UK Technology News

Are You Ready For Amazon Kindle Fire?

Guardian.co.uk | Melanie Hick | Posted 27.11.2011 | UK Tech

Amazon is set to join the tablet wars on Wednesday as it launches a rival to Apple's best-selling iPad, a device that has made digital tombstones of a...

Mark Zuckerberg Killed A Bison

Mashable | Melanie Hick | Posted 27.11.2011 | UK Tech

Keeping with his commitment to only eat what he kills, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg shot and killed a bison for food....

iPhone5 October 4 Launch Date Confirmed

Mashable | Melanie Hick | Posted 27.11.2011 | UK Tech

Apple has started sending invites for an iPhone event that will take place at Apple's Cupertino campus on October 4....

Internet Week Europe Lands In London

Melanie Hick | Posted 27.11.2011 | UK Tech

Internet Week Europe has chosen London as its headquarters for a week of chat, networking and ideas based at The Hospital Club, Paul Allen's digital m...

IT Takes On The City: Silicon Milkroundabout Aims For Top Graduates

Melanie Hick | Posted 26.11.2011 | UK Tech

London's Silicon Roundabout is taking aim at the City's recruitment "milk rounds" to entice UK graduates away from a career in banking and towards the...

Virgin Social Media? Richard Branson Invests In Tumblr

The Times | Melanie Hick | Posted 26.11.2011 | UK Tech

Sir Richard Branson has made his first bet on a social network by investing millions in the American blogging platform Tumblr....

Missing For 2000 Years, Dead Sea Scrolls Now Online (VIDEO)

Melanie Hick | Posted 26.11.2011 | UK Tech

The Dead Sea Scrolls, once missing for 2000 years, are now available online in high resolution thanks to Google and the Israel Museum, Jerusalem. The ...

Stalkbook: Facebook Tracks Your Movements When You're Logged Out

The Age | Melanie Hick | Posted 26.11.2011 | UK Tech

An Australian technologist has caused a global stir after discovering Facebook tracks the websites its users visit even when they are logged out of th...

Surround Sound On Any TV: New Bose Soundsystem

Posted 26.11.2011 | UK Tech

Bose just announced two soundbar systems for home theaters, the Lifestyle 135 System and CineMate 1 SR System. The devices use a single bar to emit wh...

Jeb Corliss Flies Wing Suit Through 1300m High Cave

Melanie Hick | Posted 26.11.2011 | UK Tech

"Oh my god," says Jeb Corliss, professional wing suit flyer as he lands in Zhangjiajie, China after coasting through a cave in a 1300m cliff. Watch th...

Gears Of War At Number One: UK Video Games Chart Week 38

Melanie Hick | Posted 26.11.2011 | UK Tech

Gears of War 3 takes top spot of the UK gaming charts this week, making it the biggest launch of the year so far. The final in the Gears of War trilo...

The Grass Is Actually Greener: Twitter Chooses Ireland For European Base

The Next Web | Melanie Hick | Posted 25.11.2011 | UK Tech

With Twitter's UK presence growing steadily by the day, the company will not open a London office and has reportedly chosen Ireland for its Internatio...

Are You At Eurogamer Expo? Here Are The Best Shots (PHOTOS)

Melanie Hick | Posted 23.11.2011 | UK Tech

Europe's biggest gaming event, Eurogamer Expo, is on now at Earl's Court. Onlive, the cloud-gaming system, has seen the biggest queues with gamers...

City Seeks To Buy .London Domain Name

Melanie Hick | Posted 23.11.2011 | UK Tech

London has lodged its interest in buying the .London domain name. The Mayor's official marketing and promotions agency, London and Partners, has taken...

Sars, HIV, Flu Can Jump Closely-Related Species

PA | Melanie Hick | Posted 23.11.2011 | UK Tech

PRESS ASSOCIATION -- Scientists have gained fresh insight into how viruses such as Sars jump between species, which could help predict the emergence o...

Nasa Satellite Falling To Earth (VIDEO)

Melanie Hick | Posted 22.11.2011 | UK Tech

Nasa's Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite (UARS) is expected to re-enter Earth's atmosphere today, six years after it finished functioning. While the...

Facebook F8 Updates: Live Blog

Melanie Hick | Posted 22.11.2011 | UK Tech

The live blog from Facebook's F8 conference in San Francisco will being here at 5:30pm Greenwich mean time. What do you think of Facebook's ...

Facebook F8 Livestream: Watch It Here

Melanie Hick | Posted 22.11.2011 | UK Tech

Facebook's f8 developers conference will be streamed live here at 5:30pm Greenwich meantime today, 22nd September 2011. "Read. Watch. Listen." is ...

Pint Please: Beer Is Good For You (VIDEO)

Melanie Hick | Posted 22.11.2011 | UK Tech

Great news for Oktoberfest drinkers, beer is good for you, though only in moderation. Beer can strengthen bones and lower the risk of heart disease. S...

BT To Offer Free OnLive Cloud Gaming

Melanie Hick | Posted 22.11.2011 | UK Tech

BT will offer free OnLive cloud gaming to its broadband customers from today. OnLive's disc and software-free gaming service which launched today ...

Best of The Facebook Update Memes

Melanie Hick | Posted 22.11.2011 | UK Tech

Facebook has made some changes. Have you heard about it? These meme-makers have heard all about your reaction, and reflect your anger, grief and a...

New Facebook - a Minefield for Cheaters and an Assault on the Senses

Olivia Rose | Posted 22.11.2011 | UK Tech
Olivia Rose

Once upon a time, Facebook was a tool that you could manipulate to show you more or less of what you wanted. Now, it's just gratuitous. Embarrassingly, I cried twice yesterday. Both times, it was because Facey B told me something I didn't want to hear.

HTC Explorer Low Cost Smart Phone Leaked

Melanie Hick | Posted 21.11.2011 | UK Tech

Pocketnow reports that they have received leaked information about HTC's new Explorer smart phone. The site features a glossy, professional press ...

Arielle Zuckerberg, Mark Zuckerberg's Sister, On Facebook Changes

TNW | Melanie Hick | Posted 21.11.2011 | UK Tech

As we prepare for F8 tomorrow, all eyes are on Facebook. Recent changes have included a new subscribe/unsubscribe model, similar to Twitter, smarter f...

Nasa: Black Hole's Flaring Jet

Melanie Hick | Posted 21.11.2011 | UK Tech

Nasa's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer has captured data of a black hole's flaring jet, re-created here in an artist's interpretation. 20,000 ...