Technology
Tiananmen ‘Tank Man’ photo returns to Google China
The iconic “Tank Man” photo taken during, the 1989 Tiananmen crackdown and banned in China was available on Google’s Chinese screens yesterday, hours after the online giant vowed to defy Chinese internet censors.
Spokesman Gabriel Stricker answered ‘‘Yes’’ when asked by AFP yesterday if Google was still filtering search results at google.cn in accordance with law [...]
Sony’s eco-friendly mini notebook
Sony unveiled a mini notebook computer aimed at the hearts of environmentalists.
Vaio W Series notebooks have chassis made of plastic consisting of about 20 per cent recycled compact disks and will be shipped in a “stylish reusable” carrying cases made from recycled plastic bottles.
“The W series is so green it doesn’t have a printed manual,” [...]
Gadgets for your pets
As humans, we love our gadgets. From solar- powered laptop bags to Bluetooth dongles, there’s always something fun and new to futurise our lives.
Don’t let your pets miss out; the internet world offers a huge range of gadgets for animals - some useful and some bizarre.
Go Dog Go
Throw after throw, dogs never get bored with [...]
Early 2010 WordCamps and Wordpress 2.9.1 Download
Wordpress 2.9.1 Download
Version 2.9.1 of WordPress is available, now with fewer bugs!!! you can download here http://wordpress.org/download/.
Early 2010 WordCamps
Rested up from the holidays? I hope so, because the new year has begun and a lot is going to be happening with WordPress in 2010, and you definitely want to be a part of it. Later [...]
Google shows how to trash a business model or three
Yesterday’s launch of the Nexus One, the Googlephone, is the latest move by a company bent on world domination.
Google has become the archetypal smiling assassin, a corporate goody two shoes which can’t stop itself from steamrolling all who stand in its way.
And with its ever expanding portfolio of interests, it’s becoming increasingly difficult to dodge [...]
Amazon to take large-screen Kindle global
Amazon.com is to sell its larger Kindle electronic reader, aimed at students, businesspeople and newspaper readers, in more than 100 countries following the rollout of its original device last year.
Amazon, which introduced the smaller wireless electronic reader last October, said the new Kindle DX would be available for pre-orders now and would ship on January [...]
