Almost half of all Brit web users post photos, videos on the netAugust 29th, 2009 LONDON - Almost half of web users in the UK have posted photos and videos to popular content-sharing sites such as Facebook and YouTube in the last year, reveals a new survey. According to the poll from the Office for National Statistics, around 40 per cent of those using the Internet had uploaded messages on chat sites, blogs and news groups in the last year as compared to 20 per cent in 2008.
Only 10pct of Twitter users do all the tweetingJune 6th, 2009 LONDON - A meagre 10 percent of total Twitter users post 90 per cent of all tweets on the micro-blogging website, reveals a Harvard Business School report. And it is the prolific Twitter users, like Ashton Kutcher and his wife Demi Moore, who account for the majority of tweets.
Infosys Reported 31 per cent Rise in Q3 Net ProfitJanuary 11th, 2006 Major Indian outsourcing outfit Infosys Technologies reported on Wednesday a 31 per cent rise in its Q3 net profit, while meeting the expectations for the quarter. The company said that its net profit surged to Rs 642 crore in the quarter ended December 31, 2005, as compared to Rs 496 crore in the year-ago quarter.
MySpace generation happier talking about themselves online than in real lifeAugust 10th, 2009 LONDON - A new survey has shown that the MySpace generation is more able to talk about themselves online than in real life. The new research conducted on British MySpace users aged 14 to 21 showed that 36 percent found it easier to talk about themselves online than in the real world.
Oz kids more savvy about cyber safety, says studyJuly 9th, 2009 MELBOURNE - A new study has revealed that even though Aussie kids are becoming more conscious of the danger lurking on the Internet, their parents are still worried about what they are doing online. The research carried out by the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) reveals that many children as young as eight view the Internet as an extremely important part of their lives and go online regularly.
Image conscious Brits posting airbrushed holiday photos on FacebookAugust 10th, 2009 LONDON - Many Britons are apparently applying computerised techniques to their holiday photographs to make themselves appear attractive, and then posting them online. Thousands are said to be turning to the airbrushing act to improve their appearances in snaps taken during trips, and uploading them on websites like Facebook.
Firefox claims billion downloadsAugust 1st, 2009 SAN FRANCISCO - Internet surfers have downloaded the open source Firefox browser more than one billion times, the software's distributor, the Mozilla Foundation, said Friday. The browser is the strongest current rival to Microsoft's Internet Explorer, which once controlled over 90 percent of the browser market but has seen its dominance steadily eroded by Firefox.
Sun warns of earnings below expectations in fourth quarterJuly 15th, 2009 SAN FRANCISCO - Sun Microsystems has warned that earnings would fall below expectations in the fourth quarter, which is also likely to be its last as an independent company. A Silicon Valley pioneer whose servers helped form the basis of the Internet and still power many large enterprises, Sun is close to completing a $7.38 billion sale to Oracle Corp after a series of huge losses pushed down its share price.
Google Opens Up Search Engine SecretsJune 28th, 2006 Google is pledging to demystify the hidden workings of its search engine while refocussing on its core business. Google admitted that it has come to be perceived as overly secretive in the way it collects and orders information.
Japanese Scientists Build Breakthrough Brain-Machine InterfaceMay 24th, 2006 Honda scientists have created Brain Machine Interface that translate thoughts into electrical signals which can be used to control machinery. It doesn't require the user to undergo surgery or even extensive training - a major advance over past thought-controlled technologies.
Implanting Fake Memories Programmatically: Take 2 - Solving Obesity by Fake MemoriesAugust 9th, 2005 In September 2004 Elizabeth Loftus of the University of California, Irvine, had shown that elaborate false memories - for instance, of being lost in a shopping mall as a child - can be implanted in people's minds (New Scientist, 6 September 2004, p 42). Subjects even go on to embellish these fictitious events with their own details.
Facebookers, Twitterers more prone to attack by burglarsAugust 27th, 2009 LONDON - People who use social networking sites such as Facebook and Twitter are more prone to getting robbed, as burglars might be stealing their personal details from such websites, says a research. The research said that these sites could face higher insurance premiums because burglars may be using them to find out their personal details.
Super Simple Java ORM Framework For SQL Happy DevelopersAugust 9th, 2006 I previously mentioned that I intended not to use any Java ORM frameworks. ORM frameworks I have seen so far have a steep learning curve and tend to shoe horn your architecture into their model.
UK government says internet users who download illegally may have accounts cut offAugust 25th, 2009 UK says illegal downloaders may lose Web accessLONDON — People who repeatedly download copyright-protected films and music could have their Internet connection cut off under proposed laws the British government unveiled Tuesday to tackle illegal file-sharing. Treasury Minister Stephen Timms said that previous plans, which would only have restricted users' broadband speed, did not go far enough.
Sayonara Pluto, Happy To See You GoAugust 28th, 2006 I am happy to see Pluto demoted from planet status. Pluto is not only smaller and much less massive than any other planet but it is even less than 0.2 lunar mass.
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