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Sony Pictures Hacked
Internet November 30, 2014
Hacking appears to be news on a daily basis. Hackers are in every town in every country. The latest victim in the war on cybercriminals is Sony Pictures. The technology firm did not respond to any requests for comment this week, but they have confirmed they have experienced a... Read more
Gone are the days where you had to trawl through 1000 page laminated catalogues (I would hate to have the job of laminator!) to find that one product you are looking for at Argos. You would spend ages finding what you were looking for, fill in the order form,... Read more
Amazon May Be Preparing Ad-Supported Instant Video Service
Internet November 27, 2014
Amazon Instant Video is not looking too hot, when compared to Netflix on peak Internet traffic. The two video streamers stack up at 2.5 percent and 34.8 percent, respectively. In order to close the gap, Amazon is reportedly looking to create an ad-supported Instant Video service, where users can... Read more
Watch Out Uber, Flywheel Raised $12 Million
Internet November 27, 2014
You may have heard of Flywheel, it’s the app-enabled cab hailing startup that rivals Uber. They are causing quite a stir at the moment as the firm recently announced that it had raised $12 million in Series C funding. The company’s new CEO, Rakesh Mathur, isn’t shy about his... Read more
Star Wars VII Trailer Releasing on Friday!
Internet November 26, 2014
While many people are getting excited about all of the great deals they’re planning to take advantage of on Black Friday this year, there’s another reason for people to get excited. J.J. Abrams, the director of the new Star Wars: The Force Awakens movie, has announced that the first trailer... Read more
Do you like it when things are pushed on you? No doubt you don’t. If you own an iPhone though, it looks as thought you are not going to have a choice next year. According to a report in the Financial Times newspaper Apple is planning to push its... Read more
We all know by now that most everything on a flight is going to be ridiculously expensive if you want anything besides the free soda they (eventually) pass around. I’ve never ordered any meals, food, or other snacks while in-flight simply because I’ve been shocked by how much it... Read more
Tech Giants Band Together to Curb NSA Surveillance
Internet November 24, 2014
Tech giants from all corners of the Internet world, including AOL, Apple, Amazon, Facebook, Google, Twitter, Microsoft and others, have banded together to fight the NSA surveillance. Sadly, even with this large alliance of technology companies sending an open letter to the Senate, the bill – dubbed the USA... Read more
The Weirdest Websites You’ll Find On The Net
Internet November 23, 2014
The Internet is awash with websites on every subject imaginable (and let’s face it, quite a few you probably don’t want to imagine). But occasionally, just occasionally, you may stumble across a real gem of uselessness, an absolute triumph of terrible design or a monument to incredible human stupidity. So... Read more
If you didn’t already know, Mac OS X keeps a continuous log of every file that you download, from MP3’s to PDF’s and everything in between. The only exception to this is apps from the Mac App Store. The system is set up that way, so in the event... Read more
Comodo Internet Security Updated
InternetNewsPrivacy and Security November 22, 2014
The latest version of Comodo has been released. The guys behind Comodo claim that their firewall is unique in that it passes all known leak tests to ensure the integrity of data entering and exiting your system. Comodo has put firewall through all kinds of sophisticated tests to ensure... Read more
Google is currently on the road to promote the Internet in Bangladesh. The company recently launched ‘Google Bus Bangladesh’. This is an educational program, which is aimed at teaching key digital skills to over half a million students in the country. Bangladesh is the world’s eighth most populated country... Read more
eBay has a few weird auctions in the past decade, with everything from job seekers to cornflakes to chewed pencils getting sold, packaged and delivered to various buyers. We take a look at five of the weirdest auctions eBay has ran: Atari E.T. Landfill Cartridges Image 1 of 5... Read more
Would you like a new job? Maybe you would like to work for Amazon? Well, if you think that working in the picking department would be too much like hard work; running around sticking labels on a myriad of products, you needn’t worry. Apparently there are other, more interesting, careers that... Read more
The United States Postal Service (USPS) is the latest organization to suffer a hacking attack, they reported last week. What they didn’t report, however, was the severity of the attack, or how many people it may ultimately affect. The information they did provide the public about the attack probably... Read more
DARPA Funds PLINY Autocorrect to Help Coders
DevelopmentInternetNews November 18, 2014
Currently, coding is exhausting and takes a lot of time. DARPA is hoping to change all this. Rice University assistant professor, Swarat Chaudhuri, stated that they “envision a system where the programmer writes a few of lines of code, hits a button and the rest of the code appears.” ... Read more
Although they are all about you, it is quite difficult to access your medical records. In fact, I had to pay approximately £30 to have a copy of them. However, the National Health Service of the United Kingdom has recently jumped on the app bandwagon, and hopes to begin working... Read more
Google is willing to help you with all your vital searches, offering suggestions based on what everyone else is searching for. However, what everyone else is searching for is so bizarre that we just had to put together a compilation of some of the weirdest Google searches. Enjoy! How... Read more