Samsung announced the TicToc MP3 players back in July but they've only recently started shipping in UK. Aimed unashamedly at a young female audience, coming in blue, pink, black and Hello Kitty variants, this is a fashion accessory as much as an music player. I'll try to get in touch with my feminine side to give the TicToc a fair
The UK's Information Commissioner today confirmed that Google breached UK's Data Protection Act when the Street View cars captured personal data while collecting wi-fi network information. As a result of this, Google will be required to sign an undertaking to take steps to ensure that breaches of the Act don't re-occur. Google will then be audited in nine month's time to
Windows Phone 7 handsets are going to be hitting Europe on 21st October, a full two weeks ahead of the USA, who won't get the new phones until 8th November. With a potential 10 phones on offer, it will be interesting to see which ones are offered at launch. So if you want to get one up on our US cousins,
UK-based mobile telco, Three, today announced a new pay-per-day mobile data option. For only £2 ($3), you get a day's worth of internet access with a limit of 500MB. There's no monthly commitment. Three’s Director of Mobile Broadband, Joe Parker, said: “Three’s Pay Per Day deal is the ideal proposition for business travellers, iPad owners and students who have a
The names of thousands for BT & Sky broadband customers who had allegedly illegally downloaded adult material have been leaked on-line. The lists appear to have been obtained from servers of a law firm ACS:Law by the notorious 4chan group. ACS:Law had obtained the lists from ISPs Sky and PlusNet (owned by BT) and had been using the information to
Virgin Media today launched the first commercially available 3D digital TV on-demand service in the UK. Called "3D Movies On Demand", it's ready for Virgin Media TV customers with 3D technology, who will now be able to choose 3D movies from the already extensive range of programmes available on-demand. The on-demand back-end is provided by FilmFlex and it's expected that the number of
In sad news, one of the owners of the Segway company has been found dead after apparently driving his machine off a cliff and into a river. James Heseldon was named by West Yorkshire police in a short statement. He was pulled from the River Wharfe in Boston Spa, North Yorkshire, UK and declared dead at the scene on Sunday morning. Mr Heseldon was a