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CHEAPEST IPAD RIVAL: India’s new tablet a snip

By Siraaj Cassiem 2011-10-09 07:31:58, 1 Comment/s
India has revealed the world's cheapest tablet, the $35 Aakash, which is aimed at students

Smartphone revolution

By Siraaj Cassiem 2011-10-07 08:22:12, 0 Comment/s
CNN's George Howell takes a look at how smartphones have changed the way we live.

VIDEO: The legacy of Steve Jobs

By Siraaj Cassiem 2011-08-25 12:56:48, 0 Comment/s
CNN's Dan Simon takes a close look at Steve Jobs' tenure as CEO of Apple.

VIDEO: Smartphones for the Battlefield

By Siraaj Cassiem 2011-08-10 12:42:55, 0 Comment/s
The Army says smartphones could be a useful battle tool, and it's testing them before deciding whether to start issuing them in large numbers to soldiers in the field.

VIDEO: Nano foils smart-coat surfaces to work with light

By Siraaj Cassiem 2011-07-27 14:50:51, 0 Comment/s
Picking up the phone these days means holding nanotechnology in your hand. Now that phones do so much more than carry voices, and we look at the things, nanotechnology steps in.

VIDEO: STS-135 Undocking

By Siraaj Cassiem 2011-07-19 12:38:50, 0 Comment/s
Space shuttle Atlantis undocks from the International Space Station during STS-135, the final shuttle mission.

VIDEO: Fighting driver fatigue

By Siraaj Cassiem 2011-07-07 19:48:59, 0 Comment/s
The driver of this lorry had fallen asleep at the wheel, a stark reminder of just how dangerous it is to drive when you are tired. Fatigue is one of the main causes of road accidents.

VIDEO: Virtual grocery store in Korean subway could be future of shopping

By Siraaj Cassiem 2011-07-01 11:58:43, 0 Comment/s
A supermarket's innovative marketing campaign that recreated a working, virtual grocery store in Seoul subway stations has won an international prize for creativity and could herald a new era in the way people shop.

VIDEO: Chimp Beats Human: Intelligence Test

By Siraaj Cassiem 2011-06-29 12:35:23, 2 Comment/s
An experiment shows that chimpanzees have startling photographic memories they easily beat humans. From the Primate Research Institute at Kyoto University.

VIDEO: Nursery uses iPads to teach children

By Siraaj Cassiem 2011-06-13 15:51:06, 0 Comment/s
Snapdragons Nursery in Bath is using iPads as a teaching aid for youngsters to learn through educational apps.

VIDEO: Smartphone App Identifies Trees With a Snap

By Siraaj Cassiem 2011-06-08 13:59:30, 0 Comment/s
If you've ever wondered what type of tree was nearby but didn't have a guide book, finding the answer is now as easy as taking a snapshot with your smart phone.

VIDEO: Inventor expects personal jet pack to hit shelves

By Siraaj Cassiem 2011-06-07 11:33:27, 0 Comment/s
A personal jet pack is set to hit the shelves by the end of this year, with both commercial and government customers already lining up following a successful test flight in New Zealand.

VIDEO: Online school opens up learning

By Siraaj Cassiem 2011-06-03 20:02:20, 0 Comment/s
Khan Academy, an online school, provides lessons for free.

VIDEO: ‘Chinese hackers’ target Gmail

By Siraaj Cassiem 2011-06-02 10:49:00, 0 Comment/s
Web giant Google has accused Chinese hackers of attempting to steal the passwords of hundreds of Gmail account holders.

VIDEO: Protecting yourself in a virtual world

By Siraaj Cassiem 2011-06-01 10:40:46, 0 Comment/s
CNN's Deb Feyerick goes inside a state-of-the-art cloud and tells you how to keep your information safe.

VIDEO: Senators question mobile privacy

By Siraaj Cassiem 2011-05-11 11:10:05, 0 Comment/s
Congress questions mobile device manufacturers about what private information is stored.

Coyne’s letter to the NCSE and BCSE

By Bruce Gorton 2011-04-27 11:54:01, 0 Comment/s
Jerry Coyne wrote an open letter to the NCSE and BCSE complaining of a perceived pro-liberal Christianity bias within the organizations, and a tendency for people who work for them to bash “New Atheists”, alienating their allies.

