Stories about: BBC

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Apple faces further accusations over 4G iPad in UK 02/05/2012 17:17:00

Apple is facing accusations that its adverts for the new iPad's 4G capabilities in the UK are misleading. This follows similar accusations in Australia, where the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) took Apple to the Court for violating the conditions of the Australian Consumer Law.
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iPhone 5 rumour rollup for the week ending April 20 21/04/2012 06:20:00

The iOSsphere quivered with anxiety about rumored iPhone 5 delays due to chips and quivered with pleasure at the mere thought of the wondrous liquidmetal.
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Kelihos botnet, once crippled, now gaining strength 02/02/2012 02:04:14

A botnet that was crippled by Microsoft and Kaspersky Lab last September is spamming once again and experts have no recourse to stop it.
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DOJ charges Siemens execs with $100 million bribery scheme 14/12/2011 04:57:51

The U.S. Department of Justice has charged that six ex-Siemens executives bribed Argentine government officials in order to win a US$1 billion contract to provide national identity cards to the country's citizens.
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What’s new for TVs in 2012: OLED, video on demand, and the Apple TV 08/12/2011 14:00:00

2011 was an interesting, if uninspiring year, for the global and Australian television markets: more 3D TVs (and fewer 3D broadcasts), more video and movies on demand, more superfluous features, and not a great deal else. We’re tipping 2012 to be at least a little more interesting, with a few interesting developments for Web-enabled TVs as well as some exciting new screen technology.
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London wires up for 2012 Olympic games 26/11/2011 01:44:46

While London's massive Olympic park is still very much a frenetic construction site, IT engineers are fine tuning the equipment that will be used to transmit scores, let athletes send e-mail and transmit high-definition video of the Games.
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Mobile video might make carriers, providers clash 15/11/2011 12:59:56

As mobile video finally starts to take off, making money from it remains a challenge, and content providers and carriers may clash over economics before they find a way to share the costs and benefits.
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Samsung to disable Galaxy Tab 10.1 features 04/10/2011 04:08:00

Samsung has offered to disable some of its Galaxy Tab 10.1 features in order to overturn a ban on sales of the device in Australia.
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Top Gear episodes available to rent through Facebook 23/08/2011 08:19:00

Special episodes of the popular motoring-cum-light-entertainment TV show Top Gear are to be made available to watch through Facebook in Australia and New Zealand, as well as internationally in the US, Europe and Canada.
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If the riots resume, will the UK try to block social media? 12/08/2011 22:57:21

Scrambling to deter future violent rioting, the U.K. government is considering shutting down social networks such as Twitter and Facebook during civil disturbances, but the heavy-handed proposal is already drawing criticism.
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Sony London optical disc warehouse destroyed in fire 09/08/2011 15:02:47

Sony's main optical disc distribution warehouse for the U.K. was hit by a large fire on Tuesday morning that has apparently destroyed most or all of the building.