Xbox goes Blu Ray
Tuesday, May 6th, 2008 Posted in News | No Comments »Rumours that have been abound in the last few months concerning the Xbox peripheral to allow Blu-Ray play seem to be finally confirmed. This is despite original denials by Microsoft officials that a peripheral would be forthcoming. Microsoft in fact ...
Wii Fit as the protector of gaming rights
Thursday, April 24th, 2008 Posted in News | No Comments »Nintendo’s latest offering is hailed to be a revolution in the gaming industry, well at least by its creators. There is little doubt that the idea of a game that actively works towards making the gamer healthier is novel, but ...
Ecocho and the wider issue of manipulating eco guilt
Wednesday, April 23rd, 2008 Posted in News | No Comments »While we all have a semblance of eco-awareness, how far does this awareness go to changing our activities from day to day? One search engine based in Australia obviously thought that people’s eco-guilt would lead them to using their ‘green’ ...
Sony’s PlayTV now available for pre-order
Tuesday, April 22nd, 2008 Posted in News | No Comments »It seems as if finally the much heralded PS3 system will become the all encompassing entertainment platform it set out to become. The release of the PlayTV gadget has been eagerly awaited by owners of the system as it will ...
Mobile Viruses on the Increase
Monday, April 21st, 2008 Posted in News | No Comments »While computer users have been acutely aware of the threats of viruses for some time, a relatively new phenomenon is the encroachment by technological criminals into the mobile phone sphere. The crux is that viruses and trojans have moved from ...
Restructuring essential as AMD post another loss
Friday, April 18th, 2008 Posted in News | No Comments »The computer chip manufacturer Advanced Micro Devices or AMD has released yet another grim report on its takings this quarter. This now make sit six reports in a row that AMD has clearly been losing its market share to rivals ...
Bestselling Game Ever; EA’s The Sims
Thursday, April 17th, 2008 Posted in News | No Comments »When most people think of computer games, connotations of shooting bad guys, driving and high velocity or simply running through platform levels come to mind. Surprisingly however, the best selling computer game contains none of these elements and instead allows ...
iPhone Discount Confirmed
Wednesday, April 16th, 2008 Posted in News | No Comments »The popularity of the iPhone seemed assured but seemingly the phone’s high price is still preventing some from owning this high tech piece of kit. O2 have announced today that it will be dropping the price of the 8GB iPhone ...
BT Argues for Changes to the Current USO
Monday, April 14th, 2008 Posted in News | No Comments »BT has complained to the communications regulator Ofcom over plans to roll out a high speed fibre connections network. The crux of the issue is the Universal Service Obligation or USO. This USO regulation ensures that BT must supply phone ...
Speculation backs Microsoft to be the Yahoo bid winner
Friday, April 11th, 2008 Posted in News | No Comments »It seems as the rumours surrounding the Microsoft bid for Yahoo will not be laid to rest just yet. Wall St Analysts are sure that Microsoft will eventually win the battle for the search engine, even if this may mean ...