Martin James
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Can't make it to church on Sunday? There's an app for that
By Martin James published
News A Church of Scotland parish has developed its own app so parishioners can still follow the Sunday services even if they can't physically attend church.
Three gives MiFi router a makeover
By Martin James published
News Second-gen wireless hotspot adds an OLED screen, one-touch operation and an online dashboard for up to five devices to share.
Motorola aims to launch 2GHz smartphone by Christmas
By Martin James published
News Moto's new device will have twice the grunt of the new iPhone, opening the door to improved speed and multitasking abilities for business users.
Google and AT&T taken to task by FCC over privacy breaches
By Martin James published
News With the exposure of 114,000 iPad users' details following so closely on the heels of the Google Street View incident, the FCC says more needs to be done.
Google homepage pic experiment killed off early
By Martin James published
News What was meant to be an advertisement for a new feature available to Google account holders has been pulled early after a string of complaints from confused users.
Thousands have their say on coalition policy programme
By Martin James published
News The Cabinet Office website has been inundated with public comments on Government policies laid out by the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats three weeks ago.
Samsung hits back at Apple's iPhone 4 retina display claims
By Martin James published
News There's more to a good display than just a high resolution, Samsung says after Steve Jobs claims the new iPhone's high-res Retina Display sets a new standard.
Malware top risk of employee social networking
By Martin James published
News The threat of external malware heads up ISACA's list of top five threats, but the rest of the list shows the need for better education rather than better protection.
Caffeine peps up Google's search engine
By Martin James published
News Continuous indexing means results are fresher and faster, says Google, taking the fight to Bing but moving the goalposts for SEO professionals.
BP buys Google oil spill search ad space
By Martin James published
News BP says it's simply providing information on the clean-up efforts, but critics say the move is an attempt to manipulate public opinion.
Microsoft Office Web Apps goes live
By Martin James published
News With just one week to go before the desktop Office 2010 suite's consumer launch, Windows Live users can jump the gun with the stripped-down cloud-based offshoot.
Google tweaks VP8 licence to calm open source critics
By Martin James published
News Developers can now get their hands on the latest WebM-supporting Chrome build after the decoupling of VP8's patent grant appeases the Open Source Initiative.
Apple's showcase of 'open' HTML5 only works on Safari
By Martin James published
News The latest publicity drive to direct web users away from Flash has attracted widespread scorn for snubbing all web browsers except Apple's own.
Linux use promoted by Linaro group
By Martin James published
News ARM and five other tech firms are to work together on making it easier to develop Linux software for ARM SoC-based mobile devices.
Google to hand over Street View Wi-Fi data 'within days'
By Martin James published
News With its lawyers apparently satisfied, Google now seems ready to co-operate with requests to release personal data collected by its Street View vehicles around Europe.
HP to cut another 9,000 jobs in $1bn data centre shakeup
By Martin James published
News The company's enterprise services arm will be downsized as HP refocuses its data centre efforts.
Google: Just one update a year for Android
By Martin James published
News After six major versions of 18 months, Google has revealed that Android will have just one update a year in order to address fragmentation issues caused by multiple versions.
Qualcomm unveils dual-core 1.2GHz Snapdragon chip
By Martin James published
News The third generation of the popular chipset is on its way to manufacturers and should be delivering dual-core performance to mobile devices before the end of the year.
Bing may replace Google on iPhone 4G
By Martin James published
News Rumours have resurfaced that Apple may be planning to snub Google on the next version of the iPhone and iPad by making Microsoft’s Bing the de facto search engine.
Ofcom reveals controversial plans to tackle file-sharing
By Martin James published
News ISPs will be required to hand over to rights holders the details of anyone caught file-sharing three times in one year under the regulator's proposed Code of Practice.
Pensioner given £150,000 broadband quote from BT
By Martin James published
News After quoting a six-figure sum to provide 71-year-old Beverley McCartney with a broadband connection, BT shows its softer side by offering to contribute £8,000 itself.
Adobe patches 'critical' Photoshop CS4 vulnerability
By Martin James published
News Installing third-party Photoshop swatches, brushes and gradients from unknown sources could leave an open door for hackers.
UK listed a lowly 33rd in world broadband speed pecking
By Martin James published
News Unofficial or not, Ookla's Net Index won't make pleasant reading for UK broadband stakeholders, with the country's average net connection only just beating the global average.
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