April 21, 2008
At Display 2008 exhibition in Tokyo last week Sony unveiled an OLED (organic light emitting diode) screen that is just 0.2 millimetres thick. The thinnest screen ever developed, it was showcased as a 3.5 inch panel screen with QVGA resolution (320x240 pixels). It started out life as a normal OLED screen, but was ground down by Sony to just one-fifth ...
Sony unveils ultrathin OLED screen
by David MastersAt Display 2008 exhibition in Tokyo last week Sony unveiled an OLED (organic light emitting diode) screen that is just 0.2 millimetres thick. The thinnest screen ever developed, it was showcased as a 3.5 inch panel screen with QVGA resolution (320x240 pixels). It started out life as a normal OLED screen, but was ground down by Sony to just one-fifth ...
Foiled: Chinese plan to bust CNN website
by David MastersA group of Chinese hackers has called off a planned attack on the CNN website after fears that their plan had been foiled. The hackers' plan to attack at the weekend ended up being widely reported across the web after The Dark Visitor, a Chinese hacking website, revealed the plan on Friday morning. The attack was planned to protest at all the ...
April 18, 2008
As anticipated the price of the iPhone as dropped as has happened in Germany and the US. The Uk network provider O2 and the Carphone Warehouse have cut the price of Apple's iPhone by £100 and the 8GB is now available for £169, although the recent 16GB model will not be subjected to the same price cut. Following the German carrier T-Mobile ...
O2 cuts prices on the iPhone
by Peter CharalambousAs anticipated the price of the iPhone as dropped as has happened in Germany and the US. The Uk network provider O2 and the Carphone Warehouse have cut the price of Apple's iPhone by £100 and the 8GB is now available for £169, although the recent 16GB model will not be subjected to the same price cut. Following the German carrier T-Mobile ...
Data Analysis the key for UK banks
by Peter CharalambousAccording to technology consultancy Detica many UK banks do not have the technology in order to comply with new codes on consumer debt management. The UK voluntary Banking Code means that both banks and building societies must offer greater personal support consumers heading into debt problems, initially beginning with the identification of customers who are at risk of defaulting. Detica’s research ...
Google silence doomsayers with $1.3bn profit
by David MastersGoogle has reported a profit of US$1.31 billion for the first three months of 2008, allaying fears that online advertising revenues had been hit by the credit crunch. This represents a 31% increase in profits compared to the $1 billion made by Google in the same period last year. Net income on-year increased 42% at $5.19 billion. The rise in profits saw Google's ...
April 17, 2008
With the amount of people using Google Earth on a daily basis, Google has issued a update to this popular software program. The new version of Google Earth is now called Google Earth 4.3, and it offers users a better way to navigate the Earth, compared to the previous application. Google has made an effort to improve the zoom view ...
New Updated Version Called Google Earth 4.3
by Lashan ClarkeWith the amount of people using Google Earth on a daily basis, Google has issued a update to this popular software program. The new version of Google Earth is now called Google Earth 4.3, and it offers users a better way to navigate the Earth, compared to the previous application. Google has made an effort to improve the zoom view ...
Competition and variety hurting security.
by Peter CharalambousThe existence of too many security companies in the market is causing information overload for IT managers, according to experts. As the security market is becoming flooded with the creation of companies like mushrooms, IT managers are becomes overloaded with security information, products and services. Check Point founder Gil Shewd has warned that there are too many products some of which have ...
Tesco’s Financial resulted boosted by technology.
by Peter CharalambousWith Tesco announcing record profits, it was actually the company’s Internet sales that was its star performer. Internet sales increased by 31 per cent in 2007 to £1.6bn, whilst profit was up 40 per cent on the year before to £124m, as the supermarket now boasts one million online customers, as well as an increase in new business to the ...
Google Stuns With Profit Earnings
by Lashan ClarkeGoogle, the online industry's popular search engine, revealed a surprise today when it went against the current economic recession data and posted an increase in revenue for the first quarter. Google stated that profits were up by thirty-one percent. Results from a huge earnings showed that the first quarter of 2008 gave Google the amount of 1.31 billion US ...
