Research shows that Twitter’s retention rate (the number of new users, who return after a period of 1 month), is below 40%. This is lower than many expected and means Twitter is losing new users almost twice as fast as either FaceBook or MySpace were, when they were at the same stage in their development. Here’s why this matters….
GE (General Electric) has announced today that they have achieved a major breakthrough in disc storage technology. They claim to have created a form of holographic storage, which allows a jaw-dropping 500 gigabytes of information to be stored on a single disc – no bigger than a regular DVD – Read on….
Ubuntu 9.4 has just been released and is available now for download. For those of you who like their software free of charge, free of virus’s and able to run on older / less powerful hardware; ubuntu 9.4 is worth well a look. Read on…
It’s with true delight that I report great news, regarding Prof Stephen Hawking’s recent health scare. It seems the genius physicist and mathematician is expected to make a full recovery, after being rushed to hospital on Monday for “urgent tests” following three weeks of illness.
There are mixed feelings today, as the BBC announce that it’s superb iPlayer service is to start offering HD (high definition) content to UK viewers.
Although the iPlayer HD service is likely to be a great addition to an already excellent service, using it comes with a BIG caveat – BANDWIDTH costs! Here’s why this new service, and others like it, are causing ISP’s a headache….
Thinking of getting your new netbook with Windows 7 installed? You MIGHT want to think again!
Microsoft are taking a massive gamble, by shipping a heavily restricted version on Windows 7 on new netbooks. The Windows 7 ’starter’ OS will only allow you to (wait for it) run THREE applications at a time and will have many other features stripped! To use the operating system properly, you will have to take your newly-purchased netbook, surf over to Microsoft and go pay them some more money!
Ubuntu linux users, using version 7.10 will no longer get security or critical fixes, from today 18th April 2009. Here’s what to do…
Today, the 4 founders of the Pirate Bay torrent search site were given jail sentences and massive multi-million dollar fines. Are Google next? No – And here’s why…
CNN announced that it has bought the @CNNbrk user name from a Twitter user, for an undisclosed fee. The account, which currently has almost a million followers is the brain child of London based Developer, James Cox.
For the 2nd time in just 24 hours, Twitter has been hit with a spam worm! This time, it’s not the stalkdaily worm but a new worm called mickeyy. Read on…
Yes, Twitter has been hacked again! This time by a spam worm, known as stalkdaily. The ’stalkdaily’ Twitter worm carried a pretty harmless payload, yet the security black hole it exploited COULD have been used more maliciously! This is yet another security blunder, for the world’s favourite micro-blogging service.
Microsoft has confirmed that anyone who buys a PC with Windows 7 pre-installed, will be able to get a free downgrade; to either Vista or XP.
The sad news was announced earlier, that Dave Arneson, the co-creator of the original Dungeons and Dragons game has passed away, aged just 61.
The new beta of FriendFeed was released yesterday and it’s extremely impressive! There are way too many improvements and new additions for me to cover here, so here are a few of my favourites.
What I have found most useful thus far, is the ability to easily track all the conversations I have taken part in, in real time! I leave a comment in a discussion and am then instantly notified, without having to leave the screen. This makes conversations flow with ease and dramatically improves the overall experience. It will also see far more people engaging in conversations. Read on for the full review…..
