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Incoming MI6 Chief’s Info Revealed by Wife on Facebook

Webmaster — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 02:22:04 +0000

As I've said before, you need to be careful what you post on social networking sites like Facebook. It can get you fired, or in this case, expose the personal details of the new head of the U.K.'s MI6.

iPhone 3GS Users Complain Over Battery Life

Webmaster — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 00:54:23 +0000

You can't get something for nothing. And despite what Apple said about the battery life of the new iPhone 3GS (improved!), I had my doubts. My own experience is that battery life is less, and that's echoed by complaints making the rounds of news services and the Internet.

Long Movie? RunPee Mobile Can Help Time Your Restroom Move

Webmaster — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 23:53:04 +0000

As I grow older, I find that I am less likely to be able to drink a soda and make it through a long movie. When is the best time to go? Generally, I have to guess. With an iPhone or iPod Touch and a new app, the guesswork may be over.

Virtual Embezzlement Used to Pay for Real World Debts

Webmaster — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 01:17:53 +0000

Virtual goods are big business nowadays, in online worlds like Second Life and World of Warcraft, so much so there is discussion over taxing profits made from such goods. Real as the virtual reality is, someone in the online game EVE Online stole virtual money from the virtual bank he ran and exchanged it for real cash.

“Geohot” Jailbreaks the iPhone 3GS

Webmaster — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 20:56:29 +0000

George Hotz, AKA Geohot, who came up with the first unlock for the original iPhone, has beaten the iPhone Dev Team to the punch. He's released a jailbreaking app for the iPhone 3GS code-named purplera1n.

iPhone 3GS Generates Best Retail Day for AT&T Ever

Webmaster — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 16:24:55 +0000

A leaked AT&T memo notes that the launch day for the iPhone 3GS generated their "best-ever sales day in our retail stores." Note, this is for AT&T stores, not Apple stores. Unfortunately, while the memo had some numbers regarding text messages on the day Michael Jackson died, it had nothing numbers-wise about the iPhone 3GS, but lots of superlatives.

Perfect pitch in musicians may be genetic

Webmaster — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 15:22:29 +0000

Practice, practice, practice might get you to Carnegie Hall, but for aspiring musicians, there's new evidence that genes may influence one's ability to get there, as well.

OMG, Microsoft Decides Vomit-Based IE8 Ad Over the Top

Webmaster — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 19:44:19 +0000

OMGIGP was the acronym of one of Microsoft’s latest advertisements, and despite the presence of Superman, Dean Cain, the ad (which is really Oh, my God, I’m Gonna Puke” has been removed from from the IE8videos channel on YouTube, and also from the BrowsefortheBetter.com site, which is part of the ad campaign.

New type of black hole discovered

Webmaster — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 18:33:35 +0000

A new class of black hole, more than 500 times the mass of the Sun, has been discovered.

Evidence Emerges of Windows 7 Home Premium Family Pack

Webmaster — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 18:17:04 +0000

When Windows 7 pricing was announced, the half-price promotions they announced for upgrades to Windows 7 Home Premium and Windows 7 Professional were applauded, while at the same time the question emerged: what, no Family Pack? While there's still no official announcement, there is evidence that such a pack may exist.