Month: July 2011
What the internet future looked like in 1995
This MTV clip from 1995 is excellent. It shows reporters and celebrities telling us all about this wonderful new thing called the "internet" – all of a sudden it's everywhere and it's so popular! (Thanks, Sandra Bullock.) While a…
Browser wars: Internet Explorer users have lower IQs, study claims
It feels kind of mean to point this out, but here we go. It seems that users of Internet Explorer have lower IQs than users of other web browsers. Really. Or at least this was the result of a…
Google Maps helps London tourists understand that the Tube map is not geographically accurate
Google Maps will now offer live transport updates for London travellers, helping them make better transport choices in our fair capital. In addition to directing people to the nearest Tube stop using GPS, Google Maps will also help people…
You thought the internet was anonymous? Think again
You may keep your personal details to yourself, as well as your gender, location and political afflictions. But it doesn't matter – the internet knows who you are. It may not be able to figure out your name, but…
TuneWiki music app hits iOS devices
TuneWiki has made a bit of a name for itself as a leading music app on Android and Symbian phones, and today it tries its luck in the more crowded waters of the Apple App Store for iPhones and…
Samsung Teletext Holidays app lets you browse the world from your Smart TV
The old style Teletext Holiday pages were a mean old thing. With the rain lashing down outside and you at your lowest ebb, Teletext Holidays was the perfect (and at the time, practically only) place to browse cheap holiday…
White Samsung Galaxy S II gets European street date
Phones are like chocolate. Some people like white chocolate Milky Bars, some people like regular chocolate Dairy Milks. Some people like their phones to look like Milky Bars, some people like their phones to look like Dairy Milks. Like…
Amazon preparing to ship 4 million Android tablets by Christmas
The Amazon Android tablet rumours push into a higher gear today, with the news that the e-reader kings may be preparing to ship as many as 4 million of the as-yet-unrevealed slates. According to supplier trackers DigiTime, Amazon have Wintek,…
Facebook ban Nirvana's "Nevermind" album artwork
Facebook have banned Nirvana's album artwork for their seminal "Nevermind" album from the social networking site. According to the site, the picture was removed as it was found in violation of Facebook's terms of use. In particular, the album cover…
EA's focus on iPad as "fastest-growing games platform" set to increase
The Apple iPad is now the fastest growing gaming platform, according to games publishing and developing juggernauts EA. With mobile gaming featuring heavily in the company's profits in their financial report, EA now suggest that the age of the home…