Dec
12

Motorola wins Apple patent case

apple A German court has ruled in favour of Motorola in their case against Apple for patent infringement. The Manheim court agreed that Apple is infringing on patents relating to data packet.. more
Dec
12

Facebook launches new Android app

facebook Facebook have announced an updated app for Android which includes faster photo viewing, improved navigation and a better messaging system. The social networking site says that the new app will provide.. more
Dec
12

Google doodles Robert Noyce’s 84th

Google Logo Google has implemented another doodle rather swiftly after Thursday’s celebration of Diego Rivera’s anniversary. We can expect December to be a pretty busy doodling month, with of course the obligatory Christmas.. more
Dec
12

HP makes webOS available as open source

HP have announced that their operating system, webOS, is to be made available to the open source community. The company will also “continue to be active in the development and support of webOS”. “By combining the innovative webOS platform with the development power of the.. more
Dec
12

Hackers steal millions from Subway

Romanian hackers have had an indictment served upon them in the US, after an investigation uncovered the hacking of 150 Subway stores, along with 50 other unnamed retailers. It is thought that the attacks compromised the credit card details of over 80,000 customers and millions.. more
Dec
09

Panasonic Android phone due March 2012

As if there weren’t enough Android devices out there, Panasonic is set to jump on Google’s OS bandwagon. Panasonic has made phones for Europe in the past, of course, but this will be their first new model to land on UK shores for a long.. more
Dec
09

FTC issue refunds to scam victims

The Federal Trade Commission in the US are to help consumers who fell victim to “scareware” and ensure they receive refunds from the companies responsible. Scareware is a fake anti-virus product or online pop-up which tricks computer users into thinking that their machine has a.. more
Dec
09

ICO makes progress fighting nuisance SMS

The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) have announced that there has been “significant progress made in identifying those responsible for sending spam texts.” An investigation into spam SMS has been ongoing since the beginning of this year and the ICO say that their research shows that.. more
Dec
09

Six arrested in student phishing scam case

Police have arrested four men and two women in connection with a scam which targeted students, purporting to be from the Student Loans Company. The scam invited students to update their details in an email which contained a link to a phoney site. This led.. more
Dec
09

Half UK population victims of cybercrime

A recent report from Get Safe Online states that more than half of the UK population (51%) have been victims of cybercrime in one form or another. State of the Nation was published last month and acknowledges that the government have now made cybersecurity a.. more