Author: ShinyJess
It's official: Social networks are the most popular internet destination
Social networks are now the most popular internet destination in the UK, according to new figures. 2.4 billion UK users accessed sites such as Facebook and Twitter in January, a report from Experian Hitwise shows. This represents 12.4% of…
Mobile termination charges to be cut by 80% – but will it mean cheaper phone bills?
Mobile termination charges, or the amount mobile companies charge each other for dealing with calls stemming from other networks, will fall 80% over the next four years. The move is expected to cost the telecoms industry £2 billion. But…
AOL-owned Huffington Post gets Twitter power: Biz Stone joins
Following the high-profile $315m takeover by AOL, the popular liberal news site Huffington Post will be joined by Twitter co-founder Biz Stone. "Strategic adviser for social impact" is Stone's title at AOL, where he will among other things work…
Internet does not favour freedom of speech, says WikiLeaks founder
While the internet allows for greater government transparency and co-ordination of activism, the other side of this coin is how easy it is for authorities to monitor and catch dissidents. WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange addressed students at Cambridge University…
Twitter follows Facebook in adding 'https' security in battle against hackers
As fraudsters eye up social networks, the industry fights back. From now on, Twitter users will have the option to set the use of "https" as a default option for the micro-blogging site. Https, sitting at the beginning of…
Apple expected to launch iPad magazine template to ease publication
Future versions of Xcode, Apple's suite for developing software for the Apple operating system, could include a template for creating digital magazines, according to Gadget Daily News. This could mean a host of iPad publications seeing the light of…
HP's sights are set on the cloud, declares new CEO
It's the cloud from now on, was the message from Leo Apotheker, who took over the reigns as CEO of HP this morning. HP's cloud platform will be "a single open market that integrates consumer, enterprise and developer services…
Tech-Apple to brand itself with the music-Apple?
Technology giant Apple has long been eyeing up the Apple Corp logo – the Granny Smith one belonging to the Beatles' music label. Now it looks like the California group may be getting its wish, according to European trademark…
Japanese technology industry may take months to recover from quake damage
The disaster in Japan is wreaking havoc with industrial manufacturing and supply, with reports from technology companies suggesting it will take months to get back on track. Japan manufactures around 15% of the technology that goes into our gadgets,…
US courts rules that Twitter isn't private … but then why does it feel so personal?
A US judge has ruled that Twitter has to hand over data pertaining to at least three of its users to the authorities, who are looking into their connection with WikiLeaks. The users in question, some of whom aren't…
