Ethics of blocking ads debated
Is it ethical to block adverts online- or are the ads intrusive? According to one count, 84% of the top 100 websites in the world…
Stolen Facebook, Google passwords dumped online
More than two million stolen passwords used for sites such as Facebook, Google and other web services have been posted online.It is suspected the data…
Black Friday ecommerce passes billion Dollar sales
Black Friday sees $1.2 billion spent by Americans on ecommerce via their desktops. Americans have opted for ‘Couch Commerce’ by staying at home, avoiding the…
Ecommerce sales forecast for 2013 holiday season
14 % ecommerce sales forecast to grow to $48.1 Billion for the 2013 U.S. holiday season. The first 24 days of November has seen strong…
Vodafone reports half year profits of £1.5billion in tough conditions
Vodafone has reported a half year pre-tax profit of £1.5 billion as it announced that trading in Europe remained “very tough at present”.Chief executive Vittorio…
Sir Tim Berners-Lee- UK and US govt encryption cracking is appalling and foolish
Sir Tim Berners-Lee, who created the world wide web called for a “full and frank public debate” over internet surveillance by the National Security Agency…
Google’s shares top $1000 as it reports earnings increase 36%
Google’s share price has broken through the $1000 mark today- the day after it reported an increase in it’s third quarter earnings.The numbers released yesterday…
World slows down- last VC10 flights
The world slowed down last week as the last two VC10 flew to museums. A chapter of British and global aviation history closed on the…
UK creating offensive cyber force capability
The UK is creating a new cyberforce unit which will have an offensive capability, the defence secretary has announced. The Ministry of Defence is recruiting…
Blackberry reports £603 million second quarter loss
Blackberry has reported a second quarter net loss of £603 million following a slump in sales. The company warned investors last week that it would…