Author: ShinyJess
Facebook takes on Groupon by launching social buying scheme – testing starts today
Facebook will start testing its new local deals scheme, the social network announced last night. Facebook Deals was first announced in March, and will let people buy in groups. Sounds familiar? Groupon has done very well so far doing…
Reports of last typewriter factory closing are false – we're still making them, folks
We were all feeling quite nostalgic about reports that the "last typewriter manufacturer in the world", Godrej and Boyce, has shut down its factory in Mumbai, India. This would then meant the humble typewriter would likely go the way…
Sony plans to launch two Android-powered tablets
By the end of the year, we will have not one but two Sony-branded tablets to choose from. The devices, codenamed S1 and S2, will run on Google's Android operating system. Sony's entry into the tablet market is no…
Apple faces lawsuit for iPhone location tracking (but Jobs says the tracking stories are false)
Rumour has it Apple's iPhone and iPad is keeping track of your whereabouts even when your location services are off – we don't like the sound ofthat, do we. At least now a group has banded together to sue…
The Kindle is not a gadget, says Amazon
People don't buy Kindle e-readers because they are gadget buffs; "the reason people choose the device is that they love reading," Amazon's vice president of Kindle Content, Russ Grandinetti, said in an interview with the Daily Telegraph. It's taken…
The app for talking to the other side – now with sharing tools
It reads abnormal electromagnetic fields, apparently, to detect paranormal phenomenon – now available right on your very own iPhone. "It occurred to me that if EVPs [Electronic Voice Phenomenons] are caused by paranormal forces there are likely electromagnetic fluctuations…
Wrong mobile phone contracts mean we waste £5 billion a year
We waste an average of £195 each every year because we are on contracts that allow for more phone usage than we need, according to a report. 76% of us pay too much because we don't need all our…
iSteve: The Book of Jobs – Steve Jobs' official biography set for next year
There have been biographies about Apple founder Steve Jobs before, but this is the first time he has agreed to participate in the writing. We're assuming the biblical reference in the title (The Book of Job) is a pun,…
Enchantment under the sea: Richard Branson launches Virgin Oceanic deep-sea explorer
Jules Verne would be proud of Richard Branson's latest venture: the Virgin Oceanic submarine. The project aims to explore "the last frontiers of our own Blue Planet: the very bottom of our seas". Google is even involved with its…
Obama to use Facebook to hold live-streamed town hall meeting
The tech-savvy US president Barack Obama will hold his next town hall meeting on Facebook. Taking place at Facebook headquarters, Obama will host a live-streamed session, focused on the economy, and everyone is invited to participate. Said the White…
