Free wifi trial in central London

Nokia has switched on a trial of a free wi-fi service in central London which will continue until the end of the year. If the two-month trial is deemed a success, the Finnish company plans to turn it into a fully fledged free wi-fi service early in 2012. Free WiFi in central London

Sony buys full control of Sony Ericsson

Sony has bought full control of mobile phone maker Sony Ericsson from Swedish telecoms equipment maker Ericsson, agreeing to buy 50% of the firm for 1.1bn euros to make the mobile handset business a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sony. The transaction also includes a patent deal, patents seemingly extremely important and a lucrative source of revenue these days as well as …

Another skirmish in the Patents War

In the latest round of the Patents War, a US judge has ruled that Samsung’s tablets infringe patents owned by Apple, but warned that Apple needs to prove the validity of those patents if it is to win an injunction preventing the sale of Samsung’s Galaxy Tab.

Steve Jobs dies at the age of 56 years

Steve Jobs, co-founder and former chief executive of US technology giant Apple, has died at the age of 56. Jobs was generally regarded as a charismatic and visionary whose innovative ideas turned Apple into the most valuable technology company in the world and second most valuable overall after Exxon Mobil. He was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in 2003 and five years …

iPhone 4s or iPhone 5?

Apple has begun sending out invites to an iPhone event to be held on Tuesday, October 4, 2011, and although the invite does not specify, the event is widely expected to be the launch of the iPhone 5. However, there is also speculation that the new model could just be a minor improvement on the iPhone 4, perhaps called the …

For those offline moments

As they say, it is inevitable that you will find yourself without an internet connection at some time but that doesn’t mean you have to forego looking at your Email, Calendar or Docs if you are a Gmail user. Using Gmail, Calendar and Docs without an Internet connection

Via now suing Apple

As I sit waiting for my latest patent to be approved: An action or device enabling movement from point A to point B, I note that Taiwanese chip maker Via is the latest to resort to the courts for alleged patent infringements.

Google+ goes public

After two-and-a-half months of ‘invitation only’ testing, the Google+ social network is being opened up for anyone to join. Google+ has been praised for several innovative features including its multi person ‘hangouts’ video chat and the ability to group contacts in various ‘circles’, such as friends, relatives, business contacts etc.

Google Flight Search

As one would expect in the early stages, Google Flight Search is only currently set up for use in the US but when it does roll out in Europe and the rest of the world it could be an extremely handy tool to say the least. It has some great possibilities. Continue reading to see the explanatory video.

Taking a shortcut in Google Docs

If you use Google Docs then here’s a useful little tip you may not know about. If you are unsure about a word and want to check the definition without leaving the comfort of your document, all you need to do is type the word, or select an existing one, and hit Control+Shift+Y (Windows) or Command+Shift+Y for Mac users. That’ll …