Hugh Hefner, well-known owner and founder of Playboy Magazine made use of Twitter in announcing his engagement with his girlfriend, Crystal Harris. Hefner entered into an engagement with 24-year old Harris on Friday, and he said that this would be his happiest Christmas weekend in memory. According to a post on Twitter, Hefner said that Crystal burst into tears...

It has been reported that Police in China are offering cash and other rewards to encourage Internet users to help solve criminal investigations. According to the report, authorities in the far-western region of Xinjiang has posted a photograph of a crime scene online and offered a reward of 500 to 5,000 yuan in cash or QQ coin for information about the case. QQ...

Dec 26, 2010

IBM recently announced that it is developing a new type of ultra-low-cost solid-state memory featuring a storage capacity that exceeds everything what today’s hard disk drives can provide. The new technology is called racetrack memory and is hoped to, one day, replace hard disk drives in PCs, laptops and servers as well as displace flash memory chips in...

Dec 26, 2010

AFK Studios has announced the release of its new app, The Funnies, which will allow users to enjoy their favorite comic strips and editorial cartoons on their iPads. According to the company, The Funnies provides users with access to more than 360 strips. The available comics list updates automatically over the Internet. The strips themselves update...

Dec 26, 2010

Owner and founder of controversial Wikileaks, Julian Assange, said in an interview that he had signed deals for his autobiography worth more than $1.5 million. In the interview with Britain’s Sunday Times newspaper, Assange says the money would be used to defend himself against the allegations of sexual assault made by two women in Sweden. Assange stated that...

Dec 25, 2010

This week IBM released its annual “Next Five in Five” list of technological innovations expected within the next five years, and the list do look attractive! One of the first predictions made by IBM is advances in transistors and battery technology that will last ten-times longer than that of today. According to IBM today’s lithium-ion batteries could be...