Thursday, 7 October 2010

Man catches shark which ate a man

An investment banker went fishing and caught a shark, which burped and threw up a human leg! This roused his curiosity and led him to open up the shark. Inside was the remains of a sailor, that the shark had eaten. …read more. [via Business Insider] WARNING – GRAPHIC IMAGES!

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Wednesday, 6 October 2010

Who is suing and who is being sued in the mobile business?

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You must have heard about Microsoft suing Motorola about Android and Apple suing HTC. Well, this suing business is a standard practice out there in the mobile business world. This chart shows who is suing who and who is being sued by who!  [via Design Language]…read more.

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Brazilian street life showcased on Google Street View

imageYou must have seen by now the dead bodies that cropped up on Google street view in Brazil. Well there’s more. A new service called Street Viu was set up so that Brazilian’s could share more interesting images from Street view and that`s thrown up some more interesting images. Check it out [via Cnet] …read more.

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“Awesome”" was the previous “Like” button on Facebook

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In new revelations, it has become known that the Facebook “like” button was originally proposed as an “Awesome” button before it got vetoed. Would you have preferred the “awesome” instead? [via TechCrunch] …read more.

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Interpreting Facebook profile pictures

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You must have come across every imaginable type of photo on your friends Facebook profile. Ever thought of analysing it? Here`s a chart to help guide you based on your friends profile picture. [via Fast Company] …read more.

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Why it isn’t a good idea to buy an eBook reader

I`m sure you must have been fascinated when the eBook reader was released, perhaps you know someone who owns one too, but would you buy one for yourself? Perhaps its better to let it go. It seems, most of the owners aren’t  actually using it! [via Cnet]…read more.

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Is Nokia about to go with Windows Phone 7 or Android ?

I was pretty disappointed on hearing a couple of weeks back, that Android was never going to be an option with Nokia Phones. However, there`s better news/rumours this time. With the MeeGo CEO moving out of Nokia, the doors seemed to have opened up for other OSs. image

[via TechCrunch] …read more.

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Internet Explorer falls below 50% market share finally

Internet explorer has been taking the market share plunge for some time now, with the surge of Firefox and Chrome browsers. Finally it has dived below the 50% mark and it doesn’t  look like the brilliant IE 9 will make much of a change top those falling figures. [via TechCrunch]:

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It was just two years ago that Microsoft’s Internet Explorer web browser controlled 67 percent of the worldwide market, according to data from web analytics company StatCounter. It has been all downhill from there …read more.

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