Gareth Halfacree

Freeman calls WiMAX a "disaster"

Garth Freeman, CEO of Buzz Broadband, has described WiMAX as a "disaster" twelve months after launching a platform based on the technology.

March 25, 2008 | 07:34

The self-propelled robot drummer

Fritsl over at Let's Make Robots! has put the finishing touches to his self-propelled tracked drummer robot, which guides itself around until it finds objects to bash out a tune on.

March 24, 2008 | 14:53

Mininova trialling Torrent video streaming

Mininova has begun a closed beta for a new service that allows users to stream videos via BitTorrent instead of waiting for them to download.

March 21, 2008 | 11:48

ECS announces G10IL Eee-alike

Taiwanese electronics giant ECS has announced a new ultraportable notebook, the G10IL - and the good news is it actually brings something new to the table.

March 21, 2008 | 09:56

1 in 3 SSD failure rate 'unfounded'

Avian Security published a report last week claiming that solid-state drives were experiencing a 30% return rate, but box builder Dell has called that "wholly inaccurate."

March 20, 2008 | 09:13

CBC to distribute shows via P2P without DRM

The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation has announced that it is to distribute one of its most popular shows via BitTorrent.

March 20, 2008 | 07:36

DVB-H given Europe-wide approval

The Digital Video Broadcast - Handheld (DVB-H) standard has been officially endorsed by the European Commission, paving the way for a Europe-wide mobile TV network.

March 19, 2008 | 08:47

P2P identity thief sentenced

A man responsible for downloading personal data from at least eighty-three individuals via P2P software and fraudulently using their identities has been sentenced to four years imprisonment.

March 19, 2008 | 07:44

Japan to boot P2P users

Japanese ISPs have joined forces to introduce a system to disconnect users of peer-to-peer file sharing applications.

March 18, 2008 | 08:58

Apple patents flip-screen iPhone

Apple has filed for a patent covering a new iPhone incarnation which features a flip-out double-sided trackpad alongside an LCD display: could it be an iPhone Nano in the works?

March 18, 2008 | 07:38

Flickr Video Beta due in April

Yahoo-owned photo sharing site Flickr is due to allow its users to upload videos as well as photos in a clear attempt to challenge Google's YouTube service.

March 17, 2008 | 13:01

P4P: The future of downloading?

American ISP Verizon has become a charter member of the P4P Workgroup, a collective of ISPs with an interesting idea on how to make P2P perform better and cost less.

March 17, 2008 | 10:36

iPhone 2.0 firmware hacked

Several eager hackers have got their hands on the beta release of the iPhone 2.0 firmware, and have already cracked it wide open before the official release date.

March 14, 2008 | 09:02

Harvard database shared via BitTorrent

A cracker has downloaded a series of databases containing personal information on Harvard University applicants and made the files available to all via BitTorrent.

March 14, 2008 | 07:39

iPod Nano investigated for fire risk

The Japanese Ministry of Trade is asking Apple to investigate reports that the popular iPod Nano is prone to overheating while charging that can cause the battery to ignite.

March 13, 2008 | 09:49

Wal-Mart drops Linux PC line

American retail behemoth Wal-Mart is to stop selling Everex's Linux-based Green PC in stores, although it will still be available on the company's website.

March 13, 2008 | 07:41

Home Server fix delayed until June

A fix for a critical data-guzzling bug in Windows Home Server won't be made available until June 2008, a full six months after the problem was brought to Microsoft's attention.

March 12, 2008 | 08:53

MacBook Air on TSA watchlist

A luckless traveller hoping to take his shiny new MacBook Air on a US domestic flight was subjected to scrutiny by TSA staff who refused to believe it was a real laptop.

March 12, 2008 | 07:39

Lionsgate DVDs to include portable video

Film studio Lionsgate Films has announced that it is to start including low-resolution duplicates of films on their DVD releases which can be transferred to iTunes and then to an iPod.

March 11, 2008 | 08:47

Research shows bigger screens are better

Research has shown that users with bigger monitors are up to 52 percent more productive.

March 11, 2008 | 07:46

The hidden art inside microchips

Molecular Expressions specialises in microphotography, and has a fascinating gallery of artwork hidden in computer chips - artwork so small you need a microscope to see it.

March 10, 2008 | 08:43

Windows Update broken in IE 8

The latest beta of Microsoft's Internet Explorer 8 has been with us for a while now, but sadly nobody seems to have told the Windows Update team about the release.

March 10, 2008 | 07:39

iPhone gets App Store, Exchange syncing

Apple's iPhone handset will soon officially support third-party applications via the new App Store, and corporate users will be able to sync with a Microsoft Exchange server.

March 7, 2008 | 08:49