VIDEO: Facebook Hopes Users ‘Like’ Its Social Deals

By Siraaj Cassiem 2011-04-27 10:48:41, 0 Comment/s
What happens when you cross the world's largest social network with one of the hottest business models in e-commerce? Facebook wants to find out.

VIDEO: The Next Generation of Helicopters Take Flight

By Siraaj Cassiem 2011-04-26 14:50:05, 0 Comment/s
Sikorsky is hoping to sell the Pentagon on some new technology it says will allow for faster, more agile attack helicopters.

VIDEO: High Court backs online piracy clampdown

By Siraaj Cassiem 2011-04-20 21:15:50, 0 Comment/s
Internet service providers will now be forced to identify and send letters to persistent offenders who illegally download and fileshare.

VIDEO: Waste not, want not: US ‘blesses’ India with trash

By Siraaj Cassiem 2011-04-19 12:00:58, 0 Comment/s
The appetite of the ever hungry U.S. consumer is being fed by a steady supply of goods from developing nations. But those items often make the very same return journey.

VIDEO: Review: BlackBerry PlayBook Strong, Well-Priced

By Siraaj Cassiem 2011-04-15 14:55:54, 0 Comment/s
You need 3 things to compete with Apple's iPad: a gorgeous, easy-to-use device, a bustling app store and an attractive price tag. Nobody has been able to match it so far but BlackBerry's PlayBook has emerged as one of the strongest contenders.

VIDEO: Web Tech: ‘InTheMo’ Takes on Social Search

By Siraaj Cassiem 2011-04-11 20:42:04, 0 Comment/s
In The Mo is a new web site that incorporates social media hooks to better personalize search results for destinations. Founder Cary Levine speaks with The Associated press about what he hopes it will accomplish.

VIDEO: iPad 2 review

By Siraaj Cassiem 2011-04-08 10:06:46, 0 Comment/s
We road test Apple's latest gadget, the brand new

VIDEO: Tata’s futuristic office complex

By Siraaj Cassiem 2011-04-07 16:52:26, 0 Comment/s
India Inc. works on showing the world a new image with futuristic flashy architecture. CNN's Mallika Kapur reports.

VIDEO: Happy birthday Twitter!

By Siraaj Cassiem 2011-03-21 19:39:40, 0 Comment/s
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VIDEO: Technology to help beat cancer

By Siraaj Cassiem 2011-03-10 12:12:49, 0 Comment/s
An Internet entrepreneur Marty Tenenbaum, develops an app to fight against Dan Simon reports.

VIDEO: Female technicians progress in China

By Siraaj Cassiem 2011-03-08 08:20:27, 0 Comment/s
Tuesday is the 100th anniversary of International Women's Day - a day celebrated across the world to mark the economic, political and social achievements of women.

VIDEO: Half of the UK now on Facebook

By Siraaj Cassiem 2011-03-03 20:17:39, 0 Comment/s
More than half of the population are now on Facebook, that is 30 million people.

VIDEO: Motorola Xoom Targets IPad Popularity

By Siraaj Cassiem 2011-03-02 17:48:10, 0 Comment/s
Motorola's Xoom has been hailed as the most likely rival to Apple's iPad. The tablet is the first to use Google's Honeycomb software and includes a large, touch screen and zippy processor. The AP's Rachel Metz reports.

VIDEO: Wireless Data Expected to Surge in Coming Years

By Siraaj Cassiem 2011-02-23 22:16:34, 0 Comment/s
Logging on to the Web via a mobile phone is a relatively new phenomenon, but one that is growing rapidly. Each year mobile Internet traffic doubles and today's networks are at risk of choking from the load.

VIDEO: Investing in wireless security

By Siraaj Cassiem 2011-02-16 20:25:30, 0 Comment/s
CEO of Juniper Networks, Kevin Johnson talks to CNN's Jim Boulden about securely connecting to VPN networks.

VIDEO: Lessons from the ‘Twitter Revolution’

By Siraaj Cassiem 2011-02-16 10:43:42, 0 Comment/s
Jill Dougherty talks to activists fighting threats against Internet freedom, some with financial help from Uncle Sam.

