Read it Later changes name to Pocket drops its price to free

Four years ago, Read it Later was created to allow users to save their web content to view later on their own schedule. One year ago, Read It Later had 2.5 million users; now it has 4.5 million. This growth made it the number one paid news app for Android […]

Sony announce nasnea New Networked Recorder and Media Storage Device

Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. (SCE) announced that it will launch “nasne™,” a new networked recorder and media storage device with built in 500GB hard disk drive (HDD) and digital terrestrial and satellite broadcast tuners. “nasne” will become available in Japan on July 19, 2012, for a recommended retail price of […]

Set up a home file server using FreeNAS

John Browning writing on Engadget has posted an interesting article “How-To: Set up a home file server using FreeNAS” a walkthrough on setting up an open source storage platform called FreeNAS as a “digital bookshelf”. FreeNAS is an operating system based on FreeBSD that hasweb interface for management, and all […]

Canonical announce AWSOME Api to bridge Amazon and OpenStack Clouds

Canonical released for beta testing a new cloud proxy, providing APIs for OpenStack that are also common to Amazon’s EC2 and AWS public cloud services. The proxy, called “Any Web Service Over Me” (AWSOME), simplifies the deployment of hybrid cloud workloads across AWS and OpenStack clouds. The OpenStack community has […]

BT Infinity gets even faster

BT Retail has turned up the speed dial in the broadband battle by announcing a range of speed increases for its customers for no extra cost. Customers signing up to BT Infinity 2 from tomorrow (April 12) will benefit from downstream speeds that are roughly double those on offer today […]

SmartWatch from Sony Brings Android Power Straight to Wrist

SmartWatch from Sony connects to Android smartphones via BluetoothTM giving you the ability to control key functions without removing your smartphone from your pocket or bag. With just a tap, touch, and swipe, SmartWatch turns from a watch displaying the time to a remote information center for your Android smartphone. […]

Pebble e-paper watch launches

New smartwatch features daylight-readable e-paper display, iPhone and Android compatibility, sports and fitness apps and 7+ day battery life Palo Alto – Allerta, the company behind the inPulse smartwatch for Blackberry, today introduced the next generation Pebble smartwatch. It is the first smartwatch to offer full iPhone and iOS compatibility. […]

Google+ gets major update

Google has announced a major update to Google+, which will rollout gradually to users. Vic Gundotra, Senior Vice President writing on Googles official blog said: “More than 170 million people have upgraded to Google+, enjoying new ways to share in Search, Gmail, YouTube and lots of other places. It’s still […]

Belfast Plans 1Gbps Broadband Network

Belfast’s City Council has been guaranteed £6m of the UK government’s £100m Urban Broadband Fund, but could receive up to £13.7m if the Government approves its plans. In November last year, the government first unveiled its plans for connnected cities. They saw ten cities in the UK, including Birmingham, Bristol, […]

IDrive Online Backup Releases IDrive Connect

Word on the street says Google is gearing up to launch a cloud service of some kind that could bring a host of new features to the desktop, but why wait on Google? IDrive Online Backup has just released new free software – IDriveConnect – allowing users to access their […]

Dropbox adds drag-and-drop upload feature on web browsers

If you use Chrome, Firefox, or Safari, you can now upload files by dragging them from your desktop onto the Dropbox website. After Dropbox detects the upload, it’ll work its magic to get your stuff wherever you need it. This is just a small step toward giving you a simpler […]

Panasonic cordless phones feature Linke2Cell iPhone ringtone integration

Panasonic announced six new DECT 6.0 Plus telephones that offer an array of convenient features for landline phone users including a simplified keypad layout with oversized buttons, large white backlit display, talking caller ID and amplified handsets. Each of the new 2012 model series are expandable up to 6 handsets, […]