This year at The Gadget Show Live there were a lot of companies showing off their latest 3D products, almost all of which required you to wear glasses; only the Nintendo 3DS didn’t. Wouldn’t have minded seeing some 3D TVs that dont need you to wear rechargable glasses. The other area that seemed to get…
Read MoreHow do you bring the internet down for thousands of people? You might think you would need to hire some top job hacker but you would be wrong… All you need is to get an older lady and give her a spade and she will sort it out for you. Yes, that’s what has happened…
Read MoreIE9 Crowned Best Browser by Toms Hardware Internet Explorer is the world’s most popular browser, the one which comes with your computer and auto updates to the latest version. For this reason it’s still the browser of choice for most people. But for us computer savvy people we know there are alternatives to the famous IE….
Read MoreIf you love everything apple then you may need to turn away. Yes, you’ve guessed it, the IPAD2 has become the latest victim to the “Will it blend” Video Series. I for one have never really been into Apple, and have been looking forward to this for quite some time…. Please do not try this…
Read MoreMicrosoft's digital crimes unit and US marshalls took down computers in a number of US states last Wednesday, that were controlling millions of computers that have been infected with Rustock malware. I have noticed a drop in spam I'm getting from 10-20 messages to only 1-2 over these last few days. Some reports say Rustock…
Read MoreWhile having my lunch today I was surfing the net on my iPhone and came across this article about wireless internet being much slower than wired. See below http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-12688839 This article states that broadband can be 30% slower on wireless than by using a wired connection. I thought I would put this to the test…
Read MoreSystem tool is the most recent attempt by hackers and scammers in trying to trick you out of your hard earned money. System Tool is what we call a Rogue Antivirus and its goal is to harvest your credit & debit cards details. The first thing a hacker will do is find a popular…
Read MoreThe Sun is entering its most active period of its 11-12 year cycle, which means massive waves of radiation and charged particles could be shot out towards earth and disrupt computers, phones and most other electrical devices. So now would be good idea to backup your important files like your pictures, music and documents, just…
Read MoreGood schools, low crime and south facing gardens. These are all important points we might consider when we look to buy a house. But after reading this article from hexus.net about broadband availability affecting the value of your home, it got me thinking. Would I buy a house if it had no broadband? I’m a…
Read MoreMicrosoft have just released Internet Explorer 9 Release Candidate, which means its almost ready for "prime time". With IE 9 Microsoft have begun to follow the different standards set out for web browsers to follow so websites look the same no matter what browser you use, its something Microsoft haven't done since IE 4. So…
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