Author: Stuart
Stuart is formerly a Technology Production Editor for The Evening Standard and lives in Battersea
The Digest: Web inventor ‘staggered’ by hateful people online are… and 4 other things people are talking about today
[nextpage title="Next"] Tim Berners-Lee: hateful people on the web are 'staggering' | The Guardian "Sir Tim Berners-Lee has expressed sadness that the web has mirrored the dark side of humanity, as well as enabling its wonderful side to flourish. The developer, who created the web in 1990 while working for the particle collider project Cern…
Facebook launches new chatroom app … funnily enough, called Rooms
Facebook has launched a new app, called Rooms, that lets you create anonymous chatrooms and post about anything you want - without having to give your real name. Yes, because that is just what the internet needs at the moment - more anonymous loons. "Rooms, a Facebook Creative Labs app, is available today on iOS…
The Digest: First Apple computer sells for £570,000… and 5 other things people are talking about today
[nextpage title="Next"] First Apple computer sells for £570,000 | ShortList Magazine "One of Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak's Apple I computers has sold at auction for an astonishing $905,000 (£570,000) to an unnamed buyer. Originally hand-made by Steve Wozniak in 1976, it's believed to be one of the first 50 models made in Wozniak's family…
NASA launches free sound library of iconic recordings
Many of us can probably remember where we were when Neil Armstrong took that one small step for a man back in July of 1969. For those of you who weren't around back then, you can now listen to Armstrong uttering those historic words thanks to NASA's new dedicated Soundcloud account. The BBC reports that…
The Digest: Google launches Inbox app… and 4 other things people are talking about this morning
[nextpage title="Next"] Google has launched the Inbox app in an attempt to solve email headaches, says the Guardian: "Unveiled this week, Inbox is an app for Android and for iPhone, with an invite-only launch that mirrors the debut of Gmail in 2004. Its features include the ability to organise similar emails in 'bundles', from bank…
The landline phone’s days appear to be numbered
Do you know the number of your landline phone off by heart? No, neither do I. Yes, I could tell you my mobile number in a second, but the landline? Nobody calls that number except those PPI marketers and computer scammers. And my mum. And it seems I am not alone. The rise of mobile…
The Digest: Charlie Brooker on Gamergate… and 4 other things people are talking about this morning
[nextpage title="Next"] Gamergate: the internet is the toughest game in town – if you’re playing as a woman, says the Guardian's Charlie Brooker: "There seems to be a small yet vocal core of maniacs bafflingly resistant to the notion that women should have any say in the games industry at all. Even recent statistics indicating…
The Digest: Lenovo rumoured to be buying BlackBerry (again)… and 5 other things people are talking about this morning
[nextpage title="Next"] Industry rumours suggest Lenovo is looking to expand its smartphone operations by buying BlackBerry, says a report at ExpertReviews: "The rumours boosted share prices for BlackBerry this week, a much needed increase following lukewarm reception to the company's Passport smartphone earlier in the year. BlackBerry handsets used to be widely used by business…
Super Smash Bros Wii U is getting a Nintendo Direct this week
Nintendo has announced that it is holding a special Nintendo Direct looking at Super Smash Bros for Wii U later this week. Broadcasting on Thursday, October 23, the Nintendo Direct will detail 50 Must-See Things coming to the WiiU version of Smash Bros. If you want to watch, tune in Thursday at 3pm PDT, 6pm…
Google says its anti-piracy algorithm will now visibly affect file-sharing sites’ rankings
Google is tweaking its search engine to make sure that the most "notorious" piracy sites are less likely to appear when people search for music, films and other copyrighted content. The changes were revealed in a blogpost by Katherine Oyama, the company's senior copyright policy counsel, and they include new ad formats that are designed…
