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Smartphone reliance causing more mountain mishaps
By Kate Solomon published
Walkers relying on smartphone maps and sat nav have become quite the bee in the Lake District mountain rescue's bonnet.
Google gifts free Chrome notebooks to games developers
By Adam Hartley published
Google is courting the world's leading games designers this week, gifting free laptops to devs at the Games Developers' Conference in San Francisco.
Mac OS X Lion unleashed to developers
By Adam Hartley published
Apple has quickly followed up the announcement of a new line of MacBook Pros with the news that it is nearing the release of its next operating system, Mac OS X Lion.
Rumour: Google Chrome OS out this month
By Adam Hartley published
Google's Chrome Operating system is rumoured to be launching later this month, according to anonymous "component players" in Asia.
Microsoft sues Motorola over Android mobiles
By Adam Hartley published
Microsoft is suing mobile company Motorola, claiming that the handset maker is guilty of patent infringement with its range of Android phones.
Windows 7 SP1 beta release date in July, says Microsoft
By Patrick Goss published
Microsoft has announced that the beta Windows 7 service pack 1 (SP1) will be coming by the end of July.
iOS 4.0: Apple to announce this week
By Adam Hartley published
No sooner than the iPad is out of the door, Apple moves on to the next major announcement – the latest update to the operating system for the iPhone, which is set to be made later this week.
Ordnance Survey frees up mapping data
By Adam Hartley published
Mapping agency Ordnance Survey launches a new service this week offering free and unrestricted access to many of its maps for the first time.
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