VIDEO: Mobile buzz from Barcelona

By Siraaj Cassiem 2011-02-15 11:00:44, 0 Comment/s
CNN's Jim Boulden explores the latest trends and news at Barcelona's Mobile World Congress.

VIDEO: Is the smartphone taking over?

By Siraaj Cassiem 2011-02-10 14:17:30, 0 Comment/s
So will smartphones really lead to the death of the PC? PC Magazine's Lance Ulanoff explains.

VIDEO: ‘World’s Fastest Beer Dispenser’ Now in Philly

By Siraaj Cassiem 2011-02-07 09:38:04, 0 Comment/s
Beer vendors at the Wells Fargo Center can now fill two beer cups at the same time in seconds. The Philadelphia stadium debuted a dispensing system that fills cups from the bottom to top.

VIDEO: World’s largest solar-powered boat

By Siraaj Cassiem 2011-01-30 13:24:05, 0 Comment/s
The boat, which has 530 square metres of solar panels, is sailing around the world.

VIDEO: Mommy blogging phenomenon

By Siraaj Cassiem 2011-01-23 16:36:02, 0 Comment/s
Moms around the world blog about parenting and everything else. CNN's Ali Velshi talks to blogger Rachel Campos-Duffy.

VIDEO: Smartphone security

By Siraaj Cassiem 2011-01-20 07:20:44, 0 Comment/s
Whether you're shopping or banking, here are tips to keep information safe when using your smartphone.

VIDEO: Apple’s future without Steve Jobs

By Siraaj Cassiem 2011-01-19 20:46:34, 0 Comment/s
Cult of Mac's editor Leander Kahney talked about Apple's future with CNN's Kristie Lu Stout.

VIDEO: Are you in need of some digital detox?

By Siraaj Cassiem 2011-01-16 12:15:43, 0 Comment/s
Do you find yourself texting rather than talking? Maybe it's time for some digital detox. CNN's Sandra Endo reports.

VIDEO: Social media’s role in the Tunisian uprising

By Siraaj Cassiem 2011-01-16 12:12:29, 0 Comment/s
Twitter, Facebook and even WikiLeaks played roles in the overthrow of ex-president Zine El Abidine Ben Ali and helped spread information about fast-moving events in Tunisia over the past weeks.

VIDEO: Cell Phones Key to Commerce in Post-quake Haiti

By Siraaj Cassiem 2011-01-11 08:21:16, 0 Comment/s
2 of Haiti's biggest cell phone companies are working with aid groups to help cash-strapped Haitians purchase goods using 'mobile money'. Donated funds are transferred to residents' cell phones and then traded in at local shops for food.

Art sometimes leaves me sentimental

By Bruce Gorton 2011-01-09 18:46:21, 1 Comment/s
I took a walk around the Wits Origins Centre – and about the first exhibit I stopped to look at really struck me. It was about the oldest rock to have a pattern engraved on it that we know of – it is the birth-stone of art.

VIDEO: Motorola Atrix: a transforming phone

By Siraaj Cassiem 2011-01-09 15:47:02, 0 Comment/s
A dual-core smartphone that also docks as a laptop is one of Motorola's biggest show stoppers at CES 2011.

VIDEO: Verizon Reveals First 4G Wireless Tablets, Phone

By Siraaj Cassiem 2011-01-07 11:48:42, 0 Comment/s
The big national wireless carriers are racing to stake their claims in the new frontier of service: ultra-fast data access.

VIDEO: How will social media impact Congress?

By Siraaj Cassiem 2011-01-06 09:43:04, 0 Comment/s
Lawmakers are making greater use of social media, as Karin Caifa reports.

VIDEO: Newest Gadgets on Display in Las Vegas

By Siraaj Cassiem 2011-01-06 09:36:14, 0 Comment/s
Integrated electronics, 3D TVs, and new tablets. They're all on display as the 2011 Consumer Electronics Show gets underway in Las Vegas.

VIDEO: Google getting into online travel

By Siraaj Cassiem 2010-12-30 11:24:01, 0 Comment/s
CNN's Jessica Yellin talks to representatives from the cyber community about Google expanding to include a travel search.

