Isn’t it great to be able to look up music videos on YouTube? Anyone who can remember having to wait patiently for Top of the Pops or the Chart Show to get their musical kicks will appreciate the chance to see whatever they want any time that suits them. There is an almost endless amount of new and classic music videos to be found online now and anyone who enjoys riffs, solos and raps should find enough here to keep them entertained for a long time. Probably forever if we are being honest. So this just brings us to one question; why...
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We all know that shopping on the internet is fun but did you realise that the Brits do more of it than anyone else? If you thought the North Americans, the Canadians or even the Germans were the biggest online spenders around then you were wrong. At an average of an eye watering £1,083 each per year UK residents top the list of internet shoppers from major countries around the world. If you were wondering who slipped into second place then you might be surprised to see our Australian cousins fill this spot at an impressive £842 each...
Even if you are a huge fan of Google Street Maps you have probably never stopped to wonder how they can bring such incredibly detailed images from all across the world. Well, a chap at Google by the name of Masrur Odinaev has helped give us an insight into how they do it by posting a photo of part of the firm’s huge collection of vehicles. The picture lets us see a whole lot of Subaru Imprezas with cameras mounted on, as they wait for their next assignment. Tricycles and Snowmobiles as Well? This isn’t the full Google vehicle collection,...
If you are a big fan of the BBC and you like to listen to music then there could be some good news heading your way in the next few months. The word on the street is that the Beeb plan to follow up the success of its iPlayer online service with a music streaming service similar to that offered already by sites such as Spotify, Napster and suchlike. It is believed that it is going to be called Playlister and if it gets off the ground then internet users could potentially listen for free to any of the thousands of music tracks which are...
Do you remember the days when kids had to play with any old toy or game they could get hold of? Well, it seems like the days of low tech dolls and jumpers for goalposts are long gone. A recent survey by internet security firm McAfee has revealed that an incredible 82% of 5 year olds either own or use a device which is enabled for internet access. However, this statistic sits a little uneasily with the one which reveals that more than two thirds of parents in the UK think that the internet is more dangerous than it was 5 years ago and over...
For the first time, Google Chrome has become the most popular Web browser in the world, edging out Microsoft’s Internet Explorer, according to the latest data from StatCounter. After years of climbing up the browser charts and taking away the market share of Microsoft, Google’s Chrome takes the top spot with 32.76 percent share, while Internet Explorer went down to 31.94 percent. Last year, Internet Explorer led the browser battle with 43 percent of the world’s market share, followed by Mozilla Firefox with 29 percent,...
Now, for news that will please all Harry Potter fans out there: Harry Potter will continue to live on with the launch of the Pottermore website. British author J.K. Rowling said that Pottermore will bring “exclusive new writing” and a “unique online experience” to Harry Potter fans around the globe. Pottermore.com was officially launched over the weekend as a joint effort between author J.K. Rowling and media giant Sony Corp. “Explore the Harry Potter stories in a whole new way and discover exclusive new writing...
Online search engine Yahoo said this week that it will be laying off 14 percent of its workforce, or 2,000 people, as part of its restructuring that will end its struggle for survival in the business. “Today’s actions are an important next step toward a bold, new Yahoo – smaller, nimbler, more profitable and better equipped to innovate as fast as our customers and our industry require,” said Yahoo! Chief Executive Officer Scott Thompson in a statement. “Our goal is to get back to our core purpose —...
Broadband network provider Virgin Media will be setting up free Wi-Fi to Underground stations in London for the duration of the 2012 Summer Olympic Games. The company, who won the contract to supply free broadband to commuters, will be fitting 120 tube stations with Wi-Fi. But once the Olympic Games are over, it will begin charging users by the minute. Around 80 tube stations will initially have the wireless access in July, just in time for the summer Olympics, while the remaining 40 will get their share until the end of the year. “With...
With the continuing growth of music streaming services, Microsoft is rumored to be working on a similar service of their own to bring music to its products. CNET reported this week that software giant Microsoft is under negotiations with a number of record labels regarding a music service similar to Spotify, Pandora, MOG, Rdio and other subscription services. “Negotiations are still in a preliminary stage and the two sides have yet to drill down into all the specifics, the sources said. Nonetheless, Microsoft has roughly outlined...