Month: April 2011
We have the apps, the iPad covers, the network upgrades and the ads – the Royal Wedding is here!
Are you excited about the event of the year tomorrow? Or are you planning to retire to a dark room with a cool cloth over your eyes until it all goes away? While on the fence regarding the above…
We use our phones everywhere now, even in the loo, study show
At home we usually have access to a proper computer, and you'd think that would be better for browsing, right? Not anymore. According to a study conducted by Ipsos OTX for Google, 93% of us use our smartphones to…
Nokia patiently ponders tablet strategy to set itself apart
Nokia boss Stephen Elop is keen to not just be another brick in the tablet wall, according to comments he made to Finnish TV network YLE: "There are now over 200 different tablets on the marketplace, only one of…
Superinjunctions lose power as Wikipedia names and shames
The identity of the gentleman with which Big Brother star Imogen Thomas has had an affair is hidden away behind a superinjunction, meaning no UK media outlet is allowed to breathe a word of it. But if you google…
Nokia disconnects people with 4,000 sackings
4,000 Nokia employees will find themselves polishing their CVs, as the fading telecoms giant is trimming down to face the future. Most jobcuts will fall to Finland and Denmark, as well as Britain where 700 positions will be cut….
Online-savvy teens more likely to drink, do drugs and have sex, study finds
We thought the dorky teens that spent all their time in their bedrooms in front of their computers were the last to get up to anything fun / dodgy – but it seems we were wrong. It may well…
Six potential buyers somehow found for MySpace
The knackered social platform MySpace is up for sale – and owner News Corp has somehow managed to round up six potential bidders. Rupert Murdoch's company paid $580 million for MySpace in 2005, when it was at the peak…
PlayStation hack: users urged to change passwords and even cancel credit cards
The PlayStation Network (PSN) has been hacked, Sony has confirmed, exposing the personal details of potentially all its users to hackers. PSN was taken offline last week following an "intrusion", but now Sony has come out and admitted to…
Ringier announces Collection 'appazine' with Prince William inaugural issue
Swiss media company, Ringier, is to launch a global application for web tablets called The Collection. A monthly 'appazine', it is available simultaneously in several languages including English, German and Chinese. In each issue, The Collection looks at all…
Facebook takes on Groupon by launching social buying scheme – testing starts today
Facebook will start testing its new local deals scheme, the social network announced last night. Facebook Deals was first announced in March, and will let people buy in groups. Sounds familiar? Groupon has done very well so far doing…