German authorities created trojan

malware Security experts Trend Micro report that they have discovered a trojan that is able to monitor online activities and was possibly created by German law enforcement agencies. The malware, dubbed R2D2,.. more

Frostwire P2P app stealth shared

Frostwire The developer of a peer-to-peer file sharing application have agreed to settle US Federal Trade Commission charges that their software contained permissions that might cause consumers to unwittingly share their phone.. more

Sony hit by hackers again

PS3 Sony has been hit by another large scale cyber-attack this week. Earlier in the year, the company was forced to take the PlayStation Network down for a few weeks after a.. more

Rim BlackBerry woes continue

The BlackBerry saga rumbles on this week into its third day today. On Monday, BlackBerry services – messaging, email and browsing – went down across Europe, the Middle East and Africa, to many complaints and little notification of what was happening from Rim. Yesterday morning.. more

Google doodles Art Clokey's 90th

Claymation is clay animation, the art of making plasticine (or indeed rubber silicone) figures into movies via stop motion techniques. You’ll likely immediately think of Wallace and Gromit, of course, but Claymation has a long and distinguished history previous to Nick Park. Tony Hart’s plasticine.. more

Google announces YouTube Space Lab

Google have announced the arrival of “YouTube Space Lab”, a new channel for users to explore videos from the scientific world “and beyond”. The “new galactic channel” will enable viewers to look at scientific experiments taking place on the International Space Station (ISS), and to.. more

Facebook ad spending increases

According to research carried out by Efficient Frontier, a performance marketing company, Facebook ad spend has increased by 25% during the third quarter of this year. Search spend has also gone up, with “cost-per-clicks” (CPCs) up by 54% and 16% year-on-year in the UK. The.. more

Browser education website launched

A new website aimed at making consumers more aware of the importance of running an up-to-date browser has just been launched by Microsoft. In a blog relating to the site, Roger Capriotti explains that the web page has been launched in response to a study.. more

ViewSonic ViewPad 10e unveiled

ViewSonic has revealed another tablet in its ViewPad range, a full-size 9.7 inch Android slate which is set to be targeted at the budget conscious. ViewSonic claims that the 4:3 ratio 9.7 inch screen provides a “superior display experience” despite its thrifty nature, with an.. more

T3 Gadget Awards: Full round-up

This year’s T3 Gadget Awards were held last night with 19 categories up for grabs. Perhaps one of the bigger surprises was that the iPhone was beaten in the Phone of the Year category by the Samsung Galaxy S II. But then again, the iPhone.. more