Within the last month, yet another technological marvel hit the market in the form of the Ipad. While the device has been a hit, doesn’t it seem that we are getting to the point that we are expecting a miracle to hit the market almost every month in the form of a technology gadget? You [...]

In a utopian world the government will keep its nose out of what is going on in cyberspace. But quietly and without notice, the government often approaches Google and asks them to remove content from their service. That doesn’t mean that the website the government doesn’t like isn’t out there. You just won’t find it [...]

One of the few areas of commerce that the government has had trouble getting their fingers into is online purchasing. Right now, if you buy something form Amazon, Overstock.com or many other big online retailers, you don’t pay sales tax. That is because sales tax is largely leveraged on local purchases made face to face. [...]

The Launch of the Ipad was expected to be a big deal and it was. As has happened with other new and exciting "toys" from Apple, when the Ipad hit the retail market, there were people lined up for hours to buy one. At $500 a pop, these unusual devices took off passing even Apple’s [...]

After 911, it seems the US were running around declaring war on everything that moved. They have an idea that somehow because we have big bombs and big tanks and a big army that we can easily beat the snot out of anyone in the world. That is why it should come as a huge [...]

The panic over online security for teenagers is one that gets to the point of hysteria pretty easily. All you need is one story hit the news about a poor teenage girl that was victimized from a chat room and the whole of the internet community goes into the panic mode. Of course, those stories [...]

Who would have ever guessed but a volcanic ash cloud has grounded flights across the UK. As  @sirjester so eloquently put it, seems as if the UK aviation authority know all too well the hidden dangers of the cloud.
But the real question of the day is, how many business executives are kicking themselves today and [...]

Over the last few years Twitter has carved it’s way amongst the Facebook’s and Linkedin’s of this world as a social media tool attracting millions of users a day. It’s probably one of the most polarising of social network applications with people either embracing it, or thinking it’s a complete waste of time. The marmite [...]

In the world of cybercrime, hackers and creators of malware and viruses that infect our computers and destroy them are the super villains of cyberspace. Now the US government is finding ways to turn that evil against hackers with a program where they authorize former criminals to turn their powers to do good for mankind [...]

The culture of Facebook is a busy place. If you have an active Facebook account, you know that between being poked by your hundreds of friends, playing Farm Town and surfing profiles, you can blow a lot of time having fun on the site. Part of that culture are the many applications that people love [...]

If you wanted to somehow estimate how much "information" is floating around on Facebook alone, that would be a huge task. But Facebook is just the tip of the iceberg of an avalanche of information that floods the internet every day. Have you ever have asked yourself, "Do we really need this much information at [...]

Every now and then, someone makes the news that is a complete bad guy. Lately, someone who was sent to jail that qualifies as a real creep was Bernie Madoff. This guy made billions for himself by cheating everybody he knew in a giant ponzi scheme. That scam stole the life savings from thousands of [...]

It seems it is no fun being a politician especially if you’re a Torie in the UK. Sometimes you make a tough decision and it turns out it could cost you your job. That was the kind of hard decision the conservatives made when they decided to scrap laying fiber optic cable to offer superfast [...]

Google wants to make a dent in the browser wars. That is a war that has been going on for some time. For a long time, Microsoft’s Internet Explorer ruled cyberspace. But in the last few years, IE has continued to come up short with users. Furthermore, IE seems to be a favourite target [...]

It is hard to believe that there was a time when Microsoft’s Internet Explorer was the web browser of choice for almost anyone who wanted to use the internet. That seems like a long time ago. But it wasn’t competition that caused a defection of the faithful from IE. It was that security problems and [...]

Have you ever heard of Zeus, Silon and Yaludle? If so, you are probably more aware than most online banking customers that these are the three most efficient and dangerous computer Trojan horse malware tools that bank robbers are using to attack the online banking system and steal millions of dollars. These bank robbers are [...]

The hostility between Iran and the United States is well known. Things have become more and more tense over the last couple of years between the two countries. When Iran’s elections took place and that almost caused a revolution, the support the U.S. had for the rebels was also well known. But so far war [...]

If the music industry ran the world, they would gladly base their empire in the UK. That is because the Lords have rushed a bill that is designed to deal with internet piracy of material that is protected by copyright seems virtually crafted by the music industry to stop illegal downloading of music.
The issue of [...]

If you are an online gamer or know one, you know that it can be deadly serious business. But as intense as the World of War gaming experience is, its still gaming. The intensity is part of the fun. So when you get into the game in a big way, you want to focus on [...]