World Wide Web Inventor Sir Tim Berners-Lee, has spoken out about the Internet culture of misogyny which has seen abuse, shaming, doxing and threats to the physical safety of women involved in online discourse. Sir Tim was taking part in a Reddit Ask-Me-Anything chat yesterday to launch maketechhuman, a new joint initiative from WIRED and Nokia, created to […]
Microsoft Corp. has announced that its acquisition of the Nokia Devices and Services business is now complete. The acquisition has been approved by Nokia shareholders and by governmental regulatory agencies around the world. “Today we welcome the Nokia Devices and Services business to our family. The mobile capabilities and assets they bring will advance our […]
Michele and Conn take another ramble through the world of technology, covering geek prams, QR codes on gravestones, and vertical forests. We scratch our heads as Ryanair ask you to pay €3 for the privilege of marketing to you with their new iPhone app (which seems to be the same as their mobile website!) And […]
So the rumours were pretty accurate .. Nokia has announced two new Windows Phone 8 devices – the Nokia Lumia 920 and the Nokia Lumia 820. So what new features do they bring? The Lumia 920 comes with a very big battery – 2000mAh – and also supports “wireless charging”. I’d have to admit that […]
Nokia are expected to make an announcement later today. You can follow the webcast live here from 1000 EDT. But what will they be announcing? Rumour has it that they’ll be announcing one or more Windows Phone 8 devices. (Rumours speak of Lumia 920 and / or Lumia 820) Will these new devices be able […]
Nokia might not be the coolest phone handset maker out there at the moment, but they do have the odd bit of news that is semi-interesting. At the moment they’re running an offer where they’ll give you a free pair of Monster Purity headphones if you buy a Nokia Lumia 800. The headphones look pretty […]
This show was recorded late on Tuesday night, with Michele in a Dublin hotel room prior to taking a New York flight the next day. We talk about the Google ‘Wi-Spy’ story. The New York Times identified the Google engineer who wrote the software – it turns out he’s also the author of Netstumbler, a […]
