Nintendo's Wii is still the top selling console in Japan, but the latest stats would suggest that it's losing its lead. ...

Read PS3 sales catching up with Wii on Pocket-lint now

The rise in popularity of mobile broadband in the UK has been well documented, with the increasing figures mostly attributed to the ever-lowering costs of going online via cellular networks. ...

Read 30,000 mobile broadband dongles sold each week in UK on Pocket-lint now

34 lengthy new touchscreen-related patents from Apple published by the US Patent & Trademark Office have been revealed. ...

Read Apple files 34 touch patents on Pocket-lint now

LG has announced a £28m sponsorship deal with Birmingham's NEC Arena that will see the venue renamed as "The LG Arena". ...

Read NEC to become "The LG Arena" on Pocket-lint now

Microsoft's OS market share is on the wane, according to a new study releases by Net Applications. ...

Read Windows market share decreasing on Pocket-lint now

A judge in New York has said that Google must pass on the details of more than 100 million people - many of them in the UK - to Viacom, the US TV company that Google is involved in with a billion-dollar court case. ...

Read YouTube viewer details to be supplied to Viacom on Pocket-lint now

Love it or hate it, Adobe's portable document format, the PDF, has become the latest International Organization for Standardization (ISO) standard. ...

Read Adobe PDF becomes ISO standard on Pocket-lint now

It said it was going to crack down on illegal downloads, and Virgin Media has done exactly that sending out warning letters to 800 of its customers. ...

Read Warning letters go to 800 Virgin Broadband users on Pocket-lint now

Nvidia has issued a profit warning that has seen its stock plummet as much as 25%. ...

Read Nvidia admits faults with chips on Pocket-lint now

Want to know the latest news but don't have time to read the stories we've written? ...

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Blockbuster has announced that it has decided to withdraw its proposal to acquire Circuit City. ...

Read Blockbuster withdraws Circuit City offer on Pocket-lint now

A coalition of organisations fighting the ad sharing deal struck up by Google and Yahoo way back in April will be celebrating the news that US authorities are going to launch an investigation into the plans. ...

Read Google and Yahoo ad deal facing official probe on Pocket-lint now

Nokia has announced that it has received unconditional approval from the European Commission for its planned acquisition of Navteq and expects to close the deal within the next 5 business days. ...

Read EU approves Nokia's Navteq acquistion on Pocket-lint now

BT's complaint about a recent Virgin Media advert for its broadband service has been upheld by the Advertising Standards Authority. ...

Read Virgin Media in trouble over broadband speed claims on Pocket-lint now

Want to know the latest news but don't have time to read the stories we've written? ...

Read VIDEO: Megawhat News - Nikon launches a £2000 DSLR on Pocket-lint now

T-Mobile has unveiled what it's describing as a range of improvements to its network, the first of which is the introduction of the UK's first nationwide fast upload network, "HSUPA", the broadband upload service. ...

Read T-Mobile rolls out nationwide HSUPA mobile broadband on Pocket-lint now

A group of mobile operators has unveiled a new initiative to create a blueprint and roadmap for "opening up mobile functionality to encourage the development of exciting mobile applications without compromising customer security". ...

Read BONDI initiative launched by mobile operators on Pocket-lint now

Nokia has announced that Warner Music Group will make its song catalogue available through Nokia Music Stores as well as through "Comes with Music", the phone co's as yet unlaunched music offering. ...

Read Warner joins Nokia "Comes with Music" on Pocket-lint now

Want to know the latest news but don't have time to read the stories we've written? ...

Read VIDEO: Megawhat News - Bill Gates takes his bow on Pocket-lint now

eBay has been ordered to pay 38.6 million euros in compensation to Louis Vuitton's parent company LVMH, for letting auctioneers sell fake version of its products online. ...

Read eBay ordered to pay £30 million for fakes on Pocket-lint now

The launch of the proposed video on demand service from BBC Worldwide, ITV and Channel 4 has hit a major setback by being referred to the Competition Commission by the Office of Fair Trading. ...

Read Grade grumbles about Google on Pocket-lint now

The supposedly coming-soon video on demand service from BBC Worldwide, ITV and Channel 4 has been referred to the Competition Commission by the Office of Fair Trading. ...

Read OFT refers Project Kangaroo to Competition Commission on Pocket-lint now

Verizon is pushing Vodafone to sell out of Verizon Wireless. ...

Read Verizon wants Vodafone out of joint mobile venture on Pocket-lint now

Digital music seller Rhapsody is going after Apple iTunes and has a whooping $50 million in its pocket to spend on ads. ...

Read Rhapsody takes on iTunes on Pocket-lint now

Mobile phones are being in the EU homes over fixed lines. ...

Read Quarter of EU homes use mobiles only on Pocket-lint now

Reuters is reporting that Bill Gates said a "teary" goodbye to Microsoft on his last day as boss of arguably the world's most powerful software company. ...

