It was always obvious that eventually every body’s favorite little microblogging platform, Twitter, would seek to monetize their services. Well that seems to finally be happening as Twitter now openly admits that they are currently readying to start making money from their popular service. According to The Wall Street Journal, Twitter plans to go about [...]
Most of us who own a GPS device have noticed from time to time that the units do not always give the most accurate or efficient driving instructions. A British driver has noticed this after he claims that his global positioning unit has caused his car to reach the edge of a cliff. The name [...]
20Mar09
Amazon Sued Over Kindle Patent
We have all heard of the Amazon Kindle ebook by now, but it turns out that there could be some intellectual rights issues raised which question who really invented the device. The issue was raised by the company Discovery Communications. Discovery is mostly known for the Discovery Channel and Animal Planet TV networks. It is [...]
20Mar09
Mozilla Releases Fennec
I have been a fan of Mozilla’s Firefox browser for quite some time now, as I have been using the browser for at least a few years now. While, like most people, I started out my web surfing with Microsoft’s Internet Explorer browser and didn’t really have a problem with it, once I tried Firefox [...]
Apple Inc. is known for having rumours circulating about upcoming new prooduct relases. Since CEO Steve Jobs’ departure as a result of a medical condition, no novel ideas have been offered by the company. The latest rumour to be presented is a device that contains a touchscreen of up to 10 inches in size. Certain [...]
12Mar09
Privacy Breach at Google Docs
Software applications are taking hold of being available in an online format. However, there is a certain drawback to this, which is the potential for unauthorized access to it. This affects large as well as smaller companies.Recently, Google disclosed a breach in its Google Docs application resulted in a number of online documents being revealed [...]
Did you know that there is an online service which can manage your password even beyond the grave? The service is provided by Bequest Locker and would store the information for the life of the individual. Subsequently the individual’s beneficiaries would have to contact Bequest, supply a death certificate and other verification data before they [...]
NASA is mostly known for its space exploration achievements, however, a recent investigation may expose another side to the agency. An upper level official in the space agency has been indicted and charged in court with using almost $10 million in NASA funds for the purpose of consulting. The indictment against Courtney Stadd, the former [...]
Apple corporation is confronting a growing number of iPhone-related sites that sell unauthorized phone software applications. The Rock Your Telephone site is offering users the ability to download a necessary software, which enables the use of these applications. There are several unauthorized iPhone apps online stores, including a store that sells adult games, and several [...]
6Mar09
Delay Your Texting Says Pope
Text messaging, web sites, and computer games have become the latest technologies to involve a papal declaration. Believers usually stop certain behaviours during such holidays as Easter, but digital innovations seem to have required a special decree by the pope. This originates from a papal alert to focus n real relationships, not a cyber one. [...]
