Global smartphone sales up, mobiles down slightly

Figures from IT research specialists Gartner have painted a picture of the state of the phone market at the close of 2009. The data shows that total sales of mobile phones.. more

Music format copyright laws need reform

Do you know that it’s illegal to rip a CD from your music collection onto your laptop or MP3 player for listening on the move? This is what’s known as format.. more

Google execs found guilty over bullying video

Three Google executives have been found guilty of invasion of privacy in an Italian law court. The case was brought about by an incident in 2006, whereby video footage was recorded.. more

Google under scrutiny by EU

The European Commission is investigating complaints against Google, made by firms who feel their growth has been constrained by the search giant. UK price comparison site, Foundem, and a French legal search engine, ejustice.fr, have reportedly put forward a case that Google’s search algorithms have.. more

Sunderland crowned king of Facebook

Apparently Sunderland is the Facebook capital of the UK, according to recent research. Statistics compiled by Experian Hitwise for the BBC2 documentary, The Virtual Revolution, indicate that Sunderland folks log on to the social networking site more than anywhere else in the country. They are.. more

Toshiba Freeview HD TVs on sale in April

In order to keep up with the HD Ready revolution, the TV manufacturer Toshiba will be introducing a new range of HD televisions with Freeview tuners during April and May. With 3D televisions being the talk of the town, it seems that some equipment makers.. more

Samsung 3D Ready TVs launch next month

It seems that the first 3D Ready televisions will be appearing in the stores during March, with Samsung aiming to be the first manufacturer to get its product in front of the UK consumer before any of the others. The Samsung 3D LED TV will.. more

BBC Worldwide to show Glastonbury

As the commercial division of the BBC attempts to open up more avenues of revenue, it seems that a niche market needs to be offered a headline product and what could be better for BBC Worldwide than to offer live coverage of one of the.. more

Government appears to u-turn on cutting off file-sharers

The government has spoken out about its plans to forcibly disconnect illegal file-sharers. The move comes in response to an online petition which asked the government to scrap Lord Mandelson’s scheme, whereby individuals could be banned from the net due to using peer-to-peer file-sharing applications... more

Five in US drama coup

It is not often that three of the top studios based in Hollywood agree to something, but that is what the management of terrestrial broadcaster Five has managed to do, by getting permission to produce a single advert featuring content from the different studios. The.. more