web based version of its Windows Phone 7 Marketplace, which will be released along with the Mango update.Microsoft said in a blog post that the web based version of the app store will provide...

Finnish mobile phone manufacturer Nokia has announced the Oro handset, a mobile phone that boasts a leather back from one of Scotland’s finest Caledonian herds, 18 carat gold plating, a sapphire crystal and a suitable cost to...

UK regulator Ofcom has banned telecoms from offering three-year broadband and phone contracts to customers as new European Union laws come in to effect, The Guardian reports.Ofcom asked operators to introduce new 12-month...

Kogan is considering adding 3D capabilities to its existing LED television range, something that would add up to £80 to the top of the range 55-inch television set or around five per cent to the selling price. The...

Apple interim CEO Tim Cook has been sniffing around Samsung's R&D department looking for AMOLED panels for use in the next iteration of the the iPad, according to reports coming out of Korea. Cook, who is currently holding...

iPad 2 owners have complained about the signal strength when they hold the device in certain positions. Such complaints are not new to Apple, iPhone 4 users had to deal with the 'death grip' or 'antennagate' matter just last...

After almost half a year of development and extensive testing, the Participatory Culture Foundation (PCF) has finally unveiled the new Miro Version 4.0. Miro is a widely popular open source media player, and as claimed by the...

Microsoft should part ways with its current chief executive officer Steve Ballmer, advised David Einhorn, president of the hedge fund Greenlight Capital. Mr. Einhorn made this comment at the Ira Sohn Investment Conference, held...

Automattic, the company behind popular blogging platform WordPress, has issued an update which fixes some potentially serious security holes - making it a must-have patch for self-hosted bloggers.The update brings the software to...

If you are looking for a powerful, yet affordable one stop solution for all your print, scan, fax and copy needs, Canon PIXMA MX340 Wireless All-in-One Printer Bundle is the way to go.Suitable for both office and home usage, the...

UK wireless carrier O2 offers the fastest mobile broadband dongle speeds in the UK, an Ofcom study has found.In Ofcom's first study of mobile broadband speeds, the regulator found that 17 percent of UK homes are using mobile...

Meego, the platform that is yet to make its debut on any device, has been dubbed as an ‘unstoppable force’ by the chief of the Linux Foundation.The Meego Smartphone and tablet mobile operating was developed using...

Apple is preparing to launch its latest iPhone 4 in India, on May 27th; with the Indian carrier Aircel offering the 16GB iPhone for $760 and the 32GB version for around $900. Let us remember that 41.6% of India’s...

Skype has published the full details of how to solve the issue that has been affecting millions of users of its popular VoIP service worldwide; in addition to Windows Vista and Windows 7 platforms, Windows XP and MacOS X users...

Three Mobile has listed the Samsung Chromebook as a "coming soon" product on its website saying that it is expected to go on sale in June; Google has already said that the devices will be sold from the 15th. Users can already...

Hasselblad, a Swedish manufacturer of medium format cameras, has unveiled its new sensational 200 megapixel digital SLR camera named the H4D-200MS. Built for professional use, this new medium-format camera will cost a hefty...

Intel is looking to make a serious splash in the low-power CPU market with its next-generation Cedar Trail platform, undercutting its current-generation Atom chips by between 30 and 50 per cent according to leaked pricing...

The iPad generates more earnings in ad-supported games than iPhone or Android, a Mobclix report suggests. Users who play ad-supported games on their iPad click more often on banners, compared to those who play games on iPhone or...

The Acer Aspire 5742Z Laptop, featuring numerous exciting specs and features has been designed keeping in mind the day-to-day computing requirements of an average user. The design is sleek, trendy and innovative to put it in...

Citrix has launched a new cloud computing platform that will allow organisations to deliver a mix of SaaS apps to end users .The Citrix NetScaler Cloud Gateway, the company explains, will present IT administrators with a...

Mobile phone network umbrella company Everything Everywhere and BT Wholesale have unveiled a partnership, to bring the first ever 4G LTE network to the UK and Cornwall.The two companies are sharing their telecommunications and...

Microsoft chief executive Steve Ballmer has been urged to step aside by one of the company's most powerful shareholders. The ebullient Microsoft boss, better known for his sweaty, bellicose presentations than his business acumen...

The CnM TouchPad II is a new-age, highly sophisticated mobile Internet device that comes with an wide array of futuristic technologies, blended with a spectacular design. This Android powered MID is a must have for all net-savvy...

In-car entertainment system manufacturer Pioneer has decided to jump on the mobile apps bandwagons by unveiling the AppRadio device.Pioneer’s AppRadio allows users to connect their iPhone or iPod Touch to the system and...

When Google introduced Android, it was not until more than one year later that the first affordable handsets appeared on the market; HTC offering the first with the Tattoo (or Click) back in late September, with cheaper...

Millions of users of popular VoIP service Skype have been forced offline after its client failed to allow any user to login and instead repeatedly crashed. The problem has been reported across the world and apparently...

Nvidia has announced a partnership with Google that will see users of its 3D Vision active-shutter-glasses technology able to view 3D YouTube clips in all their glory for the first time.While YouTube plays host to a surprisingly...

