Tag: internet
What the internet future looked like in 1995
This MTV clip from 1995 is excellent. It shows reporters and celebrities telling us all about this wonderful new thing called the "internet" – all of a sudden it's everywhere and it's so popular! (Thanks, Sandra Bullock.) While a…
You thought the internet was anonymous? Think again
You may keep your personal details to yourself, as well as your gender, location and political afflictions. But it doesn't matter – the internet knows who you are. It may not be able to figure out your name, but…
Chinese couple sells children to pay for online gaming habits
We've heard of some pretty awful cases of neglect when it comes to online gaming addiction around the globe, but never any quite as mercenary as this. A Chinese couple have been arrested after it was discovered the pair had…
Official Facebook iPad app unearthed
We've known for some time that an offical Facebook iPad app is in the works, but who'd have guessed that it's been sitting hidden under our very noses in the iPhone app all along?! An update for the iPhone Facebook…
Orange reveal cheaper data roaming plans for holidaymakers
Orange have re-jigged their data roaming costs, making it a little bit more affordable for holidaymakers to surf the web abroad over the summer. Paying in advance, and only coughing up the cash if they actually end up finding the…
LulzSec affiliate Ryan Cleary bailed and banned from the net
Ryan Cleary, the British teenager arrested last week in connection to the LulzSec hacking collective who ran riot over the internet during the past few weeks before swiftly disbanding, has been granted bail provided he stays offline. the internet ban…
iPad, iPhone kings of UK mobile traffic, Android rules in USA
New data by web experts Comscore has revealed that Apple's iPad and iPhone devices are the gadgets of choice when it comes to mobile web browsing in the UK, and by a wide margin too. Once computers are taken out…
Pottermore officially revealed: JK Rowling's Harry Potter social network
JK Rowling, author of the mega-popular Harry Potter series of books, has today revealed Pottermore, an online portal for fans of the teenage wizard and his magical adventures to explore. "It's the same story with a few crucial additions….
ICANN domain name expansion to shake-up new web addresses
The web is set for one of the biggest shake-ups its ever seen after the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) have voted to allow a much longer list of domain endings to be available to site…
Moshi Monsters kiddy social network hits 50 million users
Moshi Monsters, the UK based social network aimed at kids that takes many a visual cue from Nintendo's Pokemon series, has hit a landmark 50 million registered users. The figure means that now 1 in 2 UK children aged…
