From the monthly archives:
July 2010
by on July 31, 2010
You will not be surprised that the porn industry is all over the iPhone 4 like a bad case of the clap. The latest business opportunity is, almost inevitably, FaceTime, although it probably won’t actually be called Face Time. In the U.K., the ever-accurate Daily Mail reports that “video-sex chat services [...] are hiring workers through internet adverts.” These services would connect you one-on …
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by Admin on July 31, 2010
BRUSSELS – New mobile phones sold in Europe as of next year should all work off the same universal chargers, the European Commission said.”It is expected that consumers will be able to use the same, one-size-fits-all…
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by on July 30, 2010
According to research for a UK consumer group mobile phones can harbor 18 times more living bacteria than a lavatory seat. For the study a hygiene expert swabbed and analysed 30 handsets and found seven had high levels of environmental bacteria.
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by on July 30, 2010
Tech stocks hunt for direction, with the sector showing some signs of weakness after rising earlier in the week.
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by on July 28, 2010
Mobile phones are covered with up to 18 times more living bacteria than the flush handle on a men’s lavatory, research suggests.
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by Admin on July 28, 2010
HO CHI MINH City, July 28 (Bernama)– Tech-savvy criminals are using information technology to commit serious crimes, causing great loss to businesses, especially banks, Vietnam’s news agency (VNA) reported quoting experts as saying at a recent forum on high-tech crime held here.
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by on July 27, 2010
MOBILE phone retailer Phones 4u has unveiled a deal with Currys owner DSG International to open branded outlets within at least 50 stores.
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by on July 26, 2010
The Internet has opened up a world of opportunities for discovery around the globe. In the music industry, it is opening doors for many new talents, writes IZWAN ISMAIL
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by Admin on July 26, 2010
Security agencies are mulling the option of installing mobile phone jammers at Commonwealth Games venues to thwart any possible terror strike.
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by on July 25, 2010
IAC/InterActive Corp., opened Friday morning’s session at Fortune Brainstorm Tech by warning that the principle of the open Internet was being attacked by the big telecom providers. Diller called for basic protection to ensure that anyone can publish and anyone can access whatever they’d like on the Internet. Diller said he is concerned that these companies want to set up a “tollbooth” on the …
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by Admin on July 24, 2010
It’s still a mobile phone – but today’s products are vastly superior to the originals
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by Admin on July 23, 2010
On this weeks New York Times Tech Talk podcast, Bettina Edelstein speaks with Brad Stone, who wrote an article about how Internet companies keep offensive images off their sites and services by having people filter them.
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by Admin on July 23, 2010
Ever wondered what the future of mobile phones would be? Well we do. exHIBIT has made a list of what they think are the coolest concept phones presented in 2010. But do not ask where can you find them and at what price.
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by Admin on July 21, 2010
Tech stocks start the week on an upbeat note ahead of a busy slate of earnings reports that will kick off with the latest results from IBM and Texas Instruments.
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by on July 21, 2010
The phone’s ringing. Oh, no it’s not. Must be me then. A study published in Occupational and Environmental Medicine claims evidence that mobile phones cause tinnitus, persistent ringing in the ears.
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