Jul
27

Vodafone launches Facebook phone

Vodafone 555 Blue Vodafone today announced the launch of the first pre-pay phone “specifically designed to put the Facebook experience into the heart of the handset”, available to buy in the UK in August... more
Jul
27

Symantec warns on social engineering

Symantec Logo Symantec has issued its July 2011 intelligence report which cites “aggressive use of rapidly changing malware lead[ing] to [a] rise in sophisticated socially engineered attacks.” Different strains of malware involved in.. more
Jul
27

Virgin loses 36,000 customers

Virgin Media Virgin Media lost 36,000 cable customers according to figures for the last quarter published today, but the company still managed to increase profits by 2.2% and report record growth. The company.. more
Jul
27

Amazon shares increase by 6%

Amazon has enjoyed better than expected growth in the current quarter, due to a rise in sales of its Kindle e-reader, all of which increased shares in the company by over 6% on Tuesday. The company has, in the past few quarters, seen a decrease.. more
Jul
27

Razer Switchblade goes Intel Atom

Razer has announced that its mobile gaming device will be powered by an Intel Atom processor. To be precise, it will be the world’s first piece of hardware to use the Atom Z690 running at 1.7 GHz. This particular Atom is capable of running games.. more
Jul
27

HTC Omega WP7 handset leaked

Details of the HTC Omega have spilled out onto the net. Apparently this upcoming smartphone from HTC will have Windows Phone 7 Mango ready to roll from the box when it launches later this year. It will also have a 3.8 inch display with a.. more
Jul
27

Hacktivists begin PayPal boycott

Hacktivist groups Anonymous and LulzSec have mounted a campaign to ask Paypal users to boycott the Ebay-owned company. The group claims it is already enjoying success and is posting images allegedly proving this claim via links on its Twitter feed. The group reckons that a.. more
Jul
27

Battlefield 3 trial plans revealed

Plans for the release of alpha and beta trials of the forthcoming first person shooter Battlefield 3 have been detailed today. The alpha trial will be available to a very small number of people. It will be a closed, invite only trial that anyone is.. more
Jul
27

Game of Thrones: Season 2 coming

The trend for fantasy fiction has spilled over from the bookstore to the television, with a second season of epic Game of Thrones coming to Sky Atlantic HD.  Based on the bestselling fantasy book series A Song of Ice and Fire by George R. R... more
Jul
27

Consumers prefer Amazon tablet

A recent study carried out by Retrevo Labs shows that given the choice, consumers would prefer to buy a tablet manufactured by Amazon, rather than an iPad. Whilst Amazon is rumoured to be entering the tablet market at some point in the near future, as.. more