Apr
23

Film style classifications for websites

An internet service provider has teamed up with the British Board of Film Classification (BBFC) to create a web filtering system that will use the current film classification system to rate.. more
Apr
23

McAfee update causes XP crash

The computer security firm, McAfee, has been saying sorry to thousands of its customers following a security update that caused users’ computers to repeatedly reboot or completely crash. The recent security.. more
Apr
23

Nigella cooks up app for iPhone

Politician’s daughter and celebrity chef Nigella Lawson has taken the plunge with her own iPhone app. The Nigella Quick Recipe Collection is, as you can probably guess, a selection of easy.. more
Apr
23

UK’s first 3D TV goes on sale

The first of the 3D Ready televisions has gone on sale. It seems that John Lewis has got the jump on the rest of the High St and is currently offering the Samsung UE40C700 40 inch 3D Ready TV with built in Freeview HD tuner... more
Apr
22

MyStar shines in Australia

Website: Rapid TV News Austar’s subscriber growth continues only to inch higher, with the Australian regional pay-TV provider reporting subscriber figures up just 2,112 for the quarter. Total subscribers at the end of March stood at 743,759. But penetration of the MyStar PVR service, continues.. more
Apr
22

MTV considers 3D music videos

Website: Rapid TV News MTV International’s London-based VP of Broadcast Technology, Maria Ryan, says MTV is ready to start capturing certain key music events in 3D once a meaningful audience exists for the technology. But she cautioned this would not be any time soon: “We.. more
Apr
22

Morgan Stanley optimistic for SES

Website: Rapid TV News Tomorrow (Friday April 23) will see satellite operator SES unveil its first quarter 2010 results. Investment bankers Morgan Stanley, in a note Wednesday, said SES has “significant hidden value” as far as some of its investments are concerned. The Morgan Stanley.. more
Apr
22

Solaris Mobile extends Paris hybrid network

Website: Rapid TV News Solaris Mobile is the joint-venture between Eutelsat and SES Astra to provide audio and video services to cars and mobile devices. It has just extended its trial service. Solaris Mobile says it is expanding its Paris-based network to cover Rennes and.. more
Apr
22

Panasonic boosts 3D production after US sell out

Website: Rapid TV News The head of Panasonic’s TV business, Mr Hirotoshi Uehara, says the Japanese electronics company will boost its 3D-TV output, following the “sell out” in less than 7 days of its entire US stocks. The demand was enjoyed by other 3D set-suppliers.. more
Apr
22

Trusteer detects new Zeus (Zbot) password stealing Trojan

Trusteer, the leading provider of secure browsing services, today announced that a completely new version of the Zeus (Zbot) password stealing Trojan that targets online banking users has already been detected by the Trusteer Rapport service on one in every 3,000 computers it monitors. This.. more