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  • 23 February 2009

  • News: Carphone Warehouse Eco Charger cuts power costs

    The Carphone Warehouse has launched the Eco Charger - a mobile phone charging device that automatically stops pulling electricity when the phone is fully charged or the handset is disconnected.

  • News: Apple iPhone car ditches ignition keys

    It can send emails, play video, access the web and snap pictures, but control a car? Swiss automobile design house Rinspeed will unveil a concept electric car controlled by Apple's iPhone at next week's Geneva Motor Show.

  • News: Free iPhone apps are quickly ditched

    Just 20 percent of Apple's iPhone users that download software from the iTunes app store, use the programme the next day, says Pinch Media.

  • News: Social Desktop combines Windows OS & Azure

    A new proof-of-concept application from Microsoft's research arm integrates elements from the Windows OS and its Windows Azure cloud infrastructure to let users share files from their desktops with web users via social networking.

  • News: Windows Vista SP2 release set for May

    Windows Vista Service Pack 2 (SP2) looks set to be released in mid-May, after Microsoft completed work on the package, according to reports.

  • News: Microsoft removes 1m worms from gaming PCs

    Microsoft has revealed that it removed nearly 1 million samples of a particularly virulent password-stealing worm that targets games such as World of Warcraft, Legend of Mir and Gamania

  • News: More LG Prada phones on the way

    LG Electronics and Prada are looking to continue their handset partnership or develop additional products together, even though no concrete plans yet exist, according to executives from both companies.

  • 21 February 2009

  • How-Tos: How to upgrade from XP to Windows 7

    Vista users looking to upgrade to Windows 7 when it's finally released will have the luxury of an ‘in-place upgrade', in which the new OS overwrites the old one, preserving their installed applications, preferences, and data. However, XP users aren't being given this option and will instead have to do a clean install. We look at just how complicated upgrading to Windows 7 from XP is likely to be.

  • News: The best 15 fake Twitter profiles

    Hoax Twitter profiles are very common. From the Dalai Lama and rapper Kayne West to the White House, there have been some excellent Phweeters (phony tweeters). We've sifted through hundreds of profiles to bring you the 15 best fake Twitter accounts. Follow (the genuine) PC Advisor tweet at Twitter.com/PCAdvisor.

  • News: PC Advisor's Windows security masterclass

    We often concentrate on ramping up the defences on one part of our PCs, but fail to secure the rest of it. PC Advisor outlines how to lock it all down.

  • News: Find love online: how online dating sites work

    Online dating is hugely popular, so we took a look at how some of the most popular sites work.

  • 20 February 2009

  • News: 50% of Brits stalk past lovers online

    Half of Brits have stalked an ex online using Facebook or another social networking site, says people search engine Yasni.

  • News: Web publishers hope to kill Internet Explorer 6

    A prominent Norwegian website is spearheading a movement to get users to abandon Microsoft's widely-used but ageing Internet Explorer 6 browser.

  • News: EU seeks to change Skype wiretapping laws

    The European Union is considering changing the law so VoIP conversations using services such as Skype can be tapped during law enforcement investigations.

  • Video: World Technology Update - 20 February 2009

    Green mobile phones user solar panels to charge, Samsung squeezes a digital projector into a handset, and Microsoft introduces a new version of Windows Mobile. All that news and more on this week’s World Tech Update.

  • Ricoh CX1 digital compact camera

    Ricoh has expanded its range of digital compact cameras with the 9Mp CX1. The £299 camera has a 3in LCD screen for previewing your digital snaps and features Ricoh's new image processing engine Smooth Imagine Engine IV.

  • Samsung P3 touchscreen music player

    Samsung has finally spilled the beans on how much it will cost to get hold of its frankly quite gorgeous YP-P3 touchscreen music player.

  • News: Mobile calls to cost £2.60 on Ryanair flights

    Ryanair has increased the number of aircraft that feature satellite technology, which allows passengers to make mobile calls during a flight.

  • News: Rogue antivirus app posts fake online reviews

    Web users have been warned about a new scam which posts fake reviews in a bid to encourage people to buy a rogue security application called Anti-virus-1.

  • News: Online shopping sales rise in January

    Figures published today by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) show that Internet sales now represent 3.7 percent of total retail sales.

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