internet

Yesterday, Brad Stone of The New York Times published a piece on their website. This article said that the booksellers were claiming and presenting data which led them to believe that the mainstream invention and release of the eBook is causing people to read more. Here are some of the figures:
“Amazon for example, says that [...]

Facebook security officials have said that the attacks, which threatened huge Web services Google, Facebook and Twitter yesterday, were carried out in an attempt to silence one internet user, pro-Georgian blogger, “Cyxymu.”
Yesterday, Twitter was knocked offline for almost two hours, while Google noticed problems with its services, primarily Gmail and YouTube, and Facebook users reported [...]

Journalists and online writers have the ability to shine a bright spotlight down onto the hot topics in the news and to easily voice their opinions - not only through printed publication, put also over perhaps one of the most beneficial devices to the modern writer: the Internet. For the most part, the Internet provides [...]

The People’s Republic of China has immediately jumped to its defense after insisting that every computer computer purchased in China, as well as all those imported from other countries, must have the Green Dam Youth Escort software installed on it so the government can monitor and prevent the use of inappropriate material such as pornography. [...]

eBay has said that they are going to enforce a worldwide ban on sales of ivory on the site starting next year. Sales of ivory will be totally banned, in a plan to help stop the brutal killing of African and Asian elephants for their tusks.
A society has revealed that eBay has had over 4,000 [...]

MPs in the United Kingdom have said that video sites such as YouTube and their content, can introduce vunerable children to the dark side of the internet. A video earlier in the year, showing gang sexual abuse of a woman, was viewed around six hundred times before it was removed from YouTube, and MPs say [...]

So, here we have the brand new iPhone 3G, the iPhone 2.0. It’s cheaper than the original, and I’m supposing that Apple are hoping to shift even more across the globe. The iPhone is renowned for its fantatsic apps and design, well in my opinion at least. The SMS and phonebook, the great camera, Google [...]

Sky News Technology reports:
Satellite navigation technology is being fitted in dog collars to foil thieves and help owners find their lost pooches.
Tracking devices will be secured in a new lockable collar made from an anti-cut material.
Owners will receive a text message if their dog goes beyond a pre-determined boundary.
They can then log onto a website [...]

Here I will list my favourite (or favorite for American readers :D) top 10 tech gifts for birthdays, christmas or just any time you feel like spreading the world of technology to those around you.
1) Digital Picture Frame - This way the reciever can enjoy a slideshow of their favourite pictures. This is useful if [...]