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  • 11 January 2007

  • News: CES: tech recycling site launched

    Consumer electronics users would recycle a greater portion of their discarded TVs and mobile phones if they knew where to take them, an industry trade group said yesterday

  • News: Microsoft boosts Virtual Earth imagery

    To sharpen the quality of images in its Virtual Earth mapping application, Microsoft has signed a deal with DigitalGlobe's GlobeXplorer, a provider of aerial and satellite photos

  • News: Shock at 30 percent drop in spam

    Global spam levels decreased by 30 percent over the past week according to email security firm SoftScan, but the company warned users that the growth in unsolicited email was far from over.

  • News: iPhone sends tremor through stock prices

    Global investors dumped stocks in a number of mobile device makers on Tuesday, including BlackBerry maker RIM, after Apple announced its entry into the mobile phone market

  • News: Microsoft evangelist apologises to 'pawns'

    James Plamondon, the former technical evangelist for Microsoft who in a 1996 speech called independent software developers "pawns", has apologised for using the metaphor

  • 10 January 2007

  • News: CES: Warner launches dual-format DVD

    In a move aimed at encouraging consumers to buy next-generation DVDs, Warner has unveiled a disc that combines two rival HD (high-definition) formats.

  • News: Brazilian judge lifts ban on YouTube

    The judge who last week ordered Brazilian ISPs to block access to YouTube until it removed clips of a sexual nature featuring a Brazilian model has decided to reverse the ban.

  • News: $100 laptop set for general sale

    The $100 laptop at the heart of the One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) initiative could be made available to members of the public.

  • News: Second Life adopts open-source approach

    The 3D virtual online community of Second Life is teaming up with the real-world open-source software development community. Linden Lab, the creator of Second Life, has announced that it's releasing the source code for its end-user viewer application to bring in new ideas and thinking.

  • News: CES: Recharger for $100 laptop demoed

    The group behind the $100 laptop aimed at schoolchildren in developing countries has developed a novel battery recharger for the machine that looks a lot like a yo-yo.

  • News: NSA boosted Windows Vista security

    Microsoft has revealed that the US agency best known for eavesdropping on telephone calls had a hand in the development of Windows Vista.

  • News: OLPC to reach $100 laptop mark next year

    The One Laptop Per Child Project (OLPC) has whittled down the cost of the green and white computer they hope to deliver to schoolchildren in developing countries to about $130 (£67) so far, and hopes to reach the target price of $100 (£52) in 2008, according to an OLPC project leader

  • News: iTunes doubled music sales in 2006

    Contrary to several reports that appeared in the media late last year, Apple continues to enjoy strong iTunes sales and year-over-year growth, selling 1 billion songs in 2006.

  • News: Apple's iPhone brand in question

    Apple introduced its new iPhone device without informing Cisco whether it had accepted a licensing agreement to use the name, which Cisco owns.

  • News: Critical Windows & Office patches available

    Microsoft has patched critical vulnerabilities in its Office, Outlook and Windows software.

  • 09 January 2007

  • News: Full details: iPhone & Apple TV

    Steve Jobs yesterday unveiled full details of Apple's 'revolutionary' iPhone device during his keynote speech at the Macworld Expo in San Francisco. The device combines an iPod music player, mobile phone and web-browsing device.

  • News: Apple 'iPhone' is official

    Apple has finally lifted the lid on its ‘iPhone’ mobile phone, after Steve Jobs revealed the first official details of the new handset at his Macworld Expo presentation.

  • News: Jobs announces Apple TV

    Apple chief executive Steve Jobs has revealed further details of the company’s wireless media streaming device, codenamed iTV, at today’s Macworld Expo keynote.

  • News: Get your terrorism alerts via email

    The Security Service, which is responsible for our nation's counterterrorism efforts, plans to send out email alerts to citizens warning them of changes to the "national threat level", a measure of the risk of terrorist attacks. It will announce the start date and details of the signup process soon, it said today

  • News: CES: HP shows touchscreen Vista PCs

    HP has launched two new PCs that allow users to control Microsoft's Windows Vista OS with a touchscreen interface instead of a mouse.

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