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  • Webcam flaw exposes live feeds to the internet

    Posted by on 07. Feb 2012 on Internet, News, Security, Video, no comment

    Trendnet security webcams have been exposed on the internet due to a flaw in its coding allowing live feeds to be viewed.
    After the initial posting on the internet which showed 350 visible devices, other websites followed exposing more feeds, some with map locations.
    The company had so far released updates...

  • Broadband Price Drop???

    Posted by on on Internet, News, no comment

    Broadband pricing could be falling. OFCOM, the telecoms regulator has suggested BT Openreach, the division which sells lines to other providers, should lower its pricing. If implemented the decrease could be in place as early a April.
    BT believes the pricing is fair and reflects its ability to invest further in...

  • UK Broadband speeds are on the rise

    Posted by on 02. Feb 2012 on Internet, News, no comment

    The latest survey shows speeds have increased but users could benefit further by upgrading their service.
    From as little as £5 extra per month many could benefit from additional speeds offered by 10+mbps services.
    With BT’s roll out of FTTC (fibre to the cabinet) 40mbps service, BT, TalkTalk and Plusnet are...

  • Kinect for Windows

    Posted by on 01. Feb 2012 on Geeks & Gadgets, News, PC, Technology, no comment

    Microsoft has launched Kinect, the controller-less controller, which tracks body movement and features voice recognition for PC’s. Originally launched on its XBox 360 gaming platform back in Nov 2010, it became the fastest selling consumer device, shifting 8 million units between Nov 2010 and Jan 2011.
    But the unit for PC...

  • Moving up the rankings

    Posted by on 31. Jan 2012 on Simple PC, no comment

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    But we get rave reviews elsewhere on the internet too…

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    Awarded by the FreeIndex Computer Support Services directory

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  • Sky widens catchup appeal

    Posted by on 30. Jan 2012 on Internet, News, Technology, TV, no comment

    Sky has agreed with BBC & ITV to launch their catchup services on its Anytime+ service. The services are streamed across the internet to connected Sky+ HD boxes, which until an announcement today was only available if you took Sky’s broadband service, this has now been opened up to any broadband...

  • ReRAM nears production

    Posted by on 28. Jan 2012 on News, PC, Technology, no comment

    DRAM currently used in PC’s stores data extremely fast, to do so it requires an electrical charge, when the power is then turned off the data is wiped from the RAM. ReRam will hold that data info when power is lost.

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  • Facebook sues Adscend Media

    Posted by on 27. Jan 2012 on Internet, News, Security, Social Networking, no comment

    Facebook sues Adscend Media, a marketing firm which has been spreading spam through deceptive tactics, with Page Likes appearing on users accounts without their knowledge and links through to other sites, the company had been making around $1.2m per month from commissions paid when users landed on these redirected sites.

    Read the...

  • Android tablet market share increased

    Posted by on 26. Jan 2012 on Geeks & Gadgets, News, Phones & Tablets, no comment

    Android tablet sales rose in the last quarter of 2011 although Apple iPad’s still outsold Android by 20%.
    Android is now the number one operating system on smartphones ahead of Apples iOS5 on iPhone although iPhone’s lead the market in the US.
    I certainly wouldn’t switch from my iPhone & iPad!

    Full...

  • Symantec warns Disable PCAnywhere software

    Posted by on on News, PC, Security, no comment

    Symantec, the company which makes Norton Internet Security, has issued a statement for the users of it’s PC anywhere software to stop using the software.
    The software is aimed at businesses for remote control of PC’s. Old code had been stolen which highlighted vulnerabilities in the program.
    It was recommended to...