Category: Internet
72% of Brits social network in bed, instead of doing…other things…
So it's official: us Brits are more jacked-into the network than a stony faced Keanu Reeves in The Matrix. According to a new survey from hotel-chain Travelodge, 72% of UK surfers can't sleep without checking up on social networks like…
WikiLeaks forced from Amazon's servers
Amazon have removed the WikiLeaks whistleblowing website from their servers, following increased US governmental pressure after the lastest batch of leaked diplomatic messages from the site. Though the leaked documents are already being widely distributed via filesharing and bittorrent…
Interpol hunting WikiLeak's Assange on sex charge
Blimey, what a week for WikiLeak's Julian Assange! First his leaked international diplomatic documents kick up a politcal and media storm, then WikiLeaks comes under attack from hackers, before being locked down by the "Great Firewall" of China. Now he's…
WikiLeaks: Great firewall of China blocks access to latest revelations
In news that's even less surprising than revelations that Silvio Berlusconi is perhaps a bit vain and that Colonel Gaddafi is ever so slightly mental, China's Internet regulators have today blocked access across the country to the latest batch of…
WikiLeaks hit by hackers
WikiLeaks, the site currently causing quite a stir by revealing US governmental secrets, has reportedly been attacked by hackers. It comes just prior to a planned leak of US communications, containing many thousands of messages, which many publications including the…
Tim Berners-Lee calls Facebook "a threat to the web"
Facebook may be the Number 1 online destination for many citizens of the web, but there is one key figure who's still more than a little sceptical: web founder Sir Tim Berners-Lee. Rather than an open world wide web,…
Internet games lead to murder and suicide in South Korea
A 15 year old boy has killed his mother and committed suicide after a row over online gaming escalated into violence. The unnamed student from Seoul, South Korea had got into a fight with his mother on Monday night after…
LinkedIn professionals' network help users to brand themselves
LinkedIn, the social network for professional types, are looking to help their users understand the importance of personal branding in an increasingly competitive job market. No, not the burning-poker farming type of branding, but the idea of turning your skills…
Phones 4U And Freerunner To Provide Free WiFi For Commtiva N700
Earlier today we wrote about the Linx Commtiva N700, an affordable Android Froyo alternative. Now Freerunner, the free public WiFi network has today announced a partnership with Phones 4u to give customers free WiFi forever on the Commtiva N700….
Women 25- 34 Most Likely To Be Scammed Online
It has been revealed today that Brits are the most likely to be scammed online. The research was commissioned by a new online advice site, knowthenet.org.uk, to better understand the profile of online scam victims. Surprisingly they found that…
