» Twitter followers 'can be bought'
02/07/09 12:52 from BBC News | Technology | UK Edition
Twitter users can now buy followers to boost the audience for the messages they send via the micro-blogging service.
» Go Figure
02/07/09 12:28 from BBC News | Technology | UK Edition
Can a statistics website really be exciting? Yes it can
» IPC Media to sell ads on YouTube
02/07/09 12:08 from Guardian Unlimited Technology
Deal makes IPC the first publisher to sell ads on its clips on video sites IPC Media has formed a partnership with YouTube to be the first UK print publisher to sell advertising on its clips on the video site. The Time Warner-owned magazin..
» Mail owner launches hyperlocal sites
02/07/09 10:38 from Guardian Unlimited Technology
DMGT launches sites in south-west in drive to increase grassroots online presence Daily Mail & General Trust is this week launching the first of 50 hyperlocal community websites in the south west of England as part of a pilot scheme to inc..
» Apple warns on iPhone 3GS overheating risk
02/07/09 09:38 from Guardian Unlimited Technology
Apple's new iPhone 3GS gets hot during usage, according to anecdotal reports that have begun to emerge on the web in the fortnight since the device was released - which seems to have prompted the company to issue a warning against leaving ..
» Lenovo introduces latest ThinkServer lineup
02/07/09 08:35 from ZDNet UK News
The servers are intended for small to medium-sized businesses and are 'up to three times faster' than their predecessors, according to Lenovo
» Game Group loses sales
02/07/09 08:29 from Guardian Unlimited Technology
Retailer reports 10% fall in sales and pins hopes on Wii Fit Plus, FIFA 2010 and Pro Evolution Soccer 2010 Sales at Game Group have taken a tumble after the company suffered from the absence of a blockbuster computer game launch. Game repo..
» Government under fire over ID cards
02/07/09 08:14 from ZDNet UK News
The home secretary's announcement that carrying an ID card will never be compulsory for British citizens has prompted many to question its future
» Nintendo to sponsor Channel Five show
02/07/09 06:46 from Guardian Unlimited Technology
Computer console firm strikes deal with Five to launch show called Britain's Best Brain to push its range of 'Thinking' games Nintendo has struck a deal with Channel Five to launch a peaktime show, called Britain's Best Brain, to push its ..
» Traffic rockets to Twitter site
02/07/09 06:44 from BBC News | Technology | UK Edition
The number of people visiting Twitter has soared over the past year, according to an internet monitoring company.
» China's Green Dam internet filtering system will go ahead, official says
02/07/09 06:09 from Guardian Unlimited Technology
Government claims technology will curb access to pornography, but internet users say it blocks politically sensitive content and monitors behaviour China's controversial plan to install Green Dam internet filtering software on all computer..
» Innocents accused of net piracy
02/07/09 01:16 from BBC News | Technology | UK Edition
The crackdown on illegal file-sharers is catching innocent people alongside the pirates.
» Amazon Kindle DX
01/07/09 19:40 from Guardian Unlimited Technology
Amazon's Kindle DX is bigger and bolder than the original but there's still no UK release date in sight The Kindle DX has a lot to live up to. At its grand unveiling in New York in February, Amazon's chief executive, Jeff Bezos, suggested..
» Ariane lofts biggest 'space bird'
01/07/09 19:23 from BBC News | Technology | UK Edition
The world's biggest commercial telecommunications satellite - to offer a terrestrial/satellite phone service - is put into orbit.
» Nokia's N97 brings a clash of two cultures
01/07/09 18:00 from Guardian Unlimited Technology
Smartphones are booming – even in the middle of a recession – but their design and functionality can differ remarkably The launch of Nokia's long-awaited N97 smartphone at the same time as Apple's beatified iPhone 3GS marks a clash no..
» Public bodies must adapt to digital world
01/07/09 18:00 from Guardian Unlimited Technology
Who would set up an organisation employing two groups of professionals managing the same set of customers with two distinct computer systems? You guessed it: the NHS. For historical and political reasons too tedious to relate here, NHS GPs..
» id Software's future lies in the engine power behind Doom, Quake and Rage
01/07/09 17:40 from Guardian Unlimited Technology
id Software's reputation was created by its FPS Doom and an independent spirit that its boss believes will remain, despite its acquisition by ZeniMax The news that id Software had been acquired by ZeniMax Media caused more than a few raise..
» Data mining: how retailers are fighting thieves and fraudsters
01/07/09 17:35 from Guardian Unlimited Technology
From people 'forgetting' to pay for goods to employee fraud, stores are using sophisticated software to target and deter shoplifters It was a decade ago that the retail industry first fell under the spell of data-mining technology, when st..
» Ordance Survey redacts public data in controversial report
01/07/09 17:30 from Guardian Unlimited Technology
A controversial OS study, released in a censored version, leads to a single conclusion: the original was incomplete and fundamentally flawed Are the land mass, population and GDP per capita of the US, Australia, Canada, France, Sweden, the..
» Why did Adobe shut its US operations?
01/07/09 17:30 from Guardian Unlimited Technology
To save money, naturally – though the idea that a company whose only products are an ethereal string of zeros and ones would shut down in the manner of a car factory pondering a huge glut of unsold vehicles seems bizarre. Adobe, however, ..
