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Facebook threatens USocial with legal action over paid friends

Dave Parrack — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 05:15:07 +0000

USocial has been offering Facebook friends for sale for a couple of months now. But it hasn’t taken long for Facebook to threaten legal action, sending a cease and [...]

Google Chrome and Android OS will merge in the future

Mike Ferro — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 04:59:00 +0000

Google is currently working on two operating systems for different platforms. One of the OS is Chrome, which targets Netbooks and the other one is Android, targeting smart phones. Apparently, the [...]

The death of the CD is nigh as Linn bows out

Dave Parrack — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 04:43:06 +0000

Physical media such as CD and DVD is very slowly but surely being replaced by digital formats. Whether it’s streaming or downloads, physical is the [...]

Barnes & Noble Nook already sold out for the holidays

Sean P. Aune — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:31:33 +0000

If you were hoping to purchase the nook ereader from Barnes & Noble for the holiday gift giving season, hopefully you did it before now.

According to the New York Times, Barnes & Noble has sold out of the initial productions runs of the [...]

The whole of the U.K. could soon get free Wi-Fi

Dave Parrack — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 05:20:36 +0000

City-wide Wi-Fi networks which offer wireless Internet connectivity for free to all residents who want it have pretty much failed to succeed across the United States so [...]

FAA computer glitch causes air travel chaos

John Lister — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:26:46 +0000

A problem with the Federal Aviation Authority’s computer system has caused widespread delays and cancellations. The agency stresses there is no security or safety risk stemming from the glitch.

The problem affects the automated process by which flight plans are added to the [...]

Email could die within a decade thanks to Facebook, Twitter, Skype

Dave Parrack — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 03:39:48 +0000

Email is currently one of the key elements of the Internet. And sending and receiving email is usually one of the first things we learn [...]

Stephen Fry talks Twitter – “human shaped, not business shaped”

Dave Parrack — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 03:00:20 +0000

Twitter is a massively popular social networking and micro-blogging site that has gained an inordinate amount of headlines and copy over the past year or so. But [...]

Don’t become a victim of Facebook bullying

Dave Parrack — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 02:34:48 +0000

Bullying has been around for generations and will likely remain a problem for generations to come. The problem is it evolves over time, with playground bullying first moving to mobile phones and email [...]

China a contender in speedy computer stakes

John Lister — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 15:47:38 +0000

China has joined the short list of nations with one of the world’s fastest supercomputers. And IBM has been knocked off the top spot for the first time in five years.

The figures come in the TOP500 list issued twice a year by [...]