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  • 28 January 2008

  • News: Blu-ray to win next-gen DVD format war in 2008

    Gartner says Blu-ray will win the next-generation DVD battle, despite price cuts by Toshiba on its HD DVD players in the US earlier this month. The research firm said Toshiba's move may prove to be "useless resistance", with five of the seven major Hollywood studios now backing Blu-ray Disc exclusively, while the HD DVD camp has just two - Paramount and Universal.

  • News: Judge bans Manhunt 2 in the UK

    A High Court Judge has blocked moves to allow an adult video computer game to be sold in the UK.

  • 26 January 2008

  • News: The future of the PC revealed

    As technology moves at an ever-increasing speed, every aspect of computing looks set to change. But just what can we expect at home, at work or on the road?

  • 25 January 2008

  • News: Report: iTunes offers more choice than P2P

    Apple's iTunes Store offers a better catalogue of tracks than illegal peer-to-peer (P2P) services, according to industry group the IFPI's latest Digital Music Report.

  • News: Nintendo warning over 'boring' Wii titles

    Quirky and inclusive games for the Nintendo Wii that attract a new breed of gamer could be a bad thing, according to Nintendo president Satoru Iwata.

  • 24 January 2008

  • News: Windows Media Center deletes Dutch partners

    Microsoft has repaired a flaw in Windows Media Center Edition that deleted content partners for the Dutch version of the software.

  • News: Sharp launches super-thin LCD TVs

    Sharp will shortly begin selling a new line of LCD televisions in Japan that are substantially thinner than competing sets currently on the market.

  • 23 January 2008

  • News: 100Mbps broadband coming via sewer system

    Bournemouth, Nottingham or Dundee will be the location for the first UK town to receive super-fast broadband using a fibre connection in sewers. The company behind the connection, H20 expects to deliver speeds of 100Mbps to the chosen town from autumn 2008.

  • News: Apple: iTunes movie rentals to boost iPod sales

    The main strategy behind Apple's new iTunes movie rentals service is to sell more iPods and Macs, a company executive claims.

  • News: YouTube Korea goes live

    YouTube launched a Korean-language version of its popular video-sharing site. The new service also includes content from local partners and will face tough competition from established local video sites like Pandora TV and portals like Daum.

  • 22 January 2008

  • News: BT Home Hub flaw exposes VoIP customers

    A flaw in BT's Home Hub could lead broadband users to divulge personal information over the phone to someone they erroneously believe is calling from their bank, according to a group of self-styled 'ethical hackers'

  • News: Toyota cars to monitor driver's eyes for safety

    Toyota will start building a safety system into some of its cars this year that monitors if a driver is clearly watching the road during situations when a crash may occur.

  • 19 January 2008

  • News: CES: January 2008's best new gadgets

    There were gadgets and gizmos aplenty at this year's International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas. The world’s biggest tech companies were in attendance and highlighting the technology that will be available from 2008 onwards.

  • 18 January 2008

  • News: 14 fabulous freeware applications

    Never pay for software again. Why? Well, clever people keep turning out great new programs and giving them away! Here's our latest collection of cool software that will cost you absolutely nothing to download, try, use, or keep.

  • News: BBC iPlayer could come to Apple iTunes

    A BBC executive claims Apple's move to offer movie rentals in the US could pave the way for the BBC's iPlayer service to become available via iTunes

  • 17 January 2008

  • News: 2008 Nintendo Wii & DS line-up announced

    Nintendo plans to release at least 65 new Nintendo Wii games and 80 new Nintendo DS games in the first half of 2008.

  • 16 January 2008

  • News: Microsoft pushes adverts to shopping trolleys

    Microsoft, MediaCart Holdings and Wakefern Food are working on new technology to deliver personalised ads to shoppers through computerised shopping trolleys. The initiative is yet another way that Microsoft aims to derive revenue from ads, even as it continues to struggle with Google to take more of the online advertising market.

  • News: iTunes Digital Copy eases DVD playback on iPods

    Apple and Twentieth Century Fox have announced a new technology that enables users who buy specially configured DVD movies with the ability to copy the movie to iTunes, for later playback on the Mac (or PC), iPod and other compatible products.

  • News: Apple TV upgrade announced at Macworld

    Steve Jobs announced that Apple TV will shortly receive a free software update that should expand the utility of the device.

  • 15 January 2008

  • News: Online retailer says DRM music will end in 2008

    The availability of high-quality DRM-free tracks contributed to huge growth in music sales at UK online retailer 7digital last year, the company claims.

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