Internet users prone to risk-taking
by David MastersA survey has found that almost half the internet's users in the UK and the US use the same password for all their internet accounts, whilst 12% of users have illegally logged on to another person's unsecured wireless connection. Having the same password for all accounts puts users at extra risk from hackers, as only one account needs to be hacked ...
April 16, 2008
Makayama has successfully launched a new internet browser similar to the browser seen on the iPhone. However, this is for the Pocket PC. The application is called the TouchBrowser and functions in a similar way to the iPhone style browser. The TouchBrowser has the ability to scroll through pages as you surf the Internet. It also quickly is abel to ...
New TouchBrowser For Pocket PC
by Lashan ClarkeMakayama has successfully launched a new internet browser similar to the browser seen on the iPhone. However, this is for the Pocket PC. The application is called the TouchBrowser and functions in a similar way to the iPhone style browser. The TouchBrowser has the ability to scroll through pages as you surf the Internet. It also quickly is abel to ...
Canon Launches New Portable Photo Printer
by Lashan ClarkeThe latest offering by Canon is a photo printer called the iP100. As a portable PIXMA, the printer is lightweight at two kilograms and with a rechargeable battery. The portable printer is geared for people working at home and needing more flexibility, or business travelers needing to have a portable printer with them all the time. The new printer has ...
Crack down on Child Pornography
by Peter CharalambousRecently ISP’s have come under pressure especially in the US where authorities are planning on introducing tougher legislation in order for more action to be taken. As a result a group of US providers: AOL, Yahoo, Microsoft, EarthLink and United Online have created an online data base that has signified all the images so that they can be scanned and ...
Bluetooth growth in Asia
by Peter CharalambousNew forecast by analysts from ABI Research reveal that up a billion Bluetooth devices will be sold annually in Asia by 2013 following slow uptake initially. Buyers were initially put off by high prices and technical problems as well as the range limitation if this form of wireless technology. Last year IMS Research had forecast that the worldwide Bluetooth market would reach ...
Malware jumps on the Olympic bandwagon
by Peter CharalambousFollowing on from the recent campaign of Tibet and the Beijing Olympics, Malware writers are now attempting to take advantage of unsuspecting PC users, as a video file that contains a dangerous rookit is being used. The video is a relatively harmless cartoon that portrays a protest in the form of Chinese gymnast performing which images of the recent riots and ...
Timesheeting software keeps track of staff
by David MastersNew software released today allows call centre managers to keep tabs on staff. Call centre software provider Infinity CCS has released a new 'Timesheeting' program to help managers keep track of staff. The stand-alone Timesheeting had previously only been available as part of Infinity's application Suite. It allows call centre managers to keep track of staff hours, wage costs, and sales ...
MySQL 5.1 release planned soon
by David MastersSun Microsystems announced yesterday that MySQL 5.1 is to be released sometime this quarter, but failed to specify a date. A 'near final' version of the opensource database software is currently available on the Sun website, but Sun wants to avoid releasing a bug-ridden database, which happened when MySQL 5.0 was released two years ago. MySQL have said that given the changes ...
April 15, 2008
Virgin Media again made the headlines this week, but this time in regards to a campaign to hold Internet Service Providers more accountable for the information that it allows its customers to transmit. Berkett was interviewed in a national magazine, and said that the ISPs should be held more accountable and that there should not be an issue of "net ...
Berkett Gives Opinion On “Net Neutrality”
by Lashan ClarkeVirgin Media again made the headlines this week, but this time in regards to a campaign to hold Internet Service Providers more accountable for the information that it allows its customers to transmit. Berkett was interviewed in a national magazine, and said that the ISPs should be held more accountable and that there should not be an issue of "net ...
Psystar Launches The OpenMac
by Lashan ClarkePsystar, a United States based company has recently released information about a new compuer that it has created. Called the "OpenMac," the company has said that it has used more affordable parts to create a computer that is more affordable to a regular Macintosh computer. The "OpenMac" is made with parts that can be expanded or upgraded when needed. This ...
IBM unveil performance boosting chip technology
by David MastersIBM have unveiled a new technology that boosts the performance of microprocessor chips whilst at the same time reducing power consumption. The technology involves manufacturing the transistors in the chips using a new material called high-k/metal gate. This makes for the smallest ever transistors, at just 32 nanometres, whilst giving up to 30% better performance and 50% less power consumption. These performance figures ...