Second Life really is another world, one where the norms and values of this world don’t seem to apply. With Linden Labs cracking down on “broadly offensive content”  such as child pornography, some Second Life “residents” are now concerned that there may be a crack down on bestiality.

Apple is up to its old tricks. This time it successfully harassed an Australian journalist and his publisher into deleting a generally positive article about OS X Leopard entitled “Ten things you didn’t know about Leopard”.

“Good” kids gravitate towards Facebook; outcasts gravitate to MySpace, according to PhD candidate Danah Boyd.

Almost a third of young adults in the UK would prefer, if given the choice, to give up sex rather than their mobile phone, according to a survey conducted as part of the Mobile Life forum.

Second Life is becoming a haven for sexual deviants and misfits, with a number of authorities around the world investigating sex crimes committed in the popular online virtual world. If the perpetrators are found, they may find themselves doing real time.

Mac fans and bloggers are outraged over Apple’s announcement that it has taken resources from its Mac OS X team to help finish the iPhone on time, compromising the scheduled release of the next version of Mac OS X, code named Leopard, which now won’t be out until October.

Back in the 90s I was, what would now be called, an Amiga fanboy.  In past few months I’ve noticed an uncanny similarity between the old Amiga scene, and the current Linux scene.

It seems that it’s not just Baby Boomers who don’t want to grow old; Generation X is just as bad. A new study from Nielsen//NetRatings reveals that more than one third of US adults (36.5%) in the US own a games console, and 15.9% own a portable game console.

The iPod range might be best selling media players on the market, but they’re not the best, according to an independent test by Australia’s leading consumer protection organisation, CHOICE*.

Microsoft Research recently revealed some of the research projects its working on in order to ”speed the way to a richer computer experience”, and it’s not hard to see why Microsoft is not a leader in innovation.

Linux is what people want preinstalled their new notebook PC, according to feedback on Dell’s new IdeasStorm site, where visitors are encouraged to make suggestions about future products. This raises the question: has the site has already been taken over by fanboys?

Macintosh computers have a reputation as being a favorite with progressive, arty types, though that may change after Apple CEO Steve Jobs’ recent tirade against  teacher unions.

In recent weeks various research companies have been issuing predictions for 2007. To be quite honest I’ve found the predictions quite tedious; very boring fare indeed. Yes, we know some people will upgrade to Vista, we know there’s going to be more viruses, more spam, etc etc. Boring, boring, boring!

Why is that the cool guy – with his itinerant job, beaten-up Dodge, and permanent scowl – always gets the girl? Isn’t this against the natural order of things? Shouldn’t us computer types, with our well-paid jobs, Honda Accords and pleasant dispositions, be the ones who make it with the ladies? Aren’t we the ones who should be spreading our seed? After all, our seed is worth spreading!

While a lot of PlayStation fans would be horrified by the concept of Sony Computer Entertainment becoming a software-only company, there a several sound commercial reasons for this change in strategy. In fact, I would go as far as to say that such a change could strengthen the PlayStation franchise.

UPDATE: UK-based TECH.BLORGE contributor James Cornelius explains why he won’t be upgrading to Windows Vista.

The old “there’s something wrong with your truck” ruse has netted thieves more than US$1.4 million of Xbox 360 consoles.

Xbox 360: Now available from English pubs