Nomophobia in Britons on the rise

18 Feb, 2012, 10:54 am IST Naina Khedekar Mobile phones

As humans, we have a phobia for almost every thing, be it darkness, sun, moon or height. ‘Nomophobia’ may not be a popular word yet, but More

TRAI to block bulk international SMSes next

23 Jan, 2012, 1:56 pm IST Anuradha Shetty Mobile services

In a move, which proved to be a benchmark of sorts, last year, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) ... More

Android 2.3.5 rolls out for Samsung Galaxy S in the UK

19 Nov, 2011, 11:57 am IST Roydon Cerejo Smartphones 4 Comments

The Samsung Galaxy S is certain to go down the history books as one of the all-time great handsets. More

Motorola Defy+ JCB Edition arriving in December

19 Nov, 2011, 11:57 am IST Roydon Cerejo Smartphones

The toughest Android phone in the market just got tougher, and a lot uglier as well More

Web overtakes TV as most popular UK ad medium - IAB

05 Oct, 2011, 10:42 am IST General

Brands spent more money advertising on the Internet in Britain than they did on TV for the first time in the first half of 2011, ... More

Anonymous member quits over way things are run

20 Aug, 2011, 10:42 am IST Aaron Almeida General

Hacker group Anonymous has been going through some turbulent weather of late. First it was when some members of the hactivist group disagreed with other More

Anonymous Members Arrested in FBI Raids

21 Jul, 2011, 9:43 am IST Aaron Almeida General

The FBI has arrested sixteen members of the online hacktivist group Anonymous in the United States in connection with the hacking of PayPal. More

ASUS Eee Pad Transformer: Bestseller on Best Buy

27 Apr, 2011, 1:19 pm IST Anuradha Shetty Tablets 1 Comments

ASUS Eee Pad Transformer sold off on Best Buy More

British Broadcasters to Offer Web TV for Free

17 Sep, 2010, 10:57 am IST Reuters Windows

A consortium of British companies said their planned new Web-TV service would be subscription-free. More

Briton Smashes World Texting Record

23 Aug, 2010, 12:16 pm IST IANS Windows

A British woman has smashed the world record for typing the fastest text message. More

Facebook to Add 'Panic' Button for UK Users

12 Jul, 2010, 2:26 pm IST tech2 News Staff Services

This is after a murder related to internet bullying. More

Ban Proposed on Plasma TVs in UK

17 Sep, 2007, 12:19 pm IST Siddharth Bhatia Plasma

The UK is considering banning Plasma TVs and other electronic appliances that use too much energy or have a permanent standby More

Xbox 360 Ads Banned in UK

08 Apr, 2007, 1:00 pm IST Priyanka Pradhan Console

The Advertising Standards Agency (ASA) in UK bans Xbox ads that encourage rash driving. More

Google Renames Gmail in Germany

02 Feb, 2007, 5:30 pm IST Priyanka Pradhan Console

Google renames its email service in Germany and UK, after it lost the trademark battle with a German businessman. More

UK May Legalize Digital Copying

30 Oct, 2006, 1:30 pm IST Priyanka Pradhan Console

Digital copyright laws in the UK are being reviewed, indicating that copying CDs and DVDs onto computers, computers, iPods or other MP3 players, may soon be deemed legal in the country. More

UK Gets Online Postage Service

21 Sep, 2006, 7:00 pm IST Priyanka Pradhan Console

Royal mail has introduced online postage throughout UK, to enable internet users to buy postage over the internet via credit cards. More

YOU Telecom Unveils VoIP Plans for India

20 Sep, 2006, 3:49 pm IST Priyanka Pradhan Console

YOU telecom has unveiled plans to launch a video IP phone in India by January next year, in addition to creating an online directory for its users to enable unmetered VoIP calling at a flat rate. More

UK University Gives Students iPods

08 Sep, 2006, 12:30 pm IST Priyanka Pradhan PMPs

The University of Kent, UK, is distributing free iPod Nanos among its 250 students in the hope they will listen to podcasts of lectures. More

Google AdWords: Now On Mobiles

07 Sep, 2006, 7:02 pm IST Priyanka Pradhan PMPs

Google has launched its AdWords service in a new mobile avatar in the UK, US and Germany. More

UK To Check Child Exploitation Via IM

24 Aug, 2006, 3:00 pm IST Priyanka Pradhan PMPs

IT giant Microsoft has come up with an easy to use, novel way to check child exploitation on the Internet, via its IM service, Windows Messenger. User... More