Read Gates says "teary" goodbye to Microsoft on Pocket-lint now

In the real world, they tell us that Wimbledon's in full swing, Glasto's about to kick off and there's some big fussball thing going on, but we wouldn't know, seeing as we're so busy on a daily basis bringing you all the hot news and reviews from the gadget and tech worlds. ...

Read Daily news roundup - 27/06/08 on Pocket-lint now

If you haven't had a chance to read all the news and reviews we've posted on the site this week here are just some of the highlights. ...

Read Weekly news roundup - 27/06/08 on Pocket-lint now

Virgin Mobile USA has confirmed its plans to buy Helio, the US mobile arm of South Korea's SK Telecom. ...

Read Virgin Mobile to buy Helio on Pocket-lint now

Switch on Megawhat TV now for our round-up of the biggest news stories of the week; and what we thought of them in a highly viewable vid. ...

Read VIDEO: Tech week in view on Megawhat News on Pocket-lint now

O2 has topped a new survey of broadband speeds. ...

Read O2 fastest ISP in UK on Pocket-lint now

This video was originally shown during Bill Gates' last ever CES keynote in January. Depicting the Microsoft boss' last day at the company, it's certainly smug and self-congratulatory, but then the dude did completely change the world of personal computing... ...

Read Video: Bill Gates' last day at Microsoft on Pocket-lint now

A Californian judge has ruled that the settlement reached via mediation back in February in the ongoing ConnectU versus Facebook lawsuit was legally binding and should stand. ...

Read Judge forces Facebook court case into settlement on Pocket-lint now

Telefonica and IODA have announced a worldwide partnership that will make IODA's catalog of independent music available to its users in 24 countries. ...

Read Telefonica does music downloads deal with IODA on Pocket-lint now

While rumours circulate about renewed talks with Microsoft, Yahoo is going ahead with drastic changes to its management. ...

Read Yahoo reveals details of massive reorg on Pocket-lint now

Apparently in an attempt to put a stop to rumours that initiated from a Japanese newspaper report, Panasonic has spoken out about its OLED television plans. ...

Read Panasonic denies 37-inch OLEDs on Pocket-lint now

Sony may have admitted losing over $3 billion in the past 2 years on the PS3, but insists this coming financial year will be rosy. ...

Read Sony predicts profits for gaming and TV businesses on Pocket-lint now

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After 6 years of discussion, the Internet's regulator, Icann, has voted unanimously to change the strict rules on "top-level" domain names. ...

Read ICANN approves major top-level domain name changes on Pocket-lint now

Research In Motion has reported its first quarter results for the 3 months ended 31 May. ...

Read RIM results reveal 16 milllion BlackBerry subscribers on Pocket-lint now

If you haven't had a chance to read all the news and reviews we've posted on the site today? ...

Read Daily news roundup - 25/06/08 on Pocket-lint now

It seems that Microsoft is now fighting authorities on both sides of the Atlantic. ...

Read Microsoft criticised by US gov on Pocket-lint now

A tool that allows Microsoft Outlook users to migrate over Google's Gmail is at the centre of a patent infringement case. ...

Read Start-up sues Google on Pocket-lint now

We thought it was all over, Yahoo's execs thought the battle was won, but now it seems that talks with Microsoft may be back on. ...

Read Are Microsoft and Yahoo talking again? on Pocket-lint now

Want to know the latest news but don't have time to read the stories we've written? ...

Read VIDEO: Megawhat News - Virgin Media loses 1000s bank details on Pocket-lint now

Reuters is reporting that European mobile carriers have crossed the 100 million mark with subscribers on their third-generation networks. ...

Read 3G users in Europe crosses 100 million mark on Pocket-lint now

According to information in Sony's fiscal 2008 annual report, the company has lost over $3 billion in the past two years by pricing the PS3 below its production cost. ...

Read Sony loses $3bn in 2 years due to PS3 pricing on Pocket-lint now

A government working group has put forward proposals to move all UK radio stations to digital bands and close medium wave frequencies, similar to how the analogue television signal is being switched over to digital. ...

Read Digital radio switchover planned for the UK on Pocket-lint now

In a scandal so familiar today, bank details for 3000 customers have been lost by a Virgin Media member of staff. ...

Read Virgin Media admits to losing customer bank details on Pocket-lint now

Microsoft has been handed a whopping great bill by an American judge after he upheld a previous court patent case ruling against the computing giant. ...

Read Microsoft ordered to pay millions to Alcatel on Pocket-lint now

Just as Motorola has announced the launch of not only a new handset, the ZN5, but an entirely new branding, under the MOTOZINE name, it's being reported that the company is preparing a "last stand" mobile in a desperate attempt to revamp the brand and address the company's struggling performance. ...

