Sep
21

iPhone 5 reveal coming on October 4th

iphones The latest piece of speculation regarding Apple’s next-gen smartphone is that it will be unveiled very shortly – within the next two weeks, in fact. According to sources in the know.. more
Sep
21

Battlefield 3 multiplayer beta to go live

battlefield-3 EA has announced that the multiplayer beta for Battlefield 3 is set to go live on September 29th. Gamers who own a PC, PS3 or Xbox 360 will all be given.. more
Sep
21

UK PCs better US in malware

malware Security firm Sourcefire has published its latest report on malware threats and says that the “analysis highlighted interesting comparisons between the United States and the UK”. According to the report, the.. more
Sep
21

PS Vita and PSP multiplayer possible

Sony’s forthcoming handheld console, the PlayStation Vita, is set to be multiplayer compatible with its predecessor the PSP. This means that if a PS Vita owner was to download a PSP video game title via the PlayStation Network, they could play that game in multiplayer.. more
Sep
21

Lenovo is 3rd largest PC manufacturer

Figures from IHS have confirmed the findings of fellow analyst firm Gartner, with Acer now dropping from the position of third most prolific PC manufacturer to fourth, and Lenovo taking its place. Data for the second quarter compiled in the IHS iSuppli Compute Platforms Q3.. more
Sep
21

HTC Rhyme announced

You’d be forgiven for thinking there’s no rhyme or reason behind the naming of HTC phones, given some of the company’s past efforts. Such as the HTC Salsa. Or worse still, the HTC ChaCha. But with the latest handset which has been revealed, you can’t.. more
Sep
21

Facebook introduces more changes

We’re sure it’s mere coincidence, of course, but Facebook has just implemented some more changes after Google+ has opened its doors to the public. Google+, the search giant’s social network, officially went into open beta yesterday afternoon, so now anyone can sign up without an.. more
Sep
20

Google+ moves into open beta

Google+ has announced the hundredth improvement to its service, which is the move to an open beta state. The search giant’s social network has been in “field testing” for three months now, and Google posted on its blog page about the latest batch of enhancements.. more
Sep
20

DigiNotar is declared bankrupt

Vasco, the owner of Dutch Certificate Authority (CA) DigiNotar, filed a voluntary bankruptcy petition for the CA subsidiary, which has subsequently been declared bankrupt from today. A trustee has been appointed by the court who will take “over the management of DigiNotar’s business activities.” “Although.. more
Sep
20

Huge spike in malware email

Security company Commtouch has noticed a huge spike in the number of malicious emails being sent since the beginning of last month. However, nobody seems to know the reason for this as spam levels continue to fall. The number of emails sent since last month.. more