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London To Get Its Own Domain Name
Internet November 24, 2013
With just over 8 million people living in it, London is the size of a small country. But now London will also become important enough to have its own domain name; an amazing feat in today’s fast track and electronically savvy world. This week, a deal was signed by... Read more
Forget Google Glass – These Specs Can See Your Veins
Internet November 24, 2013
X-Ray glasses, which we may associate with a special agent, have just been given a practical twist. Thanks to the Silicon Valley-based company Evena Medical, there is now a pair of x-ray glasses that can help eradicate the harrowing experience of having a needle jabbed into a vein. The... Read more
Between 2000 and 2012, Google’s Earth Engine crunched the data it had been gathering and displayed it in a web based application from researchers at the University of Maryland. This gathered data from the satellite maps has shown a significant loss of forests. The University of Maryland’s Department of... Read more
Microsoft Steps Up Its Anti-Google Campaign
Internet November 24, 2013
For the past few months Microsoft has been attempting to put people off using Google services through its “Scroogled” campaign. It seems it has stepped up the anti-Google theme by introducing an entire section on its online store, dedicated to selling merchandise with anti-Google slogans. There is a range... Read more
Rolls-Royce To 3D Print Aircraft Engine Parts
Internet November 23, 2013
Rolls-Royce, the name is synonymous with class, luxury and prestige. The company has varied greatly from its early days, growing from the electrical and mechanical business established in 1884, through to making what many call the best car ever made (Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost) and on into becoming the leading... Read more
Google Says: 8 Days To Remove Murder Scene From Maps
Internet November 23, 2013
Google has said it will remove images of a murdered teenager from Google Maps, in order to prevent any more distress to the boy’s family. Back in August 2009, 14-year-old Kevin Barrera was shot to death on his way home from school in the East Bay area of San... Read more
MakerBot 3D Printer Crowdfunding Effort For US Schools
Internet November 23, 2013
Brooklyn based 3D printing company MakerBot this week launched a new initiative to put a desktop 3D printer in every school in the US, but it wants some assistance in doing so. The company is calling out to teachers and donors to help make the goal a reality through a... Read more
15 Years in Orbit For The International Space Station
Internet November 22, 2013
It has been 15 years since a Russian rocket lifted the first piece of the International Space Station (ISS) into orbit. NASA celebrates this momentous landmark, in the history of what is now the largest manmade structure ever built in space. The first module of the ISS, named Zarya,... Read more
Europe Approves In-Flight Electronics Use
Internet November 22, 2013
By December, a new ruling from Europe’s Air Safety Agency could essentially allow electronic devices to be used at all points of flight. Being warned to turn off your mobile phone may be a thing of the past. The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has finally approved the use... Read more
Snapchat Refuses Facebook’s $3 Billion Offer
Internet November 21, 2013
Latest reports say that the owners of the ever so popular photo messaging service Snapchat, have refused an acquisition offer from the social media giant Facebook. This offer would no doubt have turned Evan Spiegel and his colleagues into extremely wealthy people. According to the Wall Street Journal, which cited sources close... Read more
Is it morally right to track and analyse the internet history of children under 16 years of age? An American bill called the Do Not Track Kids Act of 2013 is planning to protect children under the age of 16. It will extend federal anti-tracking protections under the Children’s... Read more
It seems the world has not seen or heard the last from Edward Snowden. Love him or hate him, Snowden is continuing to make national headlines even while he resides in Russia in a state of temporary asylum. Snowden, who was formerly contracted with the National Security Agency as... Read more
Buy The Batmobile!
Internet November 20, 2013
“Holy used cars, Batman!” The day is finally here when you can own your very own Batmobile. What many of us have dreamed about since childhood is now a very real possibility. Beginning November 30th, all want-to-be Batmen can bid on an almost exact replica Batmobile from the Batman and Batman... Read more
Following complaints from users, Samsung has pulled the software update for Galaxy S3 owners based in the UK. The update, which became available to weeks ago, is to upgrade the devices to Jelly Bean – version 4.3 of the Android operating system. The firm said it was investigating the... Read more
Google Launches Online Help For Philippines Typhoon Yolanda Victims
Internet November 20, 2013
Google has launched its comeback to the vicious typhoon that has devastated large areas of the Philippines. The internet giant has created an online Typhoon Yolanda Crisis Page to assist victims to reconnect with family members and friends around the world. The Crisis Page connects a wide range of Google... Read more
The time has come round once again for Google to release its latest Chrome Web browser. The new Chrome Stable browser is known officially as Version 31.0.1650.48 and it is available for free to download for Windows, Mac, Linux and Chrome Frame, according to a recent post by Anthony Laforge... Read more
Twitter Expands into New 10,000-Square Foot Silicon Valley Office
Internet November 19, 2013
It hasn’t been more than two weeks since the Twitter IPO, but the microblogging company is not resting on its laurels. Not that it can, really, with its stock price going down (although it’s still not performing that badly). What Twitter is doing in Silicon Valley, though, is something... Read more
Software pioneer John McAfee said on Wednesday last week that he will willingly testify regarding the murder of his American neighbour in Belize in 2012, as he is seeking to defend himself from a wrongful death charge which blames him for the killing. 68 year old McAfee, was named... Read more