Jan 11, 2011

Research in Motion (RIM), makers of the BlackBerry, confirmed today that it will filter pornographic Internet content for its BlackBerry smartphone users in Indonesia. The announcement comes after continued government pressure on the company to stop access to pornographic content or face its browsing service being shut down in the country. Indonesia currently...

Dec 31, 2010

The iPhone 4 and the iPad are the current leaders on the mobile devices market, with the first one being the best smartphone money can buy and the second being a universal computer that anyone can use and that can do everything from playing videos, music and games to editing documents and surfing the Web like it was a full-fledged desktop computer. In fact, the...

Dec 27, 2010

According to statistics, 2011 is looking like a good year for smartphones when retail prices could drop to $100 and less. The results will likely be that smartphone sales will bypass the half-a-billion mark, according to market research firm IDC. According to a report in 2010 more than 270 million smartphones were sold. This is up from 174 million in...

5-year old disabled Victor Pauca may have received his biggest gift this year – the ability to communicate. Victor has a rare genetic disorder that delays the development of a number of skills, which includes speech. The disorder is known as the Pitt Hopkins Syndrome, from which there are only around 51 sufferers in the US. Victor’s father, Paul, and some of...

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...