Category: Internet
Browser wars: Chrome rises in popularity on back of TV ads
After our article about what your browser choice says about your IQ, class, today's insights into the browser wars will focus on popularity. While scoring only average in the intelligence stakes, Google Chrome is the winner in terms of…
Digital love: Computer weds couple after groom creates priest
It's almost suitable, as the happy couple met online, at a site aptly called "Sweet On Geeks". So when the big day approached, and the groom couldn't find a priest free to conduct the ceremony, he decided to make…
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…
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…
Album sales up following 7-year slump: internet rescues reluctant music industry
Ever since we learned that nothing in that Alanis Morissette song was actually ironic we've been nervous about using that word – but we're going to take a shot. Because news that digital sales are the reason the music…
GUIDE: What to look for when buying a website domain name
What's in a name? Well, quite a lot when it comes to the web, actually. Picking the perfect domain name can be as difficult as naming a child, and when you think about how much time and effort you're…
Amy Winehouse's website attacked by "SwagSec" hackers
Amy Winehouse has become the latest high-profile target for hackers. A collective known as Swagger Security or "SwagSec" (and not to be confused with LulZSec, who recently disbanded) gained control of www.amywinehouse.com long enough to deface the stars page. Though…
IE10 Platform Preview 2 announced by Microsoft
Microsoft have just lifted the lid on Internet Explorer 10 Platform Preview 2, giving a glimpse at what's to come with their next-generation web browser. IE10 looks to further the solid work made with IE9, focussing on the "beauty of…
LulzSec affiliate Ryan Cleary bailed and banned from the net
Ryan Cleary, the British teenager arrested last week in connection to the LulzSec hacking collective who ran riot over the internet during the past few weeks before swiftly disbanding, has been granted bail provided he stays offline. the internet ban…