Read Motorola preps last ditch hero handset on Pocket-lint now

Typhoon Touch Technologies, Inc. has "significantly expanded" its patent infringement suit begun in December 2007 against Dell by adding Apple, Fujitsu, Toshiba, Lenovo, Panasonic, HTC, Palm, Samsung, Nokia and LG. ...

Read Typhoon expands touch tech lawsuit to millions of devices on Pocket-lint now

Nokia, Sony Ericsson, Motorola and NTT DOCOMO have announced that they will unite the Symbian OS, S60, UIQ and MOAP to create one open mobile software platform. ...

Read Open Symbian Foundation to be created on Pocket-lint now

The Telegraph is reporting that Amazon.com, the world's biggest online retailer, is preparing to launch its digital music service Amazon MP3, in Britain. ...

Read Amazon MP3 to launch in UK on Pocket-lint now

eBay claims that its customers are losing out on potential savings because of EU trading laws. ...

Read eBay criticises EU on Pocket-lint now

Nokia has announced it has reached an agreement to acquire Plazes, a context-aware social-activity mobile phone service. ...

Read Nokia to acquire Plazes on Pocket-lint now

The Wall Street Journal is reporting that Google's Android platform for mobile phones is experiencing major delays. ...

Read Android phones facing delays on Pocket-lint now

Several high profile top executives are leaving Yahoo following on from months of turmoil as the company as wrangled with a hostile takeover bid from Microsoft. ...

Read Yahoo loses key execs on Pocket-lint now

Apple and Hewlett-Packard are being sued over how their custom computer ordering systems work on their online stores. ...

Read Apple's online store threatened with closure on Pocket-lint now

On 3 and 4 July workers in the capital will be given the opportunity to use St James's Park as their office. ...

Read St James's Park to be transformed into outdoor office on Pocket-lint now

A survey Stateside has revealed that that IT workers sometimes use their security knowledge to sneak a peek at their colleagues' personal information. ...

Read A third of IT workers "snoop" on their colleagues on Pocket-lint now

Console makers and games developers should be rubbing their hands in glee because record sales are apparently on the cards worldwide. ...

Read Games sales will be $68.3 billion in 2012 on Pocket-lint now

Apple and AT&T have settled a $360 million lawsuit over the iPhone's "visual voicemail" functionality, reports the AP. ...

Read Apple settles visual voicemail lawsuit on Pocket-lint now

Microsoft has announced plans to open a Search Technology Center (STC) in Europe in 2009. ...

Read Microsoft to open European search centre on Pocket-lint now

Microsoft has announced the availability of Windows Embedded NavReady 2009, Microsoft's first embedded operating system designed specifically for manufacturers building handheld portable navigation devices. ...

Read Microsoft launches new OS for GPS devices on Pocket-lint now

Experts are suggesting that Apple's iPhone 3G costs "considerably" less than the original to make, perhaps explaining the company's new "not more than $199" pricing strategy. ...

Read iPhone 3G costs $100 to make? on Pocket-lint now

It may be battling to cut down roaming charges, but the EU may find itself pretty unpopular if proposals to charge mobile phone users for receiving calls, even when in their home country, are pushed through. ...

Read Mobile users to be charged for incoming calls on Pocket-lint now

Recent research from Futuresource is said to show that Blu-ray Disc hardware is outstripping early DVD market performance and will continue to do so into the next decade. ...

Read Blu-ray outstripping DVD's early performance on Pocket-lint now

A birthday present for an 11-year-old Narnia fan has landed a British family in a legal fight. ...

Read Family facing legal fight over Narnia domain name on Pocket-lint now

The Queen's Birthday Honours List included two pioneers of the UK gaming industry. ...

Read Game heroes honoured by Queen on Pocket-lint now

In an exclusive chat behind the scenes at HP's conference in Berlin, a top exec from HP hinted that touchscreen tech is going to play a big part in the company's future road map. ...

Read HP promises more touchscreen PCs on Pocket-lint now

Yahoo has now resolutely walked away from talks with Microsoft ending (probably) a saga that has been rumbling on since February. ...

Read Microsoft reveals exactly what Yahoo turned down on Pocket-lint now

Switch on Megawhat TV now for our round-up of the biggest news stories of the week; and what we thought of them in a highly viewable vid. ...

Read VIDEO: Tech week in view on Megawhat News on Pocket-lint now

Samsung is obviously feeling a little resentful about its position as number two in the worldwide mobile phone market, and has decided to go after the number one on its own turf. ...

Read Samsung goes after Nokia on its own turf on Pocket-lint now

So, this small company based in Cupertino launched a piddly little phone or something - we're a little fuzzy on the details - but what else happened this week in tech? ...

