Social media in 2011: researchers release a forecast for the predicted trends this coming year.

As a new year dawns, a report reveals what internet users can expect from social media in 2011.

With New Year celebrations ready to get in full swing tonight, many of us geeky techheads will be staring at Big Ben and counting down the last few seconds of 2010 while secretly wondering “What’s in store for social media this year…?” Well thankfully a social media … - Read More >

Kindles and iPads are being used to download free classic books.

The popularity of e-books has surged with Random House reporting an 800% rise in sales in 2010.

Electronic readers are boosting the popularity of classic novels because they can be downloaded by users for free.

Books written by Charles Dickens, such as ‘A Christmas Carol’ and Bram Stoker’s ‘Dracula’ don’t cost a penny to download onto Amazon’s Kindle, Google’s Edition and Apple’s iPad because they are out of copyright … - Read More >

Social media breaks new boundaries and is to be allowed in court reporting.

The impact of social media has been felt again as the Julian Assange court case led to one slight surprise, the freedom for journalists to tweet updates of proceedings.

While the Julian Assange case has been making headlines throughout the world there has been a less well told story regarding the technological aspects of the reporting of the case.

During the court case the Lord Chief Justice … - Read More >

The Google Nexus has been sent into outer space to test its signal strength

Along with Android robots, the Google Nexus has recently been sent out of the Earth’s atmosphere

Google recently decided to put the Nexus S phone in a field test by sending into orbit, along with some Google Android astronauts.

In total seven phones were sent into space and once there a selection of the phones functions were put to the test.

The systems that were tested … - Read More >

The technology of 2010.

What has 2010 brought to the consumer public in terms of technology?

2010 was a pivotal year for a number of technologies, most notably the Apple iPad, which has sent a vast number of manufacturers into a production frenzy, creating rivals, matches and flat-out rip-offs. Along with the iPad, Apple also brought out their latest smartphone, the iPhone 4 – whilst these do not represent a brand new phenomenon, they are further strengthening the popularity of … - Read More >

Apple remove Wikileaks app from their store.

Wikileaks app has been taken down from Apple’s app store.

Apple have removed the Wikileaks app from their store after deciding that the application violated their developer guidelines.

The app received 4,000 downloads in the three days it was available before it was taken down from the app store by Apple.

Apple are claiming that the Wikileaks app directly violates two of its guidelines. … - Read More >

Back in January Google attempted to penetrate the mobile handset market, announcing the Nexus one, google’s first own-brand smartphone manufactured by HTC, which was launched to compete head to head with Apple’s already very popular Iphone brand. Google anticipated great things for the Nexus One, but sadly it wasn’t that well received and failed spectacularly sales figures revealed. In the same amount of time it took Google to sell 135000 units of the android powered Nexus one, Apple sold 1 … - Read More >

Company bosses urged to be vigilant over staff updating Facebook and Twitter during the festive season.

Security experts have warned small companies of the risks to company image over the Christmas season as staff members over-share on social media.

Nowadays when you see something vaguely amusing there are two standard reflexes: take a picture on your phone and update your social media accounts. But when can a bit of harmless fun cause serious problems? Well, particularly when your social media … - Read More >

Addiction to the internet has led office workers to continue working after reaching home.

Work related internet usage after office hours has increased due to advancements in smartphone and internet technologies.

The average worker will spend ten hours on the internet dealing with work related matters over the Christmas season, according to a new survey.

The research, carried out by Demon Broadband found that 61% of office staff will be working at home at some point over the Christmas period … - Read More >

Google have confirmed they have finally deleted all the UK wi-fi data collected from Street View cars.

Wi-fi personal data erroneously collected by Google when shooting Street View in the UK has been removed from the SEO’s database by an external company.

Personal data collected across the UK by Google has been deleted, according to the search engine giant.

However, the UK Information Commissioner’s Office which confirmed the data had been deleted, has been criticised for only reprimanding Google.… - Read More >

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