Error 451 – A New Internet Status Code for Censorship
Most internet users are familiar with internet errors such as 404 Not Found and 403 Forbidden. However, there’s a new internet status code that is being proposed by Tim Bray, a developer advocate – for sites that are blocked for ‘legal reasons’. Bray, who has experience in developing key Internet standards, says, “I’ve been told…
Read MoreFacebook Releases Ad Earnings Shortly, Faces a Daunting Task Ahead
With Facebook due to release its earnings in ad revenue in a few days, the numbers will provide a clear indication as to whether Google continues to win in this area of revenue or, in fact, Facebook is also a contender to its throne. What makes these results important is because of Facebook making its…
Read MoreSamsung Disables Google Local Search on its Smartphone Galaxy S3
An advanced search function, Google local search, which has been offered with the Galaxy S3 smartphone, has been disabled by Samsung, thanks to a patent dispute with Apple. Simon Clark, head of intellectual property at law firm Berwin Leighton Paisner, explains this move by Samsung, in saying, “Samsung may be doing this as a precautionary…
Read MoreApple Releases a System Upgrade For OS X Mountain Lion
Apple has released the latest update for its operating system, the OS X Mountain Lion, for laptops and desktops. The earlier update, released in February, was for iPhone and iPad devices which are now complete. Announced along with the third quarter earnings release, Brian Blau, research director at tech research firm Gartner evaluates this latest…
Read MoreApple Investors Unhappy With Latest Earnings Report, Stocks Go Down 2.9 Percent
Despite the fact that Apple managed to sell 28 percent more iPhones last quarter, the response by Apple investors to the recent earnings report has been anything but positive. Experts attribute this to rumors that are causing consumers to wait for the next iPhone to be released in the fall instead. Timothy Cook, Apple’s chief…
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