Twitter has revealed that if legally required, it is willing to hand over the details of users who breached super injunctions.The revelation from the company came after professional footballer Ryan Giggs threatened to drag...

Memory specialist Corsair has announced what it claims is the world's fastest production memory: an 8GB kit that runs at a whopping 2,400MHz - guaranteed.The Corsair Dominator GTX 2x4GB DDR3 kits are guaranteed to run at 2,400MHz...

Facebook has reportedly signed a deal with Spotify to bring its music streaming services to its social networking platform.Sources close to the deal have told Forbes that the new Spotify-Facebook service could be launched as soon...

VoIP and instant messaging service Skype has disappeared from the Internet, nary a fortnight after Microsoft snaffled up the outfit in an overpriced $8.5 billion deal. I confess to having run Internet publications using Skype...

Facebook and iOS users are soon going to experience the comforts of an easy-going, laid back lifestyle, as THQ prepares the launch of the Margaritaville online game for these platforms. THQ convinced Jimmy Buffett, the multi...

The MacDefender exploit which has been plaguing Apple users for a couple of weeks now has mutated into a new variant which no longer requires an administrator password to install itself. MacGuard uses the same social engineering...

Hacker Gary McKinnon’s mother has welcomed US President Barack Obama’s comments on her son’s extradition to the US.McKinnon runs the risks of being extradited to the US for hacking into Pentagon and NASA...

Noon News : Ofcom Slams Talktalk, Sarkozy & The e-G8, BT Delays FTTP Rollout, NHS IT Criticised, Amazon Cuts Kindle Price AgainUK telecom regulator Ofcom has accused mobile phone services provider TalkTalk off providing...

Web traffic to Scottish newspaper The Sunday Herald, doubled after it became the first UK newspaper to publish the name of Ryan Giggs as part of its super injunction coverage on Sunday. According to iomart Hosting, visits to...

Mobile phone network Vodafone has announced it is exclusively carrying the HTC Desire S in the colour of red, on price plans that start from £30 a month.The HTC Desire S available with Vodafone matches the colour associated with...

UK telecom regulator Ofcom has accused mobile phone services provider TalkTalk off providing misleading information to customers.The regulator, after investigating the sales practices used by the company to rope in customers,...

The recently held “e-G8” summit, the brainchild of French president Nicholas Sarkozy, witnessed Internet bosses asking G8 world leaders to take an active role over complicated issues such as freedom of information...

UK telecom giant BT has announced that the roll out of its fibre-to-the-premises (FTTP) services won’t happen this summer due to technical difficulties during the trial run.The company’s head of super-fast broadband...

The Public Accounts Committee has blasted the Department of Health the loss-ridden NHS IT project.The House of Commons Public Accounts Committee, chaired by Labour MP Margaret Hodge, came down heavily on NHS in England's chief ...

Amazon has rolled out an ad-supported 3G version of Kindle with Special Offers for $164.The ad-supported Kindle 3G is $25 less than its ad-free counterpart and serves advertisements on the device’s screensaver and at the...

A new variant of the rogue Mac Defender anti-virus program, targeting the Mac operating system, does not require an admin password  to be installed on victims’ computers, a security company has warned.In a blog...

Communications watchdog Ofcom has released a report into mobile broadband speeds, and the figures suggest that while adoption of the technology is growing at a rapid pace, the performance still leaves a lot to be desired.The...

US wireless carrier AT&T plans to bring its next generation 4G LTE network to 70 million customers in 15 cities by the end of 2011.In a blog post describing the company’s 4G ‘evolution’, John Donovan, ...

Popular high-street mobile phone retailer Carphone Warehouse has opened up the pre-ordering of the HTC social networking ChaCha handset, on contracts starting from £20 a month.HTC ChaCha was announced at this year’s Mobile World...

Multi-player games are often the target of so-called 'gold farmers,' but recent revelation suggest the practice is being turned into an unofficial government industry in China - using prisoners as workers.Hard-labour camps are...

Twitter has confirmed the acquisition of UK-based company Tweetdeck, the popular application that allows users to manage their Twitter feeds and related tweets, for a mix of cash and shares worth north of $40 million. Iain...

Google has released a new Google Labs product that allows users to upload data and see which search terms the data relates too.According to Google, the Google Correlate tool is the reverse of Google Trends. In Google Trends,...

Former Facebook founding president Sean Parker sat on a panel at the eG8 Forum in Paris yesterday, where he was asked about Justin Timberlake's portrayal of him in The Social Network, and if Parker really is an involuntary...

Apple has somehow managed to get a court to tell rival Samsung to hand over five of its as-yet-unreleased gadgets after Apple claimed they look like its own products.Apple claims some of Samsung's handheld products look a lot...

Facebook is planning to team up with Spotify to create a music service that will allow users to listen to the same music as their friends are listening to simutaneously, at least that's what a story over at Forbes says. However,...

Twitter has confirmed the acquisition of UK-based company Tweetdeck, the popular application that allows users to manage their Twitter feeds and related tweets, for a mix of cash and shares worth north of $40 million. Iain...