By Barry Avery On November 29, 2013Starting a new mobile phone company in today’s competitive market could be seen as a suicidal business plan, but a new smartphone announced this week may have some features that make it appealing. Finland’s Jolla…
Gamestick review
Product Playjam GamestickWebsite https://gamestick.tv/Specifications Dual-core 1.5GHz ARM Cortex A9 processor, dual-core 400MHz Mali GPU, 1GB RAM, 8GB internal storage, microSD card up to 32GB, Bluetooth 4.0, HDMI, 802.11 a/b/g/n WiFi, Android Jelly…
Microsoft guns for Apple and Google in latest ads
NEGATIVE ADVERTISER Microsoft is attacking its competitors at the moment with two more slurs, one for Apple and one for Google. Two Microsoft adverts for the Surface 2 tablet concentrate less on promoting its own product and more on ridiculing the new…
UN passes anti-spying resolution
A UN rights committee on Tuesday passed a “right to privacy” resolution pressed by Germany and Brazil, which have led international outrage over reports of US spying on their leaders. The resolution says that surveillance and data interception by governments…
Sony, Microsoft Claim Strong First-Day Console Sales
The Sony vs. Microsoft console wars are the equivalent of a fighting game (Mortal Kombat, say, or Street Fighter II) played by two evenly matched opponents, always brawling to a standstill despite their enormous skills. Microsoft claims it sold roughly…
The “porn gap”: High income cities watch more porn than low income cities
By David Holmes On November 25, 2013Back in the day, if you wanted to conduct a huge sociological study, you’d probably need to call up a university and nail down some grant funding. But in 2013? It’s as easy as getting on the horn with the massive…