Addicted to social Networking
How would know if you are getting a bit too involved with social networking sites, which like Digg, Mixx and Stumbleupon all have ideas on how the news is spread and sorted.
But just in case you are not sure if you are addicted or not, check out the list by soshable.com is below:
When you hear [...]
XP may be available after deadline
When Microsoft announced that they would be stopping the sales of Windows XP, there was an element of fear that drifted across the computing community, this is mainly due to the fact that its replacement Windows Vista, is not that popular and some users have even down graded from this version back to XP.
But there [...]
Everything will be micro chipped
It is widely believed that one day everything will be micro chipped, meaning that anything that you buy like clothes, products for the home, cars and just about anything else in between will have a RFID tag inserted somewhere.
An RFID tag is a small micro chip with an antenna that can be picked up by [...]
Music business evolves
The music industry will always be a step behind the younger markets, one clear example of this is EMI, they are well respected and level headed business, but when it comes to knowing what the young are looking for, they may as well be on a different planet.
The company organised a young focus group to [...]
Hackers at war with Scientology
Scientology has been getting some very high profile publicity recently which has pushed some people over the edge with regards to the general attitude of the scientologists, especially the famous ones, and the way that they push their ideas onto people.
Naturally there is always going to an adverse reaction to this and so a group [...]
Hackers have the power
The CIA has admitted that there have been some sustained attacks on utility systems; with a view to blackmail the companies into paying up to keep their systems safe.
Hackers with criminal intentions have been getting into the central computer systems via the internet and have actually cut off the power to cities and other places. [...]
Why Apple is called Apple?
We have to go way back to 1976 to find out the real reason why Apple Computers were called after the famous fruit or possibly a certain city.
When Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak were initially setting up the company, Steve Jobs had friends who were running a commune in Oregon and would disappear for a [...]
The editing of Digg
Have you ever wondered how particular stories end up on Digg where there are just as many equally as good stories that do not and how some stories appear one minute and disappear the next?
Well its all down to the Digg human editors or as one of the co-founders Kevin Rose likes to call [...]
MacBook Air the world thinnest notebook
This is like one of those mythical products which hear of, except apparently this is real now and there are many Apple fans out there that will be scrambling around for details.
Technical specs
.16 to .75-inch thickness on top
12.8 x 8.94 inches
3 pounds
5 hours of battery life with everything running
Intel Core 2 Duo Processor at 1.6 [...]
BBC upsets Linux users
The BBC has been spending a lot of licence payer’s money on marketing the new iPlayer with a huge advertising campaign where many of the channels stars are telling viewers how good the service is.
The service is good, in fact being able to check on a missed program for up to seven days after it [...]