Feb 6, 2011

Or maybe you don’t. Scientists in the UK have managed to make a paper clip invisible, by coating it with a substance known as calcite. Calcite is able to bend light in such a manner that, bu placing it onto an object, it can bounce the light waves around the object, which in turn can make the object invisible to human eye. While calcite crystals can be...

Feb 6, 2011

There’s been some interesting discussion this week suggesting that some of the results that the Microsoft search engine, affectionately known as Bing, returns have been copied from Google. Google released a story that told of some honeypot search results that they created, and which Bing appeared to faithfully reproduce. Microsoft of course have denied...

Feb 6, 2011

As you know, we have previously spoken highly of the various JAYS products. For the uninitiated, these products consist of a number of different in-ear headphones for personal listening to your iPhone, MP3 player, or similar. A couple of weeks back the new a-JAYS Four earphones arrived in Australia, courtesy of the local distributors, Smart IT, for us to...

Jan 23, 2011

A computer repair service, RescueCom, has performed some analysis of the work that they do in terms of rescuing failed computer systems. HP came in top of the pile as being the most reliable systems in the field, ahead of Apple and Asus. How reliable is your ride? Please let us know.

Jan 23, 2011

A 30 page report has been submitted to the ACCC and ACMA. This report details the many problems Vodafone’s 12,000 customers have been suffering over the last few months. The report has brought together the comments and experiences of a large number of the Vodafone user base, and helps to document the anger and frustration that Vodafone’s customer...