Oct
25

Scottish spam malware cyber-criminal pleads guilty

A Scottish man who was apparently a key player in a cyber-criminal ring that went under the name of “m00p” has pleaded guilty to causing unauthorised modification to the content of.. more
Oct
25

HTC Desire HD not ready on Vodafone?

At the weekend, we reported that Vodafone announced that it’s now carrying both the Nokia N8 and HTC Desire HD, two much awaited handsets. Although it seems that according to our.. more
Oct
25

HTC Desire HD firmware-over-the-air update out

A firmware-over-the-air (or FOTA) update has been made available by HTC for its new Desire HD phone. Version 1.32.405.3 will provide screen control and photo message compatibility enhancements, according to HTC... more
Oct
25

Google collected emails and passwords in wi-fi data affair

It’s another week, and another privacy storm. While last week it was Facebook with the site’s leading apps revealed as passing user data on to advertising companies, this week it’s Google’s turn. Cast your mind back to May earlier this year, when Google got into.. more
Oct
24

BSkyB bests BT to tune of 640,000 customers

BSkyB has announced some impressive figures for the last quarter, leaving BT in the dust when it came to picking up broadband and phone subscribers. According to a report in the Mirror.co.uk, BSkyB managed to sign up 640,000 more broadband and phone customers from July.. more
Oct
24

10% of UK websites guilty of spamming visitors

Research conducted by the Spam Ratings site has shown that one in ten UK websites hit their visitors with “dangerous and malicious” spam. The study took place over the course of a year and involved monitoring some 10,000 websites and 150,000 emails. The volume of.. more
Oct
23

Weekend NewsBytes: Angry Birds flies high; Orange offers Galaxy Tab; Social networkers risk burglary

Angry Birds, the hit mobile iOS (and now Android) game, has seen a special Halloween edition released this week with 45 new levels. Although the special edition is only out for Apple gadgets, not Android devices. Apparently, stuffed toys of the birds are being produced,.. more
Oct
23

Vodafone now has HTC Desire HD and Nokia N8 in stock

Vodafone has announced that it is now carrying both the HTC Desire HD and Nokia N8. The N8 will be available in an exclusive lime green colour (or as we dubbed it when we first set eyes on the device, luminous snot green; it’s certainly.. more
Oct
22

Facebook and Twitter users at greater risk of burglary

Over a third of social network users are putting themselves at greater risk of burglary, according to an insurance firm. The Press Association reports that research by Co-operative Insurance indicated that 36% of respondents said they used social sites to post updates on their whereabouts... more
Oct
22

Angry Birds stuffed toys incoming

Another of this week’s hot topics has been Angry Birds, given that Chillingo, the publisher of the mobile game, has been bought up by EA. However, the developer Rovio has retained the rights to the game, and has just published a special Halloween edition with.. more