Microsoft has stated that the company's widely used instant messaging service Messenger will now be available for use under the XMPP protocol. The company had earlier announced during the latest BUILD conference that it was...

Orange France has forged a deal with Microsoft to bring its Orange TV offering to the Xbox 360 console in spring 2012. Under the new deal, Orange TV customers will be able to access the platform on their Microsoft gaming consoles...

Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates has made it clear, perhaps for the last time, that he won't be returning to a full-time job with the software giant. Speaking at an event in Sydney, Gates told the Sydney Morning Herald he was...

Microsoft plans to adopt an automatic update feature for its Internet Explorer web browser starting in 2012. Microsoft acknowledged that automatic updating, without bothering to ask users for permission, was the proper...

Google has approved efforts made by Samasource by awarding a $1.5 million grant to the San Francisco based non-profit organisation. Samasource is a tech company serving as a link in between job seeking people in developing...

JT Wang, the chairman of tech powerhouse Acer, has announced that the company will be evaluating its product lines in 2012, and will cut their numbers with a view to reducing the porfolio size by two thirds by 2015. According to...

In an attempt to expand its presence in Asian markets, Google has announced plans to open a new data centre in Singapore. Singapore, which serves as the headquarters for Google's Asia Pacific operations, will be home to the new...

IBM has reached a settlement with the European Commission over an anti-trust investigation in its mainframe business. The EC announced it had accepted concessions offered by IBM to end the anti-trust probe and prevent the EC from...

Today, in a federal court filing, Kim Dotcom, founder of Megaupload, commented that all celebs who are a part of the controversial Megaupload music video did sign Appearance Consent and Release Agreements. Dotcom also added that...

A video of the Samsung Galaxy S II powered by Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich has been leaked and may be viewed easily over the Internet. The video gives a fair idea of how the much awaited operating system will look when...

The Asus Transformer Prime is considered one of the best and highly anticipated Android based tablets featuring the Android 3.2 Honeycomb version of Google's operating system. Starting in January, however,the tablet will get Ice...

Sony Ericsson has teamed up with cloud storage specialist Box.net to give away a free account with 50GB storage to every Xperia owner who registers for the deal. The promotion will last till the 31st of December 2012 (so plenty...

Google, on Wednesday, announced many enhancements for its Hangouts, an integrated video conferencing feature, of Google+. The new enhancements will make the video conferencing service better accessible and more interactive. The...

Broadband use in the European Union has gone up in the five years ending in 2011. According to a broadband report released by European Commissions's statistics arm, Eurostat, in 2011, 68 percent of premises in the 27-nation...

ITPP is now publishing this hands on video demonstration of the Prada phone by LG 3.0, which was captured at the launch event in London. This walk through of the mobile's features compliments the hands on pictures, which we...

Apparently, Apple's latest flagship device, which has been a massive commercial success in markets all over the world, hasn't been so warmly welcomed by South Korean customers. Consequently, local carriers have opted to drop...

MySpace is no longer one of the ten most popular social networking websites in the UK. According to a list compiled by Exprerian Hitwise, the ailing social network has dropped from the top ten list of social networking websites...

Dominant social network Facebook, has unveiled a new update for all users that allows them to tell the story of their lives with 'Facebook timeline'. "Timeline gives you an easy way to rediscover the things you shared and collect...

Nokia unveiled their limited edition Nokia Lumia 800 version based on the third installment of the yet-to-be-released Batman movie series. The latest limited edition, the Dark Knight Rises Nokia Lumia 800, features the Batman...

The ThinkPad Edge E525, backed by the quality of Lenovo, is an amazing mid-range laptop with great features that would let you do more - be it work or personal use. The 15.6" inch screen provides you with a maximum 1366x768 HD...

The royal wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton held back in April, 2011 has been named as the ‘fastest-rising' event searched by Google users in the UK this year. According to the lists on Google's latest...

