Nov
15

O2 starts London 4G LTE trials

o2 O2 has pushed the trialling of its next-generation mobile broadband further by bringing it to London. O2 began trialling its 4G LTE network (or 3.9G as some people call it) in.. more
Nov
14

Modern Warfare 3 is number one

Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3 This week’s chart comes as no surprise given Activision’s announcement late last week that the latest outing for the Call of Duty series has outsold Black Ops to become the best.. more
Nov
14

HMV Techshop opens doors

iPad 2 HMV has opened up a new type of retail outlet called the Techshop. The first HMV Techshop is in the One New Change shopping centre in London, where the Foyles book.. more
Nov
14

Kindle Fire reviews roll in

The Kindle Fire is out this week in the States, and the initial reviews and reactions to the device are now filtering in. You’re unlikely to have missed the announcement of Amazon’s 7 inch Android powered slate which has a budget price tag of $200... more
Nov
14

Intel celebrates microprocessor's 40th

Intel is celebrating the anniversary of the first mass manufactured single chip microprocessor. First rolled out 40 years ago, the Intel 4004 was initially designed to be fitted in the Busicom calculator (which looked like a small cash register). Boasting a 4-bit central processing unit.. more
Nov
14

Games piracy now up 20%

A study has claimed that games piracy has increased by 20% over the last five years. Research firm Envisional produced these figures according to the BBC, and the company claims that the “top five games” of last year were pirated a million times, which was.. more
Nov
12

Sony promises “different” kind of TV

Sony is planning a type of TV set which is going to be very different from its current offerings, apparently. How so? Well CEO Howard Stringer didn’t make that clear when he talked to the Wall Street Journal over breakfast, but he did say that.. more
Nov
12

Modern Warfare 3 smashes all-time record

Well, would you believe it. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 launched on Tuesday, and before the week is out, it has been declared the best selling game ever seen. That is, the best selling game since Black Ops, which was the best selling game.. more
Nov
11

MPA attempt more site blocking in the UK

The Motion Picture Association (MPA) are attempting to extend the blocking of Newzbin2 by asking Sky, Virgin and TalkTalk to follow BT, after the telecoms giant was forced by court order to block the site. However, it seems that so far BT’s block has been.. more
Nov
11

BT says UK will top Euro fibre table

BT believes that the UK will have the best broadband in Europe by 2015, as the government has laid out as a target. Although we thought that was a target they’d quietly let drop a little while ago, preferring to concentrate on the milestone of.. more