Velvet Revolver guitarist Slash has revealed that the search for the band’s new vocalist is proving to be a lot tougher than one might think it would be. Scott Weiland’s departure in 2008 turned out to be the beginning of an elongated hiatus for the band, who are still searching for a vocalist to move [...]
Google has been found to be in violation of the Data Protection Act, due to the usage of Street View cars that collected personal data. However, it has been reported that the search engine giant will not be subject to a punishment, but will instead have to allow it’s data protection practices to be audited [...]
Ed Harris has joined the cast for the filming of the movie Man on the Ledge, according to Deadline New York. The movie is supposed to be a thriller that focuses on a story that centres around a former policeman turned conman, who threatens to jump to his death from the top of a hotel. [...]
The corporate vice president of Microsoft’s Office business platform, Jeff Teper, believes that the company has set the right price on Office 2010. The new suite has been priced at £109.99 for a home version, with the professional version weighing in at £429.99. The move into cloud computing has paved the way for the operating [...]
Some Gmail users are believed to have experienced difficulties while trying to access their e-mail accounts on Tuesday, owing to a “Server 502 error” that reportedly caused trouble. Although a vast majority of the users were able to access their e-mail without any issues, those who experienced this had to re-login after half-a-minute. The company [...]
Brazil and India are reportedly the source of almost 25 per cent of spam in the world. According to an analysis by Panda Security, the two aforementioned countries rank first and second in the list of countries from where the most spam originates. The renowned antivirus manufacturer has released a report following an analysis of [...]
Being one of those who believes that one should buy based on need, and not greed, it is a pleasure to review something that has lived in my pocket for well over five years now. Yes, I am one who firmly believes that the Nokia 6610 is one of the best mobile phones to have [...]
Google has launched a web store for the expansion of Google Apps beyond the default tools offered, as select third-party apps can now be fully integrated with the ones offered by the California-based company. Through the Google Apps Marketplace, users can now browse through a variety of cloud-based applications and add the ones they like [...]
Facebook is a social networking site that allows its users to keep in touch with their friends, make new ones, play games online, join like-minded people in forming a group with specific interests, etc. On the other hand, it can also be a turn out to be a hunting ground for spammers and people looking [...]
The European director of Facebook, Colm Long, has spoken out in an effort to raise the awareness of business owners to take their efforts onto the web. The Internet has practically turned into a country of it’s own in recent years, with the passport being a computer, and a visa being the “Internet connection”. With [...]
The hyped up tabled device from Apple, the iPad, will cost between £389 – 489 in the UK, according to a report on Geeky Gadgets. It is claimed that the base model – a 16GB Wi-Fi iPad – will cost £389, while a 32GB one would cost £439 and a 64GB for £489. The report [...]
The 10,000,000,000th song download on Apple iTunes is “Guess Things Happen That Way” by Johnny Cash. Louie Sulcer, 71, from Woodstock, Georgia had the pleasure of being the person to break the barrier by downloading the song for a price of $0.99. With the music industry having taken a massive hit due to online piracy, [...]
Apple has been forced to eat a bit of the humble pie, after admitting to using child labour in Chinese factories that were involved in building its iPods, computers, and mobile phones. Although the iPhone manufacturer did not name any names, The Times claims that the three factories in question were based in the most [...]
Facebook has announced that app notifications will be discontinued effective from March 1. The wheels for this move had been rolling for some time, in an effort to reduce the amount of spam on ths social networking site. Although users will receive this piece of news with much delight, the same cannot be said about [...]
O2 has announced a new tariff for iPhone users, which includes Visual Voicemail, unlimited text messages, data and Wi-Fi for a price of £15-per-month. The UK wireless operator also revealed that the Mobile Broadband and Pay Monthly tariffs have been updated to give the service more value. O2 announced: “Customers who already have an iPhone [...]
The producer of Final Fantasy XIII, Yoshinori Kitase, already has eyes cast on the way the next two instalments of the series will pan out. The Square Enix head revealed that the outline for FF XV has been discussed, though remaining coy about the direction that it would take. “We’ve got a few ideas for [...]
According to a survey of 1000 people conducted by Liberty Mutual’s Responsibility Project, it is not a responsible act for an employee be friends with a boss on Facebook. About 56 per cent of Americans reportedly believe that it is not a responsible act to be friends with a boss on the social networking site, [...]
Sony chief executive Jack Tretton has added to the hype surrounding Heavy Rain, explaining the company’s policy on sales whilst touching upon the widely anticipated PS3 game that has just set foot in the market. In an interview with FastCompany.com, Tretton said: “It used to be if the game doesn’t ship for Christmas, ‘Oh my [...]
Lord Mandelson has taken a bit of stick for backing a venture by Google and BT to put together small business websites for no charge. The chief executive of Webfusion, Thomas Vollrath, said: “It is great to learn that at last the pioneering work that has been done by British-based web hosting companies over the [...]
Environmental Working Group have revealed that the BlackBerry Bold has the dubious distinction of emitting the highest legal radiation level among smartphones. Explaining the rankings, a statement from EMG reads: “We’re troubled by recent studies that have found significantly higher risks for brain and salivary gland tumors among people using cell phones for 10 years [...]