Archive for January, 2010

Shares in VMware increase

Sunday, January 31st, 2010

Shares in software firm VMware soar in their first hours of trading on the New York Stock Exchange.

Violence and video games

Sunday, January 31st, 2010

Former Edge magazine editor Margaret Robertson on the continuing debate over violence and videogames.

Why I play games

Sunday, January 31st, 2010

Former Edge magazine editor Margaret Robertson explains her love for games when so many of them are rubbish.

New Barclaycard is touch-and-pay

Saturday, January 30th, 2010

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

Nokia admits mobile battery issue

Saturday, January 30th, 2010

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

Mobile snaps reveal invisible art

Saturday, January 30th, 2010

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

Yahoo plea over China rights case

Saturday, January 30th, 2010

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

Saturday, January 30th, 2010

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

Million more UK homes go online

Saturday, January 30th, 2010

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

Saturday, January 30th, 2010

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