If you are looking for a desktop system that is blazing fast and lets you run multiple applications simultaneously, then the Zoostorm Advanced Desktop PC might be the one for you. The Zoostorm Advanced Desktop PC is designed...

The release date for the Windows Phone powered Nokia Lumia 900 has reportedly been leaked by a telecom company's customer care executive. Answering questions about the possible release date for the Nokia 900, Nokia 800 and HTC...

As Christmas approaches, gift options need to be looked at and what could be a better gift than something that lets your friends and family enjoy the latest songs and tune in to FM radio of their choice. The Sandisk Sansa Clip+...

Google continues to celebrate the 10-day extravaganza that marks the 10 billion app download milestone by the Android Market, the official Android app store. The celebrations, into their 9th day, offer premium apps for 10 cents...

Finnish mobile phone maker Nokia has dished out its Live View augmented reality app for its N9 smartphone. The Live View app was originally launched for the Symbian platform but, Nokia has now decided to port it to N9, using the...

U.S.A. based mobile phone network T-Mobile has announced that the lower-costing Nokia Lumia 710, based on the Microsoft Windows Phone 7 operating system, will be available on their network early next year. This comes off the back...

The two giants in the smartphone platform market, Apple and Google, are dominating the game and pushing any other players into the corners, a recent report published by The NPD Group shows. According to the market research...

UK TV and internet service provider (ISP), Sky, has announced that it has blocked the Newzbin2 file link website in accordance with a request from the Motion Picture Association (MPA). It isn't the first ISP to do so either,...

Ofcom has announced that it will be maintaining the current UK limits of TV advertising per hour at nine minutes - refusing to increase it to the European cap of 12 minutes. There have been calls for the governing body to relax...

Fancy a 10 per cent discount off the price of an Apple iPad 2 tablet? Ebuyer is selling the 16GB Apple iPad 2 for £360, down from £399, on its eBay shop. The item is brand new, unopened and undamaged and comes with a...

Software giant Microsoft has dished out its Lync corporate communication app for Google's Android mobile operating system. Lync allows people to manage contacts and place VoIP calls while doubling up as an instant messaging...

Google, on Wednesday, announced many enhancements for its Hangouts, an integrated video conferencing feature, of Google+. The new enhancements will make the video conferencing service better accessible and more interactive. The...

Seattle based company, Cequint, has filed a suit against Apple for infringing two patents relating to caller identification technology. For the moment, there is no information about the compensatory damages demanded, but...

Popular music streaming service Last.fm has partnered with Microsoft to develop an HTML 5 website which allows users to stream music from their web browser. The platform, called Last.fm Discover, is essentially a website which...

ITProPortal.com has learnt that the Prada phone by LG 3.0 will ship with a new version of the Google mobile phone operating system - Android ‘Gingerbread' 2.3.7 ITPP caught the image below on video at the launch event of...

On top of the recent overhaul of its executive management, Hewlett Packard looks set to change its logo too, giving a fresh new face to the firm. The new look removes the traditional circle back drop with an inversion of the...

Tagged acquired Hi5, an online community, in a bid to setup a worthy Facebook rival. No further details regarding the acquisition have been disclosed yet. Tagged.com, which was introduced towards the end of 2004, enables the...

Based on guidance by the lord chief justice, legal commentators and journalists in UK and Wales need not seek permission to text, email or tweet from inside a court. However, this facility comes with a condition that this...

One of the major US retailers is backing Apple's predictions of an all time sales record this holiday season, as Best Buy representatives see a strong demand for iDevices, with the iPhone 4S and iPad 2 taking the lead, Apple...

Microsoft has claimed that Office 365 is the first cloud based platform which complies with both US and European Union data protection and privacy laws. This new announcement will make the platform much more attractive and...

ITProPortal.com has attended the launch event of the Prada phone by LG 3.0, where we are now publishing these hands on images of the designer mobile phone ahead of any other coverage. The handset is the third device from both LG...

Founders of some of the biggest internet companies in the world have sent an open letter to US lawmakers, opposing the controversial and draconian Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA), which is backed by Hollywood. In the letter, which...

