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Microsoft Windows update coming Tuesday...

Microsoft is planning a Windows update package next Tuesday (13th December). If you have Windows XP, Vista or Windows 7, expect to be prompted to complete the updates and the obligatory restart once the updates are installed. The update covers 14 ...

25% of all Christmas Shopping to be online, claim Kelkoo

A study commissioned by  leading shopping comparison site Kelkoo claims that 25% of Christmas Shopping in the UK will be online, with 12% of that being through mobile devices. The average UK household is expected to spend at total of £68...

Amazon fires warning shot to tablet rivals Apple with Kindle Fire.

Amazon has today unveiled its entry into the tablet computer market, with the Kindle Fire, which will go head-to-head with the Apple iPad and other established tablets. The Kindle Fire will run Google's Android software and will cost less than hal...

‘X Factor’s on the TV’ Charity Single

Our long-term friend and customer, Pete Brown is the vocalist on a newly released charity single, which is now on sale. The song was written by Reality TV pundit Dean ‘Midas’ Maynard who is known for his scarily accurate predictions...

BT forced to block foreign Pirate website.

Internet censorship reaches a new level. BT Broadband has been forced to block it's users in the UK from logging on to an illegal download site following legal action by the Motion Picture Association (MPA). The MPA started legal action against th...

Google Chrome hits 20% of browser share in UK, with help from Lady Gaga.

Chrome has reached 21.% of the market share in the UK for Internet Browsers, only narrowly behind Firefox on 21.7%.Internet Explorer still leads the way with 46.4%, but it's share is dropping.Although Firefox looks to be surpassed shortly by Chrom...

Google takes on Facebook with Google+

Google has launched its new Facebook rival, named Google+ this week. Currently it is in testing phase with a number of limited users, although if you check your Gmail account, you may be lucky enough to have an invite to join in their testing. ...