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YouTube redesign makes content easier to find First major overhaul in video site's history
YouTube has revamped its homepage, redesigning its layout with a TV channel-like design in the first major overhaul since its inception. YouTube made the following announcement on its blog: "So, today we're introducing a new...
02 Dec 2011 by IT Reviews Staff
Google Chrome overtakes Firefox in browser market share Now second to Microsoft's Internet Explorer
Google Chrome has stormed past Mozilla Firefox to become the second most widely used web browser last month, after Internet Explorer. StatCounter, a research firm, reports that Chrome managed to bag a 25.68 per cent market...
02 Dec 2011 by IT Reviews Staff
UK mobile networks deny using Carrier IQ spyware Vodafone, O2 disclaim knowledge of user tracking
Mobile phone operators in UK have moved quickly to distance themselves from the controversy over alleged key-logging software Carrier IQ, saying that smartphones on their networks do not report information about their...
01 Dec 2011 by IT Reviews Staff
Rovio set to launch Angry Birds 12 Days of Christmas Festive feathered outing
Angry Birds creator Rovio has collaborated with Samsung to launch the latest edition of its highly popular game, dubbed 'Angry Birds 12 days of Christmas'. Rovio officially unveiled the app with an exclusive song-based teaser...
01 Dec 2011 by IT Reviews Staff
Intel offers $100 subsidy for every Ultrabook made Trying to tackle high price of new slimline laptop format
Intel is seeking to counter criticism over the high price of its Ultrabook computers by offering OEMs and ODMs a $100 subsidy for every Ultrabook manufactured. Intel's ultra-slim laptop spec - the PC answer to Apple's MacBook...
30 Nov 2011 by IT Reviews Staff
Android and iPhone users get to try Windows Phone 7 demo HTML preview works on rival smartphones
iPhone and Android users have been given the chance to try out Windows Phone 7 (WP7) on their handsets, thanks to an ingenious marketing demo created by Microsoft that runs on iOS and Google's mobile operating system. The demo...
30 Nov 2011 by IT Reviews Staff
iPhone 4 catches fire aboard Australian plane flight New battery recall could be on horizon
Passengers on an Australian Regional Express airline flight were panicked after one traveller's iPhone 4 began to glow red, filling the cabin with thick smoke. The incident, which took place just after flight ZL319 from Lismore...
29 Nov 2011 by IT Reviews Staff
Will Apple's revolutionary iTV be the new iPad? Tech giant set to shake up television world next year
Apple new iTV system looks set to do for TV what the company's iPhone did for the mobile phone, promising a display television that can understand users' voice commands and gestures. According to a report in The Guardian, ...
29 Nov 2011 by IT Reviews Staff
'Cyber Monday' online shopping spree expected to break records UK shoppers cash in on web bargains
The UK saw a surge in online shopping last week, following in the tradition of the US 'Black Friday' shopping spree, a Thanksgiving tradition that has now extended to this side of the Atlantic. Today, 'Cyber Monday' - also known...
28 Nov 2011 by IT Reviews Staff
iPhone 4S helps Apple overtake Android sales for October New figures show surge in upgrades from existing iOS users
Apple's iPhone 4S grabbed a staggering 42.8 per cent market share of all UK mobile phone sales during the month of October, overtaking sales of Android for the month. The rise in market share - Apple's first since November 2010...
28 Nov 2011 by IT Reviews Staff
T-Mobile launches budget £99 Vivacity Android smartphone Entry-level Gingerbread 2.3 on PAYG
T-Mobile UK has launched a self-branded Android smartphone, the Vivacity, which is available from today in stores, online and telesales for free on a £10 per month contract, or £99 on pay-as-you-go. The T-Mobile ...
25 Nov 2011 by IT Reviews Staff
Apple knew about iTunes spyware flaw for three years before fixing Ignored warning from security researcher in 2008
Apple took more than three years to patch a vulnerability in iTunes that could have allowed hackers and intelligence agencies install spyware on computers around the world. The vulnerability in the iTunes updater allowed fake ...
25 Nov 2011 by IT Reviews Staff
Lumia 800 tips up at online retailer Clove from 1st December Pre-orders open now
Nokia's new Lumia 800 Windows Phone 7 smartphone will be on sale SIM-free at UK-based online retailer Clove.co.uk from 1st December. Until now, only high-street stores Carphone Warehouse, Phones4U and Expansys were offering the...
24 Nov 2011 by IT Reviews Staff
Ofcom: ISPs free to throttle network traffic - as long as they tell consumers Telecoms regulator stays hands-off over net neutrality
Ofcom, the UK telecoms regulator, has asked Internet Service Providers (ISPs) across UK to be more transparent regarding their traffic management tactics, as well as broadband speeds that customers can expect. BT, Virgin Media...
24 Nov 2011 by IT Reviews Staff
HTC mulling hybrid Chrome OS/Android Chromebook for 2012 Best of both worlds?
HTC may launch a Chromebook device next year that combines the best of Google's Chrome OS and Android operating systems. Despite the poor reception that Chromebooks have so far received, with combined sales of existing devices...
23 Nov 2011 by IT Reviews Staff
