May
07

First tweet made from Everest summit

A British climber has sent the first ever tweet stood on the peak of Mount Everest. The dynamically named Kenton Cool was sponsored by Samsung, and tweeted the high-altitude message using.. more
May
07

Sony confirms PSN won’t be back this weekend

Sony has posted another update on the PlayStation blog regarding when PSN is coming back online. The company had previously promised core services were coming back this week, but as we.. more
May
06

LG Optimus Black to descend on UK next week

LG unveiled the Optimus Black back at the start of January. The month after, T-Mobile announced that it would be on sale in March, but the handset failed to materialise. The.. more
May
06

Flexible “paper-phone” is a glimpse of the future

Boffins at Queen’s University in Canada working with Arizona State University’s Motivational Environments Research group have come up with a peep into the future of smartphones. They’ve invented a prototype model of a flexible smartphone which is made from the same E-ink technology used in.. more
May
06

The Darkness II launches on October 7th

Released back in 2007, The Darkness shifted over a million units, so a sequel to the shooter was pretty much inevitable. 2K Games announced that sequel back in February, but now fans have a release date to look forward to: October 7th. The game’s narrative.. more
May
06

Sony CEO apologises for hack, announces US identity protection scheme

In a post on the PlayStation blog, CEO Howard Stringer has broken his silence on the PSN/SOE hacking incident and penned a letter to his customers. He apologised for the episode, naturally, and reiterated the line that there is no “confirmed evidence” any credit card.. more
May
06

Facebook and Google in possible Skype deals

Two giants of the Internet, Google and Facebook, are both considering separate deals with Skype. This is according to two sources with “direct knowledge” of the discussions, Reuters reports. One source said Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg had been involved in internal discussions about whether to.. more
May
06

LastPass password management system possibly hacked

Here’s another hacking incident for you to be aware of, or at least a potential one. And an embarrassing one considering the nature of the company it may have happened to. LastPass is a multi-platform password manager which holds all of your different net passwords.. more
May
06

Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini and Mini Pro handsets announced

Sony Ericsson has revealed a pair of new smartphones, the Xperia Mini and Mini Pro. You might think the names sound familiar, but these handsets aren’t to be confused with the Xperia X10 Mini (and Pro). Although they probably will be. As the Mini moniker.. more
May
06

Sony says final internal testing underway with PSN

Sony has provided another update on the PSN situation on the official PlayStation blog. The company’s network and security teams have begun the “final stages” of internal testing of its new security system. New measures drafted in include more defensive software monitoring and firewalls, along.. more