Wednesday, 20 August 2008
HSBC says no to 200,000 iPhone purchase plan
Jonny Evans
"There are no current plans to replace the BlackBerry," HSBC spokesman Donal McCarthy said Tuesday from the bank's headquarters in London.
Wednesday, 20 August 2008
IDF: Intel hint suggests 160GB MacBook Air
Sharon Gaudin, Computerworld
Intel reveals 160GB flash-based solid state drive for laptops, production expected for Q4 - will Apple use these drives in its future products?
Wednesday, 20 August 2008
Apple admits flaming nano nuisance
Elizabeth Montalbano
Apple has acknowledged that "in very rare cases" first-generation iPod nanos sold between September 2005 and December 2006 can overheat.
Wednesday, 20 August 2008
WiFi hotspot access prices set to tumble
Thomas Wailgum, CIO.com
Customers flock to use free WiFi connections, where available, but operators will be forced to lower or even free access prices before the hotspot dance is done, analysts explain
Wednesday, 20 August 2008
Vodafone India offers iPhone 3G - at a hefty price
John Ribeiro
iPhone watchers in India dismayed as Vodafone India reveals hefty price tag for the must-have device
Wednesday, 20 August 2008
IDF: Intel-based future laptops see graphics, power improvements
Agam Shah
Intel said its next-generation platform for laptops will provide more visually stunning graphics and better power management features.
Tuesday, 19 August 2008
'Time Bomb' snafu hobbles VMware users
Gregg Keizer, Computerworld
VMware rushed out an emergency patch last week after a software-development snafu crippled the virtual servers of some users of its ESX 3.5 and ESXi 3.5 products for server virtualisation.
Tuesday, 19 August 2008
Could net radio's extinction be close?
Brennon Slattery PC World
Pandora founder says Web radio industry is in deep trouble as royalties paid to music industry are set to increase.
Tuesday, 19 August 2008
A third of Vista PC buyers downgrade to XP
Gregg Keizer Computerworld
New research shows a third of new PC buyers downgrade from Windows Vista to Windows XP.
Tuesday, 19 August 2008
Six Apple executives you need to know about
Macworld staff, Macworld.com
Tim Cook, Eddy Cue, Jonathan Ive, Ron Johnson, and Greg Joswiak
Tuesday, 19 August 2008
EA drops bid for Grand Theft Auto publisher, but joins talks
Dan Nystedt
Game publisher EA dropped its bid for Grand Theft Auto maker Take-Two, but will continue discussions on a possible acquisition.
Tuesday, 19 August 2008
How Steve Jobs' profile impacts Apple
Lisa Schmeiser Macworld.com
Steve Jobs is more than just an average CEO, to many he is the heart and soul of Apple. The man who leads the company and decides everything it does. What impact does having such a central figure have on Apple?
Tuesday, 19 August 2008
Microsoft to alpha test Office 14 before end of year
Elizabeth Montalbano, IDG News Service
Microsoft is gearing up to begin the first trials of Office 14, the next instalment in its venerable business suite of applications.
Tuesday, 19 August 2008
Google solves long Gmail outage, but questions remain
Juan Carlos Perez
Google fixes its email app, but service flaws have casts doubts over Google reliability.
Tuesday, 19 August 2008
Patent setback for Dell's 'cloud computing' claim
Jeremy Kirk
Dell's attempt to trademark the term "Cloud Computing" suffers a blow as US Patent and Trademark office rules that it is a "generic" term.
Monday, 18 August 2008
Fire at Apple campus caused $2m in damage
Jim Dalrymple, Macworld US
Accidental fire on Apple campus caused by welders, nobody hurt and R&D not affected.
Monday, 18 August 2008
Gmail users report yet another outage
Juan Carlos Perez
Google's reputation takes another hit as Gmail reportedly offline for a second time.
Monday, 18 August 2008
Microsoft faces Taiwan antitrust investigation
Dan Nystedt
Taiwan has launched an antitrust investigation against Microsoft.
Monday, 18 August 2008
Former Apple executive settles backdating charges
Jim Dalrymple, Macworld US
More developments in the Apple stock options scandal as Nancy Heinen settles the case by paying a $2.2 million fine.
Monday, 18 August 2008
Google's unhappy Android developers
John Edwards CIO
Developers protest against Google is a wake-up call for the company, long believed to be capable of doing no wrong.












