The BBC redesign seems to be pushing ahead, and extending to other areas of the site (other than just the homepage which has been running the new version for a couple of weeks now).
Today I was pleasantly surprised when viewing a sports article; partly because it’s amusing to see how optimistic Kevin Keegan can be ... Read more
There are times in life when it’s important to be proficient at wasting time. Ten past five on a Friday afternoon, when one of your bosses is in Cuba and the other is in Rome is a prime example. I’d put money on Cuba boss reading this, but finding it (mildly) amusing. I’d also put ... Read more
Wikipedia has just received a $3 million donation from Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. If you haven’t heard of the Sloan Foundation, you can check it out on Wikipedia!
Wikipedia will receive the donation in three $1 million payments (one per year for 3 years). The money will mainly be used to increase the credibility ... Read more
A lighter version of Reddit has been created by a young coder called Peteris Krumins. Reddit River is “3 times as light (in size)” which makes it great for mobiles. It is also able to automatically discover mobile versions of stories posted on Reddit, which will effectively save you some precious MBs.
It is likely ... Read more
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Posted March 26 2008 By Laura
I think it’s safe to say that it is now officially Facebook vs. everyone else when it comes to OpenSocial!
Yahoo has just announced it’s support for Google’s OpenSocial initiative, and it has now joined forces with MySpace and Google to form the non-profit OpenSocial Foundation. The idea behind the foundation is to “ensure the neutrality ... Read more
Since Motorola announced that they were seriously reconsidering the future of their mobile division, it was obvious that they were either going to sell it, or split it from the rest of the company.
They have in fact decided to split it in two, and the two new companies will be:
Motorola Mobile Devices – which ... Read more
Following a consultation exercise that began last October, UK regulator Ofcom has given approval to the use of mobile phones on planes flying in the European airspace, and they have issued plans that will allow airlines to offer mobile services on UK-registered aircraft.
Individual airlines can now decide whether to offer the services. But, there will be other regulatory issues that they must overcome before the technology can be fully approved. For example, the European Aviation Safety Agency will need to approve any hardware that would be installed in aircrafts to ensure that it does not interfere with other flight systems.
However, if all goes to plan, passengers will be able to use their mobiles once their plane has reached an altitude of 3,000m or more. Small mobile phone base stations, called pico cells, will be installed in aircraft, and will be switched on after take-off. These base stations will generate a bubble of coverage in and around the aircraft, and calls made via the pico cell will be routed to terrestrial networks via a satellite link. Across Europe, radio spectrum has already been set aside for the technology, but the services will stop working once aircraft leave European airspace.
To start with, only second generation networks will be offered but a growing interest would mean that third generation services would follow later. The cost of making a mobile phone call from a plane will be higher than normal, but Ofcom said it will investigate and address any evidence of “excessive charges and abuses of competition” if prices were set unfairly by airlines and mobile networks.
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Following a consultation exercise that began last October, UK regulator Ofcom has given approval to the use of mobile phones on planes flying in the European airspace, and they have issued plans that will allow airlines to offer mobile services on UK-registered aircraft.
Individual airlines can now decide whether to offer the services. But, there ... Read more
According to WSJ, Adobe are going to develop Flash for the iPhone. And they’re not just going to use the existing Flash Lite – they’re going to develop a new version (or tweak the existing one) especially for the iPhone.
Adobe’s CEO, Shantanu Narayen had said: “We believe Flash is synonymous with the Internet experience, ... Read more
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Posted March 19 2008 By Laura
Stable Media, LLC has teamed up with Wyndstorm to create riplounge – the upcoming virtual world for social networking. The beta version of which launched earlier this week.
The past few years has seen the launch of loads of virtual worlds. Some of the more recent have had a blatant approach to self-promotion, but most people ... Read more
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Posted March 19 2008 By Laura
Most likely as a result of being outclassed and outflanked by noted anti-Scientologist and self-proclaimed Wog Sean Kennedy, nine years later the Church of Scientology answered back with their own online video channel.
Recently, there was an interesting bit of collateral damage noted in the ongoing war between Scientology and the Internet, but Scientology’s war on ... Read more