Microsoft giving AV software away
With some PC security software costing in the region of £35 in the UK the anti virus, market can be a very lucrative business.
Yet software giant Microsoft have in past allowed this market to grow without its involvement until last year when it launched Windows Live OneCare, however this product was pulled from the [...]
Copy a DVD and you are breaking the law
It seems that there could be a difference of opinion as exactly what pirating is, today most people think of pirates as those file sharers who distribute copyrighted material over the internet. This form of piracy is the subject of many legal battles.
But it seems that the copyright holders, who are mainly big businesses are [...]
The most pirated films
The top ten in pirated movies this week according to torrentfreak.com have been mixed up a little with the introduction of a couple of new arrivals. X Men Origins: Wolverine is still doing better than its main rival Star Trek.
So what are the top ten in downloaded films on BitTorrent:
1 (…) Coraline
2 (6) Push
2 (1) [...]
Think about what printer you buy
When we go to the store to buy a new printer, we look at the features that are available compared to the cost; our decision is then made on that basis. However, according to recent research some printers should come with a government health warning.
In a study produced by Lidia Morawska, a physicist at Queensland [...]
Big smoke in Costco car park
It is funny how some places can become totally anonymous these days and it seems the busier the place, the less likely that people are going to take notice of it.
Take the car park of a huge supermarket chain in the US; it is probably the least likeliest place that you would choose to [...]
New Palm Pre due for US release on June 6th
At last, the new Palm Pre will be launched on the 6th June or so it is rumoured, but unfortunately, this cool looking device will only be available in the US for the time being, when this device happens to get across to these shores is not known yet.
The Palm Pre will have a $200 [...]
Vitamins should not be used after exercise
The sales of vitamins have grown over the past few years to a level where more or less everyone buys some sort of vitamin product within their shopping as a matter of course. These are packaged as being good for people who are young, old and those who like to keep fit.
The benefits are clear [...]
McDonald’s $100 million worth of coffee marketing
When time start to get tough on the high street it is the toughest of the bunch of all who will survive and as times are tough now. It seems that the major battleground will be over coffee and the big hitters are already planning their attacks.
It is McDonalds who are coming out with all [...]
Dog food good enough to eat
How bad would it have to be before people resorted to eating dog food? Well as bad, as it may sound in cases dog food is actually comparable if not better than some foods that have been prepared for human consumption.
Of course, it has to be a special kind of dog food, but over the [...]
The largest purchaser of green power
There are many reasons for using green power, saving money and looking after the planet are the main ones. However, for business, the reasons are different, although there is the element of cost involved their choices, reducing their carbon footprint is an important factor.
In the US green power is a hot topic and even during [...]
Giving kids sweet drinks makes sickness worse
Whenever a child is sick, some believe that by giving them flat fizzy drinks like coke or lemonade will help them recover faster, however recent research has found that this may not be the case.
The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) has said that it is just a myth that giving anyone suffering [...]
Tuna extinct by 2012!
It seems that Tuna has been on the global diet for decades, most commonly it was found in tins, but recently there has been an increased in fresh tuna, not only in restaurants but available in super markets too.
What this means is that the stocks of tuna are falling, in a similar manner as the [...]
It is somewhat of a tradition where the founder or founders of a successful business sell it for a large figure, only to buy the business back some time later normally at a reduced price.
This scenario could be played out if the founders of Skype get their own way and buy the business back from [...]
A stores dream, bacon aroma
If there is one smell that could even turn the strictest of vegetarians into a meat eater, even if it is only for a few seconds, it is the smell of bacon.
It is the smell that stops people in their tracks and there is a good reason for it. It seems that there is a [...]
Getting more fibre
Whatever diet you look at there is more than likely going to be some sort of element of fibre required, this is essential for healthy living. But with so much being spoken about how good fibre is for us, but how can good sources of fibre be introduced into an already balanced diet.
Below are some [...]
Some food colours are just wrong
We often see foods that have been dyed for special occasions, this is normally a one off event for certain days of the year, but oddly coloured food does not necessarily have to be just for one day only.
There are foods that have been brought out which are in a colour that we do [...]
Celebs like Bling H2O
It must be a sign of the times when a bottle of water has a price tag of around £30, but then again this is the world’s most expensive bottled water and is favoured by the world’s celebrities.
But is “Bling H2O” going too far, it is said that one celebrity gives only this water to [...]
The pizza vending machine
During the eighties and nineties there was a surge in the use of vending machines, these machines were providing more or less everything that a hungry worker could want and even provided microwaves to heat the food up in.
However, that soon faded with the healthy eating brigade claiming that food from these machines were no [...]
Barbie celebrates 50th birthday
Young and maybe not so young girls have been demanding to visit the toy stores in order for their parents the buy them the latest Barbie doll.
Of course, those girls from fifty years ago would hardly recognise the dolls of today, yet is the doll or the brand that has made this toy so famous [...]
Sci Fi fans would love this clock
Imagine the spotting this in your bedroom in the night as different lights casts its shadow across the room, from some fans that would be great. This is a cool clock that looks as if it has just forced its way through the wall as it has the appearance of sticking out giving a real [...]