VIDEO: S. Korea loses cyberspace legal battle

By Siraaj Cassiem 2010-12-29 19:29:50, 0 Comment/s
South Korea's government loses a legal battle over web control. CNN's Kyung Lah reports.

VIDEO: iPads ring, are you listening?

By Siraaj Cassiem 2010-12-23 20:19:12, 0 Comment/s
Using only iPads and iPhones, North Point Community Church in Georgia rocked out to the sounds of the season.

VIDEO: Skype outage explained

By Siraaj Cassiem 2010-12-23 20:15:51, 0 Comment/s
Anna Coren explains why internet phone service Skype has been unavailable to millions of users.

VIDEO: How closely are shoppers watched?

By Siraaj Cassiem 2010-12-18 11:47:19, 0 Comment/s
As retailers try to boost sales, they're increasingly turning to technology to learn everything they can about you.

VIDEO: Facebook’s influence

By Siraaj Cassiem 2010-12-16 11:28:37, 0 Comment/s
TIME Magazine named Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg "Person of th Year." CNN's Mary Snow reports on the decision.

VIDEO: Twitter’s top tweets

By Siraaj Cassiem 2010-12-16 11:23:58, 0 Comment/s
CNN's Colleen McEdwards has a look at Twitter's picks for the "most powerful" tweets of 2010.

VIDEO: Hottest Google searches of 2010

By Siraaj Cassiem 2010-12-13 07:42:17, 0 Comment/s
CNN's Josh Levs shows the fastest-rising Google search terms of 2010.

VIDEO: Twitter co-founder: The future of Twitter

By Siraaj Cassiem 2010-12-12 21:02:21, 0 Comment/s
CNN's Howard Kurtz sits down with Twitter co-founder Biz Stone about freedom of speech and the news busines.

VIDEO: Stars shine on YouTube

By Siraaj Cassiem 2010-12-11 09:19:10, 0 Comment/s
CNN's Phil Han takes a look at the biggest stories online from singers to Facebook and even anchors on TV.

VIDEO: Private Company Launches Test Spacecraft

By Siraaj Cassiem 2010-12-08 23:33:54, 0 Comment/s
A private company launched a spacecraft into orbit Wednesday in a bold demonstration test for NASA that could lead to the first commercial space station supply run next year and eventual astronaut rides.

VIDEO: Dolphins see themselves in mirror!

By Siraaj Cassiem 2010-11-23 10:32:07, 0 Comment/s
CNN's Randi Kaye goes down in an underwater lab to see how dolphins react to themselves in a mirror.

VIDEO: The thinking car

By Siraaj Cassiem 2010-11-19 16:52:30, 0 Comment/s
CNN's Diana Magnay reports on a car that can drive itself.

Homeopathy and sugar pills

By Bruce Gorton 2010-11-15 11:30:02, 7 Comment/s
Oscillococcinum is a name that sounds very impressive, or at least it would if I knew how to pronounce it. It is sold to help deal with flu symptoms. It claims the active ingredient is Anas Barbariae Hepatis et Cordis Extractum.

VIDEO: Real-life iron man suit

By Siraaj Cassiem 2010-11-11 21:55:23, 1 Comment/s
CNN's Chris Lawrence challenges the XOS-2 suit to a board-breaking competition.

VIDEO: Dare to trash your boss on Facebook?

By Siraaj Cassiem 2010-11-10 22:50:50, 0 Comment/s
CNN hits the streets to find out if anyone is brave enough to talk trash about their boss on Facebook.

Find your inner nerd.

By Jackie May 2010-10-25 15:37:28, 0 Comment/s
Julia Beffon, our games reviewer, tv sports columnist, and chief sub sent me these images. She says that these are the main reason (thanks to Don Bailey) she got so interested in computers so early.

VIDEO: Holiday tech: The newest video games

By Siraaj Cassiem 2010-10-24 23:52:22, 1 Comment/s
The latest installments of Rock Band, DJ Hero and Power Gig hit shelves just in time for the holidays.

VIDEO: Raw Video: 1st Commercial Spaceport Opens Runway

By Siraaj Cassiem 2010-10-23 10:34:55, 0 Comment/s
The dream of space tourists edged closer to reality on Friday, as the world's first commercial spaceport opened a runway in New Mexico. Flights could begin in nine to 18 months after Virgin Galactic conducts more testing.

