Monthly Archives: April 2009

60% of Twitter users leave after 1 month

April 30, 2009
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60% of Twitter users leave after 1 month

According to analysts, research has suggested that more than 60% of Twitter users stop using the social network within 30 days, most of whom use it for commercial gain. As you can see from the above graph, at this moment in time Twitter has a retention rate of 40% demonstrating that over 60% quit...

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Google becomes world’s first $100 billion brand

April 30, 2009
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Google becomes world’s first $100 billion brand

Search engine giant Google has emerged as the world’s biggest brand. Google is now worth almost 25% more than Microsoft, crossing the $100 billion (£68 billion) value mark, according to the fourth annual BrandZ top 100 most valuable global brands ranking. Despite the tough economic climate, Google’s label value has rose 16% in a...

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Microsoft introduce social networking site Vine

April 29, 2009
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Microsoft introduce social networking site Vine

Microsoft have officially unveiled a beta version of its new social network Vine The social network enables you to transfer valuable news to small organizations such as your local book club. It is a lot like twitter, as you are able to send a similar number of characters as the micro blogging service and...

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100 DVDs on a Disk is on the horizon

April 29, 2009
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100 DVDs on a Disk is on the horizon

Every Computer user’s dream to have so many movies on a single disk! G.E report that the New York company, has made huge progress in digital storage technology. This tech will supposedly enable normal DVD disks (usually 4.7 GB) to support an astounding 100 DVDs. However, we warn you not to get too complacent...

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Windows 7 Release Candidate New and Improved features

April 27, 2009
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Windows 7 Release Candidate New and Improved features

Features include improved Internet Radio playback Just to hype more news surrounding the highly speculated Windows RC, I feel the need to outline some new and improved features, which some of you may of heard before, but nevertheless for those who are a stranger to what is heading our way, this will be eye-opening...

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Windows 7 to include “Windows XP Mode”

April 27, 2009
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Windows 7 to include “Windows XP Mode”

One of the biggest flaws with Vista was that programs which worked in XP, just work properly. But it seems Microsoft have learnt from a few of their mistakes, as they will offer a virtualised “Windows XP Mode” in Windows 7 Proffesional and Ultimate editions. This seems to be a brilliant move and could...

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Yahoo to close down Geocities

April 26, 2009
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Yahoo to close down Geocities

How times fly by, Geocities was the 3rd biggest site but over time, has deteriorated. Yahoo have publicly announced that it will shut down Geocities service in the Summer, which it paid a staggering $4 billion for over a decade ago. However, Yahoo urge geocities customers to move to another free service, “Yahoo! Web...

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Windows 7 RC to be announced publicly on May 5th

April 25, 2009
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Windows 7 RC to be announced publicly on May 5th

This time Microsoft have a set date for the release of Windows 7 RC, so it will not be belated! Microsoft Partners has been renovated and now states that Windows 7 Release Candidate will announced to the community on May 5th 2009, which is only 10 days away! However, the benefit for you MSDN...

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Microsoft sales decline 6% from a year ago

April 24, 2009
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Microsoft sales decline 6% from a year ago

Microsoft report sales have fallen by 6% for the quarter that ended on the 31st March. Software giant, Microsoft, said that their monetary third-quarter sales were around $13.65 billion. However, in comparison to last year, they are down by an astonishing 6%, which meant they turned over $14.45 billion. According to Reuters Estimates. many...

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Ubuntu 9.04 Review

April 24, 2009
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Ubuntu 9.04 Review

Ubuntu sponsors, Canonical , announced the release of Ubuntu 9.04 destop version that can be downloaded for free now! Ubuntu is an open source operating system with the intention of supplying an up-to-date, stable operating system for the normal computer user. In addition to stablility Ubuntu try to target ease of use and installation....

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