Scottish school switches solely to iPad
The kids are our future, and the future is the iPad. Or something like that.
Google paying big money to prevent Facebook poaching all its staff
Google is struggling to retain its staff, with Facebook reportedly poaching all its best staff. Google’s answer to the problem? Throwing money around willy-nilly. Apparently.
Are the hackers after your car?
Google jazzes up Gmail in unwelcome fashion
It’s understandable Google should want to trumpet the arrival of its new Priority Inbox feature. Unfortunately a particularly bizarre bug means some users are being greeted with “old time dance music”.
Offbeat travel site Adioso roles out version three
Adioso, home of the open ended travel search, has just rolled out version three of its quirky travel site. The third version of the site that began in 2008, unveils new ways to search and a few new money saving options.
The Pirate Bay movie, TPB AFK, on way
If The Social Network, the story of how Facebook was founded, doesn’t float your boat, then maybe a documentary looking at The Pirate Bay’s struggle to stay online in the face of serious legal threats.
M-Dress is a little black (phone) number
We’ve all heard of a little black number that women are advised to keep in their wardrobes at all times. But how about a little black number which has mobile phone technology built into it? Clever, or just plain potty?
Google buys social game developer SocialDeck
MySpace on Facebook as networks get more social
MySpace has tweaked its system so that user updates can be posted directly to Facebook. It may appear to be an acceptance of the change in top dog status in the social networking world, but it’s a smart move that might retain a few users.
Google gives your most important e-mails priority in Gmail
Google is continuing to work on trying to make its Gmail product that much more of an essential tool in your every day life, and what better way is there to do that then to become your personal assistant?
Can Digg recover from v4 user backlash?
Digg has had user backlashes in the past, but none as the one currently tearing the site apart. Can Digg recover from this, and if so will it be a different site with a different set of users as a result?
Chatroulette v2.0 still full of smut
After being offline for a week, Chatroulette has relaunched. The big (but not the only) problem is that the smut remains in place. Does this spell the end of Chatroulette for good?
Intel buying Infineon’s wireless unit: $1.4 billion
Now your granny is on Facebook
The proportion of over-65s using sites such as Facebook has doubled in the space of a year. The statistic has prompted criticism that the social networking giant doesn’t allow advertisers to directly target older users.
Rumor: Cisco sniffing around Skype for a potential purchase
Popular VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) service Skype has had a history of being batted around when it comes to acquisition, but this latest rumor may be one of the strangest to surface yet.
JooJoo lawsuit ruling utterly pointless?
The JooJoo has been a complete failure, has made no money, and is unlikely ever to do so. Which kind of makes the lawsuit pointless, doesn’t it?




