Aug
25

Amazon Kindle sells out before Friday launch

The new and improved third generation of Amazon’s Kindle e-reader had its launch date set for this Friday. But if you were hankering for some serious e-reading action come the weekend,.. more
Aug
25

Google to put voice calling in Gmail

In an addition to its Gmail service which Google hopes will be more popular than Buzz, the search company is apparently planning on integrating voice calling. So says a report at.. more
Aug
25

Asus N53 and N73 laptops land in the UK

Asus has unleashed a pair of new laptops which don’t just sound good. They sound good, too (because they’ve got really good speakers, you see). The N53 and N73 have had.. more
Aug
25

Samsung Galaxy Tab gets teaser website

Those of you interested in alternatives to the iPad might want to have a gander at a new site Samsung has fired up with a video teaser based on its upcoming Galaxy tablet. Softpedia spotted this one, and the site is here if you want.. more
Aug
25

Dragons fight over Kymera wand

The Kymera wand took the Dragons Den by storm, with all five entrepreneurs making a bid for a share in the company. The wand controls infra-red devices, from TVs to light switches, with just a flick of the wrist. Inventors Chris Barnardo and Richard Blakesley.. more
Aug
25

Apple TV launch rumoured

Speculation that Apple could be preparing to launch its IPTV service is increasing. Apple is believed to be planning a product launch event on September 7th, with Apple TV and a new iPod Touch model as the likely candidates. There are rumours of a new.. more
Aug
25

Official Kinect accessories unveiled

Think that Microsoft’s Kinect motion controller isn’t going to set you back enough at £130 when it launches in November? (Well, slightly less than that if you shop around online). Then you can splash some more cash on the official accessories for the peripheral, a.. more
Aug
25

BT broadband ad gets hit by ASA ban stick, again

For the second time this month, BT has been hauled over the coals regarding the advertising of its broadband products. As we reported three weeks ago, an advert for its fibre-to-the-cabinet up to 40Mbps Infinity service was labelled misleading by the Advertising Standards Authority, and.. more
Aug
25

Symantec reports increase in UK spam

The latest report from Symantec Hosted Services lists the UK as one of the top four countries in terms of the highest volume of spam sent from infected PCs. Spam sent from the UK almost doubled in August according to Symantec’s MessageLabs Intelligence report, to.. more
Aug
25

O2 goes green and ranks eco-friendly phones

O2 has come up with a new scheme to rank mobile phones in order of how environmentally friendly they are. The Telegraph reports that the O2 “eco ratings” were scored with the help of experts from the Forum for the Future. The evaluation process examines.. more