Nov
10

Hullomail's anti-hacking mobile solution

BlackBerry Curve 9350 Blackberry users can now enjoy protection against voicemail hacking thanks to new software just announced by specialist voice messaging company Hullomail. SmartVoicemail for Blackberry smartphones allows users to block all “call-in.. more
Nov
10

Adobe dumps mobile Flash

Steve Jobs Adobe have abandoned the development of Flash for mobiles in order to focus on PC browsing and mobile apps. Whilst Flash for desktop browsers will continue to be developed, Adobe say.. more
Nov
10

DNS changer botnet taken down by FBI

malware The FBI have taken down a botnet which is thought to have infected 4 million computers worldwide with a DNS changing trojan. Six Estonian nationals have been arrested and charged, following.. more
Nov
10

Smart TVs more popular than 3DTV

The latest report on the TV market from IC Insights has revealed some interesting information about what’s popular in 2011 in the world of television. And the headline news is that 3DTV isn’t thought of so highly as it was in 2010, but smart TVs.. more
Nov
10

ASA bans Motorola Defy ads

The Advertising Standards Authority has hit Motorola Defy advertisements from earlier this year with the ban stick, ordering them not to be shown again, and stipulating that future adverts shouldn’t “misleadingly exaggerate the performance of products”. The two ads were shown in April of this.. more
Nov
10

Limited Lumia 800 sim-free availability

It would seem that Nokia is only making the sim-free version of its Windows Phone 7 launch handset available through a limited number of retail outlets. The Lumia 800 has been heavily advertised over the past couple of weeks and officially launches in the UK.. more
Nov
10

Kindle Fire to have Facebook, Netflix

Amazon are set to begin shipping their Kindle Fire tablet next week across the water and have revealed that the device will offer users thousands of popular apps through the Android App Store. Users will have instant access to apps and games including Netflix, Twitter,.. more
Nov
10

Kids social network data scandal

The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) have agreed to settle charges with the operator of a social network for kids, after it was found the site collected information on the children without parental consent. Skidekids.com collected information on approximately 5600 children and, the FTC claims,.. more
Nov
09

Adobe pulls plug on Flash mobile

In a move which has surprised and even stunned industry commentators, it would seem Adobe has dramatically rethought its tactics when it comes to the mobile web. Adobe, which has previously pushed Flash for mobile as a key part of its armoury, has now suddenly.. more
Nov
09

Ofcom doubts interest in super-fast fibre

Ofcom has just produced another report on broadband in the UK, this time focusing on investment and the super-fast fibre roll out. Virgin and BT are currently rolling out 100Mbps services across the country, and BT is also rolling out fibre-to-the-cabinet 40Mbps lines. And next.. more