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Google plants self on Silicon Roundabout

Google is set to plonk itself on the doorstep of the Silicon Roundabout next year, after the company signed a lease for a seven-floor building intended to be used as a base for start-ups and coders.

Samsung signs Microsoft patent licensing deal over Android

Microsoft and Samsung have announced a cross-patenting deal that will see the Korean firm pay royalties for every Android smartphone and tablet it sells, as well as greater collaboration on Windows Phone devices.

Apple expected to unveil new iPhone next week

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Apple Inc (AAPL.O) looks set next week to unveil its much-awaited new iPhone, which analysts say will have a bigger screen and work better with remote computing services.

Amazons Kindle Fire and Four More Tablets That Could Challenge the iPad

In a couple of hours, Amazon is expected to unveil the latest tablet that will try to take on Apples market-dominating iPad. The difference—according to weeks of rumor, guesswork, and innuendo—is that unlike all those other also-ran ...

Google to build three datacentres in Asia

Google has revealed plans to build three datacentres in Hong Kong, Taiwan and Singapore, to meet demand for its services in Asia. The Silicon Valley-based search and services giant has already bought ...

North Devon kayaker hooks Jaws... without a bigger boat

A lone kayaker off the coast landed a six-foot shark single-handedly after a “thrilling” marine duel recalling Steven Spielbergs 1975 blockbuster movie Jaws.
 
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