Dec
14

Google quietly snapped up Zetawire, NFC start-up

More has been discovered about Google’s NFC ambitions, with the news that the company acquired NFC start-up outfit Zetawire back in the summer. NFC stands for Near Field Communication, the technology.. more
Dec
14

Geminids meteor shower still visible tonight

While the best show of the Geminids meteor shower – the last major meteor shower of 2010 – was last night, you can still catch it tonight. The shower actually peaks.. more
Dec
14

British government websites could be next Anonymous target

It seems that the websites of the British government could be the next target of online activist group Anonymous. This relates to the WikiLeaks affair, with Anonymous thus far bringing down.. more
Dec
14

EU warns over smartphone security

ENISA, the IT security agency for the EU, has issued a warning about the growing security risks which come hand in hand with the fast expansion the world of smartphones has seen over the last couple of years. The Information Security Risks report assesses the.. more
Dec
13

WikiLeaks alternative OpenLeaks to open soon

An alternative site to WikiLeaks is due to open its virtual doors soon, founded by the fellow who used to be second-in-command to Julian Assange. Dominic Domscheit-Berg had a serious falling out with Assange, and left WikiLeaks when he felt the site was heading in.. more
Dec
13

Government’s broadband budget doubted by BSG

The government’s plans to attempt to haul the UK’s broadband infrastructure up to be the best in Europe by 2015 has come under fire from the BSG (Broadband Stakeholder Group). The BCS Chartered Institute for IT reports that the BSG has serious doubts about whether.. more
Dec
13

Paul Allen’s lawsuit dismissed for now

The Co-Founder of Microsoft, Paul Allen, has seen his lawsuit dismissed by a federal judge. He had filed the suit against a number of technology companies, including Google, Apple, Facebook, eBay, Yahoo, AOL and others (Microsoft not being one of them, strangely enough). It accused.. more
Dec
13

3 brings Opera Mini browser on board

3 has announced a deal with Opera Software, whereby the Opera Mini web browser will be available on the network’s phones. The browser will be available on 3′s portal, and it won’t cost customers a penny to download and install it for a new way.. more
Dec
13

Vodafone smile competition hijacked by frowning protesters

When Vodafone organised a light-hearted Twitter competition for folks to tweet what made them smile, promising free handsets as a reward to some lucky punters, the company didn’t bargain on an avalanche of #mademesmile protesters. Having spotted the cheery Christmas promotion, UK Uncut, the anti-cuts.. more
Dec
13

Shoretel announces new CEO

IP provider Shoretel has announced today that its board of directors has named Peter Blackmore as the company’s president and chief executive officer. Blackmore was most recently president, CEO and a member of the board of directors of UTStarcom, Inc., a provider of Internet protocol-based.. more