Gareth Halfacree

Seagate ships billionth drive

Storage manufacturer Seagate is celebrating its one billionth hard drive, and reckons it'll be able to double that in just five years time.

April 24, 2008 | 08:29

New Vista Ultimate extras available

Microsoft has announced the availability of two new exclusive Extras for its flagship Windows Vista Ultimate OS - but don't get too excited.

April 24, 2008 | 06:55

STEC annouces 1" SSDs

American memory manufacturer STEC has announced a new range of solid-state drives which use the 1" form factor for maximum modding potential.

April 23, 2008 | 14:10

Samsung chairman quits

Lee Kun Hee, the chairman of the Samsung Group at the centre of an investigation into bribery and tax evasion offences, has stepped down from the company.

April 23, 2008 | 08:10

Australia to ban laser pointers

New South Wales has become the latest part of Australia to ban high-powered laser pointers, with punishments of up to fourteen years in prison for transgressors.

April 22, 2008 | 08:53

Police launch Facebook app

The Greater Manchester Police force has launched a Facebook app which it hopes will allow all those switched-on social networkers to "help with their enquiries."

April 22, 2008 | 06:57

Microsoft warns of Windows flaw

Microsoft has released a security advisory alerting customers to the possibility for a privilege escalation attack against all current Windows releases - including Vista.

April 21, 2008 | 13:45

Apple patents virtual stores

Apple has just been granted a patent on a method for enhancing the atmosphere of online shopping using a virtual environment that doesn't sound a million miles away from Second Life.

April 21, 2008 | 12:26

AT&T stores host Surface demo

Five AT&T stores across the US are playing host to a public demo of Microsoft's Surface multi-touch desk-based computing concept today.

April 18, 2008 | 16:33

Firefox fix released for JavaScript flaw

The Mozilla Foundation has released a new version of Firefox to fix a flaw in the JavaScript garbage collection process introduced in the previous release, and which can cause instability.

April 18, 2008 | 10:23

New Mandriva Linux released

Mandriva has announced the release of the 2008 Spring edition of their popular desktop Linux distribution, with plenty of new features - and immediate support for the Asus EeePC.

April 17, 2008 | 08:16

Microsoft launches news aggregator

Microsoft is still trying its best to beat Google at its own game, with the launch of a new aggregation add-on to its Live Search service. Has the company cracked it - or just cracked?

April 17, 2008 | 06:49

Seagate sues STEC over SSDs

Seagate has filed suit against rival storage manufacturer STEC, claiming violation of patents it owns on the creation of solid-state devices.

April 16, 2008 | 08:24

Hacker frees Google App Engine

Hacker Chris Anderson has developed a tool which allows web applications developed on the Google App Engine SDK to run on any Unix-like server.

April 16, 2008 | 07:08

Sony preps OLED viewfinder

Sony has unveiled its first pro-level OLED display, an 11" unit designed to be mated with high-definition broadcast cameras.

April 15, 2008 | 08:17

Toshiba 128GB SSD notebook delayed

Toshiba's Japan-only Dynabook SS RX1 - the first notebook to come equipped with a whopping 128GB of SSD-based storage - has slipped back from its original April launch date.

April 15, 2008 | 07:09

IBM working on racetrack memory

Big Blue is working on a solid-state storage system which uses nanowires to store vast amounts of data with no moving parts and unlimited write cycles.

April 14, 2008 | 11:52

Ultra claims rights to modular PSU

Ultra Products, a PC power supply unit manufacturer, is claiming twenty-two companies are infringing its patent on modular power supplies.

April 14, 2008 | 09:13

USC tech aligns 2D photos in 3D space

The University of Souther California has taken the wraps of a project which aims to seamlessly integrate fully spatially aligned 2D photographs into 3D worlds such as Google Earth.

April 11, 2008 | 08:29

PC World profits slump

The CEO of DSG International - the company which runs high street PC retailer PC World - has announced a £30 million drop in pre-tax profits.

April 11, 2008 | 07:29

EMC buys Iomega for $213M

Storage manufacturer EMC has bought Iomega - creators of the Zip drive - for $213M in an attempt to crack the all-important home user market.

April 10, 2008 | 14:58

WEbook brings Web 2.0 to book publishing

Startup WEbook is hoping to become the Wikipedia of your bookshelf, with a beta service allowing authors to collaborate.

April 10, 2008 | 08:35

In-flight mobiles coming to Europe

The European Union has given the go-ahead for airlines to install small mobile cells in their aircraft, allowing customers to make and receive phone calls whilst in the air.

April 9, 2008 | 12:39