Channel 4 relaunches online TV service

Channel 4 is preparing to launch a redesigned catch-up online TV service in March following the demise of Kangaroo. The broadcaster’s CatchUp service will complement 4oD by allowing viewers to watch programmes from the last 30 days for free.

New Media Age

Vodafone Q3 Sales Grow 14% to $15bn

Vodafone has reported a 14.3% increase in third-quarter revenue to 10.47bn pounds ($15bn), and a 10% increase in its mobile customer base to 289 million.

Yahoo News

Google unveils mobile book reader

Google has launched a mobile version of its Book Search online service, offering about 1.5 million titles viewable on the iPhone and Android-powered devices.

Mobile Entertainment

Vodafone and Hutchison to merge in Australia

Vodafone of the UK and Hong Kong’s Hutchison Whampoa on Monday announced a merger of their mobile phone businesses in Australia. The combined mobile business will be able to compete better with the market leaders in Australia, which are Telstra and SingTel.

Financial Times

BlackBerry to open apps store

Research in Motion plans to open an application store for third-party and RIM applications for BlackBerry next month. Other developments include, BlackBerry Professional Software, which provides smaller scale version of Enterprise Server, for small and mid-sized businesses.

Computer World

Kaspersky website hacked

Hackers claim to have exposed a flaw in the website of security company Kaspersky that could have led to customers' data being compromised; however no personal data was stolenOne of the hackers told The Register that he warned Kaspersky of the flaw in its website several times before going public.

PC Pro

LG Arena announced

LG Electronics has announced the launch of its new flagship mobile phone for 2009, the LG "Arena”, which should feature audio and video technologies "never before seen on a mobile phone". LG has promised more surprises at Mobile World Congress.

Pocket-lint

Lenovo to focus on Chinese market

Now that the leadership of Lenovo is back in the hands of Chinese executives, the PC maker says it plans to pay more attention to its home market of China and other emerging markets but what this means for the company's nascent consumer business is still unclear.

Silicon.com

Memory strain a by-product of hi-tech age

According to a survey, the average person now has more than seven points of contact including landline phone, mobile, email and online social networks to remember. In the era of speed dial one in 10 people do not know any numbers at all, creating a potential headache if they should lose their handset.

Guardian.co.uk

AMD ships triple-core Phenom II chips

AMD has added five new processors to its Phenom II desktop line-up, including the first triple-core versions to be produced with a 45nm process. The new chips broaden out its desktop platform and AMD claimed that its chips offer better performance for the price than comparable Intel parts.

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