Jul
22

Google stops selling Nexus One direct

Back in May, Google announced that it was pulling the plug on direct sales of its Nexus One smartphone. At the time, Google admitted the web store had remained a niche.. more
Jul
22

British Airways produces iPhone app for swift check-in

British Airways has come up with a new iPhone app this week which is designed to take the pain out of plane travel. Using the app, customers will be able to.. more
Jul
22

PM discusses McKinnon case with Obama

It seems that there is a little ray of hope for hacker Gary McKinnon following a meeting between the Prime Minister David Cameron and the US president Barrack Obama. It is.. more
Jul
22

Microsoft canned PC vs Xbox cross-platform gaming

The latest interesting gaming rumour we’ve spotted (via TechRadar) revolves around Microsoft, and the idea that once upon a time, the company was going to implement cross-platform gaming so PC players could take on Xbox’ers online in games like Unreal and Gears of War. According.. more
Jul
22

Kindle out paces hardbacks

For the first time, ebook content for the Kindle ebook reader at Amazon has overtaken sales of hardback books. According to the company, at the moment it is selling 143 ebooks for every 100 hardback books and this is a trend that is set to.. more
Jul
22

Daily Star in Raoul Moat GTA: Rothbury game blunder

The Daily Star has put its tabloid size twelves firmly in the sticky stuff, making an assertion that a sick video game was to be made out of the Raoul Moat tragedy. In an article which has now been taken down, the paper claimed that.. more
Jul
21

Facebook hits the 500 million user mark

It was fully expected that Facebook would hit the half-billion user milestone during July, and indeed that has happened today. Facebook has announced its 500 millionth user signing up to the social networking site to share photos, status updates, and hopefully not make a pig’s.. more
Jul
21

Microsoft says no “hardcore” Kinect games for 18 months

If you’re thinking of getting Kinect, the new motion control system for the Xbox due out this November, don’t do so with the expectation that core Xbox games are going to be benefiting from it any time soon. The initial Kinect titles are very much.. more
Jul
21

Imperva upgrades database activity monitoring for mainframe users

Imperva, the leader in data security, announced today it will partner with NEON Enterprise Software to provide best in class database auditing capabilities for DB2 on z/OS. Imperva and NEON will integrate and embed NEON’s proven DB2 auditing technology into Imperva’s Securesphere Data Security Suite... more
Jul
21

3 Mobile broadband tops YouGov poll

The mobile broadband provider 3, has come top in a poll organised by YouGov. The survey consisted of twelve categories of which 3 came top in ten, including ease of use, value for money, reliability, billing and quality of service. The YouGov survey asked around.. more