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Survey Shows A Third Of UK Backs Opt-In Pornography Scheme
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UPDATE: It has been brought to our attention that the Mail erroneously reported two-thirds of respondents being in favour of an "opt-in" ban by default. In fact, two-thirds said they would like to see ISPs "offer a service that...
AM News: Android Ice Cream Sandwich on Sony Tablet S, Asus Zenbook Prime to Debut in Computex?, Low PS Vita Sales in Europe
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Sony released the latest iteration of Android, Ice Cream Sandwich, for the Tablet S before it hits the rest of the Xperia range from last year (including the Xperia Play, the Neo and the arc amongst others). Sony's Maya Wasserman...
Samsung Dethrones Nokia On Phone Sales, After 14 Years
News Mobile & Telco
A very interesting report has come from research firm Strategy Analytics, stating that the Nokia giant was dethroned in phone sales for the first time in 14 years by Samsung. Analysis confirms that the role reversal was made in...
PS Vita Sales not Strong in Europe
News Hardware
Sony's PlayStation Vita handheld console is selling at lower numbers than the PSP and Wii in Europe, if new sales research by Nintendo is to be believed. During a recent financial briefing, the Japanese console manufacturer...
Buy An Apple iPhone 4, Get A Free Contract
News Mobile & Telco
You can now get the new iPhone 4 (the one with 8GB) from online retailer Phones4U on Vodafone for as little as £36 per month on a 12-months contract with a total cost of ownership of only £432. Apple sells the...
Microsoft Fixes Hotmail Password Vulnerability
News Security
Microsoft has swiftly issued a fix that solves a very serious weakness in its Hotmail webmail service, one which may well have been behind the successful hacking attempt that hit PC Pro's editor, Barry Collins a few days ago (ed...
Sony Brings Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich To Tablet S
News Hardware
Sony released the latest iteration of Android, Ice Cream Sandwich, for the Tablet S before it hits the rest of the Xperia range from last year (including the Xperia Play, the Neo and the arc amongst others). Sony's Maya Wasserman...
Asus Zenbook Prime Ultrabooks To Launch At Computex?
News Hardware
Asus may be preparing a fresh update to its range of U which was launched last year at Computex with pictures of a new Zenbook duo, an 11.6-inch UX21A and a 13.3-inch UX31A model, captured in China. Both apparently have a 1,920 x...
Motorola Atrix & Lapdock Bundle Now Down To £253!
News Mobile & Telco
Motorola is clearing out the Atrix and its lapdock docking station as a number of online retailers have listed it for less than £300. Oyyy sells the bundle for as little as ££253 which makes it a stonking deal...
Late News: US House of Representatives Passes CISPA, Lumia 800 Taken into Space, Samsung Galaxy S3 Specifications Hinted
News Business & Government
The US House of Representatives has passed CISPA, the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act. The vote pretty much went along partisan lines, with 248 in favour and 168 against, so not a close result. CISPA is the much...
Security Concerns and IT Problems - Great News for the Cloud
News Office 365
On April 23 2012, global non-profit professional association ISACA rereleased a global study of more than 1,200 IT professionals in EMEA, which revealed that more than one in five enterprises had experienced a security breach and...
Cloud Computing and the Consumer
In-Depth Cloud
'neb·u·lous' - adjective - cloudy or cloudlike - Dictionary.com 'Lick' has a lot to answer for. In 1963 Joseph Carl Robnett Licklider, 'Lick' to his friends, wrote a memo to his colleagues entitled 'Members and...
Google Translate Hits 200 Million Active Users
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Google Translate has reached an incredible 200 million active users. That's enough translated text to fill 1 million books, every day. Introduced in 2001, Google Translate began with just 8 language options, to and from English....
Samsung Reports 81 Per Cent Increase In Profit For Q1 2012
News Business & Government
Samsung has managed to surprise stocks once again, reporting a huge increase in profit for the first quarter of 2012. The company also gathered a nice sum in total sales, mostly because of the success of their smartphones, as...
Houses Of Representatives Passes CISPA
News Business & Government
The US House of Representatives has passed CISPA, the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act. The vote pretty much went along partisan lines, with 248 in favour and 168 against, so not a close result. CISPA is the much...
