Archive for August, 2011
Pakistan to ban encryption software
Millions of internet users in Pakistan will be unable to send emails and messages without fear of government snooping after authorities banned the use of encryption software. A legal notice sent to all internet providers (ISPs) by the Pakistan Telecommunications Authority, seen by the Guardian, orders the ISPs to inform authorities if any of their [...]
Read moreHP ‘wants to spin off PC division’
Hewlett-Packard‘s PC boss says that it would prefer to spin off its gigantic PC division, creating a “$40bn startup” which would be the world’s biggest seller of Windows PCs in its own right. In an announcement on the company’s website, Todd Bradley, the head of the Personal Systems Group (PSG) says that doing so would [...]
Read moreOne in five Britons feel unsafe online
One in five Britons do not feel safe online, government research shows, as the number of teenagers browsing the web on their mobile phone almost doubled in 2011. Britons’ love affair with the internet continues to grow, with 71% of 16- to 24-year-olds using their iPhone or BlackBerry online, according to figures from the Office [...]
Read moreUS government files to block proposed AT&T / T-Mobile merger
You heard right. Bloomberg is reporting that the United States government (!) just filed court papers in Washington, D.C. to block the much ballyhooed tie-up between ATT and T-Mobile USA. Oddly enough, T-Mobile and ATT promised this morning that a total of 5,000 jobs would be hand delivered to the US if the two telcos [...]
Read moreSony’s new Reader Wi-Fi is the world’s lightest 6-inch e-reader with multitouch screen
Sony Introduces World’s Lightest 15.2cm (6″) eReader with Enhanced Touchscreen 31 August 2011 · Hold effortlessly in one hand: just 168 grams and 8.9mm thin · Browse and download a huge range of eBooks via Wi-Fi · Turn pages smoothly, zoom in and out, look up in dictionary or make notes, all on advanced, high-contrast [...]
Read moreThe irony of the Anonymous mask
They call themselves “Anonymous“, and they are the world’s most famous group of hacker-anarchists. When they have left the glow of their computers to protest in public – against anti-piracy laws, perhaps, or the imprisonment of Julian Assange – they have taken, very wisely, to wearing masks. Since 2008, the mask of choice has been [...]
Read moreAmazon to take on Apple’s iPad
Amazon is expected to release a tablet computer before Christmas which analysts forecast will finally provide serious competition for Apple‘s iPad, which has had the overwhelming share of the tablet market since its launch in April 2010. Though the company declined to comment on Tuesday, a growing number of analysts and industry watchers said Amazon, [...]
Read moreTouchPads: HP says ‘one last batch’
If you missed out on the low-cost HP TouchPad – with its price slashed from £400 to around £100 – but still want one, there’s some good news. Hewlett Packard Co plans to crank out “one last run” of TouchPads, just over a week after declaring it will kill off its tablet line after apparently [...]
Read moreSamsung unveils Series 7 laptops, we go hands-on
Samsung offers powerful, fast performance in a compact, sleek form factor with new series 7 laptops Stylishly Thin PC Line Provides Highly Portable Cutting Edge Technology to Mobile Users RIDGEFIELD PARK, N.J., August 31, 2011 – Samsung Electronics America Inc., a subsidiary of Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd, today announced the Series 7, a sleek, cutting [...]
Read moreAmazon to take on Apple’s iPad, as iTunes Match shows off streaming
Amazon is expected to release a tablet computer before Christmas which analysts forecast will finally provide serious competition for Apple‘s iPad, which has had the overwhelming share of the tablet market since its launch in April 2010. Though the company declined to comment on Tuesday, a growing number of analysts and industry watchers said Amazon, [...]
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