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Speck Candy Shell iPhone Covers

Craig Agranoff — Mon, 14 May 2012 12:39:30 +0000

Most people who know me know that I’m an Apple geek. I have the latest iPhone, the iPad, a Macbook, etc. I love Apple’s products and I like to keep mine protected. Recently, a friend showed me her CandyShell cover from Speck and I immediately knew that I needed one.

They’re great. They’re slim, easily snap on, and have two layers of protection to keep your phone from the bumps, bruises, and other things life drops them into.

The cases are one piece and easily cover the phone without a lot of ...

UK to push ahead with internet ‘snooping’ bill

dave — Fri, 11 May 2012 13:28:36 +0000

The Queen’s speech that took place this week has confirmed that the government intends to push ahead with its controversial Communications Data Bill, which would afford the government powers to read people’s emails among other moves that privacy campaigners have called dangerous.

Number of web users in South Africa grows

dave — Fri, 11 May 2012 13:25:44 +0000

It has been announced that the number of people using the internet in South Africa has risen considerably due to the rise in the availability of smartphones.

Facebook Sets IPO Value at $96B

Craig Agranoff — Mon, 07 May 2012 12:07:46 +0000

Facebook will be going public with its initial public offering on May 18. It’s executives and initial investors have until then to convince the stock trading and investment world that the company has a valuation of $96 billion.

If they pull it off, then this will become a record IPO for an American company, outstripping Google at $23B in 2004. The current record holder for an American IPO release is the United Parcel Service, which went public in 1999 at $60.2B. Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg plans to put $1B of his ...

Clampdown on internet piracy begins

dave — Fri, 04 May 2012 15:36:02 +0000

It has been announced that practical steps are now underway to stop people from accessing the world’s largest illegal file-sharing website, The Pirate Bay.

State must resist urge to control internet: Maude

dave — Fri, 04 May 2012 15:32:55 +0000

Cabinet minister Francis Maude, most well known for inciting panic regarding a possible fuel shortage, has stated that the government must resist any urge to try and control the internet.

Whodunnit – the ‘Wake Up’ Campaign

Craig Agranoff — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 12:30:13 +0000

The now-infamous “Wake Up” campaign staged as a paid-for protest in front of the Apple Store in Sydney, Australia has been thrown around the Internet since its occurrence. It was (luckily?) captured on video and speculation about the protest and its origins began almost immediately.

It appears that, initially, it was reported on Mumbrella for what it appeared to be: a staged protest believed to be advertising for the Samsung Galaxy launch. It appeared, at first glance, that the “countdown” the protesters referred to was the launch of the latest Galaxy. ...

Thousands of jobs could be created with internet investment

dave — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 15:31:00 +0000

A new report has shown that BT’s investment in its super-fast broadband in the Wiltshire area could create thousands of new jobs over the course of the next 15 years.

Internet blackout set for 9th July

dave — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 15:23:18 +0000

It has been announced that the internet will be ‘turned off’ by the FBI on 9th July this year for thousands of users across the world in a bid to eliminate the Trojan computer virus known as ‘DNSChanger.’

William Shatner Takes Millionth Twitter Follower to Lunch

Craig Agranoff — Mon, 23 Apr 2012 12:19:32 +0000

William Shatner has had a long and storied career as an actor. From his starring role in the original Star Trek television and movie series to a long stint on Broadway and now as the front man for travel deal finder Priceline, he’s been around the block a few times in his 81 years.

Now he’s got another reason to celebrate – and so he did. Shatner was in North Carolina on his “Shatner’s World” one-man-show tour and invited fan and millionth Twitter follower Troy Pound of South Carolina up to ...