It seems only five minutes has went by since Google last changed its search algorithm and they are about to tweak it even further. This time plans to punish those sites which are considered to advert heavy while websites with high quality content will be rewarded. The latest news on Google’s next algorithm change was [...]
Why People Pirate and The Best Way To Stop It
Ever since the birth of the printing press and the copyright laws that quickly followed there has been piracy and copyright theft. Each and every time technology makes an advancement there seems to be an issue with copyright. When VHS video cassettes came along there was a problem with people passing round poor quality recordings [...]
Megaupload File-Sharing Site Shut Down
One of the world’s largest internet file-sharing websites, Megaupload, has been shut down by officials in the United States. The founders of the popular file-sharing website have been charged with violating piracy laws. Federal Prosecutors in the United States have accused Megaupload of costing copyright holders over $500 million in lost revenue. The United States [...]
What Happens if the Internet Goes Offline in Protest of SOPA?
Back when I was a child people would gather together and organise huge protests or go on strike (I grew up during the miners strikes in the UK) but in today’s modern day world of technology our lives are been lived more and more in the virtual world we call the internet. It is probably [...]
Man Spends 16 Year and 6 Million Matchsticks Making Model Monastery
When it comes to things that we as geeks do there is no denying that our biggest assets are commitment to getting a job done correctly and our attention to detail. Bulgarian artist, Palmen Ignatov, has spent 16 years of his life building a model of the Rila Monastery using nothing but 6 million match [...]
Inside and Outside the New Facebook Headquarters
When it comes to desirable places and companies to work up there with working for Google has to be working for Facebook and I would imagine that geeks everywhere would love the chance to work for the worlds biggest social network. Unfortunately we can not offer a job working for Facebook or even offer you [...]
Run for Your Life – Zombie 5k Trial Run [pic] [video]
Whilst surfing around the internet last night for zombie related stuff (I’m a big fan of the walking dead television show) I came across a very clever twist placed on a 5k run. I’m sure there are plenty of us who either love to do a 5k run or find it difficult to get motivated [...]
Mass Effect 3 Video Game Trailer [video]
If you are one of the many Sony PlayStation 3 or Xbox 360 owners who are just dying to get your hands on the up and coming Mass Effect 3 video game then this trailer will tip you right over the edge. The multi-player options look amazing. You can buy Mass Effect 3 from Amazon. [...]
Samsung Smart Window – The Coolest Gadget at the Consumer Electronic Show
When it comes to really cool gadgets you can be assured that some of the coolest gadgets known to man will be found at the Las Vegas Consumer Electronic Show. As you are no doubt aware the latest thing that seems to be included in nearly every gadget these days is touchscreen technology. It makes [...]
Microsoft Ready to Release Kinect For Windows
You may or may not be aware of Microsoft’s popular motion sensor controller for the Xbox 360 known as Kinect. Kinect allows the user to control Xbox 360 video games by moving around rather than using a standard controller. Now Microsoft plans to release Microsoft Kinect for Windows on February 1st which will bring motion [...]
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