Nov
24

Street View shunning Germans get homes egged

A bit of an odd one this, as most of the outcry surrounding Google’s Street View service revolves around its intrusion into a nation’s privacy. However, inhabitants of the German town.. more
Nov
24

UK businesses are neglecting laptop security

It seems that businesses in the UK are failing to take adequate security precautions with portable computers. A survey conducted by security firm Check Point, as reported by CBR Systems, indicated.. more
Nov
24

Turing papers fail to meet reserve at auction

Alan Turing’s notes went up for auction at Christie’s yesterday, but failed to meet their reserve. A campaign had been started to keep the papers public and on display at Bletchley.. more
Nov
24

Apple-1 computer sells for £133,000 at Christie’s

An original Apple-1 computer which was shipped from the garage of Steve Jobs back in 1976 has been sold at Christie’s. It was expected to fetch between £100,000 and £150,000, and it ended up going for just over the average of that expectation, reaching £133,000... more
Nov
24

ICO levies first data leak fines, £160,000 in total

The Information Commissioner has finally flexed his muscles and fined two organisations for data breaches. Hertfordshire County Council has been hit with a £100,000 penalty, according to a report by the BBC. This was for faxing details of a child abuse case, when two faxes.. more
Nov
24

Amazon Black Friday deals to be investigated?

Black Friday week rolls on over at Amazon UK, with a number of big discount (some of up to 60% off) deals on the likes of consoles, televisions and laptops, amongst other goodies. However, it seems some folks are still complaining that these deals are.. more
Nov
23

Tuesday NewsBytes: iPad 2 out next April; Virgin Media plans public wi-fi scheme; Acer unveils trio of tablets

The iPad 2 will be out next April, says analyst Brian Marshall of Gleacher and Co. He’s basing his prediction on information coming from board manufacturers out in Taiwan, although it’s a fair bet that Apple will stick to its regular schedule for new hardware.. more
Nov
23

Over 50 3D titles are in development for the PS3

Sony reckons that 3D is going to be big on its console – which isn’t too surprising, given the firm makes its own 3DTVs, which it’s hoping to sell by the bucket-load. Apparently there are now in excess of 50 games in development for the.. more
Nov
23

Acer unveils triplet of Windows and Android tablets

Acer is joining the race to rival the successful iPad in the tablet world, alongside the likes of Samsung, Toshiba, Dell, LG and the million and one other firms with slates on the boil. The plan is to cover both the iPad and Galaxy Tab.. more
Nov
23

Cloudnet offers free IP handsets

In an effort to promote the use of VoIP, and to celebrate its first year in business, Cloudnet is offering free phones to SMEs who subscribe to its Cloudnet Connect Service. The company says the free Grandstream internet phones and Siemens Cordless DECT business phone.. more