
PC Security Essentials - For Free
You can of course part with your hard-earned cash for top notch system security software but why bother when there are so many excellent free programs available?
You can of course part with your hard-earned cash for top notch system security software but why bother when there are so many excellent free programs available?
There's little doubt that Hollywood capitalizes on success by recycling formats known to please audiences but has recent research uncovered a more clinical, mathematical approach to film-making?
Remember way back in the mists of time when the iPad was going to be called the iTablet or the iSlate? Would it surprise you to learn that tablets sporting those rejected names will shortly be available to buy? Although not from Apple!
It's either being deliberately overlooked or added in later as an afterthought. And with HTML 5 just around the corner, things are not looking good for the future of Adobe's Flash.
What are the odds of major telecommunications providers joining forces to help develop cross-platform mobile phone apps? Twenty four to one apparently! Yes indeed, two dozen of the mobile phone world’s operators and manufacturers have announced a collaborative effort aimed at making things a might easier for the mobile application developer. That the application development market is...
As predicted in my preview of MWC last week, Samsung has launched a 3.3 inch super AMOLED touchscreen phone and called it the Wave (or S8500 if you prefer). More than just an evolution of existing Samsung models, although similar in many ways, the Wave is the first Samsung phone to run on its new Bada OS and also benefits from a zippy 1GHz processor. But it’s the display that’s got...
Active-matrix OLED regularly seems to generate lots of newsprint column inches, whether it's wowing at the latest possibilities or complaining about yet to be overcome limitations. Maybe we should take a closer look.
The 2010 GSMA Mobile World Congress is heading for sunny Spain next week, kicking off in Barcelona on Monday 15 February and running for four days. Last year’s show attracted some 47,000 visitors and if the pre-event buzz is anything to go by, this year’s “Vision in Action” themed Congress should top that figure. As is common with events such as this, some manufacturers just can’t wait...
Fast mobile internet is already upon us and smartphones provide the ideal solution for getting the most out of all that 4G has to offer.
Roaming around the internet is made a simple and gratifying experience thanks to the efficiency and accuracy of search engines like Google. But how does Google decide what to show first?
If, like me, you spend many an hour in front of one sort of screen or another then you’ll no doubt want to be as comfortable as possible while you’re there. Thankfully there are numerous and varied solutions on offer to match most budgets. Let’s look at a few that have caught my eye. As CES Twenty Ten came around I was reminded of a gaming chair from Novelquest that first stunned...
Few observers were surprised that Apple’s iPad was to include a SIM card tray to open the device up to the world of 3G connectivity but a few eyebrows were raised at the discovery that it would be delivered via a relative newcomer to the SIM family. The 12mm by 15mm micro subscriber identity module (MicroSIM) or Third Form Factor (3FF) format was developed by ETSI (European...
If you find you don't have the time to commit to epic gaming challenges like Modern Warfare 2 or Bayonetta but do have the odd ten minutes to spare then online flash games could be your savior. Here are my top five.
Health risks posed by cellphone usage are still hotly debated, the pros and cons seeming to have equally strong cases. While the arguments rage, should we err on the side of caution and impose lower age limits on mobile device ownership?
The world of science is claiming that playing video games or living a sedentary virtual life is detrimental to the health of our brains. At the same time it's also good for you. So which is it?
Solid State Drives are-a-coming, no doubt about that. But at the moment, for most of us, they're outside our price range. Recent successes in marrying hard disk drives with the newer technology could, however, provide an affordable interim solution.
Security specialists have analyzed a list of 32 million breached RockYou.com passwords recently posted on the internet and revealed that we really need to take more care when choosing how we secure our online data.
Recent figures show Internet Explorer's browsing dominance continuing to decline. France and Germany advising web users to drop the browser altogether after a recent security scare. Can Microsoft survive the latest battle in the browser wars?
The forthcoming arrival of a new keyboard isn't usually greeted with anything resembling excitement but the MiniGuru could just change that. With user configuration at heart, and touch typists in mind, I eagerly take a closer look.
Amazon US has announced that the Kindle's bigger brother is now available for worldwide shipping. With that in mind, let's take a quick look at the DX and some other e-Readers that have caught my eye.