April 14, 2008
An announcement by Nintendo last week meant that the Nintendo Wii has become the first console to officially get the BBC's iPlayer service. As a result developers have responded and have created a portal that has allowed Sony PlayStation 3 users to have access to the BBC iPlayer, and the hack allows them to stream BBC’s online content via the console ...
PS3’s unofficial iPlayer
by Peter CharalambousAn announcement by Nintendo last week meant that the Nintendo Wii has become the first console to officially get the BBC's iPlayer service. As a result developers have responded and have created a portal that has allowed Sony PlayStation 3 users to have access to the BBC iPlayer, and the hack allows them to stream BBC’s online content via the console ...
War Brewing Between BBC and ISPs
by Lashan ClarkeWith the launch of the new iPlayer, many internet service providers are wanted the BBC to "cough up" the money for the expenses that they are paying for since the introduction of the iPlayer. However, this is not a polite request, as Tiscali was the first to put its demand on the table. This is as a result of the ...
Imation Releases The World’s 2nd Smallest Flash Drive
by Lashan ClarkeNot to be outdone by PICO, Imation has decided to release small drives known as "Atom" flash drives. Even though the Imation Atom flash drives are really small, they are still not as small as the PICO flash drives. The width of the PICO drive is at least 2 mm smaller. The Atom flash drives are designed with a aluminum ...
FTSE 100 companies falling behind innovation
by Peter CharalambousAccording to a recent report from web TV agency BroadView, over a third of the FTSE 100 companies don't utilize web video on their corporate sites, as well as failing to engaging with audiences and are being accused of being backward. Those that do include videos online are poor on content, as most of the web casting features investor briefings. The Investor ...
Bolton Wanderers email service avoids fines and points deductions.
by Peter CharalambousBolton Wanderers are rooted in the relgation zone the freefalling club has set up a secure email system following the bung storm the club was embroiled in with the then manager Sam Allardyce. In 2006 the BBC Panorama programme alleged that Allardyce had received illegal payments in relation to player transfers. The new hosted email will offer a means of secure archiving ...
The end of flash memory and hard drives
by Peter CharalambousIBM’s Almaden Laboratory are firm believers that the latest generation of memory technology cheaper, faster and greener. They have been developing a new form of storage-memory technology based on recently discovered spintronic phenomena that the company will develop in order to replace the flash memory storage and platter-based hard drives in the long run. The latest generation technology coined racetrack memory uses ...
Microsoft’s intelligent traffic system
by Peter CharalambousAccording to the New York Times Microsoft are planning to launch a free software that will allow car users to plot car journeys and routes against historical traffic data. It is claimed that the enhanced route finder nicknamed ‘Clearflow’ works using a great number of parameters as it incorporated side streets as well as other factors such as the weather and ...
Latest Facebook blunder.
by Peter CharalambousThe latest security breach has added fuel to the fire, following the highly publicized debate about company security and the use of social networking sites by employees at work. A recent security lapse on Facebook which allowed access to private photo libraries in another example of a cotalogue of errors than can happen if companies were to endorse the use ...
Fujitsu push eco-credentials with wooden laptop
by David MastersFujitsu are to unveil an environmentally friendly wooden laptop this week. The 'WoodShell' laptop was designed in conjunction with the Japanese design team Monacca, who specialise in wooden products. It has a cedar wood casing instead of the plastic or metal casing that is usually used on laptops. The plastic parts of the WoodShell are made using bioplastics, produced using renewable ...
April 11, 2008
Blockbuster has announced that it will develop a hardware device to compete with the current market headed by Apple TV. This will be a set-top electronic device that will directly communicate with the television in a user's home, to stream download content on demand. Technology analysts are looking forward to the release of this product, especially as Apple TV has ...
Blockbuster Gets Serious Against Apple TV
by Lashan ClarkeBlockbuster has announced that it will develop a hardware device to compete with the current market headed by Apple TV. This will be a set-top electronic device that will directly communicate with the television in a user's home, to stream download content on demand. Technology analysts are looking forward to the release of this product, especially as Apple TV has ...
