Technology News
I love technology and gadgets. I'm a bit of a internet geek, I like designing websites, and 'plumbing' stuff together, seeing and making widgets and suchlike work .. a bit of a tinker-er if you will !
Here's some of the latest developments in the technology world....
Feb 23rd
Black hole clocks fastest wind ever recorded by NASA
Born from the collapse of a massive star, a recently detected stellar-mass black hole is breaking high-speed records. [Read more]
President promises privacy legislation and says Google, Yahoo, Microsoft, and AOL are committed to working with Do Not Track technology in browsers. [Read more]
The social-networking site implies that the suspension of the accounts that belittled the French president disregarded the site's parody and spam rules. [Read more]Slow broadband 'hits many homes'
Many UK addresses have broadband speeds of less than 5Mbps, research suggests.
Larry Magid chats by phone with California Attorney General Kamala Harris shortly after she announces an agreement with major app companies to protect the privacy of consumers. [Read more]
The tools to analyze disparate data sets are getting better and cheaper. But the practice will increasingly bump against the boundaries of privacy comfort zones. [Read more]
Social network wants permission to inspect the contents of four previously undisclosed accounts, allegedly in use since 2003. [Read more]
Mattel is releasing a replica of the "Back to the Future" hoverboard, but sadly, it doesn't really float. Maybe the company should get in touch with this DIYer. [Read more]
Hitachi says its new 2.5-inch hard drives are thinner, more rugged, and faster. [Read more]
Cyber security is a growing problem that threatens the U.S. economy, and FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski says broadband providers can help protect the public. [Read more]