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Whatever name you know it by, Windows Live Messenger, or its former name, MSN Messenger, you should know it’s closing up shop on October 31st of this year. If you remember back about 15 years ago, it was MSN Messenger and AOL Instant Messenger (AIM) that always seemed to... Read more
Nude Photos Of Celebs Stolen From iCloud – is “Find My iPhone” To Blame?
InternetPrivacy and Security September 3, 2014
Apple has some major explaining to do after it emerged that nude photos of A-list celebrities were published on 4chan, the anonymous image-sharing site. A total of 101 celebrities were targeted by the hacker who allegedly broke into their iCloud accounts and stole the images. One such celebrity was... Read more
Be careful what you put on Facebook. That’s the lesson a mom in Florida is learning as some of her posts have recently caused her 4-year-old son to get in some hot water. Yes, you did read that correctly – a toddler’s in trouble due to something his mama... Read more
Blink: Home Security Made Easy
Internet September 2, 2014
Blink is the new, smart, wire-free home monitoring and alert system in HD. This kickstarter project is promising to be easy and inexpensive. For $69, backers will receive a remote video camera and motion detection unit. Or, if backers require two units, they can have them for $119. Not... Read more
The Origins Of The Ice Bucket Challenge
Internet September 1, 2014
From Matt Damon to your friend’s parents – everyone seems to be doing it. If like us, your Facebook feed has become a wash with random people throwing buckets of ice cold water over themselves you may have wondered – what started all this? Well the nifty little presentation... Read more
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Recent photos showing severed heads taken in a part of Syria controlled by the jihadist group Islamic State, have resulted a large number of complaints from people who feel the images are gruesome and should be removed or blocked. Currently Facebook bans the use of graphic content for sadistic pleasure,... Read more
Target Data Breach Much Worse Than First Thought…
Internet August 28, 2014
Remember the huge data breach that happened at Target late last year? Yes, the one where their POS system was hacked and customer’s names, addresses, credit card numbers, etc. were freely handed over to criminals. Yes, the same one that pretty much made every person who’d physically shopped at... Read more
Amazon has acquired Twitch.TV for $970 million earlier today, the deal was officially announced after two months of silence from Google and Twitch. Amazon’s name had only cropped up one day before the announcement, previously Google had been the only bidder. Twitch.TV is the largest video game streaming service,... Read more
Teen Dies While Doing ALS Ice Bucket Challenge
Internet August 27, 2014
If you’ve been online at all during the past couple of weeks, you’ve no doubt seen a ton of “Ice Bucket” challenges. These videos, where people dump ice cold water on themselves to support ALS research and challenge their friends to do the same (or pay a lump sum... Read more
The Most Painful Ice Bucket Challenge So Far!!!
Internet August 27, 2014
If you saw our collection of Ice Bucket Challenge fails, then you’ll already be aware of just how wrong things can go. However, poor Teresina Bell from Ireland messed up her challenge so badly that she was actually left with whip lash. The challenge started like any other; a... Read more
CHS Hacked Via Heartbleed Vulnerability
Internet August 27, 2014
No doubt you will already been made aware of the security breach at Community Health Systems (CHS) that has affected an estimated 4.5 million patients. The first details emerged through TrustedSec, on how the breach occurred. It has now come to light, via the same source; the initial attack... Read more
Opera is great alternative to the other ‘main’ selection of browsers on the market today. And a great feature of Opera is Opera Link. This feature allows you to share your data between all your computers and devices, which run the Opera browser. The functionality of Opera Link allows... Read more
British Man Goes to Jail for Recording Film with iPhone
Internet August 26, 2014
Pirating movies is nothing new, of course, but one man in particular seems to be getting a lot of attention in the news right now. His name is Philip Danks, he hails from the UK, and he’s about to spend several months in jail for illegally recording and distributing... Read more
Sometimes your WiFi signal can drop on more than the odd occasion or maybe you live in a large house? Either way don’t worry as it’s possible to use a second, spare router to solve the issue. The process is not that complicated and could save you a lot of... Read more
Ice Bucket Challenge Fails
InternetSocial Media August 22, 2014
The ice bucket challenge has created a storm online, with social media sites being littered with videos of everyone tipping iced water over themselves in a bid to raise millions in order to fight the illness ALS. Everyone, including celebrities like Mark Zuckerberg and Bill Gates, Justin Timberlake and... Read more
Moto 360 Smartwatch Appears on Best Buy for $250
Internet August 22, 2014
Motorola is taking their sweet time when it comes to announcing the release date for the Moto 360. Compared to the other two Android Wear devices announced at Google I/O, Motorola is several months late and it looks like we will not get a hold of the Moto 360... Read more
We all need a little down time, so set your IM to ‘away’, take the phone off the hook and close your emails. Get playing these addictive browser games now! Candy Clicker Pro Image 1 of 4 Build your own massive candy empire with Candy Clicker Pro by hiring... Read more
Sometimes it’s good to reinvent yourself. Last week, Techbeat reported that Microsoft had a plan to stop their tech support of all older versions of Internet Explorer beginning in January of 2016. They want everyone to update to the latest version of Internet Explorer (IE), which is IE 11.... Read more