Jul
25

Blackberry manufacturer Rim cuts 2000 jobs

Rim Logo The makers of the Blackberry (Research in Motion) is to cut 11% of its workforce totalling around 2000 jobs in a company shake-up. Don Morrison, the COO for the company is.. more
Jul
25

Nominet teams up with UK Online centres

internet Nominet Trust and UK online centres have teamed up to offer funding to “grass roots” organisations working to get more people online. 9 million people in the UK don’t have any.. more
Jul
25

Amazon.com pulls Nintendo 3DS

Nintendo 3DS American online retailer Amazon.com has confirmed that it has discontinued the sale of new Nintendo handheld console the 3DS. A statement on the 3DS page of the Amazon website states that.. more
Jul
25

Web apps attacked every 2 minutes

A report released today by security company Minerva shows that businesses are attacked every two minutes through web applications, with automated attacks peaking at 25,000 per hour. The Web Application Attack Report (WAAR) revealed that web applications were attacked 27 times in any one hour,.. more
Jul
25

Copper cable theft hits Byfleet, Surrey

Thousands of business and home users were left without an internet connection in Byfleet, Surrey after thieves made off with cables apparently stolen with a chainsaw last week. Sections of cable were taken out, leaving 4000 lines affected and many people in the area without.. more
Jul
25

PS Vita to be unveiled at TGS

Sony’s new handheld gaming console will be officially unveiled during the Tokyo Games Show, set to take place this September. Sony Computer Entertainment of Japan’s President Hiroshi Kawano confirmed that the PlayStation Vita would make an appearance at the show, which runs from September 15th.. more
Jul
25

PC chart dominated by The Sims

The Sims series from EA has yet again managed to dominate the PC sales chart this week, as titles from the franchise make up four of the top ten games. The Sims 3: Generations, the most recent expansion for the pixel people’s third outing, took.. more
Jul
25

Apple smuggling rings plague China

China is experiencing a huge boom in the desire for Apple products, and some independent retailers are taking advantage of this to import tax-free products from neighbouring Hong Kong. Last month Chinese authorities discovered several organised rings attempting to smuggle a large number of computers.. more
Jul
25

Super Ball Escape free on iPad

Super Monkey Ball was always a fave game of ours, and there are plenty of other games which involve rolling spherical objects around with extreme precision. Playlithium created one for the iPad which turned out to be pretty popular – Super Ball Escape HD has.. more
Jul
25

Virgin boasts of successful 1.5Gbps trial

Virgin Media says it’s successfully trialled what it claims is the world’s fastest cable broadband, at 1.5Gbps, a whacking 250 times the average UK speed. A three month trial at East London’s TechHub – also, rather optimistically, known as the Silicon Roundabout – has been.. more