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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Is bartering coming back?
It seems that sometimes the old way are best, especially in times like we are living in today with people worried about their futures and hardly anyone trusting the banking system, the 21st century has let many people down and perhaps it is time to change.
These changes are already taking place in certain parts of [...]
Bankers wait for bonuses
Walk along any High St and the sight is becoming grim, stores are struggling, some have closed down leaving huge empty spaces that may not be filled for a long time. Yet along the same High St are the branches of the UK banks, despite the problems they are doing all right.
These branches are the [...]
Microsoft accused of monopoly in Europe
It seems like an age ago when Microsoft were first accused of having an monopoly when it comes to their browser Internet Explorer, for most people this was cleared up a long time ago by the authorities and by Microsoft themselves.
However it would seem that in Europe this is not so and the European Union [...]
Living near alcohol is dangerous for kids
A recent study has found that the closer that a teenager lives alcohol retailers the greater the chance that they will end up being influenced by drink, this could either mean binge drinking and drinking and driving.
The study showed that home that are within walking distance of the alcohol retailers there is evidence of the [...]
LED’s to save the world
Could something a tiny as an LED actually have a lot to do in saving the world? Well there are some people who believe so.
If these bulbs replaced all of the conventional light bulbs in homes and in business, the saving would be in the trillions, simply because of the fact that these lights use [...]
Opensource is not necessarily free
For many people the word Opensource usually means that this software is free, but it seems that this is not necessarily so, if fact the idea that opensource is yours to do with as you please is totally wrong and it fact has never been that way.
This is where the huge business Cisco have come [...]
Bank accounts for sale
Identity thieves have obtained the banking details for around three in four German households a magazine is reporting.
To prove the point the thieves have put the details up for sale with an asking price of around £10 million, this money will buy the detail of twenty one million German bank accounts.
In an attempt to force [...]
High St cleaner finds cash
Imagine this, a street cleaner going about his daily business, maybe he was working in the high st, checking out all of the bargains in the store windows, when he reaches one of the litter bins that he has to empty this is a normal day for him up until this point.
This is because after [...]
Germany demand a million electric vehicles
The German government are planning to have over a million plug in hybrid and electric cars on their roads within eleven years; it was announced at the Future of Electric Transportation conference.
The plan will mean huge investment in the areas of battery development, an infrastructure to cope with the increase in electric cars and the [...]
Microsoft’s free security measures
It was a bit of a shock when Microsoft announced that they would be dropping the £30 per year Windows Live OneCare service in favour of a new product, which has been initially named Morro.
This service offers free anti malware, viruses, root kits, Trojans, spyware and other threats yet to appear on the scene.
By [...]
Secret sites for GM crops
Once again, the government have selected sites where the trials of genetically modified (GM) crops will be trialled, at the moment there are no trials going on within the UK, but this will change when the trials restart at secret locations and possibly a government military research facility at Salisbury in Wiltshire.
In the past when [...]
Anonymous internet users are finished
Are we looking at the end of the being able to say what we say on the internet without the fear of being tracked down and arrested or worse!
It would seem so and it comes from across the pond where the military are being slightly fed up with having to cope with hackers and [...]