VIDEO: Thinner, lighter, MacBook unveiled

By Siraaj Cassiem 2010-10-21 17:11:41, 0 Comment/s
Apple CEO Steve Jobs explains their new product which combines features from the iPhone and iPad. .

VIDEO: Google sink billions in offshore wind

By Siraaj Cassiem 2010-10-13 23:20:51, 0 Comment/s
Search engine giant Google have announced their intention to help bring alternative energy to the United States.

VIDEO: Controversy stirs over war video game

By Siraaj Cassiem 2010-10-12 11:01:02, 0 Comment/s
New video game "Medal of Honor" will not be sold at military stores. CNN's Ralitsa Vassileva reports.

VIDEO: Branson Talks Virgin Galactic

By Siraaj Cassiem 2010-10-11 11:00:52, 0 Comment/s
Virgin founder Richard Branson discusses the progress of his Virgin Galactic division, which is trying to be the first viable space tourism company. The spacecraft, Spaceship Two, just made a successful free-gliding flight.

VIDEO: Politics all a-Twitter

By Siraaj Cassiem 2010-10-08 17:30:30, 0 Comment/s
In this week's Clicked In, social media shakes up the 2010 midterm campaigns.

VIDEO: Fifa 11 breaks games record

By Siraaj Cassiem 2010-10-06 17:46:41, 0 Comment/s
EA Sports says it has sold 2.6 million copies of the game in just a few days.

VIDEO: What is Google TV?

By Siraaj Cassiem 2010-10-05 20:25:04, 0 Comment/s
Google plans to unveil a new generation of programming with "multimillion-channel TV." CNN's Christine Romans reports.

VIDEO: British company hope to launch tourists into space

By Siraaj Cassiem 2010-09-28 17:15:36, 0 Comment/s
A British company is hoping to be the first to launch tourists into space using a rocket they have invented.

VIDEO: BlackBerry Tablet Unveiled, Aimed at Businesses

By Siraaj Cassiem 2010-09-28 17:12:22, 0 Comment/s
BlackBerry manufacturer Research in Motion thinks its business customers will have room in their briefcases for at least one more device: the PlayBook.

VIDEO: Blackberry to launch iPad rival

By Siraaj Cassiem 2010-09-22 20:17:06, 1 Comment/s
The company behind the Blackberry will reportedly unveil the 'BlackPad' as early as next week as a rival to Apple's iPad.

VIDEO: Dog Waste Becomes Power Plant for Park

By Siraaj Cassiem 2010-09-22 20:05:32, 1 Comment/s
In Cambridge, Mass., dog waste is more than a nuisance. It's power at one park, the methane it gives off turning on a light.

VIDEO: Twitter Hack Opens Popups, Causes Havoc

By Siraaj Cassiem 2010-09-21 20:27:41, 0 Comment/s
A new way to cause mischief quickly spread through short-messaging service Twitter Tuesday morning before the site could fix the problem, as mysterious "tweets" of blocked-out text propagated themselves and caused popup windows to open.

VIDEO: New move for Sony’s PlayStation

By Siraaj Cassiem 2010-08-27 19:37:08, 1 Comment/s
Sony claims its new move controller is an improvement, not a copy, of the Wii. CNN's Colleen McEdwards reports.

VIDEO: The latest mini gadgets

By Siraaj Cassiem 2010-07-26 10:53:42, 0 Comment/s
Tech expert Marc Saltzman previews the latest miniature gizmos to hit the market.

VIDEO: Apple beats forecasts as profits surge

By Siraaj Cassiem 2010-07-21 13:10:04, 0 Comment/s
Apple has smashed expectations after its profits surged on strong demand for new products like the iPad.

VIDEO: Exploring iPhone 4 issues

By Siraaj Cassiem 2010-07-16 11:41:10, 1 Comment/s
CNN's Jim Boulden reports on the various issues with Apple's iPhone 4.

Reflections on some online drama

By Bruce Gorton 2010-07-12 08:58:53, 6 Comment/s
If you follow atheist blogs you probably know about the William sock puppet drama. A kind of infuriating series of events which highlights a few things I think I can learn from.

