Gareth Halfacree

Android to get paid-for apps

Google is set to introduce paid-for content to the Android Marketplace - with developers getting a 70 percent cut of the proceeds, and carries taking the remainder.

February 17, 2009 | 11:10

Apple moves to ban jailbreaking

Apple is making moves with the US Copyright Office to make jailbreaking - the process of modifying an iPhone to run third party applications - illegal.

February 17, 2009 | 10:03

Samsung to launch solar phone

Samsung is to launch a smartphone made from recycled plastics and featuring dual solar panels in order to improve its eco credentials.

February 16, 2009 | 14:08

Microsoft to open high-street shops

Microsoft is hoping to strike a blow against rival Apple on the high street, with the announcement that it is to open a series of branded retail outlets.

February 16, 2009 | 09:59

Android browser vulnerability published

Security researcher Charlie Miller has unveiled a rather worrying security hole in Google's Android platform - one which allows for arbitrary code execution.

February 13, 2009 | 15:03

Garmin-Asus planning Android handset

Garmin-Asus are allegedly planning an Android-based low-cost smartphone to be sold under the Eee brand, positioned alongside current WinMo and Linux devices.

February 13, 2009 | 10:04

SanDisk shrinks to 32nm

SanDisk has announced that it has perfected a 32nm die shrink that will allow for chips carrying 4GB of data each to be squeezed into a microSD card form factor.

February 12, 2009 | 14:06

Amazon's Kindle in copyright kerfuffle

Amazon's latest incarnation of its Kindle ebook reader introduces text-to-speech capabilities - but at least one publisher is claiming it violates copyright law.

February 12, 2009 | 10:08

Patch Tuesday brings Critical updates

Microsoft has released a brace of patches in this month's update, including fixes for four Critical issues in Internet Explorer and Exchange Server.

February 11, 2009 | 15:03

Archos planning Android MID

Archos is planning to update its Internet Media Tablet range with a new ultra-slim device running Google's open-source Android OS.

February 11, 2009 | 10:48

HP document disclosure vulnerability

Hewlett Packard has released updated firmware for certain LaserJet and Document Sender printers following a flaw that allows access to printed documents.

February 10, 2009 | 14:34

Bundled Firefox not the "right outcome"

Speaking regarding the EU's decision that Microsoft's browser bundling was an abuse of monopoly, architect Mike Connor claims that bundling Firefox is "not the right outcome."

February 10, 2009 | 10:11

Kaspersky suffers database crack

Kaspersky - anti-virus and security software vendor - has had its website attacked by crackers, who have made off with a full copy of the company's database.

February 9, 2009 | 15:40

OLPC to open-source hardware

Nicholas Negroponte, founder of the One Laptop Per Child project, has announced that the technology behind its XO "$100 laptop" will be offered up as an open-source project.

February 9, 2009 | 10:34

Panasonic to cut 15,000 jobs

Panasonic has announced massive losses this year which have forced the company to cut 15,000 jobs and close 27 manufacturing plants worldwide.

February 6, 2009 | 12:36

Opera creates new JavaScript engine

Opera has announced a new JavaScript engine for Opera 10, which should vastly improve performance - and get it closer to first place in the SunSpider benchmark tests.

February 6, 2009 | 10:46

Toshiba launches 1GHz smartphone

Toshiba has announced the TG01 - a smartphone with a Qualcomm-supplied processor running at a mind-boggling 1GHz and capable of 720p video playback.

February 5, 2009 | 13:09

HP launches Mini Mi Linux

HP has pulled the covers off a customised version of the popular Ubuntu Linux distribution for its Mini 1000 netbook, dubbed Mini Mi - and it's pretty snazzy.

February 5, 2009 | 09:24

Windows 7 editions revealed

Microsoft has given official news about the different versions of Windows 7 that will be hitting the market - and it's even more confusing than Vista was.

February 4, 2009 | 10:45

Apple to allow iPhone multitasking?

With the "Push Notification" functionality delayed, Apple is expected to announce that background tasks will be allowed on the iPhone and iPod Touch platforms for the first time.

February 4, 2009 | 09:12

Internet Explorer market share dips

Figures released by Net Applications show Microsoft's Internet Explorer browser losing a big share of the market to rivals Safari, Firefox, and Chrome.

February 3, 2009 | 13:14

DoD launches SourceForge-alike

The US Department of Defense has embraced the open source software development model with the launch of a secure, SourceForge-inspired software repository.

February 2, 2009 | 14:13

Google's "human error" blacklists 'net

"Human error" is blamed for a glitch at Google that saw the site warning users that the entire internet could "harm your computer" for half an hour on Saturday.

February 2, 2009 | 09:11