Phorm spurns UK

Following BT’s rejection of the targeted advertising firm, Phorm has turned its attention overseas. The company has found the UK market tough, with deals with both BT and Talk Talk breaking.. more

Virgin Media launches Living HD

Virgin Media is launching a high definition version of its popular Living channel from October 6. Viewers will be able to watch shows such as Ghost Whisperer, Private Practice and Boston.. more

BlockMaster’s SafeStick a hit with ambulance Service

Following the release last month of its SafeStick SuperSonic USB Flash drive, BlockMaster has now announced a major contract with Emergency Services in the West Midlands. The company has supplied West.. more

Asus Eee PC MK90 pink and blue Disney netbooks launched

Asus has rolled out a new Disney themed netbook, the Eee PC MK90. The idea is that it’s targeted at younger children as a friendly first computer, complete with a Disney themed desktop and browser, alongside built-in Web filters designed to keep kids safer online... more

Nintendo to find Britain’s best gamer

The search for the UK’s top Nintendo gamer will begin in October. Featuring a grand prize of a visit to the Nintendo headquarters in Japan for five people, the initial round of the competition will be held in eight selected GAME and Gamestation stores across.. more

Acer Ferrari One netbook revs up

Acer has revealed its new Ferrari branded netbook, which will hit retailers at the end of October. The Ferrari One packs a well specced engine, powered by a 1.2GHz dual-core AMD Athlon X2 L310 processor, 2GB of RAM, and a 250GB hard drive. The display.. more

PS3 cross-game chat coming soon

Cross-game chat is coming to the PS3 in October. According to a source cited by VG247, Sony has let developers know that cross-game chat should be implemented within the next month. Cross-game chat doesn’t involve prolonged bouts of swearing because you’re losing – there’s plenty.. more

HTC Leo may be out on O2 shortly

Rumours abound that the HTC Leo will be launched on O2 much sooner than expected, the 12th of October to be precise. The Windows Mobile based phone was apparently included in a list of future O2 products alongside that October release date, according to a.. more

Manifone announces Mani-voip

Manifone has now announced Mani-voip, which extends its recently released Mani-Sky service to most VoIP services. Mani-Sky allows users to call Skype contact from a regular phone, but with Mani-voip, users benefit from the thousands of VoIP services available. The service assigns real local telephone.. more

New processors key to IPTV innovations

Intel revealed its Atom processor CE4100 at the Intel Developer Forum in San Francisco, a key technology in making interactive TV a reality. The greater processing power delivered by the CE4100 System on a Chip media processor is essential for full convergence of the internet.. more