Threat of “cyber-war” has been exaggerated

Towards the end of last year, we heard speeches from GCHQ and a government minister which stressed the need for robust cyber-defences. Spending on the UK’s cyber-security has remained a priority.. more

2 million downloads from Samsung TV App Store

Samsung has announced that its TV App Store has broken the 2 million download barrier. App sales have accelerated considerably over the Christmas period, according to a report on T3. It.. more

Xperia Play PS phone spotted in China

Apparently the PlayStation phone, the Sony Ericsson Xperia Play, has been spotted for sale in China. The Register Hardware reports that ePrice, a website in Taiwan, received a tip from a.. more

iPad 2 and iPhone 5 to get new dual-core processor?

It’s been quite a day for Apple rumours, and here’s another following hot on the heels of the talk about the iPad sequel’s display this morning. If you missed that story, it revolved around speculation that the iPad 2 will double up its resolution to.. more

Nokia drops free music from smartphones

Nokia has canned its bundled music service, Ovi Music Unlimited, in most markets including the UK. Some new Nokia phones came bundled with the free music downloads, but won’t any longer, except for in a couple of territories. PC Pro reports that Nokia buyers in.. more

DC Universe breaks into top ten, Black Ops back on top

FIFA 11 has been booted off the top of the all-format UK video game chart (as compiled by Chart Track), with Call of Duty: Black Ops retaking the number one spot. FIFA 11 is down at number two, followed by Just Dance 2 and then.. more

New silver Xbox 360 controller set for March

You may recall that in August of last year, Larry Hyrb, Director of Programming for Xbox Live, showed off a new silver Xbox 360 controller. The major innovation for the controller is the D-pad, which can be twisted to raise it up. In other words,.. more

Rumour: iPad 2 will double up resolution

If the iPad wasn’t already an impressive enough piece of technology for you, how about if the display resolution was doubled? Rumour has it that, according to MacRumours.com, Apple may well take the approach of doubling up the resolution of the iPad 2 to 2048.. more

Martha Lane Fox plans £98 PCs

The latest plan to help get the entire population of the UK online is to push out some cheap PCs for the masses. Digital champion Martha Lane Fox reckons cost is one of the barriers preventing some nine million poorer families in the country from.. more

Asus may implement own Android App Store

Asus might have its own Android App Store in the pipeline. The news comes after the company unveiled a triplet of Android tablets at CES (two 10 inch slates, and a 7 inch one just to keep Steve Jobs happy). Initially, it was thought these.. more