The precautionary principle

By Bruce Gorton 2010-06-26 09:08:38, 1 Comment/s
The precautionary principle can basically be summarised thus: Prepare for the worst and hope for the best. This is an important concept - mainly because every now and then, things go wrong.

New IPhone Selling Briskly As Thousands Line Up

By Siraaj Cassiem 2010-06-24 19:50:02, 0 Comment/s
Apple's newest iPhone was selling briskly Thursday as thousands lined up outside stores around the world to become among the first to own the device amid concerns of supply shortages.

Exclusive! Bill Gates and Steve Jobs talk

By somethingtodo 2010-05-24 11:49:38, 1 Comment/s
204 Share a conversation between Microsoft's Bill Gates and Apple's Steve Jobs - two of the wealthiest men in the world and arguably two of its most powerful men. The themes range from poverty to wealth, and then to wealth again.

Ok, so was Pacman the best game or what?

By Gedza 2010-05-24 09:22:22, 1 Comment/s
I am only 20 and I was born into the TV game revolution. Only because parents found it better to leave their children at the mercy of TV games and not spend time reading bedtime stories.

Gaps keep shrinking

By Bruce Gorton 2010-05-21 11:59:55, 2 Comment/s
Scientists have managed to come up with a way to revive a hollowed out cell with some genetic code they slapped together. Okay, it isn't creating life from scratch - but it is coming up with a way to replace the engine.

Twitter Aims To Evade Censorship: What does this mean for China and Iran?

By Vlad Nedelcu 2010-01-29 01:20:29, 1 Comment/s
Twitter is developing technology that will prevent government censorship, after Iran and China moved to censor its users.

Apple announces the worst kept secret in tech: The iPad

By Vlad Nedelcu 2010-01-27 22:54:03, 9 Comment/s
At an event in San Francisco Apple released its anticipated iPad. 'It's Way better than a laptop, way better then a phone. You can turn it any way you want. To see the whole page is phenomenal,' said Jobs.

Islamic Fundamentalists Hack Gauteng Department of Local Government Website

By Vlad Nedelcu 2010-01-27 13:38:18, 2 Comment/s
A group calling themselves CeCeN Hack Team have defaced the Gauteng Local Government website with the slogan "ALLAHU EKBER ! denmark israel a**hole Americas 45 thousand people will give account" Hooray Chechnya"  They used the image of Shamil .

Pope Tells Priests To Go Forth and Blog: Should they be Monitored?

By Vlad Nedelcu 2010-01-25 17:16:15, 4 Comment/s
Pope Benedict XV is urging priests to use all multimedia tools at their disposal to preach the Gospel and to engage in dialogue with people of other religions and cultures. But as with all things, all is not what it seems.

BBC Reporter breaks ‘unbreakable’ mobile phone.

By Siraaj Cassiem 2010-01-13 21:25:12, 0 Comment/s
All of us have heard and seen the unbelievable features of new products being advertised in newspapers, online and especially on TV, with all the different shopping channels.

IPhone drawing and the Google phone.

By Jackie May 2010-01-04 16:11:44, 0 Comment/s
Our childless friends were horrified that all the children were playing with their parents iPhones this holiday. They are great toys btw. My children drew pictures, beautiful ones - my little David Hockneys. Here is my daughter's drawing of our flag.

What Google thinks about your Privacy? You Have None

By Vlad Nedelcu 2009-12-14 22:20:17, 0 Comment/s
"In a statement to CNBC, Google CEO Eric Schmidt told reporter Maria Bartiromo, 'If you have something that you don't want anyone to know, maybe you shouldn't be doing it in the first place.

Tiger tracker: The Jaimee Grubbs text messages

By Vlad Nedelcu 2009-12-10 00:14:44, 0 Comment/s
Whether it’s a blue dress or a stray text if you transgress get ready for the intercept. In the modern age the only certainty is lack of privacy, no one has it, you can’t buy it and you can’t demand it.

Auto –Tune could help Ras Dumisani

By Siraaj Cassiem 2009-11-16 14:51:31, 1 Comment/s
Can somebody please get Ras Dumisani an I Phone with the T Pain auto-tune function on it.

