HP has reported a sharp decline in its consumer PC sales as tablets and other competition hits home
May 17, 2011
Nokia Opts To Phase Out Ovi Name
Nokia is to phase out the use of the Ovi name and instead to use its own name for all the same services
Amazon Sees Sales Success With Low Cost Kindle
The low cost Kindle e-reader is proving to be a sales success for Amazon, despite it coming with adverts
GCHQ Letter Points To Powerline Interference
A letter from GCHQ suggests power line networking interferes with spooks, or does it just affect radio amateurs?
iPhone 5’s New Features Are Just Rumours
The 5th-generation iPhone may not have so many new features as rumoured, says Nicholas Kolakowski
Vodafone To Sell £80 Android Phone
The 858 Smart will sell for 90 euros, and will feature Android 'Froyo' and access to social networking services
BlackBerry Playbook To Enter UK On 16 June
RIM's BlackBerry Playbook slate will greet Brits on 16 June, with price tags starting from £399 for a 16GB model
Why Amazon Will Ship An Android Tablet
Why would Amazon want an Android tablet given the success of Kindle? Because it wants to serve more kinds of media, says Clint Boulton
O2 Network Hit By Vandalism
O2's voice and data services in the South-East have been hit by problems after an incident of theft and vandalism
IP Review To Recommend Digital Rights Clearinghouse
The Hargreaves report into IP reform looks set to propose a rights exchange to boost the UK's digital economy
Start-Up Xamarin To Continue Mono Project Work
The Novell-sponsored Mono project team has set up a new company called Xamarin folowing Attachmate layoffs
Winklevoss Twins Take Facebook To Supreme Court
Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss will take their case against Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg to the highest US court
Samsung To Push Gingerbread To Galaxy Devices
Samsung said it will upgrade its Galaxy S and Galaxy Tab devices to Android 2.3 'Gingerbread' soon
HP Reveals Memristor Breakthrough
HP scientists said they have uncovered the chemistry of what happens inside a memristor while it is being deployed
Google Chromebooks Won’t Suit Enterprise Users
The combination of high cost, silent updates and constant Wi-Fi access will make the Chromebook a loser in the enterprise, says Wayne Rash
VMware Buys Cloud Management Tools Vendor
VMware has acquired Shavlik, which provides software for managing IT systems when moving them to the cloud