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Flickr set for major design upgrade next week
Photo sharing website Flickr is scheduled to receive a much-needed makeover according to senior project manager Markus Spiering. In an interview with BetaBeat, Spiering revealed the new user interface would minimize the excessive white space and information currently found on the site – gravitating towards the grid-like photo layouts found on sites like Pinterest and 500px.The update, which is scheduled for 28 February, will hopefully give Flickr the boost it needs to compete with newer photography websites like Instagram. ...Don’t Google it: 9 Alternative search engine options
In a world where Google is the most visited website, and “just Google it” is an answer to many questions, are there any up-and-coming search engines with something more to offer than the usual round-up of Google, Bing/Yahoo and Wolfram Alpha?While Google and its specialised search options (like Google Scholar and Google Blogs) have the monopoly, there are other choices for those looking for a search provider that doesn’t track your queries, store your personal information or fill their ...What can the internet really tell you about your personality?
Personalities are peculiar things. They say that the first five years of your life are crucial to the development of your personality. Or is it your star sign? Or who you were in your past life? Or is it about what you eat? Whatever the case, as with most things, the internet claims to have the answer. Or should that be multiple answers?Just doing a quick search brings up millions of tests – some legit and fairly ...The US elections: A case study in political spam
We all know that spam is the bane of modern life. More and more of the email we receive on a daily basis are adverts for stock investing, controlled substances, cheap Viagra and a conglomeration of phishing scams that try to get to your personal information.But as the battle lines are being drawn in the USA for the 2012 Presidential election, to be fought on 6 November, more American registered voters will start receiving email messages from prospective candidates.And they ...E-Waste and the underbelly of the tech industry
Last year, the EU updated its directives for Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE), in an effort to step up recycling and the safe disposal of outdated and malfunctioning equipment. In the US, the Responsible Electronics Recycling Act was introduced as a bill in June last year. India is also taking governmental steps to control how E-Waste is handled.That sounds like good news; after all, old electronics goods are full of good things that can often be re-used. And, ...10 Essential digital tools for budding authors
Ironically, I experienced a great deal of writer’s block when writing this article. In fact, right now, all I can think of is Fatboy Slim's "right about now, the funk soul brother" which is of no help to any of us. But a deadline is a writer’s best friend, so I opened up Notepad, and went in search of a little inspiration. Where does a writer go to find apps that help you jolly well get on and write?The ...21 Tech brand tattoos: Yahoo!, Google, Apple body art
Tattoos are badass, but a Cisco Systems tattoo? The company killed the Flip camcorder. Not cool. Having said that, I can still understand wanting to be the talk of the LAN party. Those 3900 series routers are hot. I struggle however, when it comes to trying to comprehend the motivation behind the Real Media tattoo.Apart from the music industry, I can't think of any other industry that begets so many evangelical brand fanatics as the technology industry. Check out ...PCs on the decline, last days of the mini-notebook — Gartner
The PC may not be about to disappear from the face of the earth, but if the latest data from renowned tech research agency Gartner is to believed, it is in decline -- if only in Western Europe. According to Gartner, PC shipments in Western Europe totalled 16.3-million units in the fourth quarter of 2011, a 16% decline from the equivalent period in 2010.Meike Escherich, principal analyst at Gartner reckons that the decline is largely due to the emergence ...IBM still world’s top tech brand. Where will Facebook rank?
In October of last year, Interbrand released its annual report of best global brands. IBM came out on top as the most valuable tech brand, with Apple making the biggest jump from #17 to #8.Facebook doesn’t appear on the list since its not a public company, but with Facebook’s IPO looming, one wonders where it would place.The report’s methodology takes into account the ways in which a particular brand affects its organisation and it focuses on three key ...4 non-mobile tech trends to look out for in 2012
Everybody is talking about mobiles. If the trends in 2011 were anything to go by, 2012 will revolve around mobile phones and tablet computing. So making predictions and talking about what there is to look forward to is pretty easy if you just want to stick to safe topics. Of course, with Solar Maximum all set for 2012, major solar storms could make it a tricky year for the mobile. So I've decided to take a look at non-mobile related ...
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