Macworld News

BT to offer FTTP 'on demand' service by 2013

team@macworld.co.uk (Sophie Curtis) — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 14:50:00 GMT

BT claims it could soon be able to offer customers broadband speeds of up to 300Mbps, following successful trials of fibre-to-the-premise technology in St Agnes, Cornwall.

Qualcomm to showcase blending of LTE and 3G networks

team@macworld.co.uk (John Cox) — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 14:50:00 GMT

Qualcomm has revealed a key step in enabling voice calls over LTE handsets. Working with Ericsson, the chipmaker says it recently completed the first voice call handover between LTE and 3G networks, and will showcase the achievement later this month at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona.

Google won't delay new privacy policy despite EU concerns

team@macworld.co.uk (Jennifer Baker) — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 14:14:00 GMT

Google does not plan to delay its new privacy policy despite calls from Europe's data protection watchdog.

Google reveals Android malware 'Bouncer,' scans all apps

team@macworld.co.uk (Gregg Keizer) — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 12:46:00 GMT

Google has unveiled an automated system that scans Android apps for potential malware or unauthorized behavior, a move critics have long called the company to make.

Apple takes iPhone and iPad out of German online store

team@macworld.co.uk (Ben Camm-Jones) — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 12:12:00 GMT

UPDATE: Apple will reinstate the iPhone 3GS, the iPhone 4 and all 3G-capable iPads on its online store in Germany after being forced to remove them this morning by a court injunction.

How to write a Kindle bestseller

team@macworld.co.uk (David Price) — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 10:14:00 GMT

We spoke to novelist Mark Edwards, whose dramatic e-book sales earned him and his co-author a four-book publishing deal, about the secrets of cracking the iBooks and Kindle charts, and how the e-book has changed the publishing industry for indie authors.

Facebook IPO, Sony woes and Macworld iWorld (Video)

team@macworld.co.uk (Nick Barber) — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 08:42:00 GMT

Facebook announces an IPO, Sony's business is in trouble, the Asus Padfone sets for a debut and thousands flock to Macworld iWorld.

iPhone 5 'to be revealed at WWDC in June'

team@macworld.co.uk (Ben Camm-Jones) — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 08:08:00 GMT

Apple is planning to unveil the sixth-generation iPhone at the WorldWide Developers Conference scheduled for June, a report has claimed.

No Apple TV set coming soon, industry sources say

team@macworld.co.uk (Ben Camm-Jones) — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 07:57:00 GMT

Sources within Apple's supply chain have cast doubt on the company's plans to launch a connected television set any time soon.

Hairdryer tribute to Steve Jobs

team@macworld.co.uk (Ben Camm-Jones) — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 07:23:00 GMT

An advertising campaign for a Chinese hairdryer that has emerged this week features a rather unexpected appearance by the late Apple co-founder Steve Jobs.

Avid Studio offers video editing on the iPad

team@macworld.co.uk (Joel Mathis) — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 07:01:00 GMT

Avid, the creator of pro-level hardware and software for multimedia production, has unveiled a precision video editor for the iPad.

Fix for Mac OS X 10.7.3 bug available

team@macworld.co.uk (Lex Friedman) — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 06:55:00 GMT

There are two kinds of people in this world: Those who rush to install every new software update that Apple offers up, and those who hold off to make sure the coast is clear before they click the Install button.

No 'unusual' Apple event to take place in February and other rumours

team@macworld.co.uk (Dan Moren) — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 06:52:00 GMT

Apple won't hold an event in February, developers might want to drop marketing images of white iPhones, and Cupertino picks up a Redmond refugee.

Apple FileVault 2 encryption cracked by forensic software

team@macworld.co.uk (John E Dunn) — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 06:46:00 GMT

The encryption keys for Apple’s FileVault 2 full-disk encryption used with OS X Lion can be recovered “in minutes” from memory, password-cracking outfit Passware has announced.

XEffects Tech Transitions brings new options to Final Cut Pro X

team@macworld.co.uk (Joel Mathis) — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 06:20:00 GMT

Noise Industries is now offering XEffects Tech Transitions, a collection of 28 video transition plug-ins for use with Final Cut Pro X.

Petition targeting Apple's Chinese factory conditions grows

team@macworld.co.uk (Grant Gross) — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 06:15:00 GMT

An online petition asking Apple to protect the Chinese workers who make its more popular products has gathered more than 162,000 signatures in just over a week.

O2 offers free landline and broadband services for SMBs

team@macworld.co.uk (Sophie Curtis) — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 05:47:00 GMT

Mobile operator O2 has launched a new service for small and medium businesses in the UK, offering a free landline and high speed broadband access for up to six months when they sign up for a 24 month contract.

HTC promises to fix Android flaw that reveals Wi-Fi credentials

team@macworld.co.uk (Jared Newman) — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 05:47:00 GMT

HTC is moving quickly to squash a security flaw that could expose Wi-Fi credentials on the company's Android phones.

AMD fundamentally changes chip design methodology

team@macworld.co.uk (Agam Shah) — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 05:47:00 GMT

Advanced Micro Devices is set to take a fundamentally different approach to designing chips.

Outgoing Sony CEO Stringer says big losses 'out of his control' (Video)

team@macworld.co.uk (Jay Alabaster) — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 15:16:00 GMT

Sony CEO Howard Stringer, who will step down at the end of March, said Thursday that much of his company's losses were due to circumstances outside of his control and he is confident the company will get back on track.

Could Facebook IPO help it dominate Google? (Video)

team@macworld.co.uk (Sharon Gaudin) — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 14:51:00 GMT

With the Facebook initial public offering (IPO) now official, industry and financial analysts say that a huge influx of cash could enable the social networking company to topple Google from its dominant position in the online world.

MPs call on government to step up malware protection

team@macworld.co.uk (Antony Savvas) — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 14:19:00 GMT

The government has been urged by MPs to do more to protect the public from malware and other online attacks.

Metropolitan Police shares victims' emails in data breach

team@macworld.co.uk (Anh Nguyen) — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 13:21:00 GMT

The Metropolitan Police Service has confirmed that it "inadvertently" shared the email addresses of more than a thousand victims of crime with other victims.

Trojan gang targets BT, Talk Talk and Sky customers

team@macworld.co.uk (John E Dunn) — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 13:21:00 GMT

Criminals using a dangerous variant of the Zeus bank Trojan have started hacking BT, Talk Talk and Sky phone accounts as a way of redirecting phone calls from bank fraud services away from victims.

Google Docs for Android gets offline access

team@macworld.co.uk (Mikael Ricknäs) — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 11:16:00 GMT

Google Docs users can now get offline access to documents on their Android-based smartphones and tablets.