Google boss Eric Schmidt has cautioned that in the future, young people may have to change their names in order to escape their earlier online actions. Read the rest of this entry »

Pink Floyd, one of the most successful rock groups of all time, have this week seen their music being pulled from digital download distributers, following the expiry of EMI’s contracts which covers the albums at the end of June. Read the rest of this entry »

A new scam has been revealed on Facebook, which tricks users in to engaging with a fake ‘dislike’ button on the site. The option to ‘dislike’ something may be appealing, but unfortunately the button is simply a rogue application which tricks people in to allowing access to users profile page, and then takes the opportunity to publish a series of spam messages on to the site. Read the rest of this entry »

A group of unhappy internet users have gathered in California to hold a protest outside search engine giant Google’s offices. Read the rest of this entry »

With the huge uptake in online media, it’s inevitable that consumer preferences within the UK are changing quickly. We are becoming accustomed to getting our own way when it comes to receiving high-quality news and information at lightening speeds. Read the rest of this entry »

A new survey by technology researchers suggests that the popular practice of employing graphics cards as supercomputer surrogates is risking security and needs to be addressed. Read the rest of this entry »

iPhone users have been placed in an ethical dilemma this week, following Apple’s development and introduction of a new patch for iPhones, iPads, and the iPod Touch. Read the rest of this entry »

An application which has the ability to steal funds from smartphones running the Google Android operating system has been discovered in operation. Read the rest of this entry »

Mark Papermaster, the Apple executive who was responsible for overseeing the development of iPhone 4 has announced that he will be quitting the company. Papermaster has been head of the iPhone and iPad engineering department since 2009, when he moved across from IBM. Read the rest of this entry »

Craigslist, the highly popular advertising site, has been heavily criticised for its permissive attitude towards the adult market in America. Read the rest of this entry »

A new study undertaken by Nielsen Online, the US company which monitors global Internet activity, suggests that online gaming is the biggest waste of time in the States. Read the rest of this entry »

With the advent of the silver surfer, more and more people of the older generation are learning to navigate their way around the web. It was probably only a matter of time before parents realised the advantages of being friends with their offspring on sites such as Facebook, MySpace and Twitter. Read the rest of this entry »

Jordan, in a surprise bid to increase the productivity of its public sector workers has prevented them from accessing over fifty websites during office hours. The move comes after research was undertaken which revealed that each individual was wasting up to three hours online, daily. Read the rest of this entry »

Following last week’s announcement that the United Arab Emirates government is planning to ban some Blackberry smartphone services from being used in the country, further regions have voiced concerns about the security of the devices. Read the rest of this entry »