Apr
13

Microsoft details next Windows Phone 7 “Mango” upgrade

Microsoft has decided to take a leaf out of Apple‘s book, giving the next version of Windows Phone 7 a fruity name. Mango, as it’s known, was discussed in some detail.. more
Apr
13

Lenovo reveals plans for giant 23 inch tablet

Tablets come in two different sizes, broadly: the 10 inch and the 7 inch variety. Someone’s always different, mind, such as Samsung which has both of these sizes, along with a.. more
Apr
13

Cisco halts production of Flip video cameras

Cisco is to close down its Flip video camera business, in a plan to realign its operations. The company notes that it is making moves to close off aspects of its.. more
Apr
13

HTC Sensation is Vodafone exclusive, other networks to follow

The HTC Sensation will be carried exclusively by Vodafone when it launches in the middle of next month. Other networks will follow a month later in June, with Everything Everywhere – T-Mobile and Orange – and 3 announcing plans to stock the smartphone which is.. more
Apr
13

Fujitsu plans 1Gbps fibre for 5 million UK homes

Fujitsu has come somewhat out of the blue with an announcement that it wants to hook up 5 million UK homes with a super-speedy fibre network. The scheme, which is a collaboration with Virgin Media, TalkTalk and Cisco, will be fibre-to-the-home, not cabinet, bringing monster.. more
Apr
13

ITSPA Launches BCP on IP-PBX hacking

Continuing its drive to ensure industry best practice, ITSPA has launched a Best Current Practice Document (BCP) for the secure deployment of IP-PBX’s. Unsurprisingly, as the industry has grown, the targeting of VoIP installations by fraudulent operations has also advanced. This document has been specifically.. more
Apr
13

HTC Sensation multimedia phone is revealed

HTC has unveiled a new smartphone, the Sensation. This model had been previously leaked under the name Pyramid – which we think we prefer, but never mind – and is a dual-core 1.2GHz processor powered, Android 2.3 smartphone. The specs are quite impressive, with a.. more
Apr
13

Latest Google doodle celebrates Richard Trevithick’s 240th

Google has gone for back to back doodles in its current increased spate of sketching activity in the last three weeks. The new one celebrates the 240th anniversary of Richard Trevithick’s birth, way back in 1771. It follows the Yuri Gagarin doodle yesterday, and is.. more
Apr
12

Microsoft deploys Bing cars to photograph European streets

Microsoft is bringing its own version of Google’s controversial Street View service to Europe. The Microsoft effort is known as Streetside, and will present photos of streets to tie up with Bing’s maps. As the BBC notes in its report, Streetside has already rolled out.. more
Apr
12

iPhone 5 not arriving until 2012?

As always, Apple’s up and coming next iWonder is the subject of much debate. And with the iPad 2 out on the market, and apparently selling better than the original did, all eyes have turned to the iPhone 5. The next incarnation of the company’s.. more