Tue, Jun 23rd, 2009 | U.K. |

The burglar used the sim card from his victim's mobile phone A man who burgled a taxi driver's home was caught when he used the victim's mobile phone to order a cab from the firm he worked for, a court ...Read More

Apple's iPhone coming to South Korea this week after long wait

Sun, Nov 22nd, 2009 | Business |

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - Apple Inc's iPhone is coming to South Korea this week, a local carrier announced Sunday, bringing the iconic communications device to one of the world's most sophisticated mobile phone markets. KT Corp. began accepting orders for ...Read More

South Koreans to get Apple's iPhone this week

Sat, Nov 21st, 2009 | Business, SciTech, Top Stories |

SEOUL, South Korea—Apple Inc's iPhone is coming to South Korea this week, a local carrier announced Sunday, bringing the iconic communications device to one of the world's most sophisticated mobile phone markets. KT Corp. began accepting orders for the iPhone both ...Read More

German O2 to end roaming deal with Telekom -paper

Sat, Nov 21st, 2009 | SciTech |

FRANKFURT, Nov 21 (Reuters) - German mobile operator O2plans to end its roaming agreement with Deutsche Telekom(DTEGn.DE) unit T-mobile at year end, O2's German head told aGerman newspaper. "We now have a very strong network and will terminate thenational roaming agreement ...Read More

Harriet Harman prosecuted over car crash

Thu, Nov 19th, 2009 | U.K. |

Harriet Harman prosecuted over car crash A court summons will be served on the minister after a police investigation into an incident in which she was reported to have clipped a parked car in south-east London. Prosecutors said on Thursday that there was “sufficient evidence” and that ...Read More

Delroy Grant in court accused of 'night stalker' sex attacks

Thu, Nov 19th, 2009 | U.K. |

Delroy Grant in court accused of 'night stalker' sex attacks A man accused of a series of sex attacks on elderly women was remanded in custody today to appear in court again this month. Delroy Grant, 52, of Brockley, south-east London, appeared at Greenwich magistrates court and was ordered to appear ...Read More

Southport woman faces child sex charges

Thu, Nov 19th, 2009 | U.K. |

Southport woman faces child sex charges A woman will appear in court today charged with child sex offences following the investigation into paedophile Colin Blanchard. Blanchard, 38, nursery worker Vanessa George, 39, and Angela Allen, 39, admitted a string of offences at Bristol crown court last month. Merseyside ...Read More

Microsoft Releases Office 2010 for Windows Mobile

Wed, Nov 18th, 2009 | Most Viewed, SciTech |

Microsoft on Wednesday launched a public beta of Office Mobile 2010, coinciding with its launch of the Office 2010 beta. Microsoft says the app will allow users to view and edit their Office documents, use their phones as a PowerPoint presentation ...Read More

Southport woman charged with paedophile offences

Wed, Nov 18th, 2009 | U.K. |

Southport woman charged with paedophile offences Merseyside police have charged a 43-year-old woman from Southport with possessing and making indecent images of a child, and sexual activity with a child. The woman, whose identity has not been released, is due to appear today at Bootle magistrates ...Read More

Grandmother held in connection with Vanessa George paedophile ring

Wed, Nov 18th, 2009 | U.K. |

The woman from Bootle in Merseyside was last night charged with sexual offences involving a child and is due to appear in court tomorrow. She is the fourth woman to face charges in relation to the paedophile ring involving George, a ...Read More

Sony Ericsson Hopes New Android Phone Will Help Turnaround

Wed, Nov 18th, 2009 | SciTech |

STOCKHOLM (Dow Jones)--Sony Ericsson hopes that its coming Xperia X10 flagship mobile phone, its first based on Google Inc's (GOOG) Android open-source operating system, will help the company return to profit after several loss-making quarters, but it won't be available ...Read More

CORRECTED-UPDATE 1-Qualcomm CEO pins hopes on China, smartbooks

Tue, Nov 17th, 2009 | SciTech |

HONG KONG, Nov 17 (Reuters) - Qualcomm, the world's biggest chip maker, said on Tuesday that it expects to sell its TD-SCDMA chips in mainland China within the next year. Qualcomm believes that it will eventually grab a high share in ...Read More

In court, the carer accused of being London's notorious 'Night Stalker'

Mon, Nov 16th, 2009 | U.K. |

In court, the carer accused of being London's notorious 'Night Stalker' Dressed in a police-issue white tracksuit and flanked by two female custody officers, Delroy Easton Grant stood in the dock at Greenwich magistrates' court yesterday morning. The unassuming 52-year-old spoke only to confirm his name and address during the brief ...Read More

'Night stalker' suspect charged with series of rapes and sexual assaults

Mon, Nov 16th, 2009 | U.K. |

'Night stalker' suspect charged with series of rapes and sexual assaults A man accused of raping and sexually assaulting a series of elderly people over a 17-year period appeared in court for the first time today. Delroy Grant, the alleged "night stalker" serial rapist, was charged with a series of sex attacks ...Read More

Delroy Grant in court charged over 'night stalker' serial sex attacks

Mon, Nov 16th, 2009 | U.K. |

Delroy Grant in court charged over 'night stalker' serial sex attacks The 52-year-old father was remanded in police custody after a brief hearing at Greenwich magistrates court. He is facing 22 charges including five rapes, six indecent assaults and 11 burglaries since 1992. The court heard that police want to question him over ...Read More

Google poised to become your phone company

Fri, Nov 13th, 2009 | SciTech |

Google poised to become your phone company (Wired) -- Google is set to become your new phone company, perhaps reducing your phone bill to zilch in the process. Google has bought Gizmo5, an online phone company that is akin to Skype  but based on open protocols and ...Read More

Woods to battle crowds, heat at Australian Masters

Wed, Nov 11th, 2009 | Sports, Top Stories |

Woods to battle crowds, heat at Australian Masters MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Tiger Woods must overcome packed crowds, scorching heat and a strong local contingent bent on humbling the world number one on home soil to win his first title Down Under at this week's Australian Masters. Woods, who was ...Read More

Samsung Wants to Put Third-party Apps on Cheap Smartphones

Tue, Nov 10th, 2009 | SciTech |

Samsung is opening up its cheaper smartphones to third-party application developers with the launch of a new software platform it is calling Bada. The first phone running the software will go on sale during the first half of next year, ...Read More

FTSE up 0.2 pct by midday; HSBC gains on strong Q3

Tue, Nov 10th, 2009 | Business |

* FTSE on track for fifth-straight session of gains * HSBC gain after strong Q3; Barclays falls after results * Vodafone doubles cost-cutting; H1 in-line LONDON, Nov 10 (Reuters) - Britain's leading shares were up0.2 percent midday on Tuesday, led by HSBC (HSBA.L) ...Read More

Google to buy AdMob, illustrating its advertising-based strategy

Mon, Nov 9th, 2009 | Business, Most Viewed, SciTech |

Google to buy AdMob, illustrating its advertising-based strategy Google Inc. took another major step in its quest to ensure that wherever consumers go -- whether to their laptops to search sports scores or videos or to their phones to find a restaurant -- advertisers will be there too. On ...Read More

Nokia Recalls 14 Million Mobile Phone Chargers

Mon, Nov 9th, 2009 | SciTech |

Nokia Recalls 14 Million Mobile Phone Chargers Some customers could face a nasty shock Nokiapartners with many component manufacturers in order to speed time tomarket and lower costs. One of these partners is BYD, a Chinesecompany that producescars, rechargeable batteries,and mobile phone components. One of these key components ...Read More