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AI Experts Sign Agreement To Protect Mankind From The Rise Of The Machines
Internet January 16, 2015
You have seen the Terminator films, right? Mankind creates SkyNet, the highly advanced AI. As soon as it becomes self-aware, it sees humanity as a threat to its existence and then decides to trigger a nuclear holocaust and deploy an army of Terminator machines against humanity. Although this is science fiction, and I personally believe... Read more
Mozilla Firefox is a fast, light and tidy open source web browser. At its public launch in 2004 Mozilla Firefox was the first browser to challenge Microsoft Internet Explorer’s dominance. Since then, Mozilla Firefox has consistently featured in the top 3 most popular browsers globally. Although the browser’s market... Read more
US Military Twitter Account Hacked
InternetNewsSocial Media January 16, 2015
Both the Twitter and YouTube accounts of the United States military command were recently suspended for hours following a hack by a group claiming to back Islamic State. A message on Centcom’s Twitter feed said: “American soldiers, we are coming, watch your back.” The message was signed by ISIS,... Read more
I don’t know if you remember last year when Facebook faced all kinds of criticism for allowing actual video footage of beheadings to be on the site, but it was definitely not a good time for the social media giant. While one side of people said that while obviously... Read more
Two Workers Killed At LG Factory
Internet January 15, 2015
After a nitrogen leak at the tech firm’s flagship factory, two workers have died and there have been at least five people injured, with one in a critical condition. The accident occurred at LG’s display factory in South Korea following a nitrogen leak. It has been reported that one... Read more
Time flies doesn’t it? Only recently support for Windows XP ended. So I was amazed to hear that Microsoft will no longer offer mainstream support for Windows 7 from 13/01/15. The final mainstream support ending means the relatively new operating system will no longer receive any new features. Microsoft... Read more
Need a New Facebook Profile Picture? Take A Cue From This Guy!
InternetSocial Media January 15, 2015
If your Facebook profile picture is looking a little stale and boring, then take a cue from Reddit user Fender2322, who so far has chosen to remain anonymous. His friend has helped him stage some very clever and arty self-portraits, which are not only perfectly shot but also come... Read more
Bundled as part of the Chromecast software, you now get a customisable screensaver called Backdrop, which kicks in whenever you are not casting something to your device. It’s well worth taking a few minutes to set it up and turn your TV into a HD slideshow with clock, weather... Read more
Guys – do you take lots of selfies and post them online? It’s no secret that we as a society are slightly obsessed with the whole selfie craze right now, and people will go to incredible lengths to have the perfect selfie body. It doesn’t matter where we are,... Read more
Anonymous Begin ‘Operation Charlie Hebdo’
Internet January 14, 2015
The group of hackers known as Anonymous have declared a war on Islamic extremists after the attack on Paris-based satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo last Wednesday. Anonymous, announced their operation, codenamed #OpCharlieHebdo, on Wednesday after the attack took place. A Twitter account with the same codename, @OpCharlieHebdo, shared a video... Read more
While most of you probably bought a Chromecast to watch streaming videos on your television, the clever little device is capable of so much more. Have you considered the possibilities of playing games using your Chromecast? If you have a smartphone, tablet or laptop, and if you’ve got a... Read more
Netflix Premieres House Of Cards Season 3 At Golden Globes
Internet January 13, 2015
Netflix showed the premiere of House of Cards Season 3 at the Golden Globes, following an acceptance speech by Kevin Spacey for the Best Actor in Drama for Frank Underwood on House of Cards. In his acceptance speech, Spacey took the persona of Underwood, claiming “This is the beginning... Read more
Sony has been working on the PlayStation Now beta for a few months, fixing some of the kinks on the service, and adding a new subscription option, for customers who don’t want to rent a video game. The streaming service will launch on January 13 across the U.S. and... Read more
Dish Network announces Sling TV at CES 2015
Internet January 10, 2015
Dish Network announced a new “sort of al a carte” internet TV service at CES (Consumer Electronics Show) 2015 this week, following a new partnership with Netflix to bring the service to Dish satellite TV owners. The new internet TV service is named Sling TV, and is available for... Read more
Netflix is only available in a few countries, but it still manages to run into licensing issues, due to movie and TV companies not wanting their programs in regions other than the United States. According to Torrent Freak, Netflix is starting to ban virtual-private networks (VPN) and other services that bypass... Read more
Did Arizona Highway Cameras Film A Bigfoot Group?
Internet January 9, 2015
I don’t know where you stand on the whole “Bigfoot” debate, whether you are a firm believer or a staunch naysayer, but one thing’s for sure: sometimes, people see things that can’t easily be explained. Sure, there have been all kinds of Bigfoot hoaxes in the past, anyone would... Read more
Internet tycoon Kim Dotcom has announced his team at Mega is working on an encrypted messaging service, named MegaChat, to apparently kill Skype. Kim wrote on Twitter: “Mega will soon release a fully encrypted and browser based video call & chat service including high-speed file transfers. Bye bye Skype... Read more
Integrity is a fast, accurate and productive tool for checking your website. With this application you can easily locate your website’s broken links. The application also checks images as well as all the internal and external links. Integrity provides support for ‘soft 404s’and you can see any problems in an easy... Read more