Category Archives: Software

Tech News Weekly Update 11/5/11

Posted on May 10, 2011 by admin

Why Is Microsoft Buying Skype? Internet telephony company Skype is almost eight years old now – probably older than most people imagine and it’s one of the legendary dot coms which doesn’t really have a business model. Developed by Kazaa … Continue reading →

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Tech News Weekly Update 11/4/11

Posted on April 10, 2011 by admin

Facebook Smartphones To Take Over The World We’ve mentioned this before but it looks like Mark Zuckerberg’s plan to have Facebook virtually integrated into smartphones will be far more wide-reaching than previously expected. HTC has been the smartphone’s driving force … Continue reading →

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Tech News Weekly Update 31/4/11

Posted on April 3, 2011 by admin

GTA V On The Way? I don’t often talk about games on this site – I’m not a huge fan of that particular pastime but sometimes rumours of a game are relevant to any tech site.  In this case it’s … Continue reading →

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Tech News Weekly Update 23/2/11

Posted on February 22, 2011 by admin

Amazon Prime Expands Service (in the U.S.) The Amazon Prime service has been around for a while now – it’s the paid-for delivery service which guarantees a two day delivery for unlimited items bought from the Amazon online store.  It … Continue reading →

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Mobile World Congress 2011 News 15/2/11

Posted on February 15, 2011 by admin

This years Mobile World Congress is currently underway in Barcelona.  The purpose of the congress is to exhibit new technology and as a meeting place for the CEO’s and other head honchos of the mobile phone industry.  The 3 day … Continue reading →

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Tech News Weekly Update 11/2/11

Posted on February 10, 2011 by admin

BBC iPlayer for Android Released The BBC iPlayer has been a significant player in the UK internet market in recent years.  It’s not a revenue raiser as such but internet providers must offer fast enough speeds to stream programming smoothly … Continue reading →

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Windows 8 Anyone?

Posted on February 7, 2011 by admin

It’s probably time to have a quick look at Microsoft’s next iteration of its still dominant operating system Windows.  In recent years it does seem as though one slightly bodged release has followed another.  It’s a subjective thing but for … Continue reading →

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Open Source – A Brief History – Part Two

Posted on January 17, 2011 by admin

Open Source – A Brief History – Part Two In the last article we discussed the very beginnings of the open source movement up to the point where the name was made official.  In this article we’ll focus on Linus … Continue reading →

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Open Source – A Brief History – Part One

Posted on January 10, 2011 by admin

Open Source – A Brief History – Part One This article is prompted in part by the emergence and success (so far) of Google’s Android Operating System.  Any number of blogs and online articles quote the term open source in … Continue reading →

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