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Rosetta Powered Up For Comet Rendezvous
Internet January 21, 2014
Space is a vast place. It is the biggest thing that humans can imagine and for years we have wanted to travel to the stars and explore our universe; this involves a great deal of hard work. NASA have been trying for years, but thats not say that the... Read more
Google Unveils Smart Contact Lens Prototype
Internet January 21, 2014
Following up on recent news regarding Google meeting with the FDA on a new device, it is understood that a prototype for a smart contact lens, which is designed to help diabetics by monitoring the glucose levels found in the users tears, has been created by Google. Minute sensors monitor users... Read more
UK Government Benefits IT System Highly Understaffed
Internet January 20, 2014
The new government service to support the flagship benefit reform is apparently only supported by 3 employees. The public has ascertained this information through an annual report, despite assurances from the Department of Work and Pensions that their new IT system is able to handle Universal Credit. The DWP’s annual report reveals that... Read more
Target Data Breach is Much Worse Than First Thought
Internet January 20, 2014
If retail giant Target was hoping hoping to catch a break any time soon, they are now officially out of luck. Remember when it was reported in December that the credit card information from approximately 40 million guests was stolen from their physical stores all across the United States?... Read more
Google Acquires Nest For $3.2 Billion
Internet January 19, 2014
Google has announced that it is buying the connected device company Nest. Employees were informed by email and that was followed by an official press release. Google has reportedly offered Nest $3.2 billion. Google’s CEO Larry Page said in a statement: “They’re already delivering amazing products you can buy... Read more
Facebook Being Sued For Faking Your Likes
InternetSocial Media January 18, 2014
Facebook has recently found itself in the center of the news lately and for nothing good. In December of 2013, it was brought out into the open that user’s private Facebook messages might not have been all that private after all. That news alone created quite the firestorm, and... Read more
Research Says Caffeine Will Improve Your Long-Term Memory
Internet January 18, 2014
I don’t know about you but I cannot function in the morning until I have had my hit of caffeine. Despite my husband trying to convert me to herbal teas, only a good strong coffee will do. Well it seems that I have the last laugh on this one,... Read more
Toshiba Buys into UK Nuclear Venture
Internet January 18, 2014
Toshiba is well known for making televisions and memory chips, however the Japanese company is going nuclear, as it is to buy 60% stake in a new UK nuclear power venture. It has been agreed that Japan’s Toshiba is to buy a controlling stake in UK nuclear venture NuGeneration,... Read more
The amount of times my two year old has been playing on my iPad and accidentally gone into the app store is too numerous to count! Most free apps have a feature that allows you to make in-app purchases: especially in children’s games. But this has proven detrimental to... Read more
French taxi drivers had arranged a major protest on Monday but things turned nasty, as the demonstrators took their frustrations out on Uber cars outside two of Paris’ main airports. Five major taxi unions had joined forces to protest against the “unfair competition” from Uber and other chauffeur services,... Read more
Facebook Buys Branch & Potluck
InternetSocial Media January 16, 2014
Social media giant, Facebook has just added 10 new talented people to its human resource pool, thanks to the acquisition of Branch and Potluck for a reported price of $15 million. Cemre Güngör and Josh Miller founded the social platform Branch, back in 2012 with backing from Twitter co-founders... Read more
Droplr Offers Unlimited Online File Storage For $4.99 A Month
Internet January 15, 2014
Sending files. Sharing files. These activities are as common as eating and drinking, and yet it seems that we’re forever engaged in the hunt for the ultimate file-sharing service. There are the usual suspects, such as Dropbox, of course, and for the average person, perhaps the current choices are... Read more
Microsoft’s authorised blog and some of its Twitter accounts were hacked over the weekend. Microsoft‘s blog and a couple of its Twitter accounts were breached by a group called the Syrian Electronic Army this past weekend. This hacking came after the New Year’s hack of Microsoft’s Skype blogging site... Read more
Have you ever travelled through the Channel Tunnel and lost signal just as you were having an important conversation? Losing signal in the Channel Tunnel will soon be a thing of the past. Starting in March, EE and Vodafone, in partnership with Eurotunnel, will supply 2G and 3G mobile service... Read more
Man Jailed & Fined For Google+ Restraining Order Breach
Internet January 14, 2014
Invitations that have been system-generated from web sites like Facebook, LinkedIn, and Google+ are not only irritating but can give you jail time as well. Thomas Gagnon of Massachusetts began organising his Google+ circles. Unfortunately for him, Google+ sent an invitation to his ex partner. Not a problem? Well in his... Read more
The Marvel Experience – Coming Soon To A Town Near You!
Internet January 14, 2014
I’m not too old to be ashamed to admit that I still love all things comic books. For as long as I can remember, comics and superheroes have played a big part of my life. I collected the comics, the action figures, the movies, you name it and I... Read more
3D Food Printers Create Chocolate & Sweets At CES 2014
Internet January 14, 2014
It seems that CES 2014 had its very own Willy Wonka factory going on in one corner. Two 3D printers were unveiled at the event in Las Vegas, showcasing their talent for creating sweets and chocolate. Chefjet, the smaller of the two printers, is limited to producing monochrome goodies... Read more
Over New Years, 4.6 million users were affected by a ‘leak’ in Snapchat’s database. As a result, Snapchat has announced that their Android application will have a new and exciting update which includes changes to the “Find my Friends’ app. There will be a functional change to the application... Read more