Jul
22

Anonymous hacks NATO

anonymous Hacktivist group Anonymous has responded to the arrest of sixteen of their members by apparently attacking NATO and stealing up to 1GB of data. The group claims to have infiltrated NATO’s.. more
Jul
22

TalkTalk bottom in Ofcom comms report

broadband-2 Ofcom has just released their findings on a survey carried out on customer satisfaction in the telecommunications market. The survey covers providers with a market share of 4% or more and.. more
Jul
22

Home Entertainment show in October

Home Entertainment Manchester Show Home Entertainment Manchester 2011 is the biggest electronics show in the north of England, and it’s happening on the weekend of October 22nd. Running for the thirteenth consecutive year, the show.. more
Jul
22

Future closes digital TV mags

The generally dour economic climate continues to bite, and Future Publishing has announced its intention to shed eight titles, including some old favourite home cinema and digital TV publications. According to a report in the Guardian, a fall in profits – with £2 million being.. more
Jul
22

Western Digital 1TB notebook HD

Western Digital has announced that it has begun to ship its Scorpio Blue 1TB 2.5 inch hard disk in volume. The Scorpio Blue has been slimmed down with two 500GB platters so it can fit in mainstream notebooks. Western Digitial claims that it offers “ultra-quiet”.. more
Jul
21

Fake Apple store in China

Scams are prevalent in the high-tech age we now live in. Scam emails, scam websites, all hugely common, and of course there are real life scams too. But forget market stalls selling dodgy “Rolex” watches for fifty quid, a Chinese scam has taken retail trickery.. more
Jul
21

New Proust social network emerges

Yet another new social networking site has popped up this week with the unlikely name of “Proust”. The latest addition to the world of social networking describes itself as “a private place for families and close friends to share their meaningful stories, and preserve their.. more
Jul
20

Lion upgrade checklist

Lion has been uncaged at last. After months of speculation, users are now able to access the latest version of the Mac operating system via the Mac App Store for the thoroughly reasonable price of twenty pounds and ninety nine pence. How much did Windows.. more
Jul
20

Could Apple sink Android?

The dust is starting to settle following the International Trade Commission’s (ITC) controversial ruling on HTC’s infringement of Apple patents. Although not a final decision, this initial judgement makes it even more possible that HTC – the largest Android mobile phone manufacturer and the second.. more
Jul
20

Apple refreshes MacBook Air

As was predicted last week, as well as revealing bumper earnings, Apple has also unveiled a refresh of its MacBook Air computers. And pretty much everything happened as expected, with next-gen processors, Thunderbolt and a backlit keyboard now gracing the svelte lines of the portable... more