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As American shoppers found themselves in the grip of the Black Friday shopping frenzy, there were some sickening sights to be seen at a Walmart store in Moultrie, Georgia, as near-rabid …
Crowds turn feral in disgraceful Black Friday Walmart shopping scramble Read More
Google has launched a new Crisis Response set of tools to track the path of Hurricane Sandy as it hits the US east coast.
Google rolls out new Crisis Response maps as Hurricane Sandy hits the US Read MoreThere’s been much discussion about what kind of technology is best for students, with conflicting opinions arguing over the likes of the iPad and education-targeted machines like the Lenovo X130e. While we’ve taken …
It’s not all about the iPad – Google Chromebooks are also catching on in US schools Read MoreIn line with the web-wide protests taking place today, Google has issued a strong statement voicing its opposition to the PROTECT IP Act (PIPA) in the Senate and the Stop …
Google on SOPA: ‘Don’t Censor The Web’ Read MoreToday (Jan 18th) sees what is being billed as ‘the largest internet protest in history’ as websites show their opposition against the proposed Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and its …
The largest internet protest in history sees sites go dark in protest at SOPA laws Read MoreWikipedia has announced that it will be lending its weight to the campaign against two bloody awful internet censorship bills currently being considered in the US.
Protests against SOPA grow, as Wikipedia joins January 18th protest with 24 hour shutdown Read MoreCampaigning US site Stop American Censorship has created an infographic explaining how two proposed bills in the US – PIPA in the Senate and SOPA in the House – are being …
How does SOPA work? Infographic explains how websites will be blocked Read MoreThose kerrrazy, stat-loving types at comScore have just come from a fun-packed totting-up session to reveal a party pack of facts about the growth of smartphones in the US.
Android’s commanding lead grows as one in three US phones is now a smartphone Read MoreIn one of the oddest political arguments we’ve ever heard, Illinois Representative Jesse Jackson Jr. rants away at Apple’s iPad, accusing the device of contributing to high levels of unemployment …
The iPad is taking away American jobs, rants Jesse Jackson Jr. Read MoreWe posted earlier today about how Android has taken over the UK smartphone market, and new figures reveal that it’s a familiar story across the pond, with Google’s mobile OS taking over from BlackBerry …
Android becomes the most popular smartphone platform in the US Read MoreThe media bangs on much about the iPhone you couldn’t blame folks for thinking that Apple must be the biggest phone manufacturer in the world.
So just how popular is the iPhone? [Infographic] Read MoreThe stat-collecting crew at ComScore have just unleashed their latest set of numbers for the US mobile market share, and it shows Android continuing to grab a bigger share in …
Android’s US market share surges, Apple slip, Palm steadies Read MoreAn astonishing selection of colour photographs taken by the Farm Security Administration/Office of War Information in rural America during 1939-1943 has been posted online.
America in colour: stunning rural photos from 1939-1943 Read MoreA new report from research bods Quantcast shows that Apple’s lead in mobile Web usage is declining in the US, while Android is surging forward at an impressive rate of …
Android mobile market share soars, as Apple’s lead reduces Read MoreThe US’s Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has been trialling real-time translation systems, one of which uses a Google Nexus One handset to do real-time, spoken language translation from …
Star Trek’s universal translator arrives in Afghanistan, courtesy of Android Read More