Sophos points to social networking threats

Security firm Sophos has released its annual Security Threat Report, detailing what happened in the world of malware and phishing in 2010. One of the most interesting discoveries is the continual.. more

Segway not allowed on UK pavements

The Segway has been banned from UK pavements and indeed roads. Although you’d think it would be banned by default, due to the fact that no one is actually brave enough.. more

Apple’s net income up 80%, but concerns over Jobs

Apple has had a very merry Christmas, with punters snapping up more iPads than analysts forecasted. Indeed, the iPhone 4 hasn’t done badly for itself, either. Bloomberg Businessweek reports that the.. more

Guardian launches new iPhone app

The Guardian has pushed out a new version of its iPhone app. The fresh app boasts a number of new features, one of which may not be so popular – the shift to a subscription model. This has been made, according to the Guardian, to.. more

Google doodle marks Paul Cezanne’s 172nd birthday

Google has marked the 172nd birthday of the French post-Impressionist painter Paul Cezanne with a doodle. Born in 1839, some of Cezanne’s most famous works included portraits and self-portraits, landscapes and still life work often involving fruit. Indeed, Google’s doodle is quite similar to his.. more

BBC iPlayer racked up 145m requests last month

The BBC has revealed the latest stats for the iPlayer and how it performed last month. In December 2010, the catch-up service dealt with 145 million requests, a new record for the third month in a row. November saw 141 million, and October 139 million... more

BBC’s iPlayer man Huggers bound for Intel

The BBC’s Director of Future Media and Technology, Erik Huggers, is leaving for pastures Intel. He joined the Beeb back in 2007 and has since been responsible for overseeing all things online, including the iPlayer, interactive TV, mobile and various other technological projects. He’s been.. more

Apple App Store about to hit 10 billion downloads

Apple is about to hit another big milestone with its highly successful App Store. The company has put up a big splash page on its site, with a counter which shows the sales of apps steaming upwards by 1,000 apps every few seconds. The counter.. more

Coming soon to Windows Phone 7

Microsoft has announced some of the updates which are incoming for Windows Phone 7 over the next few months. The company has listed the new features for the OS on the Windows Phone website, the first of which (as we’ve been hearing about for a.. more

Facebook rethinks new contact details policy for app devs

Last Friday, Facebook implemented a change to its system whereby application developers could request access to a user’s contact details. When you download a third-party app, you’re probably familiar with the box that pops up asking for permission to access basic information such as your.. more