Gareth Halfacree

Wintek workers strike over deaths, pay

Chinese workers at screen manufacturer Wintek - used by Nokia and Apple among others - called a strike action on Friday following the deaths of several employees.

January 20, 2010 | 10:31

App stores worth £3.8 billion in 2010

Market watcher Gartner predicts that mobile application stores like the Android Market or Apple's App Store will generate $6.2 billion in revenue in 2010 - and could decide the platform war.

January 19, 2010 | 13:49

Acer announces eco-laptops

Acer has gone public with a pair of laptops which - almost - adhere to its 2005 promise to use biodegradable plastics and remove brominated flame retardants from its product lines.

January 19, 2010 | 10:11

Nokia previews future Symbian UI

Nokia has previewed a next-generation user interface for its Symbian mobile platform, to be voted on by the Symbian Foundation ahead of the next major release.

January 18, 2010 | 13:12

Dell Froot screenless concept PC

Dell has released concept renderings of an all-in-one PC it dubs the 'Froot,' which dispenses entirely with a keyboard or monitor - favouring a pair of projectors instead.

January 18, 2010 | 10:22

Prysm: Laser displays are the future

A California-based startup is claiming that its Laser Phosphor Displays - which offer higher viewing angles, better contrast, and no motion blur - represent the future.

January 15, 2010 | 13:49

AMD exec "would never buy" AMD

In a filing with the FTC, Intel has unearthed a 2004 e-mail made by AMD's then-vice president Henri Richard stating that he would "never buy AMD for a personal system."

January 15, 2010 | 10:05

Majority of LG output to be Android

LG Mobile has announced that "more than half" of its planned 'phone output is to run Google's increasingly popular Android platform, with Windows Mobile pushed into second place.

January 14, 2010 | 13:56

Pr0n more moral than file sharing

A survey carried out by New Zealand-based UMR Research reveals that watching pornography online is considered morally more acceptable than P2P downloading.

January 14, 2010 | 13:32

Researchers crack 768-bit RSA

A team of security researchers have succeeded in brute-forcing their way into the RSA algorithm with a 768-bit keyspace - a feat previously estimated to take 1,500 years.

January 13, 2010 | 13:03

Photo leaks of Apple Tablet glass

A photo showing front panel glass measuring 10" on the diagonal provides fuel for the rumours that Apple's upcoming tablet will be an oversized iPhone.

January 13, 2010 | 10:01

Nexus One suffers T-Mobile issue

T-Mobile US customers who have bought a Google Nexus One handset are reporting that it refuses to hold a 3G connection, always falling back to 2G EDGE.

January 12, 2010 | 13:58

Glitch locks MS Licensing site

A problem with the consolidation of three different websites has left some Microsoft customers unable to log in to the Volume Licensing website - in some cases, for several weeks.

January 12, 2010 | 10:14

Banking trojan hits Android

A trojan application which attempts to steal banking details, uncovered by First Tech Credit Union, has been removed from the Android Market - but leaves unanswered questions.

January 11, 2010 | 14:02

Twirling battery offers emergency power

An innovative design for a battery with a built-in generator - charged by twirling the entire unit around your finger - promises to make that last-minute 'phone call possible.

January 11, 2010 | 13:09

Google sweetens On2 deal

Google has upped its offer for the acquisition of video compression specialist On2 Technologies by $0.15 a share, and will offer 0.001 of a share of its own in exchange.

January 8, 2010 | 13:59

Apple patent reveals touch improvements

A newly published Apple patent - applied for in 2008 - reveals some interesting new technologies the company is looking to bring to touch devices.

January 8, 2010 | 10:16

A-Data predicts DRAM shortages

A-Data chief executive Simon Chen has predicted that global demand for DRAM will exceed supply throughout 2010, but hopes that prices won't rise too sharply as a result.

January 7, 2010 | 14:16

TalkTalk responds to Bono's "outrage"

TalkTalk executive Andrew Heaney has responded to comments made by Bono to the Wall Street Journal that ISPs should police copyright violations like child porn - calling it an "outrage."

January 7, 2010 | 10:32

Marvell announces Plug Computer 3.0

Marvell has taken the wraps off the latest revision to its Plug Computer line - which started last February with the SheevaPlug - and it's got some impressive specifications.

January 6, 2010 | 13:41

Apple buys mobile ad firm

Apple has confirmed reports that it has purchased mobile advertising specialist Quattro Wireless, echoing a similar move by Google back in November.

January 6, 2010 | 09:56

SIA reports growth in Nov 2009

The Semiconductor Industry Association has released figures which show year-on-year growth in November of last year - hopefully signalling the end of the recession.

January 5, 2010 | 16:58

Interest in Android surges

A survey has revealed that consumer interest in Google's Android platform has surged 15 percentage points in the last three months - rapidly catching up to market leader Apple's iPhone.

January 5, 2010 | 14:15