31
Dec
Apple's Jonathan Ive gets knighthood in honours list
Jonathan Ive, Apple's head of design, has been awarded a knighthood in the New Year Honours list.
Mr Ive, who can now style himself Sir Jonathan, has been made a Knight Commander of the British Empire (KBE).
Raised in Chingford, Mr Ive began working for Apple in 1992 and since then has been the brains behind many of its products.
He described the honour as "absolutely thrilling" and said he was "both humbled and sincerely... Add a comment
Mr Ive, who can now style himself Sir Jonathan, has been made a Knight Commander of the British Empire (KBE).
Raised in Chingford, Mr Ive began working for Apple in 1992 and since then has been the brains behind many of its products.
He described the honour as "absolutely thrilling" and said he was "both humbled and sincerely... Add a comment
29
Dec
GoDaddy faces boycott over SOPA anti-piracy law support
A boycott of US hosting firm GoDaddy looks set to go ahead even though the firm has said it no longer supports the policy that sparked it.
Customers were angry with GoDaddy over its backing of the controversial Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA).
29 December has emerged as the day on which customers would transfer sites and domains away from GoDaddy.
The proposed boycott forced a U-turn from GoDaddy, but many remain committed to... Add a comment
Customers were angry with GoDaddy over its backing of the controversial Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA).
29 December has emerged as the day on which customers would transfer sites and domains away from GoDaddy.
The proposed boycott forced a U-turn from GoDaddy, but many remain committed to... Add a comment
29
Dec
Man sued for keeping company Twitter followers
A man is being sued for keeping Twitter followers that he attracted while working for a US mobile news website.
Noah Kravitz tweeted for Phonedog as @Phonedog_Noah, but later changed his username when he left the company - taking 17,000 followers with him.
The company is now seeking damages of $2.50 (£1.60) per user, per month - a total of $370,000.
Mr Kravitz said his former employer had given him permission to continue using... Add a comment
Noah Kravitz tweeted for Phonedog as @Phonedog_Noah, but later changed his username when he left the company - taking 17,000 followers with him.
The company is now seeking damages of $2.50 (£1.60) per user, per month - a total of $370,000.
Mr Kravitz said his former employer had given him permission to continue using... Add a comment
16
Dec
Internet Explorer: Microsoft plans 'silent' updates
From January, Internet Explorer (IE) users will be automatically updated to the latest version of the browser.
Microsoft said it was starting the project to update millions of machines to improve security online.
Future updates to the browser would be applied without a user's knowledge to help beat scammers catching people out with fake updates.
Those who did not want their browser updated could opt out or uninstall the software... Add a comment
Microsoft said it was starting the project to update millions of machines to improve security online.
Future updates to the browser would be applied without a user's knowledge to help beat scammers catching people out with fake updates.
Those who did not want their browser updated could opt out or uninstall the software... Add a comment
09
Dec
The new twitter : All you need to know
Twitter is dead. Long live, Twitter!
The Internet’s most popular microblogging service got a major upgrade today, rolling out a brand-new look and a bunch of new features. The update is the most comprehensive and wide-ranging change Twitter’s ever done, revamping its website, its apps for both iOS and Android, and even its recently acquired social-media integrator, TweetDeck. Here’s a closer look at what Twitter’s... Add a comment
