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NXP Semiconductors to use hearing aid tech to boost mobile audio
NXP Semiconductors are preparing to introduce new speaker technology that could give mobile phones a significant volume and audio quality boost. While current micro speakers can pump out an average of a measly 0.5 watts, the new NXP Semiconductor speakers…
Half a million Yahoo passwords have been leaked by hacking group D33ds.
453,492 Yahoo log-in details were published to a security forum yesterday after hacking group D33ds allegedly "retrieved in plaintext from an unidentified service on Yahoo". The breach follows the recent hacking of other popular sites, including LastFM and LinkedIn, which…
Samsung Galaxy Chat: QWERTY packing Android handset rubs salt into RIM's wounds
RIM are ditching their trademark QWERTY keyboards for the first batch of BlackBerry 10 handsets, and Samsung seem to now see that as a gap in the market. How does a candy-bar shaped Android 4.0 handset with a full QWERTY,…
Original iPad to miss out on iOS 6 support at Apple WWDC 2012?
Were you a proud, early adopter of Apple's original iPad tablet? Get in there early before everyone and their dog bought an iPad 2 (or new iPad, even?). Well, here's some potentially bad news or you we're afraid. It seems…
Foxconn hiring for iPhone 5 production?
Apple's iPhone 5 handset has reportedly entered production at Foxconn, the manufacturing plant favoured by the Cupertino tech firm. And in order to meet what is expected to be massive demand for the smartphone, Foxconn are now "urgently" looking to…
Logitech reveal AirPlay compatible UE Air Speaker
Logitech have today unveiled their UE AirSpeaker, an iPod/iPhone dock that's also fully compatible with Apple's AirPlay wireless streaming standard. Playing back streamed, uncompressed music from iTunes or an iPhone, iPad or iPod touch connected to your home's Wi-Fi network…
BT plan roll out of 300Mbps broadband service
BT has held successful trials of "FTTP on demand" broadband, which they state "has the potential to transform the UK broadband landscape" thanks to its maximum 300Mps download speeds. Trialled in St Agnes, Cornwall, the new BT fibre optic system…
Motorola and Google merger moves a step closer
Motorla Mobility's shareholders have voted in favour of merging with the search giant Google. 99% of the vote were in favour of Google's $12.5 billion acquisition of the mobile manufacturer. This brings Google a lot closer with their bid…
Samsung redesigns Galaxy Tab 10.1 after sales ban
Samsung has redesigned its Galaxy tab 10.1 tablet after legal action was taken by Apple to have the product banned from being sold in September. The court ruled in favour of Apple's claim that the Galaxy Tab looked too…
Facebook responding to malicious attacks
Over the last few days thousands of people have been affected by the latest attack on Facebook by a group of hackers. Images containing scenes of violence and pornography have been posted as part of a spam attack on…