This week it has been confirmed that a new music file format MusicDNA, is being launched to try and replace the MP3. Its confirmed elsewhere that this is to be a replacement rather than run along side the MP3.
Apples iPhone gets attacked by a worm
On November - 9 - 2009 ADD COMMENTS
The first worm to infect the Apple iPhone has been discovered spreading "in the wild" in Australia.
The self-propagating program changes the phone’s wallpaper to a picture of 80s singer Rick Astley with the message "ikee is never going to give you up".
The worm, known as ikee, only affects "jail-broken" phones, where a user has removed Apple’s protection mechanisms to allow the phone to run any software.
New Google Chrome Release
On November - 3 - 2009 ADD COMMENTS
Google has launched the latest beta of its Chrome web browser. This release includes bookmark sync.
"For those of you who use several computers — for example, a laptop at work and a desktop at home — you’ve asked for a way to keep your Google Chrome bookmarks in sync across multiple computers," explains Google. Read the rest of this entry »
Get ready to join a Road Train
On October - 31 - 2009 ADD COMMENTS
After joining a road train, drivers will be able to sit back and relax
Road trains that link vehicles together using wireless sensors could soon be on European roads.
An EU-financed research project is looking at inexpensive ways of getting vehicles to travel in a ‘platoon’ on Europe’s motorways.
Each road train could include up to eight separate vehicles – cars, buses and trucks will be mixed in each one.
Are you going to Windows7?
On October - 23 - 2009 ADD COMMENTS
Microsoft know you love Windows XP—after all, you’ve been telling them that for years. With Windows 7, Microsoft used your feedback to make things even better. From switching between programs to recording TV, Windows 7 simplifies the way you use your PC—and the way your PC connects with the world. Simplifies everyday tasks Windows 7 makes the basics easier than ever. With HomeGroup, it’s simple to share music, documents, printers, and everything else with the other PCs running Windows 7 in your house. Windows Search frees you from the chore of hunting through folders and subfolders to locate your stuff. Better taskbar previews give you a great view of what’s open, and Jump Lists show you recent files with a single right-click.
Smartphones the battle for sales begins
On October - 18 - 2009 ADD COMMENTS
Smartphones are going mass market, fuelled by the public’s "insatiable appetite" for social media, analysts say.
They predict an explosion in sales alongside price falls for smart handsets next year.
It comes in a week which sees the launch of Blackberry’s latest handset, the Storm 2.
Meanwhile the Palm Pre, dubbed an "iPhone killer" finally makes its UK debut.
A competitor for iTunes!
On October - 12 - 2009 ADD COMMENTS
BSkyB’s digital music service, Sky Songs, is set to launch next week (October 19), as the broadcaster attempts to take on Apple’s iTunes and Spotify.
It has signed deals with the four major music labels EMI, Sony Music Entertainment, Universal and Warner Music, as well as several independent labels which will allow it access to their music content.
Sky will use a subscription model whereby customers will be charged a monthly fee for unlimited access to over four million songs.
Watching TV could get you fined !
On October - 5 - 2009 ADD COMMENTS
Businesses are being warned they could be breaking the law if staff watch live TV on their computers when the firm does not have a TV licence.
Shops, offices and other workplaces could be fined up to £1,000, the TV Licensing authority says.
The law covers live transmissions online and does not apply to catch-up services such as those on the iPlayer.
