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  • Google celebrates two centuries of Dickens
    Google has been doodling for the second day in a row, unusually. Yesterday we witnessed three doodles commemorating Francois Truffaut, the famous French film-maker’s birth, and today Dickens is the subject of an anniversary sketch. Google is actually celebrating the … Continue reading →

  • Final Fantasy XIII-2 hits number one
    Finally, we have a new game at the top of the chart for the first time this year, after FIFA 12′s domination of the all-format chart throughout January. The football game outsold Modern Warfare 3, Battlefield 3 and Skyrim throughout … Continue reading →

  • Virgin cable now available to 10m homes
    Virgin Media has announced that its fibre network now reaches 10 million households in the UK. The roll out of its cable, which allows for up to 100Mbps broadband speeds (soon to be upped to a maximum of 120Mbps), has … Continue reading →

  • Asus Transformer getting ICS this month
    Having watched Transformer Prime owners playing with Ice Cream Sandwich on their next-gen tablets, owners of the original Transformer have been badgering Asus about when their upgrade is due. Well, the good news is you shouldn’t have to wait much … Continue reading →

  • iPhone 5 and Galaxy S III water repellent?
    The latest mobile phone rumour is that the next generation high-end smartphones from Apple and Samsung are due to feature Liquipel technology. Liqui-what-now? Let’s face it, it’s every iPhone or Galaxy S owner’s nightmare to drop their expensive handset in … Continue reading →

  • Google doodles Francois Truffaut’s 80th
    Google has been doodling again, this time to commemorate the 80th anniversary of Francois Truffaut’s birth. Truffaut was renowned as a screenwriter and film-maker, although before that he was a critic with a stinging tongue which lambasted the state of … Continue reading →

  • Windows Phone 8 promises deep integration
    The future of Windows Phone has just become a lot clearer. We already knew that Microsoft is already aiming for uniform operating systems across its platforms, from smartphones to tablets, through consoles and PCs. But that cross-platform integration is going … Continue reading →

  • BT says 300Mbps FTTP a year away
    The super-fast broadband race continues, as BT and Virgin Media attempt to outdo each other hooking the nation – or at least the major population centres – up to very speedy pipes. Virgin Media struck the latest blow, with the … Continue reading →

  • Ofcom says UK broadband now 22% faster
    Ofcom has released its latest piece of research into the average speed of the UK’s broadband connections. And the organisation reckons that in November 2011, speeds are up 22% on the previous year. The average connection was 6.2Mbps in November … Continue reading →

  • Facebook files for IPO
    Yesterday, as expected, Facebook filed for its IPO or Initial Public Offering. In other words, the company is poised to sell shares of itself on the stock exchange, where it will apparently be known as ‘FB’. The IPO is expected … Continue reading →