Apr
21

Tablet roaming charges could be 1000 times more expensive abroad

Which? has just written an article about the extortionate charges levied on tablets for 3G usage when abroad. While many non-technically savvy folks are now getting wise to the fact that.. more
Apr
21

Facebook swiftly reverses decision on gay kiss photo

Facebook has got itself into another pickle, this time not over privacy, but censorship. According to an article on the Mail Online, moderators at Facebook spotted a profile image which showed.. more
Apr
21

Nintendo 3DS price knocked down to £180

A number of retailers have knocked the price of the Nintendo 3DS down to £180. Game, HMV and Amazon have dropped the asking price in an effort to prompt some sales.. more
Apr
21

BlackBerry PlayBook sells 50,000 on launch day

The word from analysts is that Rim’s tablet sold around 50,000 on its opening day, a better total than many expected given some of the negative press the PlayBook has received. According to a report by the Economic Times, RBC Capital Markets pegged the sales.. more
Apr
21

Apple doubles profits as iPhone sells massively

Apple has announced its earnings for the quarter that ended in March. And it posted a record second quarter revenue of $24.7 billion, which was up hugely on the figure of $13.5 billion for the same quarter last year. That represents year-on-year growth of 83%... more
Apr
20

Samsung Galaxy S II available from Phones4u in a week

We thought the Galaxy S II was due out on May 1st in the UK, as that was the official word from Samsung (despite the fact that’s a Sunday). However, it seems Phones4u will have the handset on sale a week today, April 27th, Pocket.. more
Apr
20

Big iPhone is watching you

The iPhone tracks its owner’s movements and stores them in a log file, it would seem. That’s the claim of a pair of British software developers, who were working with location data on the smartphone and pulled information out of a file called “consolidated.db”. The.. more
Apr
20

Virgin Media to trial fastest cable in the west (and east)

Virgin Media is currently rolling out its 100Mbps broadband service across the country, a line speed which most of us would salivate over. Although the trial that the company has just announced makes 100Mbps look not quite so Speedy Gonzales. Even a bit sluggish, quite.. more
Apr
20

Doctor Who’s Elisabeth Sladen dies from cancer

Doctor Who actress Elisabeth Sladen has died aged 63, after a long battle against cancer. Elisabeth Sladen had played Doctor Who’s assistant, Sarah Jane Smith, between 1973 and 1976, first alongside Jon Pertwee, and then Tom Baker. Her strong journalist character made her one of.. more
Apr
20

Windows 7: How to set Desktop Background slideshow using your images

Windows 7 is full of fun little things you can do, tricks and changes. Here is a quick one that you might enjoy: How to set up the Desktop Background slideshow using your images This one is fairly simple, and as always there are alternate.. more