New movies to be compatible with UltraViolet view-anywhere system
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Sony Corp.’s movie studio said Tuesday that “The Smurfs” and “Friends With Benefits” will be the first movies it releases on home video that will be compatible with the UltraViolet view- anywhere system. The movies will…
Facebook redesigns profiles, adds ‘timeline’
NEW YORK (AP) — Facebook is dramatically redesigning its users’ profile pages to create what CEO Mark Zuckerberg says is a “new way to express who you are.” Zuckerberg introduced the Facebook “timeline” Thursday in San Francisco at the company’s…
Disney hopes game character makes it to big screen
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Walt Disney Co. has used mobile games to promote its movies, but now it’s trying something new: launching a cuddly character in a game in the hope he makes it to the big screen someday….
Feds: Full Tilt Poker site was Ponzi scheme
NEW YORK (AP) — An Internet poker company that was blocked from operating in the U.S. in the spring as part of an online gambling crackdown was “not a legitimate poker company, but a global Ponzi scheme,” federal prosecutors said…
Internet Fax Services
Internet fax (also known as email fax, online fax and digital fax) utilises an Internet fax service provider to convert a facsimile transmission into a digital file that can be received via email and vice versa. Internet fax services bridge…
Glossary of computer and Internet terms
Computers and the Internet have their own terminology that can be very confusing at first. I have compiled a glossary of the most common ones you will come across. For a more comprehensive list go to www.matisse.net/files/glossary.html and the very…
Nintendo seeks to rev up 3DS with holiday games
TOKYO (AP) — Nintendo is readying an array of video games for the holidays in an aggressive attempt at catch-up for lost time from the sales delay of the 3DS portable machine last year. Nintendo Co., which makes the Wii…
Hacker group draws increased scrutiny from feds
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) – Anonymous is not so anonymous anymore. The computer hackers, chat room denizens and young people who comprise the loosely affiliated Internet collective have increasingly turned to questionable tactics, drawing the attention of the FBI, the…
Google buys restaurant review service Zagat
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Google has swallowed restaurant review service Zagat to ramp up its efforts to connect people with local businesses. The founders, husband and wife team Nina and Tim Zagat, said they will remain co-chairs of the 32-year-old…
Bluetooth is standardised wireless
The online encyclopedia Wikipedia, that has left Encyclopaedia Britannica (the ultimate reference source in my days of learning) collecting dust on the shelves, provides this concise description of Bluetooth. It is not a rotting tooth in your mouth so read…
