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Twitter buy Posterous, social blogging service

Twitter have announced that they have acquired Posterous, an exciting new microblogging service. The company said on their blog “Today we are welcoming a very talented group from Posterous to Twitter. This team has built an innovative product that makes sharing across the web and mobile devices simple – a …

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60,000 laptops burn to a crisp

If you find yourself easily attached to electronics on an emotional level (and I'm not just talking about those times when you stroke the side of your iPad with lust in your eyes and whisper, “I love you so much baby”); first of all, you should probably seek professional help! …

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GAME group facing crisis as suppliers pull out

GAME Group have been struggling now for some time, but it has came to a head as some suppliers are refusing to work with the company, sending their shares plummeting by 77 percent. Game has said they were “working actively to resolve these issues as quickly as possible”, but it …

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Foxconn revenues drop 13 percent in February

Foxconn have been dealing with a publicity nightmare in the last year, requiring key partners such as Apple to step in to mop up the mess. The situation was so bad that Apple made a big deal of joining the FLA. In regards to revenue, Foxconn have reported a rather …

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MASTERS OF OVERCLOCKING: Finals Begin!

Finally, the BIG day has arrived. After strong competition from across the country, the first ever ASUS: MASTERS OF OVERCLOCKING event in conjunction with KitGuru took place today at a secret underground facility north of London. If overclocking tickles you in a special place – read on! Sure, Asus may …

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Apple and book publishers in hot water over e-book pricing

The U.S. Justice Department has recently warned Apple and five large book publishers that it has plans to file a lawsuit unless they change business practices for alleged price fixing of e-books. This comes about after the European Commission launched a antitrust investigation on the same issue late last year. …

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Internet Explorer 9 next to fall at hacker contest

Microsoft may tout Internet Explorer as very secure code, but it was the second browser to fall at the annual hacker competition which is designed to test resistance of internet software to real world attacks. Arstechnica have published a story detailing the fail for Microsoft. Attackers were able to take …

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Apple brings 1080p video support in iTunes 10.6

Coinciding with yesterday's launch of Apple's third-gen iPad lineup and the new Apple TV with support for 1080p HD video, a new version of iTunes has also been released, 10.6 which rolls in 1080p support for both movies and TV shows to suit the new Apple TV device. iTunes 10.6 …

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Magazines and audiobooks coming soon to Google Play

Yesterday Google announced its new Google Play brand which integrates Android applications, music, movies and books all into one service. Now magazines and audiobooks may be on the way to help turn Google Play into a more developed and expansive ecosystem. This development came about as an audiobooks page was …

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Facebook secure $8 billion before public offer

Facebook have managed to secure $8 billion just before they launch into the initial public offering. This is according to documents which were provided to US regulators. The company have secured a $5 billion revolving line of credit over three years from a bank consortium including Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs, …

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Thermaltake showcase the Level 10 M Mouse at Cebit

It’s that time again and Tt eSPORTS are once again showcasing with Thermaltake at CeBIT 2012 in Hannover, Germany. For the 2012 edition Tt eSPORTS had something a little more special and spectacular planned by unveiling a brand new design collaboration by Thermaltake and BMW Group DesignworksUSA, the first since …

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Lulzsec leader turned snitch after being arrested

Federal authorities said yesterday that a Lulzsec leader provided information on his colleagues after being arrested last year. The information helped authorities to arrest other top members of the hacking organisation. Hacker ‘Sabu', real name Hector Xavier Monsegur, 28 years old from New York has been working with the FBI …

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Kit Dotcom may be extradited to America

Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom could be facing an extradition to America as the United States Federal Government have filed a request in a New Zealand Court to bring him and three of his colleagues to justice. The four people are facing charges of hosting copyright material on MegaUpload servers. If …

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Apple sued for infringing on eight patents

Apple are being sued by a patent owner who claim that they are infringing on eight patents relating to wireless communications protocols. Microsoft have a financial interest in the Luxembourg company who are filing the lawsuit. Core Wireless Licensing SARL are claiming that Apple are infringing on eight patents they …

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Ominous ‘Dark Core’ created after Galactic collision

The Hubble telescope has found some disturbing images in space detailing a mass of ‘dark matter' which is said to have appeared after a huge galactic collision. This dark matter however isn't acting the way scientists would expect. This Dark Core has confused scientists as it is holding far fewer …

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Anonymous supporters tricked into installing Zeus Trojan

Symantec posted a blog at the weekend which detailed that Anonymous supporters were tricked into installed a Zeus Trojan. According to the report, Cybercriminals modified a distributed denial of service tool called Slowloris to include a client for Zeus, well known malware that steals login details and passwords for banking …

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