Category: Internet
Tim Berners-Lee calls Facebook "a threat to the web"
Facebook may be the Number 1 online destination for many citizens of the web, but there is one key figure who's still more than a little sceptical: web founder Sir Tim Berners-Lee. Rather than an open world wide web,…
Internet games lead to murder and suicide in South Korea
A 15 year old boy has killed his mother and committed suicide after a row over online gaming escalated into violence. The unnamed student from Seoul, South Korea had got into a fight with his mother on Monday night after…
LinkedIn professionals' network help users to brand themselves
LinkedIn, the social network for professional types, are looking to help their users understand the importance of personal branding in an increasingly competitive job market. No, not the burning-poker farming type of branding, but the idea of turning your skills…
Phones 4U And Freerunner To Provide Free WiFi For Commtiva N700
Earlier today we wrote about the Linx Commtiva N700, an affordable Android Froyo alternative. Now Freerunner, the free public WiFi network has today announced a partnership with Phones 4u to give customers free WiFi forever on the Commtiva N700….
Women 25- 34 Most Likely To Be Scammed Online
It has been revealed today that Brits are the most likely to be scammed online. The research was commissioned by a new online advice site, knowthenet.org.uk, to better understand the profile of online scam victims. Surprisingly they found that…
Stop Drunken Updates With The Social Media Sobriety Test
We have all come home from a big night out and started drunkenly tweeting or updating Facebook, only to regret it in the morning. In an effort to put an end to those late night bouts of drunken social…
1 in 10 blokes use net for porn, Pope remains Catholic
Startling new research from MyVoucherCodes.co.uk shows that almost 1 in 10 men use the net primarily for watching pornography. The groundbreaking, and frankly shocking, news reveals that 8% of1,183 the men asked admitted to mostly using the internet to view…
Want fibre broadband in your area? Then get voting!
Hoping to see your broadband exchange get upgraded to a fibre-optic service? Well you may be able to fast-track the process thanks to Eclipse Internet. They've been given the opportunity by BT to nominate 5 exchanges to get a super-fast…
New Social Browser RockMelt Launches
The new internet browser RockMelt launched today, combining search with social networking. If like me you always have a million tabs open to multi-task across email, Twitter, Facebook etc, you will know that it is a far from perfect process…
BBC Worldwide and Lonely Planet Celebrate Internet Week With Free iPhone Apps
November 8-12th is Internet Week Europe, a festival created to celebrate the thriving Internet industry in Europe. To celebrate BBC Worldwide and Lonely Planet will be offering two of their most popular iPhone apps for free. BBC Worldwide will…