Author: ShinyJess
Steve Jobs defies health rumours, returns to stage for Apple iPad 2 launch
The face of Steve Jobs was a welcome sight at last night's iPad 2 launch. The head of Apple showed up to greet his audience in spite of still being on official sick leave since 17 January. It was…
The truth about broadband: Still more turtle than hare, study finds
In the ads on TV, broadband comes in like rays of light from the sky. Songs are downloaded in seconds, and videos are streamed without the slightest hiccup. Maybe you are one of the lucky ones whose real life…
CeBIT 2011: Laptops that respond to eye movements are here: Lenovo to present
Mouse control is passé, let's face it, so it's good the alternative is waiting for us: eye control. Swedish company Tobii Technology has developed a tracking technology that means the computer will be able to follow the movements of…
Want to avoid App shops? There's an app for that
A new app from Antenna Software allows owners of iPhones and Android handsets to buy apps without having to go through formal app outlets. It seems the maker of the app, called Volt, didn't mean to start a revolution…
Generic wars: Apple and Microsoft in battle over whose trademarks are least original
So Apple wants to trademark 'App Store' so no one else can use this term when it comes to selling similar things. This may seem fair enough, but Windows begs to differ. 'App Store' is too generic to be…
First newspaper moves to publish exclusively on Facebook
As of today, The Rockville Central will move all its content onto Facebook. The American community newssite has chosen to use the social network as its only portal to reach readers, illustrating just how central Facebook is becoming in…
As ebooks grow more popular, will the next Kindle e-reader be free?
Speculation is growing the next version of Amazon's e-reader, the Kindle, will be free. While the Kindle continues to benefit from being significantly cheaper than the iPad and other tablets, the market the reading tool might not be that…
We know our mobile phone manners are getting worse, but that doesn't stop us
Not only do we think other people's mobile manners are worsening, we're realising we're getting worse ourselves too. At least this is what a study by technology giant Intel found, having spoken to 2,000 people about the matter. 75%…
The iPad accessory that will let you fix your tablet to anything
'Freedom' is the new iPad stand from the somewhat unfortunately named company MountMe. This protective case can be transformed into a range of solutions for fixing the tablet to a host of surfaces, even your own legs. Other options…
Trouble in the clouds: Gmail glitch loses data, erases some users
Less than a week after Google Calendar lost some users' events, Gmail has proven its fallibility too by losing some users' emails. Yesterday 500,000 Gmail accounts went offline for a while, with some of the users finding themselves facing…
