Gareth Halfacree

T-Mobile to debut Android handset

Rumours spreading across the 'net have T-Mobile ready to launch the HTC Dream smartphone, the first handset to run on Google's Linux-based Android platform.

August 18, 2008 | 09:27

Twitter cans SMS service

Micro-blogging site Twitter has cancelled the ability to be notified of updates via SMS in the UK due to spiralling messaging costs - but is hopeful that it'll be able to bring it back eventually.

August 15, 2008 | 12:55

MacBook Air to get Penryn chip

Rumours of a hardware refresh for Apple's MacBook Air line claim an upgrade to a faster Penryn-based Core 2 Duo and a hard drive boost, along with increased battery capacity.

August 15, 2008 | 09:02

VMware bug keeps servers down

A bug in the licensing system for virtualisation software VMware prevented systems worldwide from restarting properly on dates after the 12th of August.

August 14, 2008 | 13:53

Man creates motherboard walls

Chris Harrison and a friend have created an interesting sculpture-stroke-decoration in the form of wall coverings made from discarded motherboards - over 68 kilos of them.

August 14, 2008 | 09:05

SATA SDHC RAID spotted

Gizmodo has spotted a device on Japanese tech site Impress which turns six SDHC cards into a RAID 0 SATA SSD drive the same size as a traditional notebook disk.

August 12, 2008 | 12:22

Defcon: Warballooning goes ahead

Despite last-minute setbacks that could have seen the project grounded, Rick Hill's Warballooning project launched on-schedule at this years Defcon hacker conference.

August 12, 2008 | 11:29

VIA to leave chipset market

Rumours of Nvidia's exit from the chipset market may have been exaggerated, but VIA has confirmed that it will only manufacture motherboard chipsets for its own line of CPUs.

August 12, 2008 | 09:43

iPhone app blacklist confirmed

The news has come down from Steve Jobs himself that the application blacklist discovered hidden in the iPhone is very real - but will only be used against 'malicious' apps.

August 12, 2008 | 08:55

Seven Critical patches due Tuesday

Microsoft is planning a host of patches for this month, including no fewer than seven which address Critical vulnerabilities in Windows, Office, and Internet Explorer.

August 11, 2008 | 11:58

Defcon: 'Subway Hack' talk gagged

A presentation demonstrating major security weaknesses in the MiFare Classic-based CharlieCard RFID system has been gagged via court order this weekend.

August 11, 2008 | 09:02

Dell "Cloud Computing" trademark cancelled

Attempts by Dell to trademark the term "cloud computing" have hit a pothole with the US Trademarks Office re-examining the application.

August 8, 2008 | 11:40

Apple has iPhone app blacklist

iPhone fan Jonathan Zdziarski has discovered a hidden 'phone home' function in the iPhone which downloads a, currently blank, blacklist to prevent listed apps from being installed.

August 8, 2008 | 09:02

TJX crackers charged

The US Department of Justice announced on Tuesday that it has indicted eleven individuals believed to have been involved in the penetration of networks owned by TJX.

August 7, 2008 | 10:41

"Growing disparity" in Mac vs PC pricing

EWeek's Joe Wilcox has spotted a major disparity in the price/performance ratio of Apple Mac systems compared to Wintel equivalents, and says the gap is rapidly growing.

August 7, 2008 | 08:57

Delta to fit WiFi to all aircraft

Delta Airlines has announced that it is to fit its entire 330-strong aircraft fleet with Aircell technology, offering in-flight WiFi access - but you'll have to pay.

August 6, 2008 | 12:00

AMD Fusion 'Shrike' details leaked

TrustedReviews has posted some information gleaned from TGDaily regarding AMD's up-and-coming combined GPU and CPU platform 'Fusion'.

August 6, 2008 | 08:58

LiMo gets new members, handsets

The LiMo Foundation has announced eleven new corporate members, bringing the total to over fifty companies helping mould mobile Linux - along with some new handsets.

August 5, 2008 | 11:58

PAK Group to sue pr0n pirates

Having ditched its initial attempts to sue porn P2P sharers, anti-piracy organisation the PAK Group is to being proceedings against the YouTube-style porn piracy sites.

August 5, 2008 | 09:01

SiteMeter glitch knocks thousands down

A glitch in Javascript tracking code produced by web analytics company SiteMeter knocked thousands of websites offline on Saturday - but only for Internet Explorer users.

August 4, 2008 | 12:51

Nvidia denies planned MCP exit

Nvidia has denied rumours started by Digitimes that it is to quit the motherboard chipset market in favour of concentrating on its graphics card technologies.

August 4, 2008 | 10:59

IE8 due "later this year"

Internet Explorer 8, with its strict standards compliance, is due to ship to end users by the end of the year according to Microsoft. A second beta is also scheduled for next month.

July 25, 2008 | 12:58

Yahoo! to disable customers' music

Yahoo! Music is to transition into a partnership with Rhapsody by disabling its DRM servers at the end of September, a move which will cripple the music collections of its customers.

July 25, 2008 | 09:06