May
27

Google Wallet mobile payment scheme revealed

Back in March, the Wall Street Journal heard on its source grapevine that Google was planning its own mobile payment service for Android phones. And indeed the WSJ was bang on.. more
May
26

O2 tops Ofcom mobile broadband tests

Ofcom has released a new piece of research which examines the broadband performance of the big five UK mobile operators delivered via dongles and datacards (sounds like the high-tech follow-up to.. more
May
26

Microsoft announces web version of Marketplace with Mango

Microsoft has announced that a web version of Windows Phone Marketplace is on the way. Actually, it revealed this back with the Mango update announcement the day before yesterday, but it.. more
May
26

Nokia Oro gold-plated bling-phone announced

Nokia has unveiled a smartphone with a difference – it’s plated with 18-carat gold. The flash looking Nokia Oro (Oro is Italian for gold) also sports a sapphire crystal as the home button, and leather from “one of Scotland’s finest Caledonian herds” on the back.. more
May
26

ICO gives UK websites a year to comply with EU cookie regulation

The Information Commissioner’s Office has announced that it will give UK websites twelve months before it will enforce the new EU cookie law. The EU stipulations have triggered a revision of the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations by the government which officially comes into play.. more
May
26

BT fibre-to-the-premises delayed by duct issues

BT’s roll-out of super-fast broadband has hit some technical issues which are going to delay the arrival of FTTP (fibre-to-the-premises) in the UK. ZDNet UK reports that Johnny McQuoid, the exec in charge of the roll-out, told them that the FTTP program, which was previously.. more
May
26

Twitter users will be warned before names passed to authorities

It seems that the super-injunction busters on Twitter could potentially be in a degree of legal hot water. Speaking at the e-G8 summit in Paris, the BBC reports that European boss of the social network Tony Wang said: “Platforms have a responsibility, not to defend.. more
May
26

Twitter’s acquisition of TweetDeck is confirmed

Twitter has done what UberMedia couldn’t manage in February, and that’s to tie up its deal to buy TweetDeck. TweetDeck, the third-party application for managing your tweets and other social networking duties, is third-party no longer after Twitter sealed the deal for a reported $40.. more
May
25

Modern Warfare 3 provokes Daily Mail wrath already

The very first gameplay trailer showing off Modern Warfare 3 was released this week, and most of us were busy admiring the graphics and comparing them to Battlefield 3. Not the Daily Mail, of course, which has penned its first article decrying the shooter the.. more
May
25

Yahoo advert gets banned for encouraging speeding

An ad for the BT Yahoo Mail Beta has been hit with the ban stick by the Advertising Standards Authority. The advert showed a modern day Thelma and Louise (possibly) zooming along a mountain road in a convertible with the scenery around them blurred, along.. more