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July 30, 2008
by David Allen
The world of cheap laptops has not been the same since the introduction of the "laptop for all" scheme; the question is now, how low can, they go?
Well clearly, they can go lower; in fact, there is a new laptop on scene, which is a real contender for the title “The Cheapest Laptop in the World”
The Impulse NPX 9000 has a seven inch screen, but as you ...
by David Allen
The media watchdog Ofcom has been showing the broadcasters the red card again.
This time the BBC have been under the microscope concerning the issues surrounding the phone ins on TV shows such as Comic Relief, Sports Relief and Children in Need, as well as several radio competitions too.
Ofcom have decided that the BBC staff responsible for the organising of these competitions fooled many viewers into calling in, despite ...
by David Allen
As from the 26th September all retailers who sell batteries or sell goods with batteries included throughout Europe will have provide a service where they will accept all waste batteries.
This is regardless of whether replacements are purchased or not.
This move comes as the dangerous contents of all batteries are ending up in landfills, considering that they contain, lead, mercury and cadmium it is a surprise that ...
by David Allen
Essentially Vonage is a VOIP provider, but with a distinct difference. The service allows the user to make and receive phone calls from their business of home phone while they are away.
Vonage Pro utilises VOIP so that the user can make a call via the internet from virtually anywhere provided that they have an internet connection, but when the user makes a call the recipient will see that ...
by David Allen
In a survey conducted by BT with has been named 21st Century Life, has thrown up some interesting figures when comparing the difference between the internet users in 1998 to the internet user of 2008!
The amount of people who spend more than five hours a week on the internet has increased by a significant amount - in fact back in 1998 only twenty-five per cent of internet users ...
by David Allen
Most people have heard of the Asus Eee, the small laptop that despite being small on the outside is definitely big on the inside!
Following the success of their small laptop, Asus are moving their technical know how into the PC sector with the Asus Eee Box, where they intend to attack this market in the same way that they took the laptop market by surprise.
However, there is one ...
by David Allen
The word Hybrid is normally associated with cars these days, but computer maker Dell have actually managed to incorporate this word into their product range with the launch of the new Dell Studio Hybrid PC.
This computer is being touted as a rival for Apple, though Apple fans will probably find that quite amusing.
Dell say that the PC will use around seventy per cent less power than the ...
by David Allen
With the digital switchover in full swing at the moment, it should be expected that a company whose business is directly related to digital TV would be doing well. For the West Yorkshire based set top box maker Pace their six monthly figures show that sales have been brisk.
The company see nearly three million set top boxes go out of their doors in the first six months ...
July 29, 2008
by David Allen
With the new football season only a matter of a few weeks away, the season has already started for the broadcasters looking to score with the fans who prefer to stay at home and watch their teams play.
Sky has had the upper for so long that this new competition from Virgin Media and BT is new ground for them.
BT Vision would appear to have the advantage over ...
by David Allen
Apples Mobileme service offers email, address book and a calendar in a easy to use web application, further more iPhone users can sign up for a free trial just to see how things go and if the customer finds it useful enough to sign up for the fully paid up membership.
However, alarm bells have been ringing when a customer who signed up for the free trail had some ...
by David Allen
The decision by the Home Office to create an interactive series of maps, which would show immediately what sort of crimes had taken place at a certain location, would initially appear to be a good idea.
However as the proposal is to show up every reported crime on the Google style maps, it may have a detrimental effect on particular neighbourhoods, in some cases causing a ghetto or no ...
by David Allen
The deal that has been around for sometime now has finally been agreed. BT is being reported as paying around £53 million for the Silicon Valley based Ribbit.
Ribbit are only a few months away from launching their latest development, which allows users to combine mobile phone calls with the internet and then convert into text. There are many uses for a service such as this.
The company also allows ...
July 28, 2008
by Brian Turner
Comarch have released a new IPTV solution intended for Direct-To-Home (DTH) operators allowing them to offer interactive TV services over a telecom infrastructure.
Using Comarch’s solution, DTH and telecom operators can cooperate to offer IPTV together with information services, online shopping and other TV services based on interactivity and high-quality multimedia content.
Comarch's approach involves IPTV middleware and components provided by ...
by David Allen
There has to be suspicion when a document is leaked from an organisation the size the Ofcom, do people really leave papers in photocopiers?
On the other hand, is this leak a plan to gauge the responses from all angles?
Whatever the excuse, this document is a help for both ITV and Channel Four.
On the one hand ITV have been looking to reduce their commitments to public services broadcasting ...
by David Allen
As from the end of September prisoners being held in either England or Wales will no longer be allowed to play games that have a rating of eighteen.
At the moment only prisoners who have demonstrated good behaviour or those who are not at a risk of suicide are able to use the playstations and the games.
Last year the Prison Service spent £10,000 on playstations and games. This practice ...
by David Allen
Probably one of the last things that a new iPhone user wants to hear are the words vulnerability and malicious websites.
However, according to researchers there is indeed a vulnerability within the iPhone's email programme and the Safari web browser.
Both applications are said to open to phishers who can fool the user into visiting suspect websites or by spammers who can launch and receive huge amounts of spam.
There ...
by David Allen
The computer maker Gateway has been selling their products through their website and other retail partner sites since 2004, the initial idea was to cut costs and pass these savings onto the customers.
Last year the company was taken over by Acer and the result of takeovers normally means a reduction in staff. These cuts in personnel have meant that there would be less productivity in the offices making ...
by David Allen
It has been a few months since the BBC’s year long trial of mobile TV, with no decisions made as to whether this would become a permanent and viable addition to the services being provided by the BBC.
The BBC Trust are looking into the plans that has been the centre of some complaints, this process is expected to be finalised by the end of August, although the ...
by David Allen
On the face of it, this is something that is to be expected. After all Sky TV is serious contender for most broadcasters, especially now that the digital switchover is underway. So top executives watching the competition occasionally might be considered alright, in fact it could even be part of their job.
However, it seems that being a trustee of the BBC has some benefits, as the expenses claims ...
July 26, 2008
by David Allen
The organisers of the 2012 London Olympics and BBC are planning to make sure that nobody fails to miss any of the action by bringing the London Olympics to the people of the UK.
Olympic organisers have targeted sixty cities and towns throughout the UK, which will receive massive four hundred inch TV screens, and they will stay in place after the games have finished.
This will mean that ...
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The world of cheap laptops has not been the same since the introduction of the "laptop for all" scheme; the question is now, how low can, they go?
Well clearly, they can go lower; in fact, there is a new laptop on scene, which is a real contender for the title “The Cheapest Laptop in the World”
The Impulse NPX 9000 has a seven inch screen, but as you ...
Comarch have released a new IPTV solution intended for Direct-To-Home (DTH) operators allowing them to offer interactive TV services over a telecom infrastructure.
Using Comarch’s solution, DTH and telecom operators can cooperate to offer IPTV together with information services, online shopping and other TV services based on interactivity and high-quality multimedia content.
Comarch's approach involves IPTV middleware and components provided by ...
