Gareth Halfacree

Mozilla man recommends Bing

Asa Dotzler, Mozilla's director of community development, hit out at Google's Eric Schmidt about his company's privacy policy - and recommended that Firefox users move to Bing.

December 11, 2009 | 10:11

Mini 9 mod brings dual touchscreens

An innovative mod for the Dell Mini 9 brings dual touch-screen displays to the device - with the ultimate aim to create a fully portable dual-display tablet.

December 10, 2009 | 14:50

Packard Bell recalls dangerous batteries

Packard Bell has issued a product recall for batteries sold with its EasyNote laptops manufactured between July and December 2007 due a flaw that can result in a fire.

December 10, 2009 | 10:12

Chrome hits beta for Linux, Mac

Google's Chrome web-browser has finally reached public beta status on Linux and Mac-based systems - offering an official alternative to the open-source Chromium fork.

December 9, 2009 | 15:07

Thunderbird 3.0 released

The Mozilla Foundation's e-mail client, Thunderbird, has finally had an overhaul - and jumped from version 2.0 to 3.0 in the process - bringing tabs, timelines, and other toys.

December 9, 2009 | 10:08

Dell announces cheap ultra-slim laptop

Dell has announced an up-coming ultra-slim laptop for its Vostro range, which brings the thickness of the Adamo XPS to a more sedate form factor.

December 8, 2009 | 11:10

Google launches Goggles

Google has announced its plans to more tightly integrated search with the real world with the launch of two projects: a QRCode-based system and 'Google Goggles.'

December 8, 2009 | 10:05

SODIMM system-on-a-chip launched

Direct Insight has announced the launch of its TRITON-TX51 SoC, which crams an 800MHz ARM CPU, 128MB of RAM, and PowerVR graphics with 720p playback on a SODIMM.

December 7, 2009 | 11:55

Motorola funding ultrasonic multitouch

Paris-based Sensitive Object has received funding from Motorola for further development of its sound-based touch-surface technology, ReverSys.

December 4, 2009 | 12:36

Google launches Public DNS

Google has gone live with a Public DNS service, which offers increased speed and security for domain name lookups completely free of charge.

December 4, 2009 | 12:18

VIA unveils Mobile-ITX

VIA has taken the wraps of its new Mobile-ITX form factor, which crams an x86 compatible CPU, memory, and chipset into a 6x6cm space - although requires a separate IO board.

December 3, 2009 | 15:20

Dell accused of flaw coverup

Issues with certain Dell laptops are currently plaguing users - and those affected accuse the company of removing forum threads detailing the issues and issuing bans.

December 3, 2009 | 15:17

Intel demos 48-core processor

Intel has taken the wraps of a prototype processor which features 48 addressable processing cores, dubbed the Single Chip Cloud Computer.

December 3, 2009 | 12:45

Intel launches Atom SDK

Intel has launched the beta of a software development kit for its Atom platform, offering the chance to develop for both Windows and its own Moblin Linux.

December 3, 2009 | 11:03

Chromium OS compatibility list released

A list of compatible hardware has been released for Chromium OS, the open-source version of Google's cloud-based Chrome OS.

December 1, 2009 | 10:54

SDXC laptops due soon

Laptops supporting the new SDXC memory card standard - which scales to 2TB - are due from Lenovo, Dell, and HP - but Apple is absent from the list.

December 1, 2009 | 10:51

UK webhost suffers defacement

Daily Internet Services - a UK-based webhost - was the victim of a defacement attack late last week which saw customers' pages replaced with an image of the Linux mascot.

November 30, 2009 | 11:10

Asus announces AMD-based netbook

Asus has announced the Eee PC 1201T, which ditches Intel's Atom in favour of rival AMD's dual-core Congo MV40 processor - but can it even be classed as a netbook?

November 30, 2009 | 11:04

Firefox 3.7 gets Direct2D support

An alpha build of Firefox 3.7 - the next-next gen browser from the Mozilla Foundation - includes support for Direct2D on Windows 7 and Vista, offloading rendering on to the GPU.

November 27, 2009 | 14:30

Worm author given iPhone dev job

The man credited with the creation of the first successful iPhone worm - which was later used by others to extort money and steal banking details - has been given an iPhone dev job.

November 27, 2009 | 10:18

Apple seeks injunction against Psytar

Apple is seeking a permanent injunction against hackintosh retailer Psystar following a summary judgement against the company - and is also looking for monetary damages.

November 26, 2009 | 12:56

MSI layoffs rumoured

Industry sources are reporting that hardware manufacturer MSI is looking to start 2010 with a staffing reduction of between 10 and 20 percent of its workforce.

November 26, 2009 | 10:03

Sony Ericsson, Nokia pull handsets

Mobile manufacturers Sony Ericsson and Nokia have both pulled Symbian-based handsets off the UK market following complaints about software unreliability.

November 25, 2009 | 13:59