April 4, 2012
We all love some Angry Birds action, don’t we? OK, maybe not everyone is addicted to playing the fiendishly difficult yet deceptively simple mobile game from Rovio. But those of us who are, have been merrily enjoying Angry Birds Space for a while now. However, there was a considerable period of time to wait for Angry Birds Space to drop.
April 1, 2012
The days of having only one browser are mostly over. As the number of available options grow, so does the number of browsers we install and try. It’s time to count! How many browsers are installed on your computer?
March 31, 2012
Imagine this – you get all of your entertainment free of charge, courtesy of people who record it for you in their spare time and put it on the Internet. Then these people, who you’re not paying, change the format they are offering this free entertainment in. Would you, realizing that you’re getting free entertainment because of volunteers, just accept it? Or would you complain about it in the comments section of torrent sites?
March 30, 2012
“We celebrate our failures,” Google’s Eric Schmidt once said. Google’s had some amazing successes that have changed the world, but some of their attempts to do so have failed. With their famous “don’t be evil” mantra, they’ve sometimes been overly naive and optimistic. Here’s a list of some of Google’s big attempts to change the world that just didn’t pan out.
March 29, 2012
I personally cannot fathom the mindset of people who queue for the latest gadget on launch day. I’ve tried, I really have, but I think it’s a bizarre choice to queue up for hours or even days, through all weathers, purely in order to purchase a next-gen device in person. There is absolutely no need to ever queue for a new gadget on day one as, the Internet means queuing is unnecessary.
March 29, 2012
Let’s face it you’re probably now playing Angry Birds Space. Angry Birds Space launched from Rovio Control on March 22, 2012, and it has already topped app charts in many countries around the world. The series has become something of a phenomenon and it isn’t going away anytime soon. However, there are long breaks in between the release of Angry Birds games.
March 28, 2012
Hotmail has had some seriously bad rap over the years, and is now almost universally shunned by tech professionals and bloggers. The main complaint has always been that the service is spam riddled, but is that fair? Is it time we gave Hotmail – the daddy of web based email – another chance to win back our hearts?
March 28, 2012
General knowledge is an important part of everyone’s education, and it isn’t something that you stop learning when you leave school. It’s a lifelong lesson into the people, places, and things that have got us here today. The Internet has provided a new repository of sources to gain general knowledge from. But where do you look first?
March 27, 2012
Apple went to significant trouble to stuff a Retina display in the new iPad. The battery had to be made bigger to provide the same endurance with more pixels, so the entire chassis is a bit bigger and thicker than before. Was it worthwhile? Absolutely. The new display is a game changer that makes all previous tablets look like dinosaurs.
March 27, 2012
Say you have an idea for a product or application and have been developing the app or you have had someone else make it for you. If you’re trying to spread it to the masses, you may have thought about approaching blogs like MakeUseOf, magazines, and other outlets so they can feature your product. However, good PR practices are also key to getting your product and ideas out there.
