“There’s something in the air”
Well perhaps not the MacBook update I was looking for but here’s the new MacBook Air.
Past MacWorld’s
With all of the rumours and hype surrounding Apple’s MacWorld 2008, and me waiting for a new MacBook Pro design announcement the BBC News website takes a look at announcements from years past to see what all the fuss is about.
Apple’s annual MacWorld event has become a cult event for fans and they have come to expect the announcement of exciting and ground-breaking new products.
The fact that announcements are shrouded in secrecy, coupled with Apple’s Steve Jobs natural ability to entertain an audience, add to the buzz.
Source and full story: BBC News [Apple's parade of technology]
10 Years of Bluetooth Technology
10 short years ago:
- Titanic was the highest grossing film of all time – raking in US$580 million
- Frank Sinatra died of a heart attack
- The Clementine moon probe found enough water in polar craters to support a human colony
- France defeated Brazil 3-0 in the World Cup
- The world population was 5.918 billion
- The number of Bluetooth devices in existence was ZERO
A mere ten years later there are nearly 2 BILLION Bluetooth enabled devices in the world’s hands. The technology that was just a twinkle in eyes of some wireless visionaries in Sweden has now become the global standard for short range wireless communication.
Source and full story: Bluetooth [10 Years of Bluetooth Technology]
Wikia Search
Billed as an open source search engine Wikia Search launched on 7 January backed by Wikia, the commercial wiki hosting company started in 2004 by Mr Wales.
Like its older sibling Wikipedia, the new service will be run by a community of users.
For many Google, has solved the problem of searching the web. But not everyone is happy with the way it works and the results it gives.
Source and fully story: BBC News [Open source search effort starts]
Australia to filter the Internet
Australia is planning tough new rules to protect children from online pornography and violence.
The new Labor government wants internet service providers to filter content to ensure households and schools do not receive “inappropriate” material.
Civil libertarians have condemned the plan as unnecessary, and say it will erode the freedom of the internet.
Concerns have also been raised that the government’s filters could slow down access to the net, in a country where connection speeds are often below international standards.
Source and fully story: BBC News [Australia plans tough web rules]
About
- Huseyin Kemal is primarily a front end X/HTML & CSS coder based in Torquay, Devon. Having worked on large corporate websites such as Barclays Bank, Hewlett Packard and John Lewis Partnership and Waitrose, he currently works for the NHS and also takes on freelance commisions.
- This website showcases some of the projects he has been involved in over the past eight years.
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