Author: Will Head
Inkjets are a bit of a ripoff shocker
Will Head writes… Another day, anther convenient survey, this time from Epson and TÜV Rheinland showing that ink isn't just expensive – your printer could be eating half of it instead of spreading it on the page. Somewhat conveniently, Espon's…
Brits addicted to email
Will Head writes… It looks like half of the country is chained to their keyboards if the results of a new poll are true. According to those quizzed by ICM, 50 percent of 25 to 34 years olds said they…
How private are your conversations on MySpace and Facebook?
Will Head writes… If you lock down your profile so only your friends can read your updates, how safe are those postings should you be involved in a court case? It's a question that the American legal system is currently…
Vista Ultimate Extras: the proles are restless…
Will Head writes… How do you sell a top of the range edition of a new operating system? Well, Microsoft thought it wasn't enough to just ram it full of features and add-ons – that was just way too boring….
Google's solution to YouTube problems: give us all your videos
Will Head writes… Google has got a cunning plan up its sleeve to solve its copyright woes over YouTube. While it seems fairly adamant that it's not going to look at every uploaded video before it goes live on the…
Apple brings Safari to Windows: with added security vulnerabilities
Will Head writes… So the surprise part in Steve Jobs keynote at WWDC, the bit where he catches everyone unaware and reveals something new, was that the Safari web browser is coming to Windows. The bit he neglected to mention…
Google labelled worse than Microsoft over privacy
Will Head writes… Human rights group and surveillance watchdog Privacy International has just released an interim report on the privacy practices of over 20 leading web companies, and the results don't look good for colourful, cuddly Google. The big G…
Is Time Warner looking to ditch AOL?
Will Head writes… It was only seven years ago that pesky upstart AOL merged with established media heavy weight Time Warner, with AOL making up 55 percent of the new company to Time Warner's smaller 45 percent share. Spin on…
Are dancing pets all Sega's got left?
Will Head writes… There was a time when the future of Sega looked firmly to be in the console market. There was the odd play fight with Nintendo here and there, but they both knew that there was plenty of…
Slim profits margins on the Apple TV
Will Head writes… Using a set of screwdrivers and their powers of deduction, the folks over at research firm iSuppli have cracked open the Apple TV and priced up its component cost. The conclusion they've come to is that the…