Tag Archives: personal finance advice
Finally Google reveals its energy consumption
Though Google has been tight-lipped about how much power its vast data farms suck up, last week the company gave outsiders a first glimpse into its energy use and emissions. On Thursday, the internet search and services giant disclosed details of energy consumption by its data centers and offices for the year 2010. Google claims [...]
Facebook Most searched term and most visited site in 2011
Facebook was the most-searched term in 2011 for the third year in a row, accounting for 3.10 percent of U.S. searches, a 46 percent year-on-year increase, according to data from web monitoring firm Experian Hitwise. New tech-related search terms that made to the top 50 this year included addicting games, Amazon.com, CNN, Chase online, Face, [...]
Apple bans Jew or Not Jew app in France
Technology giant Apple has removed a controversial application called ‘Jew or Not Jew’ from its App Store in France following objections from activists and religious groups that it is racist and violates French law. The iPhone application which was launched in early August allowed users to identify French celebrities as Jewish by dipping into a [...]
Sprint app disables phone functions for safer driving
Finally a technology that will prevent accidents by helping drivers do what they should be doing, paying attention to the road. Sprint is rolling out ‘Sprint Drive First’ for Android phones, a new app designed to dissuade youngsters from engaging in potentially dangerous activities like texting and making or receiving phone calls while driving. David [...]
Windows 8 preview released for download
Here’s good news for those who’ve been eagerly waiting to experiment with Windows 8. A developer preview of Windows 8 has now been made officially available for download! Microsoft recently announced that Windows 8 is going to have much faster boot-up times and shutdown times. Microsoft, which unveiled Windows 8 at the BUILD conference Tuesday, [...]
Facebook threatens to sue Mark Zuckerberg
Facebook has threatened to drag Mark Zuckerberg to court. Well, the Zuckerberg in question is not the Facebook founder, but Israeli entrepreneur Rotem Guez who legally changed his name to Mark Zuckerberg recently. Though the name change is a recent episode, Facebook and the Israeli entrepreneur has been embroiled in a dispute since January this [...]