Popular tech blog ReadWriteWeb has been acquired by SAY Media to make it a part of its ever-expanding Technology channel. SAY Media said that the acquisition will enable it to gain access to an additional 75 million monthly...

Apple has begun developing a MacBook Pro version of its high resolution retina display, though this one will bump resolutions to an impressive 2880x1800 pixels. Currently the most common high resolution monitors available in...

Nintendo has announced that it will be releasing a fix for the game breaking bug found in the latest Zelda game, Skyward sword. Officially acknowledged by the Japanese gaming firm a couple of weeks ago, the glitch made the game...

Microsoft is reportedly planning to dish out its Office business productivity suite for Apple's iPad tablet device. Sources have told The Daily that the Windows maker is planning to capitalise on the popularity of the iPad, which...

Google has announced a new feature to allow the community to help improve the maps used for Google Maps, Google Navigation and Google Earth: Google Map Maker. Although previously available in a basic form, the new Google Map...

Certificate authority GlobalSign has issued a report into an attack on its systems by the self-styled 'ComodoHacker,' which resulted in suspension of service but which - it claims - has not put its customers at risk. According to...

Intel has announced a major reorganisation of its mobile business, forming a new business unit dubbed the Mobile and Communications Group to focus on tablets and smartphones. Formed of four previously separate business units -...

Samsung has announced the appointment of ex-AOL and Google executive David Eun to lead its media groups as it looks to increase its presence in content provision markets. Credited with overseeing Google's media strategy as the...

Apple's attempts to litigate its rival Samsung out of the tablet and smartphone market, accusing the company of design and patent infringements, could have backfired, with Samsung's vice president of telecommunications claiming...

Intel's biggest and brightest have published a video detailing their predictions for the technology trends that will take hold for 2012, and there are some interesting items on the list. "We‘re at a very significant point...

South Korea's second largest consumer electronics company Lucky Goldstar has announced the Prada phone by LG 3.0, which is the very first smartphone from the joint partnership. LG Prada 3.0 is the third handset collaboration...

GlobalFoundries, the chip fabrication giant spun off from AMD, has announced the first test chip based on a dual-core ARM Cortex-A9 design to hit 2.5GHz, along with the taping out of a 20nm SoC design using the company's...

As Microsoft moves to position its Xbox 360 gaming console at the heart of the living room with media streaming deals and prepares the next-generation Xbox Loop for release, it is doing so without Don Coyner. Coyner, who has been...

The next Sony Walkman device has emerged in the US having landed at the FCC for its routine approval process. The NW-Z1000 - which will be pitched against the iPod Touch - has already been launched in Japan but has yet to appear...

Tesco Mobile has added a special SIM-only contract for the iPhone 4 and iPhone 4S with a three month contract, which is possibly one of the best offers on the market, especially if you're a light user. For £12.50 per month,...

A tablet with a capacitive display can now be purchased for less than £100, as Saveonlaptops has put the Tablo, a 7-inch device, on sale for £99.97. Like many decent tablets, this model comes with an...

Microsoft is reportedly planning to dish out its Office business productivity suite for Apple's iPad tablet device. Sources have told The Daily that the Windows maker is planning to capitalise on the popularity of the iPad, which...

Windows maker Microsoft has unveiled a paper on the importance of domain names. The study primarily focuses on the importance of good domain names and has called it "Domain Bias" which is expected to add more value to good...

A recent report from Flurry Analytics reveals that iOS apps bring in far more revenue than Android apps. "Running the numbers, we find that, on average, for every $1.00 generated on iOS, the same app will generate $0.24...

There's no denying that the T-Mobile Vivacity, otherwise known as the ZTE Blade S, looks a lot like the iPhone 4 or 4S. Recombu has done a head to head comparison of the two and the similarities are, well, quite flagrant. Given...

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has decided to allow pilots to use Apple iPads in all phases of the flight, with American Airlines being the first company to take advantage of the new approval. Electronic charts...