If you believe all the news coming out of the Googleplex this week, then you can’t help but realize that Google Plus (Google +, G+) has gained a lot of new members since its August 2011 launch. How many? According to Google, there are now 90 million registered users of Google +. ...
Fastest Internet Spe...
Do you think you already know which country has the world’s fastest download speeds? I bet you weren’t thinking South Korea. But according to a new study from Pando Networks, South Korea is top of the world in terms of download speed, averaging 17.62 Mbps, which is much higher...
60 Seconds on the In...
Sixty seconds might not seem like a very long time, but it’s time enough for all kinds of things to take place over the Internet. Today I’m going to share an infographic that I found this morning and thought you might enjoy seeing; it captures how much of some of the...
Rickrolling, The Leg...
If you’ve never been Rickrolled, you just haven’t lived. Rickrolling is a tradition that began a few years ago, and involves being punked, basically by the old 1987 hit “Never Gonna Give You Up,” by singer Rick Astley. On the Internet, it involved clicking a link...
Digital Piracy and I...
Comcast, Cablevision, Verizon, and Time Warner Cable, and several other of largest ISPs have now officially consented to beef up their efforts to protect the rights of copyright owners. This is the first unified step taken by a large group of internet service providers, and is heralded as...
Touch Tablet from HP...
HP announced today that its first WebOS-based touch tablet, the HP TouchPad, will be available in the U.S. starting July 1. Two models of the new tablet will be released at the same time at a cost of $499.99 for the 16GB, Wi-Fi model and $599.99 for a 32GB model. No information is...
