PC market in UK slower to recover than Europe

The recession has obviously had an effect on PC sales, but matters are now picking up across Europe, according to figures for the second quarter. The stats in question come from.. more

BT Vision announces on-demand deal with Disney’s ABC

BT Vision is to show new episodes of popular shows from ABC TV, such as Private Practice and Desperate Housewives, through a new ABC-branded video-on-demand service. The new service will be.. more

Sophos and Symantec issue Scareware warnings

Security firm Symantec has warned travelers using public internet-access terminals to be aware of possible Scareware attacks. One of its software engineers noticed that a terminal in an unnamed UK airport.. more

3DTVs not a hit with the British public

With the first 3DTVs not long having hit the market, it seems like they aren’t set to make much of an impact on the British public. T3 reports that research conducted by Deloitte suggests that over the coming year, only 2% of UK citizens are.. more

Sony expects Move to be a slow burning success

There’s been a lot of talk about Move and Kinect, the motion control systems for the PS3 and Xbox 360 respectively. Both have different strong points. Kinect offers a true controller-free experience, with just your body interacting with the game, whereas Move uses a wand.. more

Chinese peripheral turns iPad into netbook

Want to turn you sleek new Apple tablet into a chunkier netbook? It might sound like a bit of a daft proposition for the showy gadget, but a Chinese kit lets you do just that, the major boon being you get a full keyboard to.. more

Google’s phone calls part of social net strategy?

As we reported earlier this morning, Google’s web based VoIP service, which is integrated into Gmail, has gone live. The Call Phone service allows you to phone landlines and mobiles anywhere in the world from your inbox, with free calls to the US and Canada,.. more

Apple’s September event unlikely to include iTV launch

Rumours that Apple is planning to launch its new iTV box at an event on 1 September are now believed to be false. A press invitation has been sent out confirming the date and time and not much else, but an image of a guitar.. more

Google VoIP calling goes live on Gmail

Google has officially launched its web based VoIP client, which is integrated into the Gmail service. When we went to check our Gmail inbox first thing this morning, we found the new Call Phone icon ensconced at the top of our contacts list on the.. more

UK moves up to fourth in world spam league

The UK is on its way up in the world, but unfortunately, the particular global league which we’re leaping and bounding up is the one that measures a nation’s spam output. These were the findings of anti-virus experts Symantec in the company’s just published MessageLabs.. more