Xbox maintains console lead in US

xbox The latest figures for gaming hardware and software shifted in the month of September in the States have been released by analyst group NPD. And the stats show that the Xbox.. more

Computer games sending kids 'crazy'

Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3 A leading scientist has attempted to stir up some moral panic about computer games, claiming they send a nation of kids loopy. Not surprisingly the Sun is publishing such sensationalism with.. more

10% leave Facebook password in will

internet Along with property and cash, it appears that many are now receiving internet passwords in the wills of loved ones who have passed on. Apparently one in ten are likely to.. more

Apple blocks Samsung tablet in Aus

Apple has scored points over Samsung in the ding-dong legal war which is ongoing worldwide between the two companies. However, the latest judgements haven’t been totally bleak decisions from Samsung’s point of view. Samsung’s Galaxy Tab has already been blocked in Germany, and Apple’s latest.. more

Google's Q3 earnings exceed expectations

The world may be on the brink of economic collapse, but there is one firm which is seeing its profits rise ever higher. Google has just revealed its latest financial results for the third quarter, and the search giant has seen another massive bump to.. more

BlackBerry is back to normal

Rim has announced that its BlackBerry services are back to normal now, following a week of global problems and outages. Co-CEO Mike Lazardis appeared in a video on YouTube to say he was sorry to Rim customers: “I apologise for the service outages this week... more

AVG threat report: Part four

The final part of the AVG threat report we are going to look at is the ever-growing threat to mobile devices, specifically those that run the Android OS. Android is now the most popular mobile OS with 100 million devices connected and 550,000 added each.. more

EDPS to mull net neutrality policy

The European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) has decided that the debate surrounding net neutrality must be one that is carefully monitored and analysed before any decisions can be made on its future. The argument surrounding net neutrality is principally over whether ISPs have the right.. more

iPhone 4S now on sale

So today’s the day when the iPhone 4S launches worldwide, with the UK getting it at the same time as America – and pretty much everyone else – for a change. In fact, over the other side of the world in Australia and Japan, the.. more

AVG threat report: Part three

Part three of our feature on the latest quarterly threat report from AVG will look at “blackhole” exploits, which is the most prevalent attack toolkit, with 34 million reported to the AV experts last quarter. The toolkit is a commercial piece of software which can.. more