Sep
30

Amazon 10.1 inch tablet by Xmas?

Kindle Fire This week saw the launch of Amazon’s new 7 inch tablet, the Kindle Fire. And quite a reaction it caused, an Android driven device – although admittedly with no 3G option.. more
Sep
30

I Am Alive due this winter

I Am Alive Ubisoft has made an announcement regarding the launch of its post-apocalyptic action/adventure entitled I Am Alive. If you’d forgotten about this one, we wouldn’t blame you. It was first announced back.. more
Sep
30

Facebook hoaxes: Five of the worst

facebook As we reported earlier in the week, a not-so-new Facebook hoax was doing the rounds, claiming that the site was intending to charge users. Whilst many users quickly seem to have.. more
Sep
30

Battlefield 3 bursts into open beta

EA has announced that it has opened up the Battlefield 3 beta to everyone on the PS3, Xbox and PC. You can now download the game from the PSN storefront under demos, the Xbox Live Marketplace again under demos, and from EA’s Origin service on.. more
Sep
30

Mozilla advises users to disable Java

Mozilla has found that a weakness in Java has led to information stealing attacks being carried out on TLS-protected communications. Whilst the attack is not specific to Firefox and doesn’t target the browser itself, they warn that some plugins may be vulnerable. TLS encrypts communication.. more
Sep
30

iPhone 4S packaging appears online?

A leaked snap has appeared on the net which seems to show the packaging of the upcoming iPhone, which Apple will finally unveil next week. It was posted courtesy of the Cult of Mac, and was sent by an unknown tipster. You can take a.. more
Sep
30

Microsoft takes down Kelihos botnet

Microsoft has announced another success in its drive to take down botnets. The company used “legal and technical measures” in “Operation b67” as it was codenamed (hmm, snappy moniker – ed), to take down the Kelihos botnet. Kelihos is not as big as the Rustock.. more
Sep
30

Ofcom issues new watershed guidelines

Ofcom has announced new guidelines for the TV watershed, and has warned broadcasters that they need to be more careful about what they show before 9pm. The guidance comes after the regulator carried out research on parents and teenagers about what they feel comfortable with.. more
Sep
30

Stellar Phoenix Data Recovery released

Avanquest has announced the release of two new products, Stellar Phoenix Data Recovery, and Phoenix Photo Recovery for Windows. Both programs, as the names suggest, guard against data loss when it comes to your precious files, or just those all-important photos and videos in the.. more
Sep
30

LaCie LaPlug shares USB drives

LaCie has announced a new invention which has been launched, the LaPlug. The LaPlug is a box which connects to your home network, into which USB drives can be plugged. The device then shares the drive(s) wirelessly and makes them accessible to all computers on.. more