Aug
18

Users ignore most apps

mobile-industry Mobile device manufacturers love to trumpet how many apps are available for their particular operating system – but they may be wasting their breath. New research from Nielsen’s Smartphone Analytics project.. more
Aug
18

EA the winners at GamesCom

battlefield-3 EA have received early praise for their forthcoming Battlefield 3 video game, as the latest in the Battlefield franchise was named as the best game at this year’s GamesCom. A panel.. more
Aug
18

PS Vita specs: official

PlayStation Vita Sony has released the specifications of their latest handheld console, the PlayStation Vita, confirming that rumours of RAM being halved were false. As well as the hardware details, they also included.. more
Aug
18

Rural broadband options improve

Rural and remote areas who don’t have access to broadband will soon be able to choose from a range of ISPs and packages, thanks to a new initiative by data communications company Fluidata and partner Magdalene. Not only will this benefit consumers, it will also.. more
Aug
18

27,000 South Koreans sue Apple

27,000 South Koreans are suing Apple over the collection of location data, each of them asking for 1 million Won (around £550) in compensation. Security researchers discovered in April that iPhones and iPads maintained a hidden file that contained a record of everywhere the device’s.. more
Aug
18

Android 3.2 coming to Xoom

Motorola Xoom owners in the UK will soon have caught up with their American counterparts. While those in the US already have the latest version of Honeycomb, Android 3.2, on their slates, Brits only saw the Android 3.1 update roll out last week. This brought.. more
Aug
18

UCAS site taken down

UCAS, the university tracking website, went down today on probably the most important day of the year for students. Traffic to the site quadrupled as students rushed to discover whether their A-Level results meant they had been offered a university place. In a statement, UCAS.. more
Aug
18

TalkTalk and Tiscali fined £3m

TalkTalk and Tiscali have been fined £3 million for billing tens of thousands of customers for services they had not received. Ofcom began an investigation into the two telecoms companies in July 2010 after receiving complaints from over 1000 customers. It was found that both.. more
Aug
18

Three unveils 21Mbps mi-fi device

Three has announced the launch of a new super-fast mobile broadband dongle, the Huawei E586. The network claims this is the first mobile wi-fi device in the UK to feature next-gen HSPA+ mobile broadband tech. That means speed gains of around 40% over existing Mi-Fi.. more
Aug
18

Orange won't carry the Pre 3

HP’s Pre 3 is now available to buy in the UK, direct from HP and from online retailers. Unfortunately it seems the latest Pre smartphone has already become Post for the UK networks, as they’re passing on the latest webOS offering. Just a couple of.. more