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Wolverine Self-Healing Gene is Found
Internet November 11, 2013
One Harvard researcher thinks he has found the gene that would enable us to regrow organs and regenerate limbs. Various genes in our bodies turn on and off and different times over the course of our lives. It is here that scientists are looking for the magical code that... Read more
Did Edward Snowden Trick Co-Workers Into Giving Up Passwords?
Internet November 11, 2013
It seems you can’t turn on news anywhere without seeing some kind of report about Edward Snowden. Snowden, a former National Security Agency contractor, made sparks fly when he leaked thousands of confidential NSA documents to the press in early 2013. What has not been known up to this... Read more
Facebook Thumb to be Retired, New Facebook Like Button Coming Soon
InternetSocial Media November 10, 2013
Did you know that the Facebook Like and Share buttons are seen more than 22 billion times every day and embedded on 7.5 million websites? Pretty impressive you have to agree. Facebook has released these figures, along with the announcement that it is giving the online icons a makeover.... Read more
Instagram Blocks Images Selling Drugs
InternetSocial Media November 10, 2013
The photo sharing social network Instagram, which is owned by Facebook, has blocked searches for certain terms that are associated with the suspected selling of illegal drugs. As a result of an investigation, journalists found that there were many pictures and videos that had been posted of narcotics, which... Read more
Digital Coffee? Starbucks Lets Users Tweet Coffee To Friends
Internet November 10, 2013
I love coffee. I mean, I LOVE it. My wife calls me a coffee snob, but I don’t mind at all. I like all sorts of flavours and all sorts of strengths. I am the last person in the world to turn down a free cup of wonderful, hot,... Read more
Satago: Anonymous Freelance Payment Reports
Internet November 9, 2013
If you work as a freelance operative or as a small business owner, you will probably know that one of the most serious issues is late payments and subsequently, chasing customers for such payments, sometimes, months after a job was completed. Satago wants to solve that problem for you. ... Read more
Western Digital (WD) is one of the largest hard drive manufacturers in the world and they rarely have issues with their drives; however, that is not to say they are infallible. WD has warned its customers that upgrading to Apple’s latest offering, OS X Mavericks (10.9) can make users lose all the... Read more
Twitter IPO Results In A Valuation Of $24 Billion
Internet November 8, 2013
IPOs may involve some of the riskiest things in investing, but the Twitter IPO seems to be golden. While doubts about the initial $23 to $25 share price were flying all over the place a day before the Twitter IPO, a day of trading has shown things in a... Read more
Google Maps Gets Personal:Customised Maps For Everyone
Internet November 8, 2013
Tech giant Google wants to make maps that are tailored to a user’s specific locations and needs. At the Roadmap 2013 conference in San Francisco, two senior designers working on Google Maps said that maps are a “canvas for the stuff we know about the world.” They plan to... Read more
Facebook Rolling Out Graph Search In UK
Internet November 8, 2013
Months after launch, the social network’s open-ended search engine is being given to some members using Facebook in British English. Facebook is giving its natural language search engine, Graph Search, to overseas audiences for the very first time. The social network has said on Tuesday, that it will gradually... Read more
Apple has released its first report detailing how many requests it has received from government agencies around the globe. According to The New York Times, Apple has disclosed the number of requests it has received for the first six months of 2013. The report said that governments from 43... Read more
Struggling smartphone maker BlackBerry has abandoned a $4.7bn (£3bn) rescue bid from its largest shareholder, fired its CEO and turned to a $1bn fundraising plan in a battle to stay afloat. Thorsten Heins was employed as CEO to run the company back in January 2012. He will leave with a pay... Read more
Microsoft has warned users of potential hacker attacks. The company has said it is “aware of targeted attacks”, which are exploiting a “vulnerability” in its operating system to gain user rights to the affected computers. This issue is said to affect Microsoft Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008, Microsoft Office... Read more
Make-A-Wish Turning San Francisco into Gotham City On 11/15
Internet November 6, 2013
This might just be the most awesome news you read today. Be warned, though; after reading this you just might want to board a plane and head to the Golden Gate City to help out. Meet Miles – an energetic 5 year old who loves superheroes, especially Batman. As... Read more
The big day is almost here, and I am not talking about Thanksgiving or Christmas. What day then, you ask? November 15th, 2013; also known to PlayStation fans across the country as the release date for Sony’s new PlayStation 4. While not an official holiday on the calendar, one... Read more
William Lowe: Father of IBM PC Dies
Internet November 6, 2013
IBM was for a long time, the dominant force in mainframe computing for both corporations and the government. The company became interested in the personal computer market in the late 1970s, well after brands such as Apple and Commodore had already established a market share. William Lowe helped make... Read more
As someone who has owned an iPhone and an Android phone (specifically the Samsung Galaxy S3), I can say that I wish some of the features overlapped. Don’t get me wrong, they are both great phones – I just wish I could do some of the same things on... Read more
SafeFlame Project Creates Fire From Water
Internet November 5, 2013
A European research project has developed a portable device that makes fire from water. It doesn’t use flammable gases either and it produces its own fuel as needed! The system works by combining Hydrogen and Oxygen at the very tip of the torch, creating a flame that is cooler and much... Read more