Author: ShinyJess
Twitter and texting spells end to long and fancy words, boffin warns
Or at least it's making us lazy, opting for shorter words instead of long ones. 73% of us believe that Twitter and text messaging is changing the use of the English language, according to a survey presented in a…
Google flashes its cash: 2011 to be the busiest year yet
Over $500 million has been spent on acquisitions so far at Google HQ, and the year isn't even over. 57 companies have been brought onboard already in 2011, beating its former record of 48 deals in a year, reached…
YouTube to announce new channels with custom-made content?
YouTube could reveal as early as next week that it is launching its own channels with original content, according to sources speaking to the Wall Street Journal. YouTube is thought to have signed a series of partnership deals with…
Users sue RIM following BlackBerry outage, but is it for negligence or emotional distress?
The frustration was significant among the tens of million BlackBerry users who found their beloved internet devices had stopped working last month. Three whole days went by without that comforting buzz from BlackBerries worldwide, causing hurt and upset. At…
Sony and Ericsson get a divorce
It lasted ten years but now it's over: Sony and Ericsson are breaking up their Sony will keep the mobile operations, paying Ericsson $1.5 billion in cash for its share. The move means Sony will get some of Ericsson's…
Students realise internet is real: concern of internet follies harming job prospects
News flash: the internet isn't some otherwordly place of no consequence to the "real" world. What happens on the internet does NOT stay on the internet, it will follow you around. 42% of students are becoming concerned that some…
Are fatscreens the new flatscreen TVs?
It's a tongue-twister as well as a head-twister, but just like mobiles got too small, it seems TVs are getting too thin. It makes sense: once the screen is down to an inch, who cares if they shave off…
Cheeky newcomer Dorsey sticks it to mighty Nokia at launch of Lumia and Asha
Three is the magic number, says Twitter-founder Jack Dorsey. Using the appropriately succinct medium that is Twitter, @jack said: "Nokia: you make too many phones. Focus on 3." This comes as Nokia introduces its new "basic smartphones", called Asha,…
Touch screens that work through gloves: welcome to the world
We've been waiting for you! Or more precisely, we have been freezing our hands off in the winter trying to tap out text messages on dainty touch screens, gloves tucked in our pockets. Although it looks like we have…
Apple patents the flick of the wrist. Yes really.
Flick at your peril, because now this motion is trademarked by the mighty Apple. The fact that a court of law has agreed to grant this patent is just proof that fortune favours the bold, isn't it, because frankly…