Read Weekly news roundup - 13/06/08 on Pocket-lint now

Friday 13th or no, we've been hard at work today bringing you all the hot tech and gadget news and reviews. Although we did strenuously avoid ladders. And black cats. ...

Read Daily news roundup - 13/06/08 on Pocket-lint now

Vodafone is happily blowing its own PR trumpet as independent research has shown it's the UK's most reliable and the fastest network for mobile broadband. ...

Read Vodafone offers fastest and most reliable mobile broadband on Pocket-lint now

Yahoo has said that it has pulled out of talks with Microsoft yet again as it jumped into bed with Google signing a lucrative adverting deal with the Mountain View based company. ...

Read Yahoo Microsoft talks end on Pocket-lint now

Steve Jobs has revealed that Apple is planning to create its own chips for the iPhone and iPod, a move to no doubt try and distinguish the products further from rival offerings. ...

Read Apple to create in-house iPhone chips on Pocket-lint now

Acer has launched a new professional "video-projector", the P5260i, that's designed to offer cable-free projection. ...

Read Acer P5260i wireless projector launches on Pocket-lint now

The Carphone Warehouse has reported a 75% rise in pretax profit for the year to March, but has given a poor outlook for the year ahead. ...

Read Carphone reveals good results but forecasts bleak outlook on Pocket-lint now

Starbucks is fighting to resolve a court case filed against it by T-Mobile. ...

Read Starbucks says T-Mobile collusion case being resolved on Pocket-lint now

Google co-founder Sergey Brin has paid $5 million to secure a seat on a Russian Soyuz spacecraft. ...

Read Google's Sergey Brin pays $5 million for space trip on Pocket-lint now

Customers of the British clothes retailer are fearing for their cash after credit card details were stolen from the company's website by hackers. ...

Read Cotton Trader website hacked on Pocket-lint now

Asus company president Jerry Shen has been speaking about the number of Eee PCs the company expects to ship this year, during an investors conference. ...

Read Asus to ship five million Eees this year on Pocket-lint now

As ever, we've worked our poor fingers to the bone to bring you all the latest and greatest gadget and tech news from around the world today. ...

Read Daily news roundup - 11/06/08 on Pocket-lint now

American channel ABC's Neal Karlinsky briefly interviewed Apple CEO Steve Jobs after the unveiling of the new iPhone 3G, and in particular on the topic of the new business focus for the handset. ...

Read Jobs "confident" on selling 10 million iPhones on Pocket-lint now

Vodafone has received a rebuke from the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) for making bold claims with its mobile data advertising. ...

Read Vodafone in trouble with ASA over mobile data claims on Pocket-lint now

Recent figures from Hitwise show that Google is still the UK's most popular search engine by a wide margin. ...

Read Google gets 87% of UK searches on Pocket-lint now

SanDisk is likely to develop more connected music players in the future following the acquisition of a MusicGremlin on Tuesday. ...

Read SanDisk buys MusicGremlin on Pocket-lint now

If you haven't had a chance to read all the news and reviews we've posted on the site today? ...

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HP may soon go up against the likes of the iPhone. The company is currently concentrating on three segments for its smartphones - enterprise (so businesses), SMBs (so little businesses) and then prosumers (people who work for companies). ...

Read HP to expand consumer smartphone offerings on Pocket-lint now

Apple has priced the iPhone 3G at the "sweet spot" and could well sell 18 million handsets this year - over the 10 million target the company has set itself - an analyst has said. ...

Read Apple will sell 18 million iPhone 3Gs on Pocket-lint now

AT&T, the official iPhone partner for Apple in the States and the first operator in the world to offer the original model, has revealed that it has struck a new agreement with Apple for the 3G version of the phone. ...

Read US iPhone operator stops revenue sharing with Apple on Pocket-lint now

Ofcom has announced its proposals for how it will release and licence the spectrum that will be freed up as a result of the switchover to digital television. ...

Read Ofcom confirms UHF spectrum auction for 2009 on Pocket-lint now

3 Business, the new small business division of mobile operator 3 has launched a range of new deals for small businesses with the introduction of Business Mix and Match plans. ...

Read 3 offers mobile Skype for business on Pocket-lint now

A British IPTV, or internet TV, company has won a multi-million pound investment. ...

Read IPTV firm wins £9.5m investment on Pocket-lint now

Virgin Media suggested way back in March that it may adopt a "three strikes and you're out" policy towards internet subscribers who illegal download copyrighted material. ...

Read Virgin Media gets tough on downloads on Pocket-lint now

Following the statement from Vodafone confirming there was a "potential acquisition" on the table, it seems the Verizon/Alltel deal has now been done. ...

Read Verizon Wireless purchase of Alltel official on Pocket-lint now

Orange has announced 450 job cuts but new boss, Tom Alexander, insists that the future could still be bright for the mobile phone company. ...

Read Orange boss promises massive rehaul on Pocket-lint now