iFart makes big bucks for developer
it is always the simple things that seem to make the most money these days, take a relatively new application from the iPhone/iTouch app store, as the name suggests this is a application that will allow the user to left off a variety of sounds in an attempt to break the silence so to speak.
For [...]
The end of the VHS
For a lot of people the video recorder is something that could be found in the technology museum, but surprisingly there are a lot of VHS players out there being used every day but not for long as the last producer of VHS equipment is finally throwing in the towel.
So finally the format that killed [...]
Impressions count in business
Many people who run small businesses or start-ups often ask the question of how they can drum up some more business. However, without the need for huge investments in advertising.
It is not any easy question to answer, because there is no easy way out. What this needs is time and some good business practices like [...]
US interest rates couldn’t get any lower
In the US the Federal Reserve has once again cut interest rates, they now stand at between zero per cent and a quarter of a per cent, they really cannot go any lower if they did then the banks would be paying people to take out loans with them.
This is a bold move to get [...]
Google falls out of the privacy top ten
In the US they run a top twenty list of the companies that people are most likely to trust and surprisingly Google has for the first time falling out of the top twenty, last year they were ranked as tenth.
Some people feel that it is because of the size of the firm that puts people [...]
UK to back old music rules
At the moment, any song published in the UK has a shelf life of fifty years; this is where the owners of the copyrights can claim royalties on the songs for fifty years. In the long term this would appear to be fine, but tell that the Sir Cliff Richard whose music is about to [...]
December 11, 2008Alcohol always sells, Google updates AdWords
There is one thing that always sells when the world is experiencing a global credit crunch and that is alcohol, this is good for the producers of beers, wines and spirits as they know that their profits are not going to be affected that much.
It also seems to be good for Google, as they have [...]
Microsoft signs deal with Dell
Two giants of the computing world have signed an agreement, which will see Microsoft’s Live Search toolbar preinstalled on new Dell machines.
There has been no official confirmation that a deal has been done between the two firms yet, but it is believed to be coming very soon, if there is deal at all that is.
A [...]
Google nearly charged as a monopoly
Some people are still wondering why on earth Google stopped at the last minute from completing an advertising deal with another search engine, Yahoo.
The very thought of a partnership between Google and Yahoo makes the hairs stand up on the back of your neck.
This is exactly what the Justice Department thought too and in order [...]
Scottish £10 marine energy prize up for grabs
The future of energy and where we will be getting our supplies from is always an important subject, we have seen how green power from solar panels and wind turbines is already making an impact on energy production, but wave power is going to be the next big thing.
Scotland wants to be at the forefront [...]
Virgin have a deal with Yahoo
A deal has been struck between Virgin Mobil and Yahoo; this will see the Yahoo search engine pre-installed for all Virgin Mobiles four million customers throughout the UK.
This is a plan that could see Yahoo attempting to get ahead of Google in this very different but important mobile search sector. Especially as Google have dominated [...]