Dec
07

Government plans digital hub in every community

Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt has published Britain’s Super-fast Broadband Future report, in which the government lays out its plans to get broadband motoring in this country by 2015. The proposals contained.. more
Dec
07

Google Nexus S phone unveiled

Google has taken the wraps off the sequel to its Nexus One smartphone, which at one point looked like it would never happen. The Google Nexus S is built by Samsung.. more
Dec
06

Nokia N9 tech specs spilled?

The Nokia N9, which will supposedly be the first MeeGo powered handset from the Finnish firm, has had some of its rumoured tech specs spilled onto Twitter. NokNok.tv reports that a.. more
Dec
06

BT names front runners in the Race to Infinity

Ready for another update on which towns across the UK are currently leading BT’s Race to Infinity scheme? If you’ve forgotten, this particular race began at the start of October, with folks voting for their home exchange to be hooked up to next-gen fibre. The.. more
Dec
06

Google eBooks launches in the States

Last week, we reported on Google Editions, as Google’s e-book offering was previously known, being about to go live this month. In actual fact, the store – which is called Google eBooks – flings open its virtual doors today over in the US. The Google.. more
Dec
06

Samsung Galaxy Tab has now sold 1m units

The sales of Samsung’s Galaxy Tab have outpaced the company’s target for the end of the year. A month ago, Samsung said that it hoped to sell a million of the devices before 2010 was out. And now, according to Computer World, the company has.. more
Dec
06

OECD places UK 5th in broadband penetration

The UK has been doing fairly poorly in many recent broadband rankings, although the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development’s (OECD) latest study isn’t one of them. In statistics for June 2010, across the 31 OECD member countries, there were 295 million fixed broadband connections.. more
Dec
06

Google acquires speech experts Phonetic Arts

Google might have failed in its bid for discount voucher kings Groupon, but the search firm has consoled itself with the acquisition of Phonetic Arts (and possibly a large tub of choc chip ice cream, too). Phonetic Arts is a Cambridge based outfit which specialises.. more
Dec
06

Google to launch Chrome OS netbook tomorrow?

Google might be unveiling the first Chrome OS powered netbook tomorrow. Press invites have been sent out from the Chrome team, to an event in San Francisco tomorrow, where Google plans to “share some exciting news about Chrome.” It would make sense that the company.. more
Dec
06

Rumour: Mac App Store to launch in a week

The Mac App Store could be launched a week today, the latest rumours swirling around the net indicate. The launch wasn’t expected just yet – Apple set itself a three month deadline, which gives it until the end of January to get things rolling –.. more