Oct
13

Unix creator dies after long illness

Dennis Ritchie Dennis Ritchie, creator of the C programming language and co-creator of Unix, has reportedly passed away following a long illness. The news first broke after Rob Pike, a Google engineer and.. more
Oct
13

Airline Tycoon 2 demo available on PC

Airline Tycoon 2 Fancy owning a fleet of airbuses, planning your long haul routes around the globe, and ensuring your customers have a least the requisite half an inch of spare legroom to the.. more
Oct
13

AVG threat report: Part two

facebook AVG’s quarterly threat report has, of course, examined the issue of socially engineered malware on social network sites. Facebook has become the second most used website in the world, with an.. more
Oct
13

Google engineer retracts Google+ 'rant'

A Google engineer has apologised for publicly posting a long criticism of the company’s Google+ social network in which he described it as a ‘pathetic afterthought’. Steve Yegge – unfamiliar with how to actually use the site, he says – accidentally made public a post.. more
Oct
13

AVG threat report: Part one

Security experts AVG have released their quarterly threat report today, which illustrates the changing landscape of malware as our digitally connected lives continue to evolve. As such, we will be producing a series of articles outlining each of the threats consumers are most at risk.. more
Oct
13

To the Moon game trailer is out

To the Moon is an indie game you’ve probably not heard of. Created by Kan Gao and Freebird Games, the title is ready for a November 1st launch on the PC, and has just had another taster trailer revealed which explores some of the gameplay.. more
Oct
13

Samsung announces 1000 TV Apps

Samsung has concocted a celebratory YouTube video which declares the latest stats and milestones behind the success of its smart TV sets. The clip proudly proclaims that there are now over a thousand apps available for download on Samsung TVs. In November of last year,.. more
Oct
13

FBI arrests hacker who targeted celebrities

A man has been arrested in the US, accused of hacking into private computers and taking control of email accounts belonging to celebrities. Christopher Chaney, 35, of Jacksonville, Florida, was arrested yesterday charged with “a range of cyber-related crimes” under Title 18 of the US.. more
Oct
13

Seagate GoFlex Cinema launched

Seagate’s GoFlex Cinema, a media playing box of tricks which comes with a large hard disk on board, is now available to purchase in the UK. The GoFlex Cinema comes in three models which have 1TB, 2TB and 3TB drives on board, plenty of storage.. more