Dec
13

O2 introduces smartphone leasing

o2 Smartphones are an expensive business, particularly if you want to keep up with the latest and greatest flagship models. And to that end, O2 has introduced a scheme where much like.. more
Dec
13

Ofcom warns no 4G until 2015

Ofcom Logo The delay of 4G in coming to these shores has been something we’ve written about quite regularly. Bickering over the ins-and-outs of the rules and regulations for the spectrum auction has.. more
Dec
13

Skyrim wins VGA Game of the Year

Elder Scrolls Skyrim The Spike Video Game Awards have been given out, and the big winner was… drum roll… Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim. It was awarded Best RPG and Game of the Year, and.. more
Dec
13

“Quantum dot” ultra-thin TV unveiled

“Roll up, roll up, get yer flat screen TV, luvverly flat screen TVs…” And you might quite literally be able to roll up future portable TV sets and stick them in your pocket. Yes, it all sounds rather far-fetched, but British scientists at Manchester-based Nanoco.. more
Dec
13

BT announces fibre roll-out extension

BT has announced the next batch of exchanges due to be involved in its fibre roll-out. There are 178 exchanges involved, with a focus on Scotland (including multiple exchanges in Aberdeen, Glasgow and Edinburgh) and the north of England, although exchanges from all across the.. more
Dec
13

BBC iPlayer comes to the iPhone

The BBC has produced a new version of its iPlayer app for iOS, and it’s now compatible with the iPhone as well as the iPad. The new app works with the iPhone 3GS or better, and the iPod Touch, essentially any Apple iGadget which is.. more
Dec
12

Modern Warfare 3 beats Avatar to $1bn

Activision Blizzard has some very happy and very fat cats sat on its board currently. That’s because the company has just announced a new entertainment sales record achieved by the latest instalment of Call of Duty, which was launched a month ago. The last we.. more
Dec
12

Skyrim ousts Modern Warfare 3 in chart

Modern Warfare 3 has just had its four week streak at the top of the UK all-format game chart ended. And it wasn’t a new entry that dislodged the Activision title, which has just been announced as the swiftest entertainment property to reach $1 billion.. more
Dec
12

Asus Transformer Prime on schedule

There have been a flurry of rumours regarding the Asus Transformer Prime tablet recently. This is a much awaited device which some are calling the first true tablet rival to the iPad because it boasts an impressive spec including a quad-core processor. Early hands-on reports.. more
Dec
12

Study finds Chrome most secure browser

New research from Accuvant LABS has looked into the security of the three most widely used browsers and has found that overall, the most secure is Google Chrome. The research was commissioned by Google, however, although it’s described as being a “comprehensive and independently designed.. more