Category: Internet
Meaningless poll uses Christmas as a hook to get us to mention Virgin Media
The PR company One Poll are fairly notorious for putting out terrible surveys. Essentially, if you see some statistics or the result of a poll in the news then the chances are the numbers have been, umm, compiled, by a…
10 YouTube channels to inform, educate and entertain
When the BBC was founded, Lord Reith, the first Director-General gave it the instructions to inform, educate and entertain. A near century on and whilst the BBC is still great, it's no longer has a monopoly on the airwaves. In…
What can scientists learn from Commander Hadfield?
Commander Chris Hadfield, former resident of the International Space Station is currently on his book tour – and is all over the media talking about his life and work on the space station. Chances are you'll recognise him – and…
Blue-Sky Thinking About The Cloud
As everyone knows, when computers were first invented, they were the size of rooms. Slowly over the proceeding half century they became the size we expect them to be today. Often when people interacted with these early computers they didn't…
"FightMe" – the social network for deciding who is best online, rather than in a pub car park
This week sees the official launch of FightMe, a "competitive social network" that aims to be a bit like the X-Factor. The premise is fairly simple: Once signed up you can post an unedited 30-second video of yourself showcasing your…
Apps that should exist: Hailocab for Deliveries
The first in a possible series of ideas for making things better using the power of technology. Technology is often described as "disruptive" if it comes into the market and blows the old-school competitors out of the water. Perhaps the…
How will the Internet of Things cope when we're disconnected?
The above image has been doing the rounds on Twitter and other social media in recent weeks. It shows Maslow's hierarchy of needs as a pyramid, of things we need most to things we need, but are less essential….
What technology will the kids of tomorrow laugh at us for using?
What will be the generational markers of our generation? In other words – what technology will give away that you're part of a specific generation? Martin Belam has a great example of this. Like how our grandparents would refer to…
You can now buy a real Monet on Amazon through new Amazon Art section
Got a few million dollars burning a hole in your pocket? Tired of that Take That poster taking up valuable space on your wall? Then check out the new Amazon Art section of the Amazon.com store, the retailers new online…
HANDS-ON REVIEW: BT HomeHub 4 dual-band router
The BT HomeHub 4 is BT's latest home broadband router, a significant redesign of the workhorse that was the HomeHub 3, adding a new slim design to the series and bringing dual-band connectivity to the table. And though BT have…
