Aug
31

Firefox for Android tablets on the way

Firefox The Mozilla mobile team have announced details of the new project they’re currently working on, Firefox optimised for Android tablets. The browser for Android tablet devices has essentially evolved from the.. more
Aug
31

Amazon to shift 5m tablets in Q4?

Amazon Logo Amazon’s upcoming tablet will be the first to make real waves in the battle against the iPad, or that seems to be the consensus among market analysts. Thus far throughout 2011,.. more
Aug
31

Final TouchPad batch on the way

HP TouchPad The HP TouchPad has been a massive failure and success story at the same time. Kind of. The webOS-powered tablet launched to a fanfare and an extensive TV advertising campaign, only.. more
Aug
31

Corsair Force GT SSDs now out

Corsair has announced that its new range of high performance SSD drives, the Force Series GT, are now available to buy at retail in 180GB and 240GB capacities. The larger drives join the existing 60GB and 120GB models which are already on the market. The.. more
Aug
31

New Android malware discovered

Android users should be aware of a new piece of malware that has been discovered, called GingerMaster, which exploits the 2.3.3 (Gingerbread) platform and provides attackers with root-level access to devices. Whilst this is far from the first malicious software to target the Android platform,.. more
Aug
30

Aggressive marketing misleads consumers

A rising trend in complaints from consumers regarding websites shows that some online businesses are increasingly employing aggressive marketing tactics that bury their actual services. SiteJabber observes that it sees a “range of positive and negative consumer reviews of online businesses”, ranging from bad customer.. more
Aug
30

Facebook’s bounty program proving successful

Facebook’s whitehat bug reporting, which offers a reward to security professionals who report bugs and vulnerabilities in the site, is proving to be a success, just a couple of weeks into its launch. The social network says that it “has been fascinating to watch the.. more
Aug
30

Spreading Morto worm affects RDP

A new worm has been discovered that spreads through the Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) and infects Windows workstations and servers. Morto is a new type of worm discovered recently and is said to be spreading rapidly in the wild. Once it has found its way.. more
Aug
30

Microsoft’s Streetside hits the UK

The first images from Bing’s mapping project, Streetside, are beginning to appear after Microsoft announced earlier this year that the feature was coming to Europe, according to SEO specialist QueryClick. MS announced in April that Streetside would appear in the coming months and now the.. more
Aug
30

iPad trolleys trialled at Sainsbury's

The pay TV market is plateauing, so we keep hearing recently. So Sky is looking beyond mere living room subscriptions to generate interest in its content, and its the latest scheme is supermarket trolleys. Yes, supermarket trolleys are involved in trials arranged by Sky and.. more