Microsoft have followed up October’s release of Windows Mobile 6.5 with a new mobile phone operating system. Windows Phone 7 series is the new software that has a brand new interface that includes services such as the Xbox Live games and music service Zune. Introducing this software at the Barcelona Mobile World Congress, Microsoft now [...]
The internet company Google has expanded in another direction – as a network provider offering ultra high-speed broadband throughout thousands of homes in the US. They plan to construct a fibre optic network which will provide speeds of up to 1Gbps to around half a million homes. Other network providers will be worried to hear [...]
Google has revealed that they are rolling out their new social network called “Buzz”. The product is integrated with Gmail so users with these email accounts can use Buzz through these accounts. The service lets users the option to post status updates, share content and like Facebook, comment on friend’s statuses. Currently 400 million people [...]
Recent research by Leeds University students has found evidence of a link between using the internet to an excessive extent and depression. The British psychologists said that there are a small proportion of internet users who were addicts. They were more likely to be depressed than non-addicted internet users. The research was based around UK [...]
Google has started to phase out any support for Microsoft’s Internet Explorer 6. The browser has recently been identified as a weak link and part of the Chinese attack on Google through Google Mail. Earlier this year Google had threatened to leave the Chinese market following the attacks it received from hackers where they accessed [...]
