Tim Smalley

Google Chrome OS: Facts and Rumours

Google recently announced it will enter the operating system market with Chrome OS, which will be based heavily around its Chrome browser. We look at what Google and the many commentators said, and put forward some ideas of of our own as to where we think the OS is heading.

July 21, 2009 | 14:39

Thomas-Rasset gearing up for an appeal

Jammie Thomas-Rasset is gearing up for an appeal as her lawyers have filed a motion requesting a new trial or for the judge to alter the jury's verdict.

July 7, 2009 | 15:44

Native Video and Audio dropped from HTML 5 spec

The Editor of the HTML 5 specification has announced that it has dropped native video and audio support from the spec.

July 6, 2009 | 16:18

Windows 7 RTM coming next week

Microsoft will release Windows 7 to manufacturing next week if several independent reports are to be believed.

July 6, 2009 | 14:42

Users revolt after The Pirate Bay's sale

Following The Pirate Bay's announcement that it will sell to a Swedish software firm, it comes as no surprise to see that the site's users have revolted.

July 1, 2009 | 17:20

Rumour: PS3 Slim in production for August release

Sony has reportedly signed manufacturing agreements with Foxconn and Pegatron to build the new PS3 Slim.

July 1, 2009 | 16:10

Firefox 3.5 now available

Mozilla has released Firefox 3.5 and it's described as a major release. It boosts performance, introduces new features and supports emerging Web standards like HTML5.

July 1, 2009 | 12:17

AMD releases TWKR Edition CPU

AMD has quietly launched its Phenom II 42 TWKR Black Edition processor for the overclocking community. You won't be able to buy this one.

July 1, 2009 | 11:03

Samsung NC20 - 12in Ultraportable Review

Samsung is back with a 12.1in clone of its hugely successful NC10 netbook. There's a lot more to it than that though, as the NC20 is one of the first laptops to be based around VIA's Nano processor. Does Samsung's slinky ultraportable retain all of the charm its little brother had? Read on to find out.

June 29, 2009 | 10:15

Rumour: Intel to announce Nokia mobile phone deal

Intel is reportedly getting ready to announce a major breakthrough for its Atom CPUs - a deal with Nokia to develop mobile phones based on the chips.

June 23, 2009 | 12:14

Thomas-Rasset loses second trial against RIAA

Jammie Thomas-Rasset lost her second trial against the RIAA after the jury committing 24 acts of copyright infringement for a second time.

June 19, 2009 | 14:55

UK Gov favours PEGI over BBFC for game ratings

The Government has announced that the UK will adopt the PEGI ratings system for video games, bringing an end to the BBFC's involvement in the industry.

June 17, 2009 | 16:10

Western Digital releases range of SSDs

Western Digital has started shipping a new range of WD-branded SSDs following its acquisition of SiliconSystems in March 2009.

June 17, 2009 | 12:44

Virgin Media to launch unlimited download service

Virgin Media is to launch an unlimited music download service later this year and, as a result, will be clamping down on online piracy on its network.

June 17, 2009 | 10:58

UK Government releases Digital Britain report

The UK Government has published the Digital Britain report today and the main points were outlined in parliament today.

June 16, 2009 | 16:57

Dell's XPS Gaming brand to disappear this year

Following a number of whispers at Computex, we have learned that Dell is to close its XPS Gaming brand soon.

June 16, 2009 | 14:57

Nvidia announces five 40nm GeForce 200M GPUs

Nvidia has released five new 40nm GeForce 200M GPUs this afternoon, which add support for DirectX 10.1 and GDDR5 to Nvidia's products for the first time.

June 15, 2009 | 16:15