Developer asks Pirates, Why?
It is a new trend flowing through the internet. This is where developers of games and software, along with the copyright owners of music, TV and film, are actually trying to sit down and talk to the pirates who upload copies of work to the internet in order for other to use.
The idea is to [...]
The Pirate Olympics
It is not always possible to watch sports events like the Olympics, simply because of the time zones from China, this means that the most popular heats and finals will be held during work times, so unless the boss allows a TV in where you work, then you are going to be missing out, or [...]
August 6, 2008YouTube cleans up
The video sharing site YouTube are preparing to make some sweeping changes in the wake of the high profile court case taken out by media giant Viacom.
It was through the court case that YouTube had to provide the court with a list of all YouTube members and their online activities. Although there was no possibility [...]
What is wrong with marketing to kids?
Kids today have so money to spend on crazy things that must come as no surprise that companies know this; they also know that the parent’s cash is also unlimited so therefore kids are being sold the idea of spending £100’s of your money.
So what are the worst marketing ploys to relieve money from kids?
Abercrombie [...]
Banking websites insecure
Research into online banking by the University of Michigan has found some fairly serious security issues that could at some point threaten the security of many users of this online service.
This is a wide-ranging issue and not just limited to a small number of banks, in fact the study is saying that around seventy-five per [...]
Apple store give figures
Apple are looking at a tremendous figure for the iPhone, not only is it selling faster than it can be made, but they are also packing in a huge amount of applications for the device too.
The number of iPhone applications available for users to download and buy is currently estimated to be around a thousand, [...]
The oldest websites
For many of us it would seem that the internet has been around for all of time, but there some people who actually remember life before the internet. However, in those early pioneering days of HTML who were the people with their fingers on the pulse of technology, who actually bought those first domain names?
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Google’s wiki is launched
Having been in the testing mode for well over half a year, Knol is Google s version of an encyclopaedia. In fact, it could be compared with the famous Wikipedia but could have some interesting advantages for the contributors.
All that is required is Google login and that is it, anyone can submit an article, [...]
July 23, 2008Google to buy Digg
This is another one of those on and off deals, but in reality, it looks as if it was always on this is because it would seem that both Digg and Google are close to putting pen to paper now. This deal could see Digg go to Google for as much as $200 million.
Digg [...]
July 22, 2008Computer mouse on last legs
There is growing speculation that one day in the not too distant future; the humble computer mouse will have disappeared into computer history. What on earth we will be using then is anyone’s guess, but we only need to take a look at the developments in games consoles like the Wii and other devices such [...]
July 18, 2008Mother uses internet for child’s illness
When Danielle Fisher aged, 13 fell ill, the first port of call would naturally be the local GP but when that fail to work then it was onto the local hospital. However, after six months the girls symptoms of fatigue and headaches remained undiagnosed.
However, when all else fails there is only one place to [...]
July 16, 200812 TB of YouTube data to be anonymous
It seems that finally Google has relented to the demands of the courts and handed over twelve terabytes of data from the user generated video site YouTube to the media giant Viacom.
The data initially requested was for a full database that contained the details of every single YouTube user with their ID and IP [...]
July 14, 2008Two days upcoming on Digg
For the many users of Digg there has been a few unannounced changed which are causing some questions to be asked as to the motives of the Upcoming section. This section is normally where a new news story would be placed for twenty four hours before moving on to wherever they go next.
But recently [...]
July 10, 2008What makes a good webmaster?
There are many things that make a good webmaster, but these qualities are changing all of the time, simply because the industry is changing all of the time.
But just producing a nice looking website is no longer any good; as there are many factors which need to be taken into consideration and all of [...]
July 8, 2008No freedom of speech online
Of course freedom of speech has never really been a right of anyone, no matter where they come from, but ever since the internet became a major part of our lives there has been a feeling that because this is the internet that normal rules do not apply.
Because the internet has been run like [...]
July 7, 2008Firefox increases market share
Despite a long wait, users of the Firefox browser made a great effort to get Mozilla into the record books for having the most downloads in one day, which they did although there was not a record in the first place, but an excellent piece of marketing there is no doubt to that.
In fact [...]
July 4, 2008Keeping your Windows going
Every single we carry out actions on our computers, this may involve adding or removing programmes, deleting files and adding images, the computer is totally capable of doing all of these jobs, but as most of us have found over time the computer begins to suffer.
As anyone who has bought a new computer will [...]
July 2, 2008Want to use something other than Google?
Anyone who uses the internet will already know that Google is the dominant species, but it doesn’t have to be that way. There are plenty of alternatives out there for people who do not want to bow down to the Google supremacy.
These applications will help take your mind off of Google:
Yahoo or Ask.com
Thunderbird [...]
Google not No1 in Russia!
Believe it or not Google is not number one everywhere, so there will be some people rejoicing now! Take Russia for instance their favourite method of search is not Google, when they want to search the net they turn to Yandex!
With a 44% of the Russian search market, they have a commanding platform [...]
June 27, 2008Woman beats off File Sharing lawsuit
It is a worrying trend when we see ordinary people being pursued through the courts by large organisations like the Recording industry Association of America (RIAA), but it is refreshing to see that in two cases these claims of alleged copyright infringement.
Not only was the case thrown out of court but the judge [...]