A German ban on sales of Doom to teenagers was lifted after 17 years today.
The classic video game had been on an index of monitored and controlled titles since in 1994, which is when it was deemed as highly likely to harm youth. Just like pornography, all sales of the ...
Written by Jack Millar · Filed Under Hi-Tech
Space shuttle Atlantis is fully prepared to make one final descent to Earth tiday.
The famous orbiter and its four man crew are scheduled to depart from the runway at Florida’s Kennedy Space Center just before sunrise today.
At "wheel-stop", its 13-day mission back to the space station will be completed. More ...
Written by Sarah Pool · Filed Under Hi-Tech
It has been revealed today that Facebook pursued a smear campaign against one of its biggest rivals, Google.
Those representing the social network have been forced to admit that it hired the services of a PR firm that planted anti-Google stories around the internet related to user privacy. Details of the ...
Written by Michael Harries · Filed Under Hi-Tech
As royal wedding fever sweeps the nation, Carphone Warehouse has become the latest company to cash in on the trend for patriotic merchandise. Alcatel has released a royal wedding themed handset for their Smartphone, which is available for all memorabilia fans now.
Adorned in the colours of the Union Jack, the ...
Written by Emma Mitchell · Filed Under Hi-Tech
A Romanian man has admitted his part in a scam that saw customers of AutoTrader, Craigslist and eBay conned out of $2.7 million. The Department of Justice in the US announced yesterday that Adrian Ghighina, 33, of Bucharest, pleaded guilty at Illinois District Court to charges to money laundering, bank ...
Written by Sarah Pool · Filed Under Hi-Tech
Mobile phone makers Vodafone have become the latest company to slam new rules that allow Apple to take a 30 percent cut for newspaper subscriptions made through iTunes. Vittorio Colao, Vodafone's chief executive, spoke about the contentious issue during the Mobile World Congress trade event being held in Barcelona, Spain, ...
Written by Taylor Edwards · Filed Under Hi-Tech
EBay Inc put its online payments unit PayPal business into the spotlight predicting doubling of revenues by 2013. BGC Partners analyst Colin Gillis said that people are investing in eBay because of PayPal.
Although PayPal has been the company’s main growth driver, in the minds of investors, questions still loom about ...
Google is working hard to bring competition to Apple's digital media offerings on iTunes, as the internet giant enters talks with media corporations to create an e-newsstand.
Google has already entered talks with Time Warner, Conde Naste and Hearst Corp, as it looks to bring media apps to its Android smartphone ...
Written by Sarah Pool · Filed Under Hi-Tech
BT has launched a new service that has already stirred up controversy amidst accusations that the move creates a 'two-tier' internet.
Content Connect allows ISPs to use BT's network to require content providers to pay a fee for high-speed video delivery. The move could see "net neutrality" brought to an end, ...
Written by Jack Millar · Filed Under Hi-Tech
As Apple prepares for its impending court case with Nokia, the trial could set a precursor for the gadget giant's other upcoming lawsuits.
The battle between Apple and Nokia first began last December when Nokia launched a trading dispute claiming that Apple had infringed on patents. Apple countersued, however, for the ...
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