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Mobile site creator toolkit for SMBs unveiled
News Service from dotMobi lets small businesses target mobile internet users with sites tailor-made for their handsets.
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Full-fat Flash finally released for smartphones
News Adobe has done its part by making Flash Player 10.1 freely available, now it's up to hardware vendors and OS suppliers to deliver products that support it.
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Google faces multi-state US probe over Street View
News Connecticut attorney general leads biggest investigation yet into Google's “accidental” interception of personal data using its Street View cars.
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Facebook founder meets PM and Culture Secretary
News Mark Zuckerberg dropped in at 10 Downing Street for a chat yesterday, but both sides are keeping what was discussed to themselves.
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Dell confirms talks with Google over Chrome OS netbooks
News Its name may only have been mentioned in the same sentence as Google's cloud-based OS recently, but Dell is rapidly moving right to the head of the Chrome hardware queue.
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Windows Live Messenger arrives on the iPhone
News Microsoft's messaging app is now available as a free download for Apple portable devices, with push email and social network integration chief among its talents.
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Facebook defends privacy measures in open letter response
News Social networking giant Facebook has responded to privacy groups' concerns in an open letter of its own, defending its approach to privacy and arguing further measures are not needed.
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Toshiba goes Android and dual-screen with new laptops
News Several new additions have hit Toshiba's laptop lineup, including its first ever Android device, and a limited-edition twin-screen model 'to test the water.'
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Tablets to outsell netbooks within a couple of years?
News A new Forrester Research report predicts tablet sales in the US will come at the expense of the netbook market.
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Toshiba and Fujitsu agree Japanese mobile merger
News Combining forces will create Japan's second biggest phone maker and help cut costs in a market where profits are increasingly hard to find.
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PC shipments to top 2008 levels?
News IDC's latest quarterly report predicts stronger-than-expected growth for the foreseeable future, spearheaded by sales of portable devices and significant growth in emerging markets.
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HTC Hero finally ready for update to Android 2.1
News It's been a long time in coming, but the once-mighty Hero is finally being brought up to date thanks to an upgrade to the latest version of Google's OS.
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Email on way out, claims Facebook COO
News Facebook's Sheryl Sandburg says teenagers prefer to use text messages or social networks to communicate, and in time the rest of us will too.
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Gadget-loving Brits forget how to write and spell
News New YouGov research has revealed that an ever-increasing reliance of digital communication tools is damaging our ability to write and spell properly by hand.
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Microsoft rolls out upgraded feature-rich Hotmail
News Hotmail users get increased attachment sizes, a new-look interface and wider support for third-party applications from within your email window.
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Dell joining Acer and HP in Chrome OS hardware party?
News A list of config files has been spotted within Chrome OS listing not only long-standing likely suspects Acer as hardware partners, but HP and Dell too.
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ICO slams NHS after two more data breaches
News With last month's warning still fresh in their ears, two more NHS trusts have suffered embarrassing data losses, prompting the ICO to speak out again. Yet there has still been no fine imposed.
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Apple launches latest Mac OS X 10.6.4 update
News After placing all its focus on iPhone OS-based hardware and software at WWDC, Apple has finally given its desktop product line some much-needed love.
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Acer unveils two new Android smartphones
News New mid-range duo from Acer take on entry level business customers with BlackBerry-esque stylings and solid entry-level feature sets.
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Skobbler brings free turn-by-turn sat nav to the iPhone
News iPhone users in the UK can now make sure they get from A to B without stepping off the beaten track thanks to the first free navigation software for the iPhone.
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TfL admits problems with fleet congestion charge payment
News After a spate of overcharging and wrongly issued fines since IBM took over the system in November, TfL has finally recognised the problem, but insists it has now been fixed.
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Ubuntu is more secure than Windows, according to Dell
News Computer maker Dell has been singing Ubuntu's praises from the rooftops, saying its smaller user numbers meant it wasn't a target for online scammers.
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Google News testing out human editors
News Despite trumpeting the success of its complex search algorithms, Google has decided to try out a feature that will surface hand-picked content from prominent editors.
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Should kids under nine use computers?
News Exposing children as young as two to computers stunts their attention span and imagination – the very traits the Early Years Foundation Stage is trying to develop.
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