MySpace TV Partners With ShineReveille
by Lashan ClarkeIn a new deal signed this week between MySpace and ShineReveille International, MySpace TV can now be distributed all of the world mainly in the form of DVD. ShineReveille International will also be responsible for distributing any merchandise related to MySpace TV. However, the content for MySpace TV will still be produced by MySpace. With this new partnership, MySpace TV ...
Amazon coerces HD-DVD customer’s.
by Peter CharalambousAmazon, the online store is seeking to please customers who adopt the latest technology by given out a $50 credit to all customers who purchased a HD-DVD player before prior to Toshiba officially conceding in the DVD war on February 23rd. In an email that was sent to customer’s, Amazon stated that: "New technologies don't always work out as planned. We ...
Cyber-Hubble finds internet black holes
by David MastersNew research unveiled this week maps the black holes in cyberspace. Named after the telescope that was built to spot black holes in outer-space, the 'Hubble' project was set up to spot the information black holes that exist on the internet. Internet black holes occur when a path between two computers exists, but for some reason information - such as emails or ...
Opera releases browser for Android
by David MastersOpera Software has released an Android-compatible preview version of its Opera Mini browser. Software developers are able to test the browser on Opera's website before leaving feedback. Android is Google's recently released Linux-based open source operating system for mobile devices, including phones and PDAs. Android is so new that no hardware has yet been built for it to run ...
Racetrack memory leaves flash drives standing
by David MastersIBM is currently developing a new form of memory that will hold approximately 100 times the amount of data compared to flash drives. The memory, called 'racetrack', would mean that the equivalent of a current 2G-byte memory stick would store 200G-bytes of data, significantly more than many laptop hard drives currently hold. Racetrack memory will also be cheap to produce, costing around ...
April 10, 2008
IBM have agreed to buy FilesX, a private storage software company based in Israel, having announced signing a definitive agreement yesterday. The deal is expected to close shortly. FilesX are specialists in continuous data protection, as well as application recovery software running in windows. FilesX has patented technology that can IT staff restore data from any type of system failure, and the ...
IBM aquires FilesX.
by Peter CharalambousIBM have agreed to buy FilesX, a private storage software company based in Israel, having announced signing a definitive agreement yesterday. The deal is expected to close shortly. FilesX are specialists in continuous data protection, as well as application recovery software running in windows. FilesX has patented technology that can IT staff restore data from any type of system failure, and the ...
ISPs after BBC funding.
by Peter CharalambousFollowing the unprecedented success of BBC’s new iPlayer, which has meant that over one million programmes have been viewed in the last month alone ISP’s are claiming that the sudden increase in internet traffic has caused broadband networks to become overloaded. As a result ISP’s are asking the BBC to fund network upgrades in order to make the necessary infrastructure available ...
Yahoo to display Google Adsense ads
by David MastersYahoo has announced that it is to start carrying web search ads from Google's Adsense programme. The company is currently trying to fend off a takeover attempt by Microsoft, and has said that working with Google is part of a continued exploration of ways to maximise value for its shareholders. The Google ads will be displayed on around 3% of search ...
IBM’s data heated swimming pool
by David MastersIBM has been busy notching up its green credentials by designing a data centre from which the excess heat energy will be used to warm a swimming pool. The swimming pool and data centre have been built on the site of a ex-military bunker just outside Zurich, Switzerland. The heating system is to be completed over the next few months. The ...
April 9, 2008
Recently, with the new release of the iPod and iphone it can now be said that the BBC iplayer can also be used for Nintendo Wii. The company is trying to make it possible to have the iPlayer within the living room, where it is possible to watch BBC shows while using a flat screen television, instead of the usual ...
BBC Releases iPlayer For Nintendo Wii
by Lashan ClarkeRecently, with the new release of the iPod and iphone it can now be said that the BBC iplayer can also be used for Nintendo Wii. The company is trying to make it possible to have the iPlayer within the living room, where it is possible to watch BBC shows while using a flat screen television, instead of the usual ...