December 1, 2014
LIME ANTIGUA & BARBUDA LAUNCHES FIRST MOBILE 4G LTE NETWORK”
LIME Antigua and Barbuda launched the fastest and most advanced 4G network in Antigua & Barbuda and the first AWS mobile LTE network in the Eastern Caribbean on Thursday, November 20. LTE (Long Term Evolution) is a ‘fourth generation’ (4G)…
November 25, 2014
Sony Pictures computer system hacked in online attack
Sony Pictures Entertainment has been targeted by computer hackers in an attack which reports say forced it shut down its systems on Monday. A skull appeared on computer screens along with a message threatening to release data "secrets" if…
November 20, 2014
Samsung to stop making so many phones
Samsung is rethinking its spaghetti-on-the-wall strategy for smartphones. Robert Yi, Samsung's head of investor relations, recently told analysts that the company would trim the number of phones it makes by as much as 30%. Samsung has released 52…
November 20, 2014
Apple Watch apps on the way
The Apple Watch is still months away, but developers can start writing apps for the wrist starting today. Apple (AAPL, Tech30) released its WatchKit software to developers on Tuesday. It allows app makers to create Apple Watch notification features…
November 15, 2014
Five-year-old passes Microsoft exam
A boy from Coventry has become the youngest computer specialist in the world. Ayan Qureshi is now a Microsoft Certified Professional after passing the tech giant's exam when he was just five years old. Ayan, now six, whose father is an IT…
November 15, 2014
Yahoo Mail users furious over disruptions
Yahoo Mail users vented their anger on Twitter Friday about disruptions plaguing the free messaging service. Website Downrightnow.com, which monitors popular online services, displayed a graph showing multiple disruptions of Yahoo Mail in the past…
November 14, 2014
YouTube Music Key subscription service is unveiled
Google's YouTube is starting a subscription service that allows users to stream ad-free music videos and to download them for offline use. The £9.99 monthly fee for Music Key also provides membership to Google Play All Access, its existing…
November 11, 2014
Microsoft rolls out Clutter tool to help you ignore email you don’t want to see
Anyone with an overflowing inbox knows that separating the most important messages from the noise isn't an easy task. That's why Microsoft is rolling out Clutter, an inbox tool for Office 365 business customers that helps users prioritize email…
November 11, 2014
Tomorrow, a Spacecraft Will Try to Land on a Comet for the First Time Ever
Tomorrow morning, a 10-year, 4-billion-mile journey will end when a spacecraft attempts to land on a comet for the first time. The ESA’s Rosetta spacecraft arrived at comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko on August 6, settling in an orbit around the…
October 27, 2014
Keyless cars ‘increasingly targeted by thieves using computers’
Organised criminal gangs are increasingly targeting high-end cars with keyless security systems, a motoring industry group has warned. The thieves are able to bypass security using equipment intended only for mechanics, the Society of Motor…