IT enthusiast, Gary Betts, is to become the new local PC PAL Engineer servicing and repairing computers and laptops in your homes and businesses around the Worthing, Shoreham and Henfield area. Gary, who lives in Lancing, has had an interest in building and repairing computers for years, helping out friends and family on a regular basis. “I was considering…
READ MORE...New rules agreed by the European Parliament will force mobile operators to lower the prices of making a call or downloading data abroad by July 2012. Once the rules are in force, mobile users will pay no more than 24p a minute to make a call, 7.5p to send a text, and 59p per megabyte…
READ MORE...Here at PC PAL we have heard that early social networking pioneer Friends Reunited has been relaunched. The UK-based network, which began in 2000, now invites users to sign up for its new “memories”-based service. The original site was bought by ITV for £175m in 2005, only to be sold for £25.6m four years later…
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Napster founders, Sean Parker and Shawn Fanning, have started hiring developers to create their latest venture, Airtime, which aims to make video chatting ‘social’. Details about the duo’s new venture are still scant six months on since it was first mentioned, but the start-up now has a website on which it describes itself as a…
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What would you give up to stay connected to the Internet? Sex, chocolate and even regular showers, new research suggests A Survey of 20,000 people in 20 countries has revealed that many people would rather forego some of life’s most basic pleasures and necessities rather than cope with being off-line. More than one in five men and women…
READ MORE...It is fairly common sense to assume that a reasonable presence of anti-malware software on a computer benefits data security and defends its user from data theft. A new study conducted by scientists at Michigan State University claims that more extensive and complete protection can substantially reduce the threat of data theft. Those users who are…
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Free mobile apps which use third-party services to display advertising consume considerably more battery life, a new study suggests. Researchers used a special tool to monitor energy use by several apps on Android and Windows Phone handsets. Findings suggested that in one case 75% of an app’s energy consumption was spent on powering advertisements according…
READ MORE...PC PAL head office unveil the new iPad 3 The new iPad arrived at the PC PAL head office this afternoon to the excitment of Jat Mann, Managing Director. We love the crisp and ultra-clear display – everything looks amazing and the graphics take the new iPad 3 into the next generation. Check out our…
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London Underground passengers will be able to tap into Wi-Fi networks at 80 of the 217 tube stations within a few months and 127 stations by the end of the year. However it remains unclear when or whether the WiFi coverage to be provided by Virgin Media will be extended to the whole of…
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An “experiment” which involved using homeless people as mobile wi-fi hotspots has attracted criticism, forcing the advertising agency behind it to defend itself. A division of Bartle Bogle Hegarty (BBH) equipped 13 homeless people with 4G mifi devices in Austin, Texas. It suggested the public pay $2 (£1.30) for 15 minutes’ access to the net….
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