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Discover The Astronomical Wonders Of The Stars

For me, one of the most amazing things about our universe is the beauty of the stars and the planets, dispersed around the skies. Perhaps one of the most exciting concepts is that there is still so much that we are yet to see or even know about. What exactly is in the furthest West [...]

Nokia To Sue Apple Over iPhone Technology

Nokia, the largest manufacturer of mobile phones on the planet, has announced that they will be suing software giants Apple for technology used in the Apple iPhone, of which Nokia claim is part of a patent they own.
The iPhone, which has sold millions of handsets, is the world’s most popular smart phone. However, Nokia claim [...]

The eBook Revolution: Making People Read?

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 [...]

Wikipedia: A Good Change or A Bad Move?

The online reception of free-encyclopedia Wikipedia is incredibly mixed. There are different people which use it for different reasons in different ways. Of course, Wikipedia can be edited by absolutely anybody. Some people will go to Wikipedia, research content and then check it with other sources. Others will stupidly go to Wikipedia, research content and, [...]

Search & Satisfaction Domination: Google Leads Satisfaction Survey - Will It Ever Be Beaten?

Google has remained the top of the list for the most used search engine for years now, and now, the American Consumer Satisfaction Index has once again only proved that the majority of the general American public prefer Google and are happier with it than any other popular search engine.
However, the results are questionable, because [...]

If Worse Comes To Worst: The Best Skype Alternatives

Skype, which has forty-million active users and accounts for 8% of the world’s global vocal traffic, may have to be shut down after its original founders consider revoking an agreement licensing the peer-to-peer technology that allows it to do its work. You can read my full story on that here.
As it nows looks likely that [...]

Becoming A Victim of Keylogging and Fraud - Through The Power Socket

A research paper has been published which suggests that all of the keystrokes made on a computer user’s keyboard could be released into the outside world for fraudsters, criminals and thieves to see - via the target’s power socket.
Andrea Barisani and Daniele Bianco of Inverse Path, a self claimed “international consultancy dedicated to helping clients [...]

Does The Internet Represent True Free Speech?

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 [...]

Windows 7 Will Ship Without A Browser

Microsoft have today confirmed that Windows 7 will ship without Internet Explorer, following legal cases and fines stating that Microsoft is breaking European rules and does not give a fair chance to other browsers available. Although the Public Candidate of Windows 7 did have Internet Explorer installed, the final version will be browserless - but [...]

“Web 2.0″ Becomes The Millionth Word To Be Accepted Into The English Language

On Wednesday, June 10 2009 at 5:22am ET, the Internet made real history. It wasn’t an Internet expert developing and launching a Website answering all of the world’s questions, it wasn’t a new search engine going live that will “revolutionize the Internet” and it wasn’t the invent of a new programming language - in fact, [...]

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