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Internet Explorer 9 RC

This week and next week things are going to get hot again as Mozilla and Microsoft are going to be rolling out their shiny new toys; Google has already released Chrome 9.0 on the 3rd of this month, Opera is … Continue reading


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Facebook removing their stalker apps

A number of applications on Facebook claim to show users who is viewing their profile and these are potentially stalker applications, Facebook says it will be ‘aggressively disabling’ them. Facebook announced that these applications don’t allow said functions and don’t work and to … Continue reading


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Internet Explorer 6 phase out

Microsoft’s 2001 Internet Explorer 6 is being criticized for having security flaws and outdated technology says Dan Frydman’s Downing Street petition which would also like the browser to be dropped from the UK government. Though the software is still used by many government … Continue reading


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The increase in modern-day exam cheating

Ofqual shows figures of a 6% raise in cheating in the A-level and GCSE’s 2009 exams in England, Wales and Northern Ireland with over 4,400 people being caught Mobile phones and other forms of technology are the main devices which are used for cheating; … Continue reading


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Nokia Ovi Maps (navigation software)

Nokia has launched a new navigation software that has reached over 1 million downloads within its first week Since its availability on January 21 2010, Ovi Maps has been downloaded over 1.4 million times. Ranging from 74 countries and 46 … Continue reading


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Wi-fi Direct

The wi-fi industry is about to get a majour technology upgrade Wi-fi Direct allows wi-fi enabled devices to connect to each other in a type of “ad hoc” system without actually connecting to a traditional network. This system was introduced by The Wi-Fi Alliance (Intel, … Continue reading


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