Archive for the 'Technology News' Category

European mobile data prices set

Thursday, March 26th, 2009
The cost of browsing the web on a phone or sending a text while abroad could soon get a lot cheaper.

Indie game awards showcase future

Thursday, March 26th, 2009
The cream of independent game development is celebrated at an awards ceremony in San Francisco.

Nintendo Wii sales hit 50 million

Thursday, March 26th, 2009
Sales of Nintendo's Wii console have passed 50 million, the company's boss Satoru Iwata tells a conference.

EU acts against child sex abuse

Wednesday, March 25th, 2009
The European Commission sets out plans for tightening EU law to protect children from sexual predators.

Last.fm to charge for streaming

Wednesday, March 25th, 2009
Online music streaming site Last.FM is to start charging for access outside the UK, US and Germany.

Virgin becomes online gatekeeper

Wednesday, March 25th, 2009
Virgin bets on its fibre optic broadband network

Red Button arcade

Wednesday, March 25th, 2009
Could you play games on a Freeview box?

Obama pledges economic upturn

Wednesday, March 25th, 2009
US President Barack Obama tells Americans he sees signs of economic recovery, while urging them to be patient.

Pupils ’should study Twitter’

Wednesday, March 25th, 2009
Primary school pupils in England should learn to blog and use internet sites like Twitter and Wikipedia, spending less time studying history, it is claimed.

Social network sites ‘monitored’

Wednesday, March 25th, 2009
Social networking sites like Facebook could be monitored by the government under anti-terror plans.