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Acer gearing up to buy Packard Bell?
Rumours of buy-out 24 July 2007 12:00 GMT
Reports are suggesting that Taiwanese company Acer is planning to buy Packard Bell.

Acer, the fourth biggest PC maker, is currently undergoing rapid expansion plans and is close to completing a strategy to buy European, Netherlands-based Packard Bell, reports...
TomTom moves in to buy Tele Atlas
Hardware maker wants to own maps as well 24 July 2007 8:34 GMT
TomTom, the current number one player in the satnav arena is hoping to earn money from some of its competitors by buying the mapping software company they use.

The hardware company has announced that it has put in a bid of £1.2 billion ($2.5bn) for Tele Atlas...
Nokia announces acquisition of Twango
Buys media-sharing website 24 July 2007 8:24 GMT
Nokia and Twango today announced that Nokia has acquired substantially all assets of Twango.

Twango provides a media sharing solution for organising and sharing photos, videos and other personal media.

By acquiring Twango, Nokia will be able...
Microsoft announces new online privacy principles
Joins forces with Ask.com in call to industry for dialogue 23 July 2007 9:52 GMT
Following hot on the heels of Google's recent announcement that their PREF cookies will now expire after 2 years, Microsoft has announced an enhanced set of privacy principles for Live Search and online advertising data collection, use and protection.

The principles...
Google profits down in latest results
Also looking to bid on 700MHz wireless spectrum auction in the US 20 July 2007 21:17 GMT
Google showed a kink in its armour today by unveiling profits that weren’t as good as expected, but if you are now suddenly worried about your investment, don’t be, it still managed to make $3.87bn in Q2 in revenue.

However profits increased by just 28%, to...
Dell to sell PCs through Carphone Warehouse?
Coming to a high street near you? 20 July 2007 11:21 GMT
The new AOL and Carphone Warehouse joint promotion that offers a free Dell Inspiron laptop has prompted speculation that the Carphone Warehouse may start selling Dell products.

Dell had traditionally always run a "direct only" to business, or consumer, business...
Facebook buys internet start-up Parakey
Acquires company working on a web-based operating system 20 July 2007 10:38 GMT
Apparently undeterred by the impending court case next week, Facebook has acquired internet start-up "Parakey" for an undisclosed amount of money.

Parakey, founded by the co-creators of Firefox, is a company, in their own words:

"seeking to bridge...
Scientists show off wireless electricity
How many MIT bods does it take to wirelessly power a light bulb? 8 June 2007 13:19 GMT
In an exciting development, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) researchers have managed to power a 60-watt light bulb by sending energy to it wirelessly from 7 feet away.

The power was sent from a power-generating appliance that beamed the energy to...
YouTube and EMI strike music video sharing deal
Looks like YouTube is everyone's best bud at the moment… 31 May 2007 18:13 GMT
EMI Music and Google-owned YouTube today announced a landmark agreement which will give YouTube users unprecedented access to official videos and recordings from EMI Music artists, including those featured in user generated content.

"With this deal, all four...
Hackers put off buyers
Shoppers put their foot down on hacked stores 17 April 2007 11:36 GMT
With so much data theft the chance of swapping supplier, or your favourite online store is easy. A new survey has found over half of people stop spending at sites that had suffered security breaches.

So many people are worried about key personal data being stolen,...
Glasgow named worse city for phone crime
London only comes fourth 5 April 2007 10:37 GMT
Got a nice new swanky phone? Best not go to Glasgow then. A new survey by insurance company CPP Phonesafe has found the Scottish city the worst place to go if you don't want your phone nicked.

According to the survey 1 in 5 people in the UK has now been the...
Music industry agrees DRM is too restrictive
But they're not going to stop using it 16 February 2007 12:50 GMT
Conflicting reports are circulating about the music industry's opinions about copy-protection and Digital Rights Management (DRM).

After Steve Jobs posted his letter about the industry, saying that music companies should stop mandating that their digital tracks...