Exercise, weight loss and the hackers diet

By Vlad Nedelcu 2009-11-10 03:18:22, 12 Comment/s
Over the last few months I've been seeing a trend emerging saying that Exercise Won't Make You Thin. Today The New York Times says that "for some time, researchers have been finding that people who exercise don't necessarily lose weight.

Game of the year: Modern Warfare 2 Released Today 11/10/09

By Vlad Nedelcu 2009-11-10 01:26:50, 2 Comment/s
The biggest and most anticipated game of the year gets released today. Modern Warfare 2 is sure to have gamers everywhere twitching with... anticipation.

Facebook To Preserve Accounts of the Dead

By Vlad Nedelcu 2009-10-28 01:27:41, 1 Comment/s
Facebook is planning to preserve the accounts of dead members. The new 'memorialized' accounts will continue to display photos and wall posts, 'sensitive information' such as status updates and contact information will be removed.

CIA Invests In Firm That Datamines Social Media Networks

By Vlad Nedelcu 2009-10-21 03:40:12, 2 Comment/s
Listening, Learning, Engaging, Integrating and Leveraging, this sounds like a media strategy for a multinational corporation, well it kind of is.

Voice chat goes live on Facebook

By Vlad Nedelcu 2009-10-13 02:12:53, 1 Comment/s
Vivox is best known for providing voice chat services in online multiplayer games like second life, now they have enabled chat on Facebook.

Measuring Economic Growth? Check to see if the lights are on

By Vlad Nedelcu 2009-10-11 04:34:16, 0 Comment/s
Using satellite images of night time lights, J. Vernon Henderson, Adam Storeygard, and David N.

FIFA 10 XBOX REVIEW; The thrill has gone

By Vlad Nedelcu 2009-10-06 01:09:26, 12 Comment/s
Another year another FIFA, it’s always going to be an occasion as it’s the cornerstone of gamers’ diets. I’ve been playing FIFA 10 for about 2 days now and so far I’m not impressed.

Google Wave, the new productivity sink?

By Vlad Nedelcu 2009-10-02 03:21:29, 2 Comment/s
Reviews of Google Wave are out, and opinions are that it has potential as a development platform but is noisy to use for real-time communication .I’m still patiently waiting for my invite to come through, c’mon Ivan .

So you thought Telkom sucked: France Telecom employees commit suicide

By Vlad Nedelcu 2009-10-02 02:48:16, 0 Comment/s
In the past 18 months 24 employees have committed suicide; it’s staggering, everything from a bad economy, bad H.R and bad management have been blamed.

Facebook users: Here comes voice chat.

By Vlad Nedelcu 2009-09-15 21:26:23, 2 Comment/s
The new Vivox voice chat system for Facebook will allow any user to start a conversation with anyone on their friends list. The service will also be available to third-party developers who want to integrate voice into their applications.

Wall Street Incorporating Human Behavior Into Mathematical Models

By Vlad Nedelcu 2009-09-15 00:57:25, 5 Comment/s
After watching the wolrd wide financial meltdown, financial experts from Wall Street and academics are putting more effort into bringing behavioral modeling into their financial calculations.

How much is your online identity worth?

By Vlad Nedelcu 2009-09-11 01:15:38, 1 Comment/s
Symantec the makers of Norton Anti virus have released a micro site that calculates how much your online identity is worth on the black market.

Major update for iTunes 9

By Vlad Nedelcu 2009-09-10 01:48:50, 0 Comment/s
iTunes has long been the staple media player for anyone with a mac or iPOD. Here are the major updates.

9 Teaser trailer 9-9-09

By Times LIVE 2009-09-09 17:29:39, 0 Comment/s
9 takes place in a world parallel to our own, you can tell it's got alot of Tim Burton influence. A group of sapient rag dolls, living a post-apocalyptic existence.

Telkom vs. A Pigeon; who will win?

By Vlad Nedelcu 2009-09-09 03:32:39, 2 Comment/s
Telkom is being pitted against a homing pigeon named Winston to see which can deliver 4GB of call centre data logs quickest over a distance of around 80km. The race is set to take place on September 9th.
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