Microsoft to increase the cost of Xbox Live

Microsoft has announced its intention to put up the price of an Xbox Live Gold subscription come November, in both the US and the UK. Although we’re actually getting the better.. more

HTC Desire Froyo update delayed at Orange

The Froyo update for the HTC Desire was rolled out by Vodafone last week, although it seems Orange customers are going to have to wait a bit longer for that Android.. more

India gives Rim 60 day reprieve over BlackBerry affair

A ban which was due to come into force on BlackBerry messaging services in India tomorrow has been postponed by the country’s government. India isn’t the only country to have concerns.. more

Google doodle celebrates Mary Shelley’s birthday

The latest Google doodle celebrates the birthday of the author Mary Shelley, who was born 213 years ago today, back in 1797. She is, of course, most well known for her work Frankenstein, a gothic novel which told the story of the infamous monster who.. more

Toshiba Folio 100 iPad rival named

Toshiba has named its upcoming tablet the Folio 100, according to a report by Notebook Italia, and some further spec details have emerged too. The slate, which is the company’s great hope of carving a slice out of the market currently dominated by the fast-selling.. more

AMD drops ATI brand

AMD has packed the suitcases of its ATI brand, and sent it off on a holiday from which it will never return. AMD first acquired ATI back in 2006, whereupon it kept the ATI brand in usage for its Nvidia rivalling range of graphics cards... more

Commodore USA to launch new Atom powered version of C64

Ahh, the Commodore 64 home computer. We had one, we tried (and failed) to program on it, and we marvelled at the quality of the games its massive 64K of system memory could support. Paradroid, we shall never forget you. Anyway, if you’re rather nostalgic.. more

Google intends pay-per-view film streaming via YouTube

It seems that Google has been orchestrating another project in its plan for world domination, or net domination at least. And this particular tentacle is snaking out further into the world of on-demand movies, in which the search giant made a move to expand its.. more

Online dictionaries to finish off the printed Oxford English?

The e-book market is a growing one, and with the emergence of the iPad – a recent survey said 41% of tablet owners preferred reading on their Apple gadget to the printed medium – alongside a cheaper Amazon Kindle, that growth is being spurred on... more

Samsung Galaxy S in reset woes

Owners of Samsung’s critically acclaimed Galaxy S smartphone should be aware of a potential problem with the handset. A major glitch can occur when connecting the Galaxy S to a PC using Samsung’s Kies software, with the bug wiping the handset back to factory default.. more