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Check Out Chrome’s Latest Update
Google’s world-class Chrome browser, brings sophisticated technology coupled with a simple user interface, to create a faster, safer and easier browsing experience.  The continuous development cycle of Chrome ensures Google’s browser continues to stay ahead of the competition. Google Chrome can run applications at great speed, thanks to a... Read more
Amazon Requests Permission From FAA For Drone Program
The plan for Amazon to begin shipping deliveries via drone is gathering pace as the company sent a letter to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) this week. The global giant is “incredibly passionate about” its Amazon Prime Air feature.  The service would see airborne drones delivering packages to registered... Read more
How To Set Browser Startup Preferences in Google Chrome
When you start your computer do you check your email first or navigate to your favourite website? If you do, you are not alone.  We all like things done in a certain way, I like to look at my Google+ page and some work references for instance.   It is... Read more
Kindle Unlimited: For Book Lovers Everywhere
I know this isn’t true for everyone, but I’ve been excited about e-readers since their inception. I owned the first generation Nook from Barnes and Noble, and I now use a Kindle Paperwhite for all of my e-reading needs. And I have to say that I absolutely love it.... Read more
Are Plane Sharing Apps Legal? FAA Looking Into It
The Federal Aviation Administration are formally in discussions on whether amateur pilots may use websites and apps to trade extra seats on flights they have planned, in exchange for fuel money.   The law states that amateur pilots are not allowed to profit from flying passengers, but multiple startups, such... Read more
The Worst Computer Viruses Ever!
Over the years we have all become more and more dependent on the Internet and although this has resulted in advances in technology, at the same time it has left us vulnerable to hackers.  Let’s take a look at some of the worst viruses that have infected the Internet... Read more
Facebook Facing Lawsuits For Their “Experiment”
Last week it was revealed that for a week back in 2012 Facebook had manipulated close to 700,000 of their user’s news feeds for an online psychological experiment. The premise was fairly simple; they wanted to see how people reacted to mostly all negative stories  vs. mostly all positive... Read more
Wearable Technology Shop On Amazon
Not only does Amazon sell most products you can’t get anywhere else, they have now introduced a new online store completely devoted to wearable technology in the UK.  Over 100 devices you can wear are on offer; with products like smart watches, smart glasses, activity trackers and wearable cameras,... Read more
Netflix Will Pay You To Stay Home & Watch Netflix
What’s your ideal job? What would you love to do day after day after day? I can think of all kinds of things I’d like to not do all day – and I’m sure you can as well! If you live in the UK, though, Netflix is looking to hire... Read more
FDA Encouraging Pharmaceutical Firms To Tweet About Drug Side Effects
Do you use Twitter?  Millions of people do!  Television, sports’events and various other social events can be followed, keeping you up to date and in the know!  Now another organisation is hoping to join the tweeting ranks: the FDA.  They are hoping drug and pharmaceutical companies will tweet the... Read more
How To Locate Your IP Address
Whether you use Mac, Windows, or Linux as your OS, if you have an issue and need to call customer support, they will almost certainly need to know your IP address in order to fix the issue remotely. But how do you find your IP address? How To Find... Read more
How To Use Tabbed Browsing In Safari
Tabbed browsing is a really convenient feature of web browsers. Nowadays you don’t need to have open several browser windows at once. Tabbed browsing allows you to attain a much more sleek and efficient browsing experience.  With tabbed browsing you can open several web pages at once in a single... Read more
Hackers Take Control Of Israel Army Twitter Account
The Israeli news website Ynet has posted a screen shot of what they say was a tweet that confirms that the Israeli Army Twitter account was hacked. “#WARNING: Possible nuclear leak in the region after 2 rockets hit Dimona nuclear facility” The army told AFP, that “several incorrect tweets were... Read more
Superman Gets New Suit In Batman V Superman
I don’t know about you, but I thoroughly enjoyed last year’s Man of Steel movie. Yes, it was another Superman reboot, but I thought it did more things right than it did wrong. I loved the storyline, I loved the acting, and I loved all of the special effects.... Read more
NSA Targets Tor Servers To ‘Spy’ On Users
Apparently, the NSA has been watching some networks to try to build up their user profile data.  The government agency has been targeting the Tor anonymising system to spy on its users. The German public broadcaster, ARD, has said two Tor servers in Germany were keenly being watched by the US agency. ... Read more
How to Back Up Your Firefox Profile Folder
Your browser settings for Firefox and the bookmark file are stored on your desktop computer in a folder called “Profile.”  So what would happen to your settings if your hard drive crashes or the disk becomes corrupted?  Well, if that does happen, then your files may be overwritten or... Read more
Kudoso Router Allows Internet Access Once Kids Do Chores
The world has changed so much even since I was a child – and I’m by no means what I consider “old”. (Not that there’s anything wrong with being old, mind you). All I mean is this: it’s not the same world it once was. Kids today have access... Read more
How To Clear Your Private Browsing Data in Firefox
Email services which are Web-based, take great precautions to ensure that only you can see your messages. They do this by many means; you may have to enter your password every time you check your mail or you may be forced to log off automatically after a period of... Read more