Aug
19

Anonymous hacks BART again

anonymous BART have suffered another attack this week, although it is unclear who is at the bottom of this one. Anonymous tweeted the attack and said that the private data of over.. more
Aug
19

Ex-employee takes down company

internet A pharmaceutical company in the US had most of its network taken down by an ex-employee who thought he would evade detection by logging in and carrying out his attack at.. more
Aug
19

Facebook releases security guide

facebook Facebook have brought out a guide to security aimed at teenagers and their parents, designed to educate both on the dangers faced when using the social media site. The booklet explains.. more
Aug
19

Xbox Live reaches 35 million users

The Xbox 360’s online service Xbox Live has reached a landmark 35 million users worldwide, according to their marketing manager Robin Burrowes. Mr Burrowes made the announcement at this year’s GamesCom, although he wouldn’t distinguish how many of those users were owners of a Gold.. more
Aug
19

PS3 and 3DS sales increase

Both the PS3 and 3DS consoles have seen a dramatic increase in sales in the US since their developers announced a price cut in the past few weeks. Whilst Japan has already seen a surge in sales of the 3DS, US retailer GameStop has said.. more
Aug
19

Arkham City 3D details released

The forthcoming Batman game, entitled Arkham City, will have a number of 3D options that gamers will be able to choose between. In total there are three 3D choices for consumers to sink their teeth into, even one for those that don’t have the expected.. more
Aug
19

Sky could lose TV deals

The Competition Commission has made a preliminary ruling claiming that Sky TV is restricting competition in the Pay TV sector, resulting in higher prices and loss choice for UK consumers. The CC began investigating Sky last year, specifically to determine whether Sky Movies was having.. more
Aug
18

HP kills Touchpad

Hewlett Packard launched the HP Touchpad less than six weeks ago – but in a press release today declared it was killing it. While announcing Q3 2011 earnings, HP surprisingly announced that it would no longer support webOS hardware. Effectively that means the HP Touchpad.. more
Aug
18

Google Photovine now available

Google’s Photovine app, previously only available from the App Store for selected users, is today at last open to all. The app is based around the idea of sharing photos using themes, called ‘vines’ which work like tags. Vines are effectively categories in which users.. more
Aug
18

New PS3 prices revealed

A number of UK retailers have announced their pricing plans for the PS3 console after Sony announced a price cut earlier this week. In terms of online retailers, both Play.com and Amazon have dramatically lowered their prices, but also have a number of special offers.. more