RadioPlayer launches in UK unifying online radio

RadioPlayer, an online service which unites a large collection of UK radio stations, has just been launched. The BBC and commercial radio players Global and Guardian Media Group are behind the.. more

Did Google doodle Bunsen’s birthday wrongly?

If you’ve been on Google this morning, you probably won’t have missed the rather splendid doodle in honour of Robert Bunsen’s 200th birthday anniversary. The doodle features some smart touches, with.. more

O2 introduces Pay Monthly tariffs with free net tethering

O2 has announced a new range of Pay Monthly tariffs, giving existing customers the chance to plump for a 12 month contract. Year long tariffs are something folks have been requesting.. more

Ofcom to cut UK broadband prices

Ofcom has some good news for anyone who’s online in the UK – broadband prices are set to move downwards. This is due to the body’s charge control review for LLU and WLR services, which is moving to cut the wholesale prices BT charges to.. more

Now Vodafone won’t have Xperia Play tomorrow

Tomorrow is the day the Sony Ericsson Xperia Play launches in the UK, but at least two operators won’t be carrying the gaming phone as planned. We already knew that O2 has postponed the launch of the PlayStation phone on its network due to software.. more

Major BBC website outage caused by faulty switch

The day before yesterday, the BBC website and related services such as the iPlayer were hit by an outage for an entire hour, from around 11pm to midnight. This prompted speculation about hacking attacks, but it turned out that a hardware problem was to blame... more

Google doodle celebrates Robert Bunsen’s 200th

Robert Bunsen was born on this day in 1811, 200 years ago, and Google’s latest doodle celebrates the German scientist. As all good chemistry students know – indeed, hopefully even bad chemistry students – Bunsen invented the burners we still use in school labs up.. more

Asus Eee Pad Transformer launches a week today

Asus is pushing out two tablets in the next couple of weeks, the first of which will be the Asus Eee Pad Transformer on April 6th. The Transformer is a 10 inch slate powered by Android Honeycomb, and is so named because it can be.. more

Vodafone now has HTC Desire S on pre-order

Those of you considering the HTC Desire S will be interested to learn that Vodafone has now got the smartphone up for pre-order. The Desire S starts from £25 per month, although on that deal you’ll have to fork out £99 for the handset itself... more

NFC support coming to Windows Phone 7

NFC is set to arrive on the Windows Phone 7 platform. Yes, apparently an update is planned to introduce software support for Near Field Communications to Windows Phone 7 handsets. NFC is a technology which enables your phone to read (and write) information from everyday.. more