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The Weirdest People You’ll Find on the Internet!
InternetSocial Media September 18, 2014
Modern technology has given us the power to be able to edit and embellish pretty much any photo or video before anyone has the chance to see it, however thankfully the Internet has a way of making sure we get to see life in all its forms. Take a... Read more
The Best Celebrity Ice Bucket Challenges
Internet September 17, 2014
The Internet became awash with everyone taking up the Ice Bucket challenge in order to raise money for the ALS Foundation, celebrities included. Famous actors, sports personalities, politicians and tech tycoons all took to social media, sharing videos of them being doused in ice cold water. Here is a... Read more
Comedian Will Ferrell announced on Wednesday of this week, an effort to battle cancer by offering gamers a chance to participate in a two-hour gaming event with him in San Francisco. The initiative was launched on Indiegogo and it aims to raise US$375,000 for non-profit organizations, Cancer for College and Donate Games. ... Read more
Pinterest Accidentally Sends Marriage Congratulations to Singles
InternetNewsSocial Media September 16, 2014
We all do embarrassing things – some people more than others. I’m speaking of the really embarrassing things, though, like asking a woman how far along she is in her pregnancy only to find out she’s not pregnant at all (not that I’ve done that). Pinterest has recently found themselves in... Read more
Technology Helps Students Break Free From The Classroom
Internet September 16, 2014
In the United States, educational experiments are in progress, which allows students to spend more time out of the classroom. A key aspect of these experiments include mobile devices that redefine the old Victorian model of teaching, increasing performance in students by making learning fun! Imagine that! On top... Read more
Batman V. Superman Batmobile Photo Released!
Internet September 14, 2014
Even though Batman V. Superman isn’t being released in movie theaters until March of 2016, that’s not stopping it from generating more and more popularity and curiosity every day. First, it was that picture of Ben Affleck as Batman that the internet world immediately dubbed #sadbatman. He did look a... Read more
One Hour Grocery Delivery: Whole Foods & Instacart Collaborate
Internet September 14, 2014
Wholefoods has announced on Monday of this week that it is teaming up with a grocery delivery startup Instacart, to deliver items directly to shoppers’ homes with great speed. In fact they say they can deliver goods to you in as quickly as one hour! The option will initially... Read more
According to a survey carried out by the website Hotels.com, the Internet is the most important in-room amenity for travelers, so it stands to reason that finding out what speeds a hotel’s Wi-Fi offers is an important thing before making any bookings. Let’s face it, whether we are on... Read more
Facebook Looking to Battle YouTube in the Social Video Space
Internet September 12, 2014
Facebook placed a big bet on video and mobile revenue in 2013, looking to change the way users on the social network interact and upload. The new auto-play silent videos have been a big hit and viral content has started spawning on Facebook, instead of YouTube or Vine. This... Read more
For those of a certain age, a small black box with a rainbow logo and rubber keys brings back many fond memories. The ZX Spectrum was a 8-bit computer that loaded it’s games from a cassette tape and was the progenitor of many a bedroom programmer. Despite it’s obvious... Read more
MSN might still be a messenger service for a lot of people, but Microsoft is trying to move the brand away from the 1995 online service and into a new era of news and social aggregation, in a new bid to keep the brand alive. The re-branding of MSN... Read more
If you’ve been inside of any kind of a coffee shop within the past few years, you’ve probably noticed they all have something in common – and I’m not talking about the coffee. It seems like wherever you go, at whatever time of the day or night, people are... Read more
Country music fans everywhere now have a huge reason to collectively rejoice – Garth Brooks has finally got with the times and released his music digitally! One of the most successful musical artists of all time, Brooks has also been one of the last big-name artists to hold out... Read more
If you’ve recently found yourself using more and more data on your smartphone, the culprit may indeed turn out to be none other than everyone’s favorite social media app, Facebook. It’s never a good feeling when you look at that monthly bill and see that you’ve exceeded your monthly... Read more
Uber Fight Escalates in Germany
Internet September 6, 2014
The fight for ride sharing is on. Only last month the on-demand ride-hailing service Uber was looking at a ban in Berlin, Germany, on the grounds of passenger safety. That ban was subsequently suspended only days later. The court involved is still undetermined over the rules on the legality... Read more
Love Chrome? Try Chromium
InternetSoftware Reviews September 6, 2014
If you like the look and feel of Google’s Chrome web browser for Mac OS, then why not give Chromium a try. Chromium is an open-source browser project, which aims to build a safer, faster and more stable way for everyone to experience the web. The browser provides almost... Read more
While it would be an awesome experience to witness Apple’s big media event on 9/9/14 in person, for many of us that’s not even close to being a reality. Apple hasn’t forgotten about us, though, and they’re providing a way for everyone who’s interested to watch everything that happens... Read more
Gracenote Buys Baseline For $50 Million
Internet September 5, 2014
In case you were not aware, Gracenote is the firm behind providing the metadata for your media. The firm has just expanded their reign by buying rival Baseline for $50M to enhance their movie & TV data service presence. For those who provide the metadata for movies and TV shows (cast list,... Read more