Gareth Halfacree

Microsoft to launch App Store

Microsoft is to take a leaf out of Apple's book with the planned launch of a Windows Mobile application store dubbed "Skymarket".

September 2, 2008 | 12:38

Reiser gets fifteen to life

Hans Reiser, creator of the ReiserFS journalling file system, has been sentenced to fifteen years to life imprisonment for the murder of his estranged wife, Nina.

September 2, 2008 | 08:57

Microsoft to buy ciao.com

Microsoft has announced its planned purchase of Greenfield Online, the corporation behind shopping comparison site ciao.com, to bolster its Live Search platform.

September 1, 2008 | 13:03

Sony sued over Blu-ray patent

Intellectual property firm Orinda IP USA is suing Sony over alleged patent infringement by the company's Blu-ray products - and is looking for a big payout.

September 1, 2008 | 08:56

US judge recommends SiRF ban

A judge on the International Trade Commission is recommending a ban on the import of popular SiRF GPS chips after accusations that the devices breach several Broadcom patents.

August 29, 2008 | 10:44

Linksys router turned robot

Hacker Jon Bennett has found a novel use for a Linux-based Linksys wireless router - the brains for his Internet-connected remote operated robot vehicle.

August 29, 2008 | 09:16

Latest WGA deletes wallpaper

The latest revision of the anti-piracy 'user education' tool Windows Genuine Advantage will remove your desktop wallpaper if it believes your copy is pirated.

August 28, 2008 | 11:55

Virus-ladened laptops aboard ISS

Several laptops used by crew on the International Space Station for e-mail access and experiment monitoring are infected with a password-stealing worm.

August 28, 2008 | 09:25

iPhone 3G outsells original in weeks

The iPhone 3G has outsold its 2G predecessor in just seven weeks - and Foxconn is ramping up prodution to meet ever-growing demand for the device.

August 27, 2008 | 12:54

Motion-based power due 2009

M2E Power has announced that its motion-based charger for portable devices is fully working, and will hit the market in 2009 - but don't expect miracles.

August 27, 2008 | 09:00

AMD sells digital TV division

Beleaguered tech company AMD has announced that it is to sell its digital TV division to Broadcom for $192.8 million in order to streamline its business.

August 26, 2008 | 13:04

Diebold admits flaw in voting machine for a decade

Voting machine maker Diebold, has admitted a programming error causes its equipment to drop votes - and has done for over a decade.

August 26, 2008 | 10:05

Asus launches scented laptops

Asus has revealed its latest laptop line, with colourful designs a plenty - along with a matching fragrance. Could smelly laptops be the future of mobile computing?

August 26, 2008 | 09:03

Patch released for MacBook Air

A patch aimed specifically at Apple's MacBook Air has been released, which introduces fixes for video playback issues and hopes to reduce idle power usage.

August 25, 2008 | 11:00

Man launches C64 BBS

Lief Bloomquist has set up a BBS system running on a venerable Commodore 64 and connected to the Internet via a Telnet proxy - in a "moment of nostalgic geekiness."

August 22, 2008 | 13:18

Apple sued over iPhone 3G

An Alabama resident is seeking class action status for her lawsuit against Apple, which accuses the company of releasing a "defective" product in the iPhone 3G.

August 22, 2008 | 08:58

Firefox 2 users to be offered 3.0.1

Users of the previous-generation Firefox 2.0.0.x series of web browser will begin to receive messages telling them to upgrade to Firefox 3 from next week.

August 21, 2008 | 12:43

IE team working on 'privacy mode'

The Internet Explorer team over at Microsoft are hard at work on a pair of technologies designed to offer 'private browsing' without leaving incriminating evidence behind.

August 21, 2008 | 08:57

Antec launches standardised laptop parts

Antec has launched a series of interchangeable notebook parts based around the Intel Common Building Block platform, which some see as the first step to home-built laptops.

August 20, 2008 | 14:17

Dell extends warranties for Nvidia flaw

Dell has announced via its Direct2Dell blog that it is to cover laptops fitted with faulty Nvidia GPUs for an additional twelve months, due to a design flaw in the GPU.

August 20, 2008 | 09:09

iPhone kill-switch kill switch released

A version of the popular BossPrefs package has been released which includes one-click disabling of the so-called 'kill-switch' blacklist functionality hidden within the iPhone by Apple.

August 19, 2008 | 12:46

Windows 7 a "minor release"

Microsoft is describing the upcoming release of Windows 7 as "minor", giving the server edition the name Windows Server 2008 R2 rather than its own appellation.

August 19, 2008 | 09:02

Mygazines.com faces legal troubles

Mygazines.com, a user-driven magazine scanning and sharing site founded back in July, is facing legal threats from magazine publishers who claim copyright infringement.

August 18, 2008 | 13:14