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In Depth: The 10 most hated programs of all time

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 01:50:00 +0000

10 worst programs of all time Programs can be our friends: they can help us express ourselves, can solve our problems and can do their very best to make our days happier. Sometimes, though, they do the Devil's work, making simple tasks so complex and frustrating that you'd happily make everybody involved face a firing squad[......]

Gary Marshall: Tablets are no longer just idiot toys

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 01:25:00 +0000

From time to time even jaded tech hacks get a "wow!" moment. [......]

Week in Tech: Facebook soars while others struggle

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 23:10:00 +0000

Week in Tech: Facebook soars while others struggle All hail the new king of tech! After months of speculation, Facebook's becoming a public company : the social network will be looking to raise $5 billion later this year in a share offering that could value the firm at as much as $100 billion. As you might imagine, founder Mark Zuckerberg was in triumphant mood[......]

Sony loses billions, blames TVs

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 21:25:00 +0000

Sony has published the results for the third quarter of its 2011 fiscal year, detailing significant losses. Yesterday, Sony announced that vice president and PlayStation group leader Kazuo Hirai would be taking the reigns of company from current president and CEO Howard Stringer in April. The headline figures in the report are an operating loss of $1.2 billion (£758 million)and a net loss of $2 billion (£1.3 billion) on revenue of $23.37 billion (£14 billion), the latter translating to a 17.4 percent year-on-year decrease. [......]

In Depth: 802.11ac: what you need to know

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 00:42:00 +0000

In Depth: 802.11ac: what you need to know

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 00:42:00 +0000

802.11ac: next-gen Wi-Fi If you thought Wi-Fi couldn't get much faster than 802.11n, think again. 802.11ac, dubbed 5G Wi-Fi, promises ridiculously fast wireless connections, better range, improved reliability, improved power consumption and a free horse. (OK, we're lying about the horse.) 802.11ac is the latest evolution of Wi-Fi, and it should be particularly good for gaming and HD video streaming[......]

In Depth: Why the future of TV is gesture controlled

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 00:00:00 +0000

Beyond the remote control: using gestures Who needs buttons and onscreen menus when our hands and feet lay idle? It was the Nintendo Wii that first got us moving, before augmented reality apps and games-stuffed smartphones had us waving them in a ridiculous figure-of-eight, but so far the humble television has remained stoically still. [......]

Rovio boss: Angry Birds piracy ‘may not be a bad thing’

Mon, 30 Jan 2012 21:16:00 +0000

Speaking at the Midem conference in Cannes, Rovio Mobile's chief executive Mikael Hed claims that the company has learned from the music industry's mistakes when dealing with piracy. [......]

EA’s Madden simulation predicts Giants Super Bowl win

Mon, 30 Jan 2012 08:45:00 +0000

The New York Giants will defeat the New England Patriots in the Super Bowl on Sunday if EA's annual Madden simulation proves to be accurate. The game publisher matched-up the two teams in a single game of Madden '12 on Xbox 360, with Eli Manning's Giants emerging victorious 27-24. [......]

News in Brief: One more thing: today’s other news

Mon, 30 Jan 2012 04:46:00 +0000

Today's round up of alternative tech news is brought to you by social networking faux-pas – from wannabe record breaking on Facebook to answering calls while in the privvy via a holiday ruined by Twitter jokes – and not even funny ones at that. [......]