Verbatim announces Nano wireless laptop mouse

Verbatim has released a 2.4 GHz wireless laptop mouse with a tiny USB receiver, not much larger than a penny. The Nano mouse can be used with both PCs and Macs.. more

Microsoft wheels out free anti-virus protection

Microsoft will officially launch its Security Essentials application later on today. The program has been under development for over a year now. It’s designed as an easy to use affair, providing.. more

Half a million lottery grant for Bletchley Park

Bletchley Park, home of the Enigma code breakers in World War II, is to receive nearly £500,000 of lottery funding. The large Buckinghamshire manor house has been open to the public.. more

Callforeign and TynTec in SMS deal

TynTec, which specialises in mobile messaging services has entered into a partnership with VoIP provider Callforeign. CallForeign will use TynTec to deliver SMS messages to mobile phones, sent either from the Internet or from a mobile application. The ability to send SMS messages internationally via.. more

Resident Evil 5 remix claws way onto X360

It seems that Capcom’s Resident Evil 5 Alternative Edition, the horror shooter set to showcase the PS3′s new motion controller next spring, will also be seen on the Xbox 360. What’s the point of that, you cry? Well, motion control support isn’t the only difference.. more

Vodafone clinches iPhone deal

Vodafone has won a distribution deal with Apple to sell the popular iPhone in the UK and Ireland, from early next year. The phone was previously only available through O2, but will be available through both Vodafone and Orange when O2’s exclusivity deal ends. Customers.. more

Take-up of triple-play services continues

The take-up of triple play services – broadband, telephone and television – by digital TV customers, is continuing to grow, according to Ofcom’s latest ‘Digital TV Progress Report’. The proportion of BSkyB customers taking three services increased from 11% at the end of 2008 to.. more

Google Hot Trends to integrate with searches

Google has announced the integration of Hot Trends functionality to its main search results in the US and Japan. Hot Trends is a list of the top forty most searched for terms on Google, updated in real-time on the hour. Bringing this into the main.. more

Dell Latitude Z wireless charging laptop announced

Dell‘s latest laptop, the Latitude Z, is a high-end offering which features wireless charging technology. It re-powers its battery by sitting in a wireless docking station that uses inductive charging technology (a bit like your cordless toothbrush, if you have one). The laptop will be.. more

Recommendation Engines: when the rubber hits the road

Neptuny received a huge interest and attendance at the latest IBC, which took place in Amsterdam last week, where Neptuny was exhibiting in the IPTV Zone. Neptuny presented ContentWise, the Recommendation Engine specifically designed for Digital Media content. Among the several improvements, which will be.. more