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Microsoft announces Office 2010 prices

Microsoft has released their prices for three of their four versions of Microsoft Office 2010 for British consumers on Wednesday. The suite is set to release in June.

Microsoft loosens Internet Explorer’s grip

After negotiations between Microsoft and the European Commission regarding its market power, Microsoft has agreed to loosen the grip of Internet Explorer, which accounts for 90% of the operating system market.

Microsoft ready to launch MultiPoint Server 2010

According to reports, Microsoft is ready to launch their MultiPoint Server 2010 soon, after development began in November of last year.

Mac OS X 10.4 will no longer support Firefox

Mozilla has recently stated that Mac users will require OS X 10.5 in order to run Firefox, although users of Mac OS X 10.4 (Tiger) can still rely on the recently released Firefox 3.6 until 2011. Josh Aas, Mozilla Mac programmer wrote in a mailing list on Tuesday, “We believe a Mac OS X 10.5 [...]

China create more restrictions on the internet

China has created more restrictions on internet use by adding more security measures for those wishing to create new websites. According to reports, to create a new website (and hence the .cn domain address) an individual most meet with a regulator and provide official identification and photographs of themselves prior to being granted a new [...]

Superbrand List topped by Microsoft

After two years of Google being on top of the coveted superbrand list, Microsoft has finally been crowned king. The computer software giants have been the proverbial bridesmaid for years, finishing runner’s up in 2007 and 2008 (fifth in 2009), have finally become the bride, at the expense of search engine king Google.

IPhone reigns supreme even the rivals will admit this – But will the Google Phone Change This?

This is something you don’t see every day RIM and Microsoft have both come to terms with the dominance of the iPhone in the mobile phone market. This leaves the two companies playing catch-up to Apple.
According to the head of Microsoft UK mobility Phil Moore, who spoke at a recent Q&A session at the ‘Connect!’ Technology [...]

Bing for the iPhone – Great for Porn!

One thing that Bing is good at, is finding porn. With its new iPhone application that just launched a couple of days ago, that has not changed at all.
The applications default setting for safe search is “Moderate.” Users who search for “porn” in this manner yields several promising results. However a couple of clicks and [...]

Space Agency… for the UK

It may have been over 40 years since America landed a man on the moon and the interest space might have died down somewhat in the last decade due to the cost of such projects, but the government has announced that Britain is to set up a dedicated space agency to direct space policy.
The agency [...]

Aid Agencies Failing to Take Advantage of New Tech

Data that has been ‘crowd sourced’ – taken from a huge number of people at once rather than gathered individually by a central agency – can provide a vital help in co-ordinating the response of disasters or conflict and has become a crucial part of disaster management, but aid agencies are failing to take advantage [...]

Technical minded children are better writers

You might not believe it from reading text messages or looking at Facebook statuses, but National Literacy Trust have released a new study that suggest children who regularly use online content sites and anything online that involves writing (such as blogs) are likely to be better writers.
The report surveyed 3001 children aged nine to 16 [...]

Nokia Suing Apple over iPhone

Nokia used to be the name that was synonymous with mobile phones when they first started to hit the mainstream in the UK. The phone maker had some of the most popular handsets in the late nineties but when the market exploded it failed to keep its position. Despite phone innovative handsets in recent years, [...]

Smoker? You’ve just voided your Apple Mac Warranty.

That’s right – apparently if your MAC computer, netbook or otherwise, shows sign of you being a smoker, Apple won’t repair your system even if it’s under a warranty. According to the company, evidence of cigarette smoke constitutes a biohazard.
According to reports, two individual repair centres in America told users that they couldn’t repair the [...]

Over 100.000 Apps On The Apple App Store

From now on, millions Apple iPhone and iPod touch customer around the world can purchase more than 100.000 options available iPhone and iPod application on the Apple Store. These high amount of application made by developers categorized in at almost 20 categories such as games, business, news, health, travel and more. FYI, more than 2 [...]

Entertainment In Comfort By Myvu Solo Plus Ev Media Viewer

Whatever you want, whenever you want, MyVu Personal Media Viewer gives you perfect picture and amazing sound. Especially for those who live in the waiting room when you waiting for the flight, train, or just empty boring waiting room.
Myvu Solo Plus Ev Media Viewer can be connected to many digital devices that support video output [...]

Windows 8 In 2012

Earlier this year, Microsoft released their latest Operating System called Windows 7. Windows 7 which is now become their primary weapon to compete in Desktop OS soon or later will be outdated and need reinforcement. That’s why roadmap to Windows 8 has been annoying my thought.
The roadmap to 2012 maybe has been built and initiated. [...]

Is Windows 7 Worthed To Try?

It’s always generalized when we purchased operating system from Microsoft, or another software, latest version is always better than before. This preassumption was failed when we talk about Microsoft Windows Vista. Vista maybe more secure than previous operating system but its interface and many other features are worse than Windows XP.
Again, Microsoft released new OS [...]

Apple Tablet News, iPad?

So the identical source who was right on the nose about both the iPod nano 5G and iPhone 3GS is making headway on the Apple Tablet.
Potentially known as the iPad, though we’re really hoping that Apple’s not going to go this sanitary napkin route, this gadgety device is tauted to flaunt a 10.7″ display screen, run on the [...]

Orange Gets Apple iPhone 3G & 3GS

Before 2009 calls it quits, Orange will be offering up the Apple iPhone 3G and 3GS  for all you UK-ers out there.
Both iPhones will be supplied by a variety of Orange’s retailers and while there is no word as of yet on pricing, we’re thinking it will match up pretty well with O2’s price tags.

AT&T iPhone MMS-ing All the Way Home

AT&T finally enabled MMS functionality on the Apple iPhone and we’re loving it.  While we were late in being able to access this new and simple feature, it’s been a sheer delight to finally come into the 21st century.
If you have not already enabled MMS, all you have to do is connect with iTunes and [...]

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