If you are considering disposing of your old computer you should be aware that the hard drive disc will still contain valuable information even though you may have thought it had been deleted by pressing the delete button. Recently the watchdog or UK’s Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) purchased a number of devices from auction sites [...]
General Information Archive
20th April 2012
Bug hits new Nokia Lumia 900 Smartphone
Reports are coming in that a bug has affected one of the Nokia Smartphones, the newest which, although not yet released here has just been seen in the tech shops in the US. The ‘phone is the Lumia 900 and is seen as Nokia’s strongest attempt to take on Apple and Google. According to reports, [...]
7th March 2012
BT and TalkTalk lose internet piracy appeal
BT and TalkTalk have lost their High Court appeal against legislation designed to curb online piracy, preparing the ground for unlawful down loaders to be cut off from the internet. The two major UK broadband providers were challenging an earlier decision on the Digital Economy Act that said the legislation’s enforcement regime was in line [...]
5th March 2012
Google and Facebook does not tell all
When you log into Facebook or to Google to ask for information your enquiry may and most likely will, yield totally different results to your brother, husband or mum. Did you know that? We all have our own personal “filter bubble” which is unique to you and the world that you live in. Of course [...]
17th February 2012
The Advantages of Mobile Phone Review Sites
There are a wide range of sites offering mobile phone reviews. Review websites not only provide you with information on the specifications of handsets, but also detailed reviews from the editors and visitors of the sites. By browsing through reviews of specific handsets you can increase your chances of finding a mobile phone that suits [...]
30th January 2012
Data storage, why is it so important?
It’s unlikely that you have your own power station at home and you probably keep your money in a bank, not stuffed inside your mattress. But you almost certainly keep your important digital files, such as documents, photos, music and videos, on a hard drive in your house. Many people are well organised and decide [...]
26th January 2012
New data protection proposed
A new law promising internet users the “right to be forgotten” will be proposed by the European Commission on Wednesday. It says people will be able to ask for data about them to be deleted and firms will have to comply unless there are “legitimate” grounds to retain it. The move is part of a [...]
16th January 2012
What to Expect From a WordPress Hosting Company
There are so many WordPress hosting companies in the world today that is often very bewildering for the user to know how to select the best company for their purposes. The Manchester based WordPress hosting company, 34SP.com, in common with most independent industry analysts, suggests that the novice looks at online user forums and, importantly, [...]
2nd January 2012
Samsung risks following Sony and IBM’s slide
It’s an old saying, but nonetheless often true, that a company cannot stand still, it will go one way or the other; could this be happening to Korean Giant Samsung? The South Korean firm could soon enter a sunset scenario that would see it follow other downturns. Just as the Roman and British empires rose [...]
27th December 2011
Top of the Christmas list
The iPhone 4S, which was released in October, made up a quarter of all handset sales in the four weeks before December 9, according to market research firm GfK, closely followed by Samsung’s Galaxy SII which was the second-best selling phone in the week up to December 9th. However, a big disappointment for Nokia’s new [...]