Sep
20

VMP will make you fall in love with your TV

In an interview with the Express, Virgin Media’s chief executive has been singing the praises of the Virgin Media Player (VMP), saying “it will make people fall in love with their.. more
Sep
20

Cyber criminals steal head of Interpol’s identity

Even the world’s largest international police organisation isn’t safe from cyber crime. Speaking at Interpol’s first Information Security Conference, the organisation’s secretary general, Ronald K Noble, admitted that his identity had.. more
Sep
18

Facebook Places likely to be a slow burner in the UK

It seems that Facebook Places won’t take off very quickly on these shores, or that’s the view of an expert who has been talking to the Telegraph. Places began its roll.. more
Sep
18

IBM unveils new power management chip making technology

IBM is going greener with the development of new chip producing technology for power management semiconductors. The new process integrates wireless communications into a power management chip, to create ultra-small chips which control power usage, and can communicate with systems to monitor the likes of.. more
Sep
18

Massively multiplayer game APB is shut down

The fate of the massively multiplayer cops and robbers title APB looked somewhat shaky from the very launch, and certainly the game’s future looked bleak when the developer, the Dundee based Real Time Worlds, was forced into administration. The administrators had hoped to sell off.. more
Sep
17

iPad eating into laptop sales?

Speaking to the Wall Street Journal, Brian Dunn, the chief executive of Best Buy, said that sales of laptops have halved since Apple launched the iPad on 3 April, according to an internal estimate. The retailer said that people are willing to fork out $499.. more
Sep
17

PS3 Move motion controller bags impressive review scores

Sony’s new motion controller for the PS3 console, which hit shop shelves this morning, has largely been a hit with the critics thus far in reviews. Review aggregate site Metacritic has reported that Move has bagged four “Great” reviews, eleven “Good” reviews and just one.. more
Sep
17

HTC Desire Z dated and priced on Amazon

Those who want to go to the end of the alphabet for their Desire smartphone needs will be pleased to hear the Z variant of the family has been stuck up on Amazon, priced and dated. Amazon has marked it up at £430, which lends.. more
Sep
17

Warner Bros rejects Apple TV deal

Warner Bros turned down Apple’s invitation to offer TV show rentals for 99 cents because it believed such a low price would have an adverse effect on sales of full seasons of leading shows. Apple recently launched a $99 version of its IPTV set-top box,.. more
Sep
17

Social networks riddled with malicious pages

Security firm AVG has discovered 19,491 compromised web pages on 50 social networking sites, with 11,701 of these on Facebook alone. Cybercriminals are stealing log-in details and can then access profiles and post fake status message. AVG found that the under-25s are most at risk.. more