Backlighting in the spotlight

Since the advent of Lightbox, the standard background for displaying an image has always been a black, translucent panel, which would set the image apart from the

February 1, 2014 No Comments

Atlanta residents benefit from social media during storms

Overwhelmed emergency services in the snow-swept U.S. city of Atlanta recently urged residents affected by the adverse weather to get in touch using social media. While 911 operators were taking

January 31, 2014 No Comments

UK viewers unable to watch Brits on YouTube

The 2014 Brit Awards are set to be broadcast live on video sharing site YouTube – but only for music fans outside Britain. Viewers watching the event from the

January 31, 2014 No Comments

Google offers hackers multi-million pound bounty

Search giant Google has announced that it is offering adventurous hackers a $2.7m (£1.6m) bounty if they can successfully expose flaws in the source code behind its Chrome operating system

January 29, 2014 No Comments

Mobile Internet

Samsung leads the smartphone market in 2013, says research

A new survey has revealed that last year saw more than a billion smartphones shipped, with South Korean developer Samsung gaining further ground as the world’s number one mobile maker.

January 28, 2014 2 Comments

Nintendo eyeing up the mobile market

The biggest name in Japanese video gaming is reportedly looking at smartphones and tablets as a means to save its struggling business. Nintendo, which ruled the home console arena for

January 27, 2014 No Comments

Gaining inspiration from the random

Sometimes, inspiration can come from the most unusual sources. With logic being the enemy of creativity, a website named The Thinkerbot has come up with a novel idea to help

January 24, 2014 No Comments

Researchers develop ultra-fast internet connection

A team of scientists has created the fastest ever internet connection, using lines composed of commercial grade optics to hit speeds of around 1.4 terabits per second. Believed to be