Archive for the ‘Technology’ Category
Another breech of our privacy?
I recently recieved an email about a new service that will give out your mobile number to people, after checking it’s ok to do with you supposedly. The company behind the 118 800 service, Connectivity, has bought 15m numbers from list brokers, market researchers and online businesses that store personal details, amounting to 40% of [...]
Teenage couple saved from lightening strike by Ipod
A teenage couple were in the news a few weeks ago (see http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8109836.stm), they where saved by the girl being “plugged in” to her ipod and by holding hands. This made me realise two things: 1. I recently give my Ipod to my mum. 2. I now don’t have a partner to hold hands with [...]
Blackberry App. World Store
Blackberry have released an App. World Store. I couldn’t resist downloading it to have a look. I needed a bit of help from Vodafone, which was provided in the form of a video: It sounded good, but I was dissapointed. The apps were mainly american and although it was suppose to be localised to the [...]