Microsoft has confirmed that the forthcoming Windows 8 operating system will include an app store
August 18, 2011
Skype Offers iPhone Users Wi-Fi Access
Skype is offering Apple users the chance to utilise their Skype Credit to access Wi-Fi hotspots
HP Mulls WebOS Move To Cars
HP is considering porting webOS to other environments including cars and household appliances
Government Skunkworks Boss Hails e-Petition Success
Just two weeks old and the government's e-petitions website is proving popular, with 12,000 petitions
Facebook Hacked By British Student
A student has appeared in court to face charges that he allegedly hacked into the servers of Facebook
Scotland Complains Over Broadband Cash Allocation
The Scottish government is not happy over the amount of money it has been allocated for broadband
Dodgy Bills Land Talk Talk And Tiscali £3m Fine
Billing customers for phantom services has landed Talk Talk and Tiscali with a multi-million pound fine
Apple Has A Bad Day With Samsung And iPad 3
Apple faces a turnover of the Samsung injunction and iPad 3 may be delayed with screen supply problems
UCAS Website Back Online After Crash
The UCAS Track website is now back online, after an agonising period of down time on A-Level results day
Nokia Claims Motorola Buy Justifies WinPhone Move
Nokia CEO Stephen Elop says Google's Motorola acquisition justifies his decision to embrace Windows Phone
ViewPad Tablet Runs Android Over Windows 7
ViewSonic's ViewPad 10pro runs Android "Gingerbread" in Windows 7, thanks to application virtualisation
Apple Faces 27,000-Strong South Korean Lawsuit
A class action lawsuit has been filed against Apple in South Korea, for violations of privacy
3UK Launches New Mobile Wi-Fi Hotspot Dongle
Three has announced the launch of a MiFi dongle capable of downloading up too 21.1 Mbps
Cisco Low-Priced WebEx Package Targets Skype
Cisco’s WebEx 8 service offers online meetings for up to eight people and competes more strongly with Skype
Microsoft’s Office 365 Outage Hits US Customers
Microsoft’s Office 365 was hit by outages in North America but Europe and the Pacific Rim were not affected
Poor SSL Setups Leave Websites Open To Attack
Organisations are transmitting sensitive data without any security due to improper SSL configuration