Archive for December, 2009

New Barclaycard is touch-and-pay

Thursday, December 31st, 2009

Barclays says its new Oyster-style credit card will be accepted by more than 1,000 retailers.

Nokia admits mobile battery issue

Thursday, December 31st, 2009

Nokia is offering to replace 46 million batteries for its mobile phones after reports of overheating while charging.

Mobile snaps reveal invisible art

Thursday, December 31st, 2009

City monuments are adorned with digital artworks that can only be seen when viewed with a camera phone.

Yahoo plea over China rights case

Thursday, December 31st, 2009

Internet giant Yahoo asks a US court to dismiss a lawsuit accusing it of complicity in rights abuses in China.

Acer to acquire Gateway PCs

Thursday, December 31st, 2009

Acer agrees to take over US PC-maker Gateway creating the world’s third largest producer of computers.

Million more UK homes go online

Thursday, December 31st, 2009

The number of UK homes with internet access has gone up by nearly a million over the last year, figures suggest.

PlayStation to record digital TV

Thursday, December 31st, 2009

PlayStation 3 users will soon be able to record and playback digital TV on their games console.

Teenage hacker unlocks the iPhone

Thursday, December 31st, 2009

A teenager unlocks the iPhone, opening the way to Apple’s hit mobile being used by non-US networks.

Mobile phones ‘eroding landlines’

Thursday, December 31st, 2009

Mobile phone use continues to cut the amount of time people spend using landlines, a report by Ofcom says.

Millions hit by Monster site hack

Thursday, December 31st, 2009

Job portal Monster.com has released details of how